AP Finance Officer - SOLACE WOMENS AID
(2025-12)
- Check and process high volume of supplier invoices in the system (with correct project and analysis coding in Xledger)
- Check partner's invoices based on agreed payment schedule and terms.
- Ensure Suppliers and Utility Bills (of projects) are paid within agreed payment terms.
- Prepare weekly purchase ledger BACS payment runs for director's approval.
- Reimbursement of staff expenses, credit card expenses and seek authorization in line with authorization policies.
- Maintain comprehensive audit trail records for all transactions.
- Reconciliation of various balance sheet accounts (e.g. service user grants) and creditors accounts, maintaining aged debtors on monthly basis.
Finance Manager - BURBECK INTERIORS LTD
(2024-07 - 2025-11)
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records using accounting software XERO and HUBDOC
- Process accounts payable and ensure timely payments to suppliers.
- Prepare and reconcile bank statements monthly.
- Assist in the preparation of financial reports, including profit and loss statements.
- Manage invoices and ensure proper documentation for all transactions.
- Collaborate with other departments to provide financial insights and support.
- Respond to inquiries regarding financial transactions and assisted as needed.
- Provide client services such as raising sales invoices, credit control, chasing up payments by sending account statements.
- Assist with preparing and submitting VAT, ensuring tax compliance.
- Preparing Staff Expense Claim using Breathe HR.
- Keeping records of prepayments and accruals.
Practice Bookkeeper/Junior Accountant/Company Administrator - SMB PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LTD.
(2023-07 - 2024-06)
- Bookkeeping in XERO and QUICKBOOKS mostly allocating entries to relevant codes and/or checking entries already made by automated bank feeds.
- Reconciliation of bank accounts in GBP and foreign currency such as Euro, USD, etc. Credit card accounts such as Monzo, Revolute, Tide, Virgin money, Capital on tap.
- Reconciliations of intercompany, debtors and creditors, hire purchase, loan accounts and any discrepancies in trial balance.
- Payroll Processing in Quickbooks and Xero, issue payslips, issue P32 (PAYE) issue P45, P60, P11D entering starters in payroll, process holiday and sick pay, entering new clients to payroll and PAYE scheme.
- Pension Submissions to Nest, Husky and Standard Life on monthly basis.
- Checking HMRC website for clients for resolving queries related to PAYE, Corporation tax and VAT return preparations using automated systems in Xero and Quickbooks and submission to HMRC.
- Preparation of client's draft accounts in VT. Preparing dormant accounts and submission to company's house.
- Entering client's budget in xero and producing monthly update reports.
- Prepare depreciation schedules for clients final account and entered adjustment journals.
- Company Secretarial system support - filing documents at Companies House
- Credit Control - chasing up clients who have not paid their fees, issuing invoices for the services provided as well as recharge ones.
- Business administration - taking on new clients and looking after the existing ones takes administrative flair and skill, as does keeping the office going.
Practice Bookkeeper (Bookkeeping & Management Account) - RDP NEWMANS LLP.
(2023-04 - 2023-06)
- Processed daily sales and purchased invoices from auto entry and dext to xero and cost them to ledgers.
- Finalised the Bookkeeping in xero for more than 50 clients in only three months, Bank reconciliation.
- Finalised Trial Balance, by reconciling ledger accounts, intercompany debtors, accounts receivable and accounts payable.
- Performed any activities related to VAT information by contacting clients.
- Analysis of VAT by tax codes to finalise the VAT returns.
Accounts Assistant - TWO HANDS MANAGEMENT LTD.
(2022-04 - 2023-03)
- Processed daily sales journal of 11 sites and ensured the information is accurate.
- Processed purchase invoices of suppliers for 11 cafe sites and HQ of 100 plus in volume a day.
- Performed credit control on a weekly basis on creditors and debtors accounts in Sage.
- Bank reconciliation of Head Office accounts including 11 sites, A Brussels cafe and Restaurant, call Dorothy and Marshall in Bromley.
- Sales invoices for clients and chased receivables.
- Liaised with company suppliers by getting statements/invoices and made timely payments.
- Finalised trial balance for profit and loss figures to create monthly management accounts for the directors.
- Helped with prepared the VAT submission and finalized year end activities with finance director.
- Prepared cash flow reports for three businesses for finance director.
Bookkeeper - CAMDEN OPTICIANS
(2021-05 - 2022-03)
- Bookkeeping in Xero Accounting System.
- Importing invoices from Dext to xero.
- Entering suppliers and customer invoices and sales and payroll journals.
- Maintaining supplier's ledgers, entering the invoices and reconcile the creditors account.
- Bank Reconciliations on weekly basis, adding nominal codes to chart of accounts and budgets to enter in xero and preparing for the VAT.
Bookkeeper/ Accounts Assistant - BWC WINDOWS LTD./ MNY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD.
(2018-10 - 2021-04)
- Entered all the invoices and payments in sage50 and cloud for more than 10 companies including a turnover of more than 10 million.
- Issued pay checks to vendors and suppliers on regular basis.
- Perform financial activities to include P & L and management reports.
- Complete bank reconciliations, raising purchase and sales invoices and performing credit control on overdue accounts.
- Maintained rental statement and arrears for more than 15 properties and entering the data of more than 200 flats/ refurbishment and maintenance in Sage 50.
- Completing and submitting quarterly VAT returns.
- Calculation of CIS for construction companies' workers to include in ledger of Subcontractors.
- Dealt with foreign payment made in Euros to Bulgarian windows factory and Suppliers from China and Turkey for importing goods in USD.
Bookkeeper/ Accounts Assistant - TROUBADOUR PROPERTIES LIMITED (RESTAURANT)
(2017-09 - 2018-09)
- Bookkeeping in Xero Accounting System.
- Entering purchase and sales invoices and making payroll.
- Creating purchase orders in TEVALIS STOCK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM and transfer to Xero accounting based on integration of software.
- Monthly pension submission and updating google sheet for petty cash.
- Supplier/ Customer Accounts and Bank reconciliation in Xero.
- Cashups of the credit card receipts from Cafe and Club.
Bookkeeper/Administrator - MARBEK LTD. (RETAIL BUSINESS)
(2017-12 - 2019-11)
- Doing bookkeeping using Sage online accounting software.
- Managing invoices and payments in the sage. Invoice entry as well managing them to send to the company accountant.
- Working alongside with company's accountant for VAT returns.
- Financial reporting in Sage and reconciliation of bank accounts.
Bookkeeper/ Consultant - WILLIAM FRY FABRICATIONS
(2013-11 - 2017-04)
- Bookkeeping in Sage 50 accounting software and reconcile accounts.
- Process sale and purchase invoices, receipts and payments.
- Check company's bank statements and reconciling with sage accounts.
- Deal with financial paperwork and filing.
- Assist in preparation of VAT Returns.
- Supplier's accounts reconciliation and maintaining the customer sales system. Perform general administration duties.
Finance Administrator/Consultant - BRIGHTER STEPPING (UK)
(2011-05 - 2016-05)
- Responsible for managing company's account which includes cheques, BACS payments transfer credit card statements and bank statements for reconciliation.
- Processing credit card transactions and expenses claim forms.
- Monitor cash handling and petty cash. Sage Payroll online, companies' house check and online submission of PAYE Corporation tax, annual returns to HMRC.
- Record the expenses and match it with the quarterly budgeting of the company. Reconcile bank of the company's account, petty cash and payments.
Bookkeeper - JOANNAS (RESTAURANT)
(2013-08 - 2013-10)
- Responsible for handling all moneys and reconciling daily takings under secure conditions.
- Daily updates of Budgets and Actual. To calculate payroll, using Sage 50 ensuring wages are paid on time.
- Bookkeeping in Sage50, entering invoices and prepared Bank reconciliation.
- Ensure suppliers are paid on time and maintaining sales and purchase ledge accounts.
Accounts Assistant (Volunteer) - SC Lee Accountants (UK)
(2012-09 - 2013-08)
- Bookkeeping raised monthly sales and purchase invoices in Sage 50.
- Prepare pay slips in Sage payroll. Reconcile payroll reports and monthly journals.
- Set up new starters and leavers in Sage Payroll in an accurate and timely manner.
- File Annual Returns/accounts to HMRC.
