Finance Director/Head of Finance
Ref: Finance Director/Head of Finance – Ref 6988
ACCA qualified and successful leader at a senior management level across Finance, Payroll and IT functions, with excellent communication, …
Finance:
Processed, uploaded, scanned, and coded 180–200 invoices per week across multiple systems including XChequer, Compleat, AX, Papergeen, and SAGE 200
Supported weekly payment runs and month-end reporting, including partial ownership of payment processing
Managed corporate credit card expenses for up to 110 active cards, implementing monthly reconciliation and compliance checks
Experience with month-end processes , including sales and purchase invoices, credit control, bank reconciliations, and ledger management
Managed sales ledgers of approximately 50 customers with transaction values between £1,000 and £25,000
Led credit control activities up to 120-day terms, successfully reducing aged debt from £70,000 to £20,000
Completed four weeks’ worth of accounts work in under three days by applying internal and external training strategies (processing 80 sales and 150 purchase invoices)
Produced and presented financial reports, including debtors’ listings and bank statements, to senior leadership
Collaborated with PwC and KPMG auditors to support annual external audits and resolve technical information gaps
Applied internal financial policies over two decades, including management of company petty cash of approximately £3,000
Presented a strategic communication framework to over 25 managers, leading a team of five during an international networking event
Worked closely with senior leadership to implement firm-wide health and safety policies, improving safety for over 20 colleagues
Trained and supported 26 employees annually through completion of risk assessments and safe systems of work
Technical Skills/ Systems Used
• Developed high-level expertise in Sage 200 – through over 20 years of using the software to complete accounts up to trial
balance, alongside receiving comprehensive training with external trainers
• Completed rigorous training in Microsoft Excel, developing key competencies across V-Lookups and Pivot Tables
• LRQA Documenting Procedures Course, further developing understanding of ISO 9001 quality standards
• Received multiple certificates from the BritishRedCross through actively completing first aid at work training
• Achieved internal quality auditing certificate upon undergoing in-depth training with the HQMC Group
• First class certification in Microsoft Word from the Pitman Examinations Institute, through 3 months of consecutive training
• Successfully completed a course on The Principles of HACCP & its implementations in Crop & Animal Feed Storage Facilities
• Undergoing GDPR training, covering areas including personal data, recording and storing information
• Achieved certification in Anti-Money Laundering, organized by HES International, expanding knowledge of financial
legislation
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