Pooja Tailor
London
Summary
Knowledgeable finance professional with background in management accountant promoting more than 8 years of expertise, overseeing transactions and reconciling monthly financial reports. Uses strong analysis and research to develop comprehensive annual accounts. Drives continual improvement in department processes and workflows.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Finance Lead
Onfido Ltd
- Current
- Managing team of two with their time and tasks.
- Oversee and manage the day-to-day accounting operations, including accounts payable and general ledger activities for various entities worldwide.
- Overlooking and managing payment runs bi-weekly, approving payments on bank working with multiple currencies.
- Ownership of the monthly consolidated management account pack for P&L and BS, ensuring accuracy and adherence to relevant accounting standards: Accruals & Prepayments, Fixed Asset Register, Reallocations, Trade creditors reviews. Overseeing, all AP general ledger and control accounts.
- Performing variance analysis for MoM movement on the P&L and BS, providing detailed comments for FP&A team.
- Dealing with complex AP queries
- Reviewing Trade Creditors reports weekly ensuring DPO are below 1% for 60+ days debt
- Assisting in 5 Week Cash flow, meeting the monthly cash target against FP&A balances
- Installed internal controls and set up standard procedures for business accounting systems.
- Proactively analysed all AP data, trends and reports to improve data accuracy in order to support operational processes.
- Liaising with auditors on annual Year-end audit queries
Group Finance Operations Accountant
Livenow Media Limited (Pay per view events)
- Prepared monthly bank reconciliations and compiled reports for financial reviews.
- Bookkeeping for Accounts payable and receivable
- Kept up-to-date general ledger, balancing out transactions.
- Carridd out month end duties; Accruals & Prepayments, reconciling ledgers
- Coordinated payment runs and accounts across different business entities and territories.
- Reconciled complex Intercompany accounts
- Prepared VAT returns quarterly
- Assisted with year-end audit.
Finance Assistant
Wake The Bear & Story House
- Entered transactions into internal databases.
- Monitored accounts payable and receivable statuses, keeping financial records up-to-date.
- Dealing with media supplier queries and reconciling supplier statements
- Dealing with production supplier queries and reconciling supplier statements
- Monitoring Tourism bookings & liaising with Media Assistant to ensure placements are up-to-date
- Daily bank reconciliations
- Preparing management accounts (P&L/Balance Sheet)
- Monthly payroll; including pensions and annual statutory reporting
- Any other ad hoc tasks as required by the Financial Controller.
Office Manager/Accounts & Marketing Assistant
ActiveViam Ltd, London (Computer Software Company)
- Overseeing the smooth and efficient running of all aspects of the office
- Greeting guests and answering phone calls daily
- Booking travel worldwide
- Liaising with couriers and managing the post in and out
- Establishing stationary requirements for the office as well refreshments
- Coordinating company events & activities including team lunches, celebrations and after work parties
- Bookkeeping for the company via NetSuite Software for 5 entities; London New York, Singapore, Hong Kong and Paris
- Checking/Approving/Processing expenses
- Reconciling Credit Card (Spendesk)
- Working with various currencies and providing the live FX rates for all entities every month
- Running 2 payment runs a month + ad hoc payments
- Reconcile bank statements for the different currencies
- Processing journals, online transfers and payments via HSBC
- Updating the Cash position spreadsheet monthly
- Assist with audit preparations and end-of-year closings
- Assisting the marketing team with administration duties
- Attending networking events & promoting the company E.g
- RiskMinds International 2018 in Amsterdam
- Involved in organising and planning events such as Venue hire, food order.
Assistant Accountant (1 year contract - maternity cover)
Firefish Ltd (Marketing company)
- Updating cashbooks daily and reconciling bank statements for 3 entities
- Overlooking Accounts payable & receivable
- Approving payment runs
- Carrying out month end duties; Accruals & Prepayments, reconciling ledgers
- Reconciling intercompany accounts
- Management accounts for all 3 entities; P&L, balance sheets
- Preparing performance reports & Job cost reconciliations
- Assisting with year-end audit.
Temporary Accounts Assistant
Fire Fish, London (Marketing Company)
- Input sales, purchase and cash transactions.
- Completed daily and monthly bank reconciliations and noted any discrepancies.
- Reconciled all company accounts, such as credit cards and expenses.
- Supported front office and administrative staff with filing, data entry and other administrative tasks to streamline operations.
- Kept filing, administration and recordkeeping up to date.
Accounts Assistant (Apprenticeship)
Twin Technology
10.2015 - 10.2016
- Input sales, purchase and cash transactions.
- Completed daily and monthly bank reconciliations and noted any discrepancies.
- Verified invoices against purchase orders to support smooth execution of month-end processes.
- Kept up-to-date general ledger, balancing out transactions.
- Credit control: requesting customers for a promised date and amount to be received as well as calling the suppliers confirming the amount and giving them a date that they will receive their money.
Education
10 GCSEs including Maths B and English Language C - undefined
Queens Park Community School
01.2008 - 04.2013
AS Accounting - D, BTEC National Diploma Level 3 in Business - Distinction and Merit, BTEC IT - Distinction -
Claremont High School Sixth Form
01.2013 - 04.2015
ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) -
BPP University
05.2022 -
Skills
- Management accounting
- Financial analysis
- Oracle Netsuite
- Account reconciliation
- Attention to detail
- Team building
- Leadership
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) -
BPP University
05.2022 -
Accounts Assistant (Apprenticeship)
Twin Technology
10.2015 - 10.2016
AS Accounting - D, BTEC National Diploma Level 3 in Business - Distinction and Merit, BTEC IT - Distinction -
Claremont High School Sixth Form
01.2013 - 04.2015
10 GCSEs including Maths B and English Language C - undefined
Queens Park Community School
01.2008 - 04.2013
Finance Lead
Onfido Ltd
- Current
Group Finance Operations Accountant
Livenow Media Limited (Pay per view events)
Finance Assistant
Wake The Bear & Story House
Office Manager/Accounts & Marketing Assistant
ActiveViam Ltd, London (Computer Software Company)
Assistant Accountant (1 year contract - maternity cover)
Firefish Ltd (Marketing company)
Temporary Accounts Assistant
Fire Fish, London (Marketing Company)
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