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Susan Winter

Denchworth ,Oxfordshire

Summary

I am a confident, versatile and enthusiastic professional with extensive experience in the engineering/costing management across the construction industry specialising in the water industry.

I am currently working in the care industry and have been for 4 years and have a good knowledge of that sector now as well .

Acknowledged as a highly focused and committed individual, I have been entrusted with overseeing all aspects of cost analysis, reporting and budget control within multi million pound projects and small business cash flow control . I am passionate about working to the highest standard and have the ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships at all levels from site, through to directors, both internal and external clients. I believe myself to be proficient at learning new systems/skills quickly and efficiently. maintenance. Experienced in various aspects of team leadership, managing a team of 15 during a takeover process, a proactive and supportive leader able to supervise others, acting as a driving force in the key pursuit of objectives. Strong organizational skills, comfortable working as part of a team or alone, comfortable liaising will all levels of seniority as well as organizations and clients, with the ability to relay information clearly. IT competence in various accounting systems, administrative databases and all standard MS office programs, intermediate to advanced excel skills. Experienced in working on multiple projects, often working on up to 60 projects at a time ranging from multimillion pound projects to under 100k projects.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work history

Accounts

Q1Care Ltd
Tilehurst , Berkshire
06.2020 - Current
  • Approving client and carer timesheets
  • Engaging with clients to answer questions regarding account balances, outstanding balances and deposits.
  • Issuing Weekly invoices and credit Control
  • Liaising with local authorities
  • Payroll for carers and office employees , dealing with any query's arisen
  • 3 way matching purchase orders and obtaining MD , board approval
  • Preparing Payment runs
  • Project managed a move of office and Accounting/Care system and implemented training
  • Bank reconciliations
  • Up to Trial Balance on xero - assisting the FD
  • HR , Recruitment and Marketing
  • Assisting the MD as a small business, with any tasks required of me
  • Year end audits

Administrator & Customer Service

Travis Perkins
Newbury , West Berkshire
04.2017 - 04.2018
  • Assisting customers in store, Taking Telephone calls, taking and processing orders and redirecting call to the appropriate team member. 3 way matching invoices, processing goods in notes and checking purchase orders, Dealing with any queries from or to suppliers
  • Dealing with customer account queries, refunds and stock issues
  • All audit preparation and inputting for stock takes, then dealing with stock issues arising from stock take
  • Filing of all paperwork and disposing of paperwork past auditory requirement
  • Assisting other team members with their workload as and when required.
  • Reason for leaving - Family

Regional Cost accountant manager

MJ Gleeson acquired by Black and Veatch
Reading , Berkshire
01.2002 - 01.2015
  • Management level position, responsible for researching complex cost issues for various projects and departments
  • Management of site personnel, and trained as a resource for training other professionals
  • Managed complex project cost/expense data, in the format agreed with the site team and client for reporting purposes
  • Managed cost audits and cost reporting activities for project centre team.3 way matched materials, hired plant and general items and processed to head office for payment or paid via bacs/chaps systems
  • Led professionals in resolving problems relating to many issues
  • Developed effective cost reporting strategies and processes, I also trained all UK professionals in new systems implemented and helped develop spreadsheets to enable uniform reporting across the UK business
  • Dealing with the clients request and external auditors as and when required
  • Calculating weekly paid employee's wages and expenses, reconciling and documentingvariances, obtaining sign off and submission to head office payroll
  • Liaising with the Quantity surveyors to forecast costs and ensure budgets maintained orvariances accounted for in time
  • Also collated all data from the business unit to enablebusiness director to report to USA
  • Maintaining fixed assets registers and internally auditing when required
  • Reason for leaving - Made Redundant due to loss of framework contract

Purchase ledger Clerk

Data-pulse
Calcot, West Berkshire
01.1999 - 01.2003
  • Processing invoices, 3 way matching purchase ledger, mainly computer hardware, software licenses and telephone equipment
  • Preparing ledger and paying suppliers on a weekly basis
  • Weekly and monthly bank reconciliation, dealing with any queries that arised and placing funds onto the money markets overnight
  • Doing the year end P11D's for employer, also assisting employees with theirs
  • Maintaining weekly expenses reimbursements for employees, ensuring all policies were adhered to, checking mileage and informing employees of any disallowed or amended costs
  • Reporting for month end purposes to finance director and managing director, in a timely fashion to tight deadlines for reporting to USA
  • Preparing for year end audits and assisting auditors with any queries that arised
  • Helped to prepare payroll and prepared analysis notes to highlight variances to enable directors to sign off for payment
  • Reason for leaving -Head Hunted back into previous job

Cost Clerk

MJ Gleeson
Reading, Berkshire
01.1996 - 01.1999
  • Key responsibilitiesway matching of Materials, Plant and general items
  • Responsible for processing supplier information, acted as point of contact for cost enquiriesand resolved queries on particular accounts
  • Prepared material element for application, and compiled all necessary accountdocumentation proof to enable sub contractor payments
  • Check detailed cost reports and ensured errors were corrected
  • Reason for leaving -Role moved to Bristol
  • Before this I worked in several retail roles including a Bakers, Saxone shoes, Milletsleisure, and then Petside leaving there as a manager to become a retail NVQ assessorbefore moving to MJ Gleeson as a cost clerk.

Education

We Are Excel Feb 2023

Intermediate and Advanced Excel

West Berkshire Newbury college
2006

AAT Levels 1 & 2 Completed and passed, Level 3 completed and all exams passed however due to personal circumstances project work was not completed in time and passed.

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2004
D32 & D33 - Nvq assessor in retail, passedKey Knowledge skills and ExpertiseExpertise in engineering and costing management incorporating data and variance analysis,cost reporting, forecasting, project/program performance reviews and accounting system

GCSE

All Gcse's Passed

Skills

  • Expertise in Excel
  • Self-motivated nature
  • Analytical problem-solving
  • Deadline-driven
  • Customer service-oriented
  • Analytical thinking
  • Professional demeanour
  • Forward-thinking
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Self-directed mindset
  • Due diligence

Languages

English
Fluent

Timeline

Accounts - Q1Care Ltd
06.2020 - Current
Administrator & Customer Service - Travis Perkins
04.2017 - 04.2018
Regional Cost accountant manager - MJ Gleeson acquired by Black and Veatch
01.2002 - 01.2015
Purchase ledger Clerk - Data-pulse
01.1999 - 01.2003
Cost Clerk - MJ Gleeson
01.1996 - 01.1999
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