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Bookkeeper with over 12 years of experience
Zuzana Nel Dvorakova (CIMA, FCMA, CGMA, AAT)
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CHELMSFORD, United Kingdom
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I have over 10 years of accounting experience. I have been working as a Finance Manager for past 10+ years and in my free time I provide bookkeeping services for companies remotely.
I am CIMA (Chartered Management Accountant) and AAT (Accounting Technician) qualified and a proficient user of Microsoft office suite, Sage accounts/payroll, Xero accounts/payroll and QuickBooks online. I am a fast learner and other accounting packages would not be a problem.
I assist clients with all around bookkeeping services including but not limited to: bank reconciliations, petty cash management, accounts payable/receivable, data entry, monthly management reports, completing VAT returns, processing sales/purchases receipts and invoices.
I am looking for smaller projects or part time assignments that i can work on outside of office hours (evenings, weekends) alongside my full time job.
I am a reliable and trustworthy worker, with a lot of attention to detail. I can also provide references on request.
I look forward to working with you
I am CIMA (Chartered Management Accountant) and AAT (Accounting Technician) qualified and a proficient user of Microsoft office suite, Sage accounts/payroll, Xero accounts/payroll and QuickBooks online. I am a fast learner and other accounting packages would not be a problem.
I assist clients with all around bookkeeping services including but not limited to: bank reconciliations, petty cash management, accounts payable/receivable, data entry, monthly management reports, completing VAT returns, processing sales/purchases receipts and invoices.
I am looking for smaller projects or part time assignments that i can work on outside of office hours (evenings, weekends) alongside my full time job.
I am a reliable and trustworthy worker, with a lot of attention to detail. I can also provide references on request.
I look forward to working with you
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United Kingdom
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English
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Ongoing relation / part-time
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My experience
2019 - ?
job
Senior Finance Manager
Giant Group.
UK
(GIAINT GROUP provide specialist end to end employment solution for recruitment agencies of all sizes, including software and support services from candidate attraction to candidate pay)
Key Achievements:
➢ Re-designing existing purchase ledger process, which improved efficiency by eliminating
omissions and duplicates and reduced the processing time by at least 50%.
➢ Streamlining financial processes, creating templates and user guides to improve efficiency
across the department.
➢ Introducing activity check list to improve deadlines and ensure completeness of data.
➢ Simplifying existing filing structure, making it more user friendly.
➢ Reviewing and automating process where possible to minimise space for errors.
➢ Mentoring and advising junior members of the finance team.
Responsibilities:
➢ Managing preparation of monthly management reports for group of 6 companies.
➢ Reviewing and reporting against Budgets and KPI's, providing explanations for variances.
➢ Reviewing, testing and improving existing system and processes in order to increased
efficiency and accuracy.
➢ Documenting all processes and policies relating to the finance function.
1
➢ Overseeing and advising team of 10, including leading and managing 3 direct reports,
ensuring systems are correctly updated for month end reporting.
➢ Coaching, training and recruiting finance staff, including day to day management and delegation of tasks.
➢ Business partnering across various departments in order to establish good working
relationships and enhance teamwork and collaboration within the organisation.
➢ Liaising with various internal and external stakeholders of business including: HMRC,
advisors, auditors, banks and Companies House.
➢ Quarterly VAT returns for all 6 companies.
➢ Providing support to non-financial stakeholders including simplifying complex financial
information.
(GIAINT GROUP provide specialist end to end employment solution for recruitment agencies of all sizes, including software and support services from candidate attraction to candidate pay)
Key Achievements:
➢ Re-designing existing purchase ledger process, which improved efficiency by eliminating
omissions and duplicates and reduced the processing time by at least 50%.
➢ Streamlining financial processes, creating templates and user guides to improve efficiency
across the department.
➢ Introducing activity check list to improve deadlines and ensure completeness of data.
➢ Simplifying existing filing structure, making it more user friendly.
➢ Reviewing and automating process where possible to minimise space for errors.
➢ Mentoring and advising junior members of the finance team.
Responsibilities:
➢ Managing preparation of monthly management reports for group of 6 companies.
➢ Reviewing and reporting against Budgets and KPI's, providing explanations for variances.
➢ Reviewing, testing and improving existing system and processes in order to increased
efficiency and accuracy.
➢ Documenting all processes and policies relating to the finance function.
1
➢ Overseeing and advising team of 10, including leading and managing 3 direct reports,
ensuring systems are correctly updated for month end reporting.
➢ Coaching, training and recruiting finance staff, including day to day management and delegation of tasks.
➢ Business partnering across various departments in order to establish good working
relationships and enhance teamwork and collaboration within the organisation.
➢ Liaising with various internal and external stakeholders of business including: HMRC,
advisors, auditors, banks and Companies House.
➢ Quarterly VAT returns for all 6 companies.
➢ Providing support to non-financial stakeholders including simplifying complex financial
information.
Coaching, Training, Mentoring, Management, Finance, Recruitment, It, Support, KPI, Testing, Software, Organization, Processing, Processes, Manager
2017 - 2019
job
Head of Finance
Joskos Solutions.
UK
(SME - Caters for ICT requirements of any school, namely: ICT support, managed services, hardware or interactive equipment - 8m revenue).
Key Achievements:
➢ Re-developing existing accounting system and managing the shift to a new improved and simplified database. Reducing processing time by 30% and enabling faster and more
comprehensive reporting.
➢ Improving and tightening existing credit control process, which improved company cash-flow
and reduced aged debtors by around 20%.
➢ Streamlining financial processes and creating comprehensive guidance notes to enable easy
transition for new starters.
➢ Improved deadlines delivery by introducing activity completion checklist in the finance
department.
➢ Leading the set-up of an improved payroll process which reduced processing time by 15%
and minimise space for errors.
➢ Introducing a paperless department which reduced stationery costs, storage requirements
and enabled easier access to documentation. This has now been rolled out company wide.
➢ Mentoring financial assistant, currently studying towards the AAT qualification in the form of weekly meet ups/development sessions.
Responsibilities:
➢ Preparing monthly management reports (comprised of financial performance, variance analysis, KPI review and commentaries)
➢ Assisting with production of commercial business plans, budgets and forecasts.
➢ Leading and managing 2 Financial Assistants, ensuring that all work is executed in a timely
and accurate manner for month end reporting.
➢ Maintaining responsibility for quality control: analysing financial transactions and financial
reporting to ensure accuracy.
➢ Managing all aspects of finance related recruitment, coaching, training, performance
management and day to day delegation.
➢ Change management: identifying and implementing key areas of change across the business
to drive efficiency and quality.
➢ Identifying, improving and documenting all processes and policies relating to the finance
function.
➢ Supporting non-financial managers in interpreting results and simplifying complex financial
information to drive understanding.
➢ Business partnering: working with a broad range of departments within the business (such as new business, procurement, sales and projects/service team) to establish effective cross-
departmental working and collaboration, thus promoting a culture of clarity.
➢ Participating in a weekly 'RAG' meeting to discuss and resolve operational and commercial
issues.
➢ Where required, working with Auditors, Tax Advisors, Bank, HMRC and Companies House
➢ Managing payroll for 80 employees (including RTI filing and processing HMRC forms including P11D, PSA).
➢ Preparing quarterly VAT returns.
2
➢ Where required, researching new products or systems to assess feasibility (from both a cost and technical perspective).
(SME - Caters for ICT requirements of any school, namely: ICT support, managed services, hardware or interactive equipment - 8m revenue).
Key Achievements:
➢ Re-developing existing accounting system and managing the shift to a new improved and simplified database. Reducing processing time by 30% and enabling faster and more
comprehensive reporting.
➢ Improving and tightening existing credit control process, which improved company cash-flow
and reduced aged debtors by around 20%.
➢ Streamlining financial processes and creating comprehensive guidance notes to enable easy
transition for new starters.
➢ Improved deadlines delivery by introducing activity completion checklist in the finance
department.
➢ Leading the set-up of an improved payroll process which reduced processing time by 15%
and minimise space for errors.
➢ Introducing a paperless department which reduced stationery costs, storage requirements
and enabled easier access to documentation. This has now been rolled out company wide.
➢ Mentoring financial assistant, currently studying towards the AAT qualification in the form of weekly meet ups/development sessions.
Responsibilities:
➢ Preparing monthly management reports (comprised of financial performance, variance analysis, KPI review and commentaries)
➢ Assisting with production of commercial business plans, budgets and forecasts.
➢ Leading and managing 2 Financial Assistants, ensuring that all work is executed in a timely
and accurate manner for month end reporting.
➢ Maintaining responsibility for quality control: analysing financial transactions and financial
reporting to ensure accuracy.
➢ Managing all aspects of finance related recruitment, coaching, training, performance
management and day to day delegation.
➢ Change management: identifying and implementing key areas of change across the business
to drive efficiency and quality.
➢ Identifying, improving and documenting all processes and policies relating to the finance
function.
➢ Supporting non-financial managers in interpreting results and simplifying complex financial
information to drive understanding.
➢ Business partnering: working with a broad range of departments within the business (such as new business, procurement, sales and projects/service team) to establish effective cross-
departmental working and collaboration, thus promoting a culture of clarity.
➢ Participating in a weekly 'RAG' meeting to discuss and resolve operational and commercial
issues.
➢ Where required, working with Auditors, Tax Advisors, Bank, HMRC and Companies House
➢ Managing payroll for 80 employees (including RTI filing and processing HMRC forms including P11D, PSA).
➢ Preparing quarterly VAT returns.
2
➢ Where required, researching new products or systems to assess feasibility (from both a cost and technical perspective).
Recruitment, UP, Processes, Processing, Production, Storage, KPI, Development, Hardware, Support, Change management, Service, Sales, Finance, Management, Database, Procurement, Mentoring, Training, Coaching
2012 - 2017
job
Finance Manager
unknown.
UK (Global SME Project Performance Management consultancy with offices in UK and Australia - 7m revenue)
Key Achievements:
➢ Prior to my arrival in the business, payroll, month end process and management reporting
were carried out externally. During my tenure, I have brought these processes in-house,
substantially reducing external costs.
➢ With minimal external support, I have researched, proposed and successfully implement a
suitable payroll system saving the business 2.5K in consulting fees.
➢ Developing and implementing a balance score card approach to improve the monthly
management reporting and analysis of key aspects of the business.
➢ Improving time-sheet processing by migrating existing access database to simpler online
solutions, thus saving time for employees and increasing efficiency. This process involved
preparing a proposal for a new system which required extensive research and a well-
developed understanding of business requirements.
➢ Managing and implementing migration project from Sage line 50 to Xero accounts in order to align the input processing with the other group companies. This involved extensive research,
creating a proposal and implementing the new system with minimal support, which in turn
saved the business around 3.5K in consultation and implementation fees.
➢ Introducing a paperless department that rolled out company wide.
➢ Creating daily, weekly and monthly activity check-list and guidance notes to enable easy
transition for role substitutes.
Responsibilities:
➢ Preparing summary reports for month end (including profit, revenue, net profit and split profit for UK and Group).
➢ Coordinating and preparing all monthly reporting packs (comprised of variance analysis,
balance sheet, cash flow and P&L analysis, KPI's, profitability, utilisation and overall
performance in reference to the UK, Australia and Group data).
➢ Assisting with production of cash-flow, forecasting, budgets and business plans.
➢ Carrying out all monthly reconciliations (across bank credit cards, petty cash, VAT, debtors and creditors).
➢ Undertaking all areas of invoicing, payments, credit control, VAT submissions, month end
process, including prepayments and accruals.
➢ Managing the fixed assets register.
➢ Interacting routinely with the CEO, Project Managers and the Managing Director, as well as HR, sales and recruitment teams.
➢ Processing payroll for 40-50 staff monthly including RTI reporting, PAYE/NI payments and pension processing.
➢ Leading one direct report and providing support across all aspects of coaching and training
➢ Assisting with recruitment processes.
➢ Developing and rolling out databases/systems to drive business change.
➢ Ensuring continual compliance with company guidelines, government legalisation and industry best practices.
➢ Adhering to all prescribed time frames to ensure a high level of efficiency.
➢ Developing good working relationships with external parties (such as banks, HMRC, Tax advisers, customers and suppliers).
➢ Assisting external Accountants with preparing the year end statutory accounts.
Key Achievements:
➢ Prior to my arrival in the business, payroll, month end process and management reporting
were carried out externally. During my tenure, I have brought these processes in-house,
substantially reducing external costs.
➢ With minimal external support, I have researched, proposed and successfully implement a
suitable payroll system saving the business 2.5K in consulting fees.
➢ Developing and implementing a balance score card approach to improve the monthly
management reporting and analysis of key aspects of the business.
➢ Improving time-sheet processing by migrating existing access database to simpler online
solutions, thus saving time for employees and increasing efficiency. This process involved
preparing a proposal for a new system which required extensive research and a well-
developed understanding of business requirements.
➢ Managing and implementing migration project from Sage line 50 to Xero accounts in order to align the input processing with the other group companies. This involved extensive research,
creating a proposal and implementing the new system with minimal support, which in turn
saved the business around 3.5K in consultation and implementation fees.
➢ Introducing a paperless department that rolled out company wide.
➢ Creating daily, weekly and monthly activity check-list and guidance notes to enable easy
transition for role substitutes.
Responsibilities:
➢ Preparing summary reports for month end (including profit, revenue, net profit and split profit for UK and Group).
➢ Coordinating and preparing all monthly reporting packs (comprised of variance analysis,
balance sheet, cash flow and P&L analysis, KPI's, profitability, utilisation and overall
performance in reference to the UK, Australia and Group data).
➢ Assisting with production of cash-flow, forecasting, budgets and business plans.
➢ Carrying out all monthly reconciliations (across bank credit cards, petty cash, VAT, debtors and creditors).
➢ Undertaking all areas of invoicing, payments, credit control, VAT submissions, month end
process, including prepayments and accruals.
➢ Managing the fixed assets register.
➢ Interacting routinely with the CEO, Project Managers and the Managing Director, as well as HR, sales and recruitment teams.
➢ Processing payroll for 40-50 staff monthly including RTI reporting, PAYE/NI payments and pension processing.
➢ Leading one direct report and providing support across all aspects of coaching and training
➢ Assisting with recruitment processes.
➢ Developing and rolling out databases/systems to drive business change.
➢ Ensuring continual compliance with company guidelines, government legalisation and industry best practices.
➢ Adhering to all prescribed time frames to ensure a high level of efficiency.
➢ Developing good working relationships with external parties (such as banks, HMRC, Tax advisers, customers and suppliers).
➢ Assisting external Accountants with preparing the year end statutory accounts.
Net, Manager, Processes, Processing, Production, Online, Pension, KPI, Ceo, Management Reporting, Support, Implementation, Xero, Coaching, Recruitment, Compliance, Sales, Finance, Management, Consulting, Performance Management, Database, Training, Forecasting, Research
2010 - 2012
job
Finance Assistant
unknown.
UK (Global SME Project Performance Management consultancy with offices in UK and Australia - 7m revenue)
Responsibilities:
➢ Assisting external account with all around bookkeeping and financial activities (Progressed into stand-alone Finance Manager Role).
3
Responsibilities:
➢ Assisting external account with all around bookkeeping and financial activities (Progressed into stand-alone Finance Manager Role).
3
Performance Management, Management, Finance, Bookkeeping, Manager
2008 - 2009
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Brasher Leisure T/A Sweatshop.
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2006 - 2008
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Admin and Accounts Support
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UK
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My education
1994
-
2000
n/a
Secondary, Level 2 (Minor in Customer Service)
Secondary, Level 2 (Minor in Customer Service)
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