Thomas Calway
ACCA qualified accountant with eight years of experience in financial management, reporting and process improvement
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ACCA qualified accountant with eight years of experience in financial management, reporting and process improvement. Proven track record in leading system implementations, streamlining processes and collaborating across departments to achieve organisational goals. Skilled in Excel, Power BI and software integrations, with expertise in corporate finance.
Experience
Senior Management Accountant - Travel Counsellors
(2025-06 - 2026-06)
International franchise business with over 2,200 independent travel advisers. Private equity backed and expanding into new markets through acquisitions.
- Prepared and distributed monthly management accounts for external and covenant reporting
- Led monthly P&L budget to actual variance review meetings with senior stakeholders
- Supported the acquisition of a Canadian entity, integrating its chart of accounts into the group structure, establishing new nominal accounts and designing and updating reports within the D365 reporting editor
- Owned the month end timetable and reporting calendar, controlling closure of the P&L and balance sheet to ensure accuracy and consistency across internal and external reporting
- Supported the annual audit process, responding to auditor queries and ensuring timely delivery of requested information
Finance Business Partner - PTSG
(2025-02 - 2025-06)
Group of 50 Construction companies working on projects across the UK
- Prepared and presented board reports across four divisions
- Acted as key finance business partner to four operational directors
- Owned revenue recognition and monthly cost of sales reporting, ensuring accuracy and compliance with accounting standards
Interim Management Accountant - SysGroup Plc
(2024-06 - 2024-10)
AIM-listed IT cybersecurity and AI SaaS business expanding through acquisitions
- Rolled forward and updated a first draft of the Group's annual report
- Designed and implemented internal KPI reporting packs for sales ledger and purchase ledger, improving visibility over credit control performance and supplier payment
- Worked alongside colleagues on accruals, prepayments, fixed assets and revenue recognition to support accurate month end and statutory reporting
- Contributed to establishing processes and workflows within a newly formed finance function
- Trained the incoming management accountant before leaving for extended travel
Management Accountant - Costello Medical Consulting Ltd
(2018-05 - 2024-03)
Costello Medical Ltd is a consultancy firm specialising in healthcare industry support with a turnover of £36m in 2023
- Led the successful implementation of SAP Concur across global offices, improving efficiency for finance and non-finance staff
- Managed monthly management accounts, including trial balance checks, accruals and prepayments
- Produced board packs, staff productivity reports and budget-to-actual analysis for division heads
- Oversaw the fixed asset register, including depreciation and disposals
- Prepared corporation tax calculations for the UK entity
- Engaged department heads to provide financial insights and support for non-financial leaders
- Supported year-end audits, ensuring compliance with no major findings
- Significantly improved time taken to produce divisional budget to actual analysis
- Transitioned the team from manual data entry to automated imports/exports, saving significant time on credit card processing
- Supported month-end close processes, ensuring accurate and timely reporting
- Managed ONS regulatory submissions and other compliance-related tasks
Education
BSc - Accounting and Finance - Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK
