Robert Garside-Neville

Provide Financial and Business Advice

• Provide proactive financial and business advice to senior staff within the company through written briefings, reports and input at meetings.

• Hold monthly briefings with senior staff to review management accounts and follow up on any subsequent action plan.

• Provide professional advice and guidance, including information to support variance reporting and decision making.

• Contribute to new business decisions, ensuring financial viability, and advising on any alternative options to consider.

• Provide financial support on both costing and pricing for new business activity, including projects/contracts.

• Provide training and support to develop the skills of non-financial managers to aid their financial management role. Helping to ensure decisions are based on an informed understanding of financial and business implications.

Budgets and Quarterly Forecasting

· Prepare detailed budgets and forecasts within University Group agreed strategic objectives and within the predetermined timetable.

· Support the planning process, offering solutions to maximise effective use of financial resources.

· Complete the budget packs on the Finance system with all the relevant back up documentation attached in line with the deadlines set.

· Complete meaningful and accurate budget phasing to support effective budget monitoring and control.

Financial Reporting

· Complete the preparation of monthly management accounts and detailed commentary for the company to aid decision making within the predetermined timetable.

· Review and analyse management accounts performance statements, to identify key operational variances and underlying trends

· Prepare a written commentary for the company highlighting any variances and recommendations for any action on a monthly basis.

· Complete month end processes, liaising with appropriate staff within the company the for the preparation of the Management Accounts.

· Reviewing the company’s activities to determine whether income/expenditure accruals/prepayment are required and action.

· Ensuring all invoices have been raised.

· Any other adjustments and areas impacting the company reviewed – such as Insurance if applicable.

· Ensure monthly key accounts, including income and balance sheet accounts are reconciled

· Reporting and presenting to all external and internal customers as and when required including Company Boards and any other internal and external bodies.

• Prepare the Annual Statutory accounts in accordance with FRS 102 to meet the Group accounting policies and statutory reporting requirements.

• Prepare the external audit files for the company.

• Maintain records and prepare reports to meet external requirements.

• Monitor and control adherence to statutory and corporate financial policy and procedures. Maintain financial systems to ensure accurate recording in compliance with relevant accounting policies and standards.
• Interrogate the financial systems ensuring consistency and accuracy of recorded transactions.
• Contribute to an ongoing process of improvement by identifying any shortfalls in current procedures and suggesting improvements within the Company.

· Provide information to support the directors when filling both current and new posts and keep appropriate records to allow this information to be used in forecasting / planning decision making

· Ensure all invoicing is up-to-date and approved within specified timescales.

· Review all outstanding debts and ensure appropriate action is being taken where required.

· Quarterly detailed review of all Projects and appropriate adjustments for recharges and overhead recovery.

· Organise own workload/priorities ensuring they fit into the wider organisational and company plans.

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• Compiled various reports relating to budgets, expenses and payroll for review.
• Organised budget documentation and tracked expenses to maintain tight business controls.
• Reviewed and filed payroll documents following department procedures.
• Participated in annual audits.
• Entered transactions into internal databases.

• Interacted and built collaborative relationships with marketing, sales and operations staff.
• Reviewed customer invoices for accuracy and posted information to general ledger.
• Monitored accounts payable and receivable statuses, keeping financial records up-to-date.
• Answered member calls regarding accounts and made necessary adjustments and payments.

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