Ms Leena Sodha

A positive, proactive and result-driven Ledger Accountant (previously assistant management accountant) with a successful career in finance, possess excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills and the ability to develop and maintain mutually beneficial internal and external relationships. Enjoys being part of team, hard work and can successfully work in challenging environment or under pressure.

Ledger Accountant - The Mead Educational Trust

(2019-03)

Managing finance of all the schools under academies. Started at coding and processing purchase invoices, weekly payments, credit cards reconciliation, control accounts reconciliations, payment for bursaries and interns to trainees and reconciliation, payroll journals and reconciliation, managing credit cards for all academies, taking minutes at meetings etc. Also, mentoring junior staff.

Payroll/SCITT Bursary Officer - The Mead Educational Trust

(2023-05 - 2024-08)

Had secondment job for 18 months at trust due to provide cover. During my secondment role at The Mead Educational Trust as Payroll/SCITT Bursary officer, which started in May 23 was supposed to end in August'23 but extended till August'24. I had dealing with payroll till balance net wages control accounts for our thirteen schools, SCITT, Teaching school as well as whole trust; including balancing all salary sacrifice schemes.

Also, SCITT which is to be dealing with bursary to trainee, reconciliation, reporting to Department of Education for Annex G at year ends.

Finance Officer – Grant management - VISTA

(2018-12 - 2019-03)

Assistant Financial Accountant - OTIS Ltd

(2018-05 - 2018-11)

• Bank reconciliation
• Balance sheet reconciliation
• Accruals
• Prepayments Treasury
• Vendor's account verification VAT etc.

Assistant Accountant - Erskine Murray Insurance Broker

(2018-03 - 2018-05)

Accountant - Age UK Leicester Shire and Rutland

(2010-08 - 2017-12)

Financial and Management Accounts responsibilities.

• Reviewing, preparing, and posting intercompany recharges
• Reconciliation of intercompany balances and centralised costs to apportion to suitable cost centres
• Review banks accounts and cash accounts agreed to schedule
• Reconciliation of balance sheet control accounts
• Review accruals and prepayments as necessary, prepare appropriate journals or provision for when necessary
• Preparing lead schedules for the external auditors and undertaking primary contact role during the audit process
• Co-ordinate, sign off and closed ledgers monthly to agreed schedules
• Responsibility for maintaining and developing the monthly accounting checklists in conjunction with all members of the finance team
• Review P & L accounts V Budget V previous year, investigate where necessary. Report any anomalies to Finance Director to help prepare accurate management accounts
• Maximise the usage of the accounting and other system resources to continually improve the efficiency of the department
• Maintain and develop fixed assets register including asset acquisitions, disposals, and depreciation; also reconcile with Nominal Ledger
• Preparing and submitting VAT returns quarterly also reconciliation of VAT control account
• Provision of cover within the finance team as required
• Ensuring accurate implementation of accounting procedures
• Provide accounts analysis to other managers/auditors as and when required

Assistant Accountant - Age Concern Leicestershire and Rutland

(1999-06 - 2010-08)

April 2009 onwards took more responsibilities towards preparation of management accounts before that Sales Ledger, Fixed Assets and Accounts for all shops of charity. Assistance to Accountant for preparation of management accounts.

Volunteer - Development Officer - Age Concern Leicestershire and Rutland and National Cricket Association

(1997-04 - 1999-06)

Provide volunteer support for accounting and admin work to both places, as necessary to return to work after a career gap of 7 years and relocation.

Sub-contractor - S&R Accountancy Services

Preparation of accounts for various businesses and assistance with the external audit.

Sub-contractor Book-keeping for small businesses - Self-employed

Housewife

(1990 - 1997)

Assistant Accountant - Malhotra Steel industries Ltd and other companies - India

(1982 - 1990)

Providing support to the Chief Accountant for preparing final accounts, managing petty cash, Payment to suppliers, liaise with Store Manager to deal with stock maintenance, chasing the outstanding debts for the group, Bank reconciliation and support the team members of finance when in need.

Part qualified CIMA - Accountancy

AAT (2003) fully qualified FMAAT - Accountancy (2003)

Commerce Graduate - Accountancy and Maths - Gujarat University (1982)