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Sarah Godwin

Gloucester,Gloucestershire

Summary

Reliable Bookkeeper experienced in busy accounts administration for prompt, precise department support. Proactive and flexible for responsive planning and task delivery. Focused and accurate for reliable record and report completion.

I have had the pleasure of working for a handful of varied companies over the years - Construction, Pharmacy, Export/Import company and retail companies.

I bring years of valuable expertise and keep up to date with regulations - if I'm not sure I find out.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work history

Accounting bookkeeper

Self employed
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
08.1998 - Current


  • Improved accuracy in financial reporting with meticulous data entry, both Purchase ledger & sales ledger.
  • Performed regular audits to ensure regulatory compliance.
  • Balanced company accounts monthly, leading to improved accuracy including job costing spreadsheets.
  • Utilised Xero, sage and specifically designed software for efficient and accurate record keeping..
  • Prepared comprehensive financial reports for management reviews monthly, quarterly and for the year end handover to the accountants.
  • Ensured timely payments of all invoices to maintain strong business relationships with customers and suppliers via email & telephone.
  • Reconciliation of and submitting VAT returns.
  • Producing purchase orders and sales invoices.
  • Credit control and purchase payments weekly.
  • Maintaining and submitting monthly CIS returns to HMRC for the company and the sub contractors on weekly payment runs.
  • Monthly payroll.
  • Reconciling weekly bank statements including foreign accounts (Euro & USD).
  • Maintaining a trello database for customers details/works.
  • Maintaining excel spreadsheets for work planners, CIS and project costings.
  • Using developer portals to upload information on each project.
  • Organising customer care operatives and ensuring they have the materials/job list for each project.


Skills

  • Financial record keeping
  • Financial reporting
  • Cash flow management
  • Data entry proficiency
  • Accounting software mastery
  • Account reconciliation
  • VAT calculations
  • Ledger management
  • Cash flow monitoring
  • Spreadsheet creation
  • Invoicing expertise
  • Payroll processing
  • Debt recovery procedures
  • Purchase order administration
  • Credit control knowledge
  • Expense tracking
  • Sales receipts organisation
  • Bank deposit coordination
  • Profit and loss statements
  • Journal adjustment competence
  • Expenditure review process
  • Balance sheet management
  • General ledger posting
  • Customer billing processes
  • Accounts payable and receivable
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Order processing
  • Accounts payable procedures
  • Invoice coding
  • Comparative analysis
  • Account reconciliations
  • Product management and pricing
  • Sage
  • Xero
  • Invoice and payment processing

Affiliations

  • In my spare time I enjoy riding my horses and walking my dogs, along with reading and being social with my firends.

Certification

I hold a clean full UK driving licence.

Timeline

Accounting bookkeeper

Self employed
08.1998 - Current

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