John Madete

ACCA-qualified Management Accountant with 6 years post-qualification experience delivering monthly management accounts, budgeting and variance analysis for multi-site operations. Developed BI dashboards that reduced reporting time by 92% and supported £500k in contract wins through financial modelling. Proficient in Xero, Google Looker BI and advanced Excel.

Management Accountant and Finance Business Partner at Visiting Angels (2020-10 – Present)

• Delivers accurate month-end accounting across 2 sites, processing bank reconciliations, prepayments, accruals and general ledger journal entries, preparing management reports and ensuring full compliance with accounting standards and internal controls.
• Maintains bank accounts, reviews monthly payment runs with cashflow summary and submits monthly payroll updates for 45 employees, reviewing reports before final submission and ensuring accuracy across multiple pay bands.
• Prepares and develops monthly management accounts and reporting packs, delivering variance analysis and performance commentary that translates financial data into clear insight for senior stakeholders.
• Maintains the fixed asset register, ensuring additions, disposals and depreciation are correctly recorded and reconciled in line with accounting policy and internal controls.
• Leads annual audit preparation and supports financial control and process compliance, ensuring all financial information is audit-ready, accurate and fully documented in line with regulatory requirements.
• Manages accounts receivable, weekly invoicing, bank reconciliations and cashflow, maintaining tight working capital discipline in a regulated services business.
• Negotiated 25 supplier contracts and service agreements, delivering an 18% year-on-year cost reduction whilst maintaining quality of service delivery.
• Automated monthly reporting workflows using AI tools and Google Looker, reducing manual preparation time from 12 hours to 1 hour and improving reporting accuracy across the month-end process.
• Built Google Looker BI dashboards and financial modelling for government tenders, securing two contracts worth £500k and enabling self-service performance analytics for management.
• Lead annual budgeting and quarterly reforecasting across all cost centres, working directly with operational heads and presenting variance analysis to the Managing Director.

Credit Operations Officer at Commercial International Bank (CIB) (2017-01 – 2019-11)

• Conducted financial statement analysis, cashflow modelling and credit risk evaluations for commercial and retail loan portfolios.
• Prepared credit proposals and financial models for the Loan Approval Committee.
• Ensured compliance with internal credit risk governance and regulatory banking standards.

Medical Equipment and Community Support Volunteer at British Red Cross (2020-01 – 2025-12)

Delivered medical equipment and provided community support services for five years while continuing full-time employment.

Fully Qualified – ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) (2020-01)

CFA Level 1 passed – CFA Institute (2019-01)

FMVA® and FP&A Certified – Corporate Finance Institute (CFI) (2018-01)

Help to Grow: Management Programme / Mini MBA – Kingston University Business School (2023-01)