Anisha Kamali

I have worked in finance for over six years and spent the last year effectively doing a Finance Manager's job — covering payroll, VAT returns, CEO-level reporting and financial management across three schools after the Finance Manager left. I am part-time due to being in year 5 of a 6-year alimyyah programme (MA equivalent) and studying AAT Level 4 alongside it. I get on with things, I do not need managing, and I do not let things fall through the cracks. Available 3 days per week.

Acting Finance Manager / School Bursar at MIET — MIGSG, KDGB & MMPS (2025-10 – Present)

Appointed as School Bursar at MIGSG. When the Finance Manager departed, full trust-wide financial responsibility passed to me across all three schools.

• Full financial oversight across a three-school charitable trust with a combined annual budget of £1.5 million
• Quarterly partial exemption VAT returns for the trust group on a turnover exceeding £1 million, liaising with HMRC and external accountants
• Payroll oversight for 120 staff across two schools — reviewing submissions from the external payroll provider before processing each month
• Monthly deficit reporting to the CEO with variance commentary — currently proposing a move to monthly management accounts with termly budgeting
• Leading a finance systems migration project — mapping current processes and working with a migration company to find the right replacement for Sage 50
• Sole finance cover for KDGB alongside main role; day-to-day Sage 50, bank reconciliations, supplier payments and invoicing

Assistant Accountant at Britannia Hotels Ltd (2021-12 – 2025-09)

• P&L analysis across a portfolio of 20+ hotels — reviewing performance, identifying variances and reporting to management
• Balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, bank postings and rent invoicing to external companies
• Assisted with the annual audit — pulling together schedules and liaising with auditors
• Reconciled hotel revenue and investigated discrepancies — became the person others came to when the numbers did not add up

Client Accountant at Warrants & Feingold Co (2021-06 – 2021-11)

• Bank statements, PAYE, sales ledger and fixed assets for a range of clients across multiple industries
• Managed VAT and accounts deadlines simultaneously across clients with different HMRC obligations

Accounts Assistant at Evans Halshaw Ford (2019-02 – 2021-05)

Within two years had become the go-to person in the accounts team.

• Cashbook, debt chasing, month-end journals and management reports
• Resolved a complex bailiff situation involving 30+ fines — completed TE9 and PE2 forms, represented the company, and had all fines resolved

Accounts Assistant, Admin Assistant and customer-facing roles at Various Employers (2015 – 2019)

• Invoice raising, bank posting, budget meetings, CRM

AAT Level 4

BSc (Hons) in Accounting and Finance (2012 – 2015)

Advanced Islamic Scholarship Programme A Levels – Xaverian College

GCSEs – Levenshulme High School