Senior Accounts Assistant - DA Coffey & Associates
(2023-09)
- Prepared and submitted quarterly VAT returns and monthly CIS returns accurately and within strict reporting deadlines, supporting ongoing compliance across a varied client portfolio.
- Prepared annual accounts and supported corporation tax submissions, helping to ensure accurate, compliant, and timely delivery in line with HMRC requirements.
- Managed a medium-sized client portfolio, maintaining accurate bookkeeping records and supporting the timely delivery of compliance work, reporting requirements, and client queries.
- Produced monthly and quarterly financial reports for clients and senior management, supporting performance review, financial control, and informed decision-making.
- Supported junior team members with workload allocation, training, and day-to-day guidance, helping to maintain quality, consistency, and delivery against deadlines.
- Demonstrated strong knowledge of accounting compliance and explained financial matters clearly to non-financial clients.
- Helped maintain a positive team culture by coordinating staff engagement and team-building activities.
Management Accounts Assistant - Big Motoring World Ltd
(2023-01 - 2023-08)
- Supported the preparation of monthly and quarterly financial reports, helping to deliver accurate management information for decision-making and business review.
- Performed balance sheet and bank reconciliations as part of month-end and year-end processes, helping to maintain reporting accuracy, control, and ledger integrity.
- Supported internal and external audit requirements by preparing documentation, reconciling balances, and responding to finance queries in a timely manner.
- Identified and supported process improvements within finance procedures to improve efficiency, strengthen controls, and enhance reporting accuracy.
- Liaised with operational teams and stakeholders regarding financial information, reporting requirements, and outstanding queries, supporting effective communication across the business.
- Supported cash flow processes through payment runs, bank reconciliations, and supplier payment monitoring.
- Supported colleagues with day-to-day finance queries and workload coordination, contributing to efficient team delivery.
- Gained valuable exposure to multi-entity finance environments and broader accounting operations.
Accounts Assistant - BJF Connections Ltd
(2021-04 - 2022-12)
- Maintained and reconciled both sales and purchase ledgers, ensuring accuracy of financial records and timely processing of transactions.
- Managed and updated job tracking spreadsheets while accurately processing sales orders into Sage.
- Generated monthly sales invoices and applications across multiple departments, while producing financial reports to support review by the Finance Director.
- Processed and allocated sales invoices to the appropriate job numbers and cost centres.
- Assisted with staff expense processing and allocation of costs to relevant nominal codes in line with company procedures.
- Supported the preparation of VAT and CIS returns, helping to ensure accurate submission, compliance, and timely completion of reporting requirements.
- Posted daily bank transactions into Sage and performed bank reconciliations to ensure balances matched month-end records.
- Assisted with payroll administration, including processing timesheet data and reconciling payroll reports for accuracy.
- Reviewed and reconciled corporate credit card statements, allocating expenses to the correct job numbers and nominal accounts.
- Liaised with project managers to prepare and distribute revenue reports, supporting accurate billing, financial tracking, and improved commercial visibility.
- Assisted with weekly supplier payment runs and distribution of supplier statements, ensuring timely payment processing.
- Managed supplier queries via telephone and email, maintaining strong professional relationships and resolving payment-related issues efficiently.
Accounts Payable - Group1 Automotive-BMW
(2019-12 - 2021-04)
- Maintained the purchase ledger function, ensuring supplier invoices and financial records were processed accurately and within company deadlines.
- Processed high volumes of supplier invoices and corporate credit card transactions within Kerridge, supporting efficient accounts payable operations.
- Performed detailed reconciliations by verifying financial entries against system reports to ensure reporting accuracy and resolve discrepancies promptly.
- Reviewed invoices and employee expenses, accurately allocating costs to the appropriate cost centres and nominal accounts.
- Processed payment requests from multiple dealership sites using Gemini and online banking platforms, including CHAPS and BACS payments, while maintaining strong financial controls.
- Posted daily banking transactions and completed bank reconciliations to support accurate month-end financial reporting.
- Assisted with credit control activities by monitoring outstanding balances and following up on overdue payments with dealership sites.
- Reconciled supplier statements and proactively resolved missing invoice queries ahead of scheduled BACS payment runs, helping maintain positive supplier relationships.
- Prepared monthly vehicle statement reconciliations for BMW accounts, ensuring accuracy and timely completion.
- Assisted with the preparation and processing of monthly BACS payment runs and supplier reconciliation statements.
Finance Team Leader - Cabot Credit Management
(2017-08 - 2019-11)
- Supervised a team of four, ensuring all customer payments were processed accurately within agreed service level agreements (SLAs) and company procedures.
- Managed the reconciliation and processing of high-volume payment collections, including cheques, postal orders, card payments, direct debits, bank transfers, and payment files, using advanced Excel functions such as Pivot Tables and VLOOKUPs.
- Posted payment files to DM9 and Nexum systems while carrying out quality assurance checks to maintain high levels of processing accuracy and minimise financial discrepancies.
- Supported SOX compliance and internal audit requirements, contributing to accurate financial controls and helping reduce the risk of Financial Conduct Authority complaints.
- Coordinated team training schedules and workload allocation to ensure adequate departmental coverage during periods of annual leave and staff absence.
- Produced weekly and monthly Excel-based reports to support business analysis, operational monitoring, and management decision-making.
- Provided regular updates to senior management regarding team performance, operational issues, and process improvements.
- Processed high volumes of customer refunds accurately and within strict SLA deadlines, maintaining strong attention to detail and customer service standards.
Accounts Assistant, Temp to Perm - Daqri Labs Battle
(2016-09 - 2017-02)
- Processed high volumes of invoices into NetSuite and Proteus software
- Ran weekly supplier reconciliations and created templates for payment runs.
- Handled queries from both internal and external stakeholders.
- Worked with different departments to understand their requirements and ensure finance support met business needs.
- Processed multi-currency transactions.
