METROPOLITAN POLICE FRIENDLY SOCIETY LTD – Insurance
Financial Controller
Oct22 – Nov25
- Prepared monthly management accounts, compliance documentation, regulatory returns, taxation and annual Statutory accounts
- Prepared monthly financial reports, supporting schedules, forecast and budget information for the board, including business analysis in line with reporting deadlines
- Managed the busy accounts team, identifying unique staff abilities and skills as well as mentoring
- Oversee the effective operation and lead the improvement of accounting, banking, P2P and financial control systems and procedures that support the business and appropriately control and record the day-to day activities of the Society
- Improved business accounting controls and processes ensured the business ran effectively and efficiently, maintained a framework of internal controls to ensure the accounting records’ compliance, completeness and accuracy
- Successfully lead in the transformation of the accounting processes to improve automated workflow. Active driver in the feasibility study, testing and implications of the ERP system suitable for the integration of the finance department data with customer services. This resulted in the improved efficiency, mitigating errors and added value to the financial reporting outputs. Streamlining AP/AR processes, month-end closing and restructuring chart of accounts
- Cashflow, budgetary, forecast and internal audit control
- Project profitability - KPI
- Identification of financial matters and recommend appropriate actions
- Support the CFO in partnering the business and providing financial insights to drive business performance including: annual planning and budgeting; sales and expense oversight and forecasting; product costings and profitability analysis; and ad-hoc analysis
- Establish an effective working relationship with the fund Managers to ensure timely, accurate recording and insightful quarterly board reporting on Investment Performance
- Take a lead role in the management and delivery of the year-end process: coordinate with investment managers, external actuaries and tax advisers; lead financial statement, regulatory reporting and Board paper drafting; own the day-to-day
External Auditor relationship
- Xero software – Systems feasibility studies leading to integrate with Xero and excel reporting
AJIIL HUMAN CAPITAL LTD – Technology
Senior Accountant
Jun22 – Aug22
- Prepared, supervised and reviewed monthly management accounts, compliance documentation and annual Statutory accounts
- Prepared monthly UK GAAP based financial reports, supporting schedules, forecast and budget information for the board,
including business analysis in line with reporting deadlines
- Managed the busy accounts team with varying abilities and skills
- Strategies that incorporated tax planning with tax mitigation policies
- Improved business accounting controls and processes ensured the business ran effectively and efficiently, maintained a framework of internal controls to ensure the accounting records’ compliance, completeness and accuracy
- Cashflow, budgetary, forecast and internal audit control
- Project profitability – KPI and HR Management
- Xero software
Jul21 – May22
Dover Harbour Board – Port of Dover
Finance Manager
- Monitor, analyse and report on the revenue and costs the business head and budget holders
- Promote a policy of continuous improvement in financial performance to ensure that returns are maximised or costs minimised from all areas
- Prepare revenue and statistics reports
- Monitor macro-economic and social trends and drivers within the business forecasting
- Ensure all relevant financial policies, compliance and procedures are adhered to and make recommendations to improve the current systems whilst enhancing the control environment
- Lead on budget setting and long-term for the above business areas ensuring that these can be easily incorporated into the overall financial framework
- Calculate accruals and prepayments to produce all journals and reports necessary for the timely production of the management and statutory accounts for the areas covered within this role.
- Prepare schedules for the annual external audit
- Manage staff
- Prepared, supervised and reviewed monthly management accounts, compliance documentation and annual Statutory accounts
- Prepared monthly Management statements and supporting schedules
- Cashflow, budgetary, forecast and internal audit control
- Stock and Work in Progress control
- Project profitability - KPI
- Identification of financial matters and recommend appropriate actions
- ERP IFS software
NIVOFLEX (UK) LTD – Steeldeck Group
Senior Accountant
Mar21 – Jun21
- Prepared, supervised and reviewed monthly management accounts, compliance documentation and annual Statutory accounts
- Prepared monthly UK GAAP based financial statements and supporting schedules
- Cashflow, budgetary and internal audit control
- Stock and Work in Progress control
- Project profitability
- Payroll, PAYE and VAT
- SAGE software
SELLAR DESIGN and DEVELOPMENT LTD
Sep02 – Jul19
Providing Management and Property Services for Investment and Development properties of both commercial and residential sites. Part of the Sellar Property Group responsible for the development of The Shard.
Chief Accountant
- Prepared, supervised and reviewed monthly management accounts, compliance documentation and annual Statutory accounts of SPV, UK and Jersey registered companies and appointed as Company Secretary
- Prepared monthly UK GAAP based financial statements, supporting schedules and annual statutory accounts of the major UK and Jersey registered companies
- Re-financing of loans and liaised with property solicitors, tax experts and financial institutes to secure deals ranging from
- Exceeded expectations on sale of properties over £500k by Influencing strategy, business planning and contributing to the restructure of the group and ring fence smaller groups in the best tax efficient way
- Saved substantial costs by transforming outsourced corporation tax calculations and preparation of returns to in-house control. Researched and implemented new tax software to process the tax returns
- Increased management fees by 10% by maintaining the Service Charge budget for tenants and transferring the operation from the agents to in-house control, reallocated staff and retrained existing resources
- Introduced new accounting software and standardised the accounting process with clear deadlines, reporting criteria to save company on penalties and increase reporting efficiency
- Prepared monthly UK GAAP based financial reports, supporting schedules, forecast and budget information for CFO, including business analysis in line with reporting deadlines
- Managed the busy accounts team with varying abilities and skills. Recruited and trained new accounting staff whilst supervising their development and providing ongoing support and mentorship
- Managed Human Resources (HR), set up and managed Company Healthcare and Pension scheme, prepared monthly Payroll and PAYE
- Prepared company Corporation Tax, VAT returns and personal Self-assessments for the high net wealth executives’ Family
Office, incorporated tax planning with tax mitigation strategies
- Improved business accounting controls and processes ensured the business ran effectively and efficiently, maintained a framework of internal controls to ensure the accounting records’ compliance, completeness and accuracy
- SAGE software
BHP BILLITON – STEEL DIVISION
2000 – 2002
Large group of Companies Australian based; dealing with natural resources including Petroleum, Steel, Minerals and Diamonds,
employing in both UK and Australia
Accountant – Steel Division
- Prepared Monthly Financial and Management accounts and Statutory Accounts with detailed KPIs for London and Dubai
- Managed the forecasting, Budgeting and Business analysis, Debtors control, liquidity and Overheads management
- Responsible for Reconciliations, Tax returns and Cash management
- Managed foreign currency transactions and forward foreign currency deals
REED RIGGS HR LTD
Human Resources Company placing IT contractors with major Banks and Financial institutes
Accountant
- Provided the Financial and Management accounts
- Prepared and posed the nominal ledger journals
- Produced the sales invoices and analysis reports
- Calculated commissions and produced ledgers using the Pegasus software and Excel spread sheets
JET STAR PHONOGRAPHICS LTD
Music Retail company, producing and supplying records as well as signing contracts with artist and writers
Accountant
1998 – 1999
1994 – 1998
- Produced Monthly Financial and Management. Maintained Clients files assessed profitability and viability along with
Preparing Royalty and Publishing statements. Produced accounts using Tetra 2000 accounting software & Musicalc.
BURNS FRY LTD
Large Stock Brokers. Holding company based in Canada
Accountant
1991 – 1992
- Prepared all the Financial Accounts, processed using the Lotus 123, Equity System and the Omicron Accounting software
- Settled all foreign exchange deals – UK as well as foreign securities, spot and forwards
MAXCOM (UK) LTD
Oil trade Company, Italian based SME
Assistant Accountant
- Prepared accounts to Trial Balance and audited the books of various companies
PRICE WATERHOUSE
Auditing firm
Auditor
- Audited books of various companies – Banks, Retail, SME and Plc
