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Financial accountant, anything from data capture to software implementation
Amanda Strachan
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Redhill, United Kingdom
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Time for a change, no more commuting for me, no more grabbing food on the run! I've discovered that I really can help you remotely! With over 15 years experience I have some finely honed accounting skills, very quick data capture, implementation of processes procedures and software, complete understanding of fixed assets, VAT, reconciliations of all types, charity SORPs, education sector, point of sale implementation for a motor vehicle spares company, stock implementation for a toilet manufacturing company. I type, and do minutes. I can do UK or South AfrIican work, and am working from the UK.
Markets
United Kingdom
Denmark
(Remote
only)
Industries
Language
English
Fluently
Ready for
Larger project
Ongoing relation / part-time
Available
My experience
2020 - 2020
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Project Manager
Phoenix Product Development Ltd.
Phoenix is a start-up environmental toilet company, trading as Propelair®
POSITION: Project Manager - Inventory Software Implementation (Reporting to CFO)
• Implementing inventory software and training staff on purchase orders, job
costing, sales orders, inventory control and bills of materials
• Implementing new procedures, changing job descriptions, creating new workflows
POSITION: Project Manager - Inventory Software Implementation (Reporting to CFO)
• Implementing inventory software and training staff on purchase orders, job
costing, sales orders, inventory control and bills of materials
• Implementing new procedures, changing job descriptions, creating new workflows
Project Manager, Training, Sales, Implementation, CFO, Costing, Software, UP, Manager
2018 - 2020
job
Assistant Bursar
Beechwood Park School.
Beechwood Park School is an independent preparatory school teaching over 540 girls and boys aged 3 to 13 in Markyate Hertfordshire
POSITION: Assistant Bursar
Within the Finance Department I line managed three finance personnel. I implemented
a purchase order system, changed the way purchases are performed and added rigour and quality to the purchase ledger function. I enhanced the Management Accounts
reporting and built a 5-year cashflow projection model which will enable the School to
forecast cashflows and for the setting of school fees in the future. I introduced a new
fixed asset register which allows accurate depreciation each month and assists with write offs when required. I registered for, and completed, Gift Aid submissions. Our
audit this year was completed timeously and our final figures passed without adjustment.
The School Bus Service was brought in-house at the beginning of September 2019. I
created a new booking and bus register system, initiated the Transport Policy and compiled Parent and the Staff Bus Handbooks as well as recruiting and training School
Bus Service staff and line-managing nine members of staff.
I had oversight of the HR and payroll functions and of the Single Central Register and assisted with the revision of the School's Recruitment policy.
POSITION: Assistant Bursar
Within the Finance Department I line managed three finance personnel. I implemented
a purchase order system, changed the way purchases are performed and added rigour and quality to the purchase ledger function. I enhanced the Management Accounts
reporting and built a 5-year cashflow projection model which will enable the School to
forecast cashflows and for the setting of school fees in the future. I introduced a new
fixed asset register which allows accurate depreciation each month and assists with write offs when required. I registered for, and completed, Gift Aid submissions. Our
audit this year was completed timeously and our final figures passed without adjustment.
The School Bus Service was brought in-house at the beginning of September 2019. I
created a new booking and bus register system, initiated the Transport Policy and compiled Parent and the Staff Bus Handbooks as well as recruiting and training School
Bus Service staff and line-managing nine members of staff.
I had oversight of the HR and payroll functions and of the Single Central Register and assisted with the revision of the School's Recruitment policy.
Teaching, Audit, Training, Cash Flow, Management, Finance, Service, Recruitment, Revision, Booking, Audit, Forecast
2016 - 2018
job
School Business Manager
Laleham Lea School.
Laleham Lea School is an independent Catholic Preparatory School for girls & boys
aged 3 to 11 in Purley, Surrey
POSITION: School Business Manager
As the School's Bursar I worked closely with the Head Teacher and Board of Governors. I was accountable for the effective conduct of the School's financial
affairs and operational business management including risk, compliance and estates. My portfolio included budgeting, financial management, estates
management, human resources, risk and health & safety, IT & data protection, and all aspects of legal, regulatory and school inspection compliance. I worked
frequently between high-level strategy and operational delivery, leading a small and diverse workforce.
Whilst I was at Laleham Lea School we passed the Regulatory Compliance
Inspection in May 2017. I was responsible for the refurbishment of extensive areas of the School, restructuring of the income stream for the Nursery School and guided
the School through the GDPR regulatory changes. Management reporting and
budgeting were greatly enhanced.
aged 3 to 11 in Purley, Surrey
POSITION: School Business Manager
As the School's Bursar I worked closely with the Head Teacher and Board of Governors. I was accountable for the effective conduct of the School's financial
affairs and operational business management including risk, compliance and estates. My portfolio included budgeting, financial management, estates
management, human resources, risk and health & safety, IT & data protection, and all aspects of legal, regulatory and school inspection compliance. I worked
frequently between high-level strategy and operational delivery, leading a small and diverse workforce.
Whilst I was at Laleham Lea School we passed the Regulatory Compliance
Inspection in May 2017. I was responsible for the refurbishment of extensive areas of the School, restructuring of the income stream for the Nursery School and guided
the School through the GDPR regulatory changes. Management reporting and
budgeting were greatly enhanced.
Business Management, Human Resources, GDpr, Management, Data protection, Compliance, It, Safety, Management Reporting, Regulatory, Health, Manager
2014 - 2015
job
Project Manager - Cash Systems
Grandmark International (Pty) Ltd.
Grandmark is a privately-owned wholesaler and retailer of automotive parts, with 14
branches throughout South Africa, employing over 1000 staff
POSITION: Project Manager - Cash Systems (POS) (Reporting to CFO)
• Examined and reported on cashbook and retail systems, petty cash and bank
reconciliations with a view to resolving material anomalies in the balance sheet
and lengthy data capture and reconciliation processes
• Performed detailed and complex bank reconciliations including foreign currency
accounts
• Implemented a POS system in 14 branches, trained staff on cashbook functions
and reconciliations
• Findings of the report were materially resolved within 5 months, using resources
identified within the company and coming in within the budget allocation
branches throughout South Africa, employing over 1000 staff
POSITION: Project Manager - Cash Systems (POS) (Reporting to CFO)
• Examined and reported on cashbook and retail systems, petty cash and bank
reconciliations with a view to resolving material anomalies in the balance sheet
and lengthy data capture and reconciliation processes
• Performed detailed and complex bank reconciliations including foreign currency
accounts
• Implemented a POS system in 14 branches, trained staff on cashbook functions
and reconciliations
• Findings of the report were materially resolved within 5 months, using resources
identified within the company and coming in within the budget allocation
Project Manager, Retail, Budget, Pos, CFO, Processes, Manager
2009 - 2014
job
Finance Manager
Dainfern College.
Dainfern College is a private co-educational school from Reception to 6th form with
1200 pupils and 120 staff members
POSITION: Finance Manager
• Introduced a creditors system and preferred suppliers list and managed the AP
processes in their entirety, including signing off payments
• Redesigned the general ledger for enhanced reporting
• Managed a team of four, set KPIs, wrote job descriptions, staff development
• Assessed software programs and project managed the implementation of new
finance software and new fixed assets software for the finance department
• Worked in detail on alternative methods of financing the school which resulted in a
long-term phasing out of expensive funding liabilities, implemented 2013
• Worked with the management team and Board to establish the school's financial
strategic imperatives
• Managed the AR processes, including credit checks, billing, receipting, collections
• Performed cashbook reconciliations
• General ledger functions, including provisions and accruals, depreciation and fixed assets, and ledger reconciliations
• Cash flow management and reporting on a monthly basis
• Budgets - annual compilation including establishing school fees for the next year
and monthly variance reporting, dealing with non-finance staff on a daily basis
• VAT and other statutory returns, until the company was deregistered for VAT
• Inter-company accounts
• Took minutes, organised meetings, various company secretarial work
1200 pupils and 120 staff members
POSITION: Finance Manager
• Introduced a creditors system and preferred suppliers list and managed the AP
processes in their entirety, including signing off payments
• Redesigned the general ledger for enhanced reporting
• Managed a team of four, set KPIs, wrote job descriptions, staff development
• Assessed software programs and project managed the implementation of new
finance software and new fixed assets software for the finance department
• Worked in detail on alternative methods of financing the school which resulted in a
long-term phasing out of expensive funding liabilities, implemented 2013
• Worked with the management team and Board to establish the school's financial
strategic imperatives
• Managed the AR processes, including credit checks, billing, receipting, collections
• Performed cashbook reconciliations
• General ledger functions, including provisions and accruals, depreciation and fixed assets, and ledger reconciliations
• Cash flow management and reporting on a monthly basis
• Budgets - annual compilation including establishing school fees for the next year
and monthly variance reporting, dealing with non-finance staff on a daily basis
• VAT and other statutory returns, until the company was deregistered for VAT
• Inter-company accounts
• Took minutes, organised meetings, various company secretarial work
Management, Finance, Reception, Implementation, Development, Software, Detail, Processes, Manager
2006 - 2009
job
Finance Manager
Qwila Air (Pty) Ltd.
Qwila Air is a contract aviation company, leasing aircraft to the ICRC, MSF and WFP, which employs around 100 staff including pilots and engineers
POSITION: Finance Manager (Reporting to CFO)
• Administered a very tight cash flow situation and implemented a system to plan
incoming funds and outgoing funds on a creditor by creditor and part by part basis
to ensure we were able to use our limited cash resources to the best advantage
• Implemented stock administration procedures on a daily basis, regular stock
reconciliations, and stock-taking procedures on an annual basis
• Prepared VAT returns and reconciled the VAT ledger account
• Managed a team of four staff dealing with creditors and cashbooks
• Performed foreign currency cashbook reconciliations
• Invoiced foreign debtors
• Maintained management accounting on a contract by contract basis watching for
breakeven pressures
• Signed off the payroll, and stood in for the payroll function, including foreign
currency payments to pilots and engineers
• Documented and designed job card procedures to ensure accurate recoveries
• Insurance claims for aircraft accidents
• Complex credit card reconciliations
• Accounts to balance sheet including provisions, accruals, reconciliations, fixed
assets and depreciation
POSITION: Finance Manager (Reporting to CFO)
• Administered a very tight cash flow situation and implemented a system to plan
incoming funds and outgoing funds on a creditor by creditor and part by part basis
to ensure we were able to use our limited cash resources to the best advantage
• Implemented stock administration procedures on a daily basis, regular stock
reconciliations, and stock-taking procedures on an annual basis
• Prepared VAT returns and reconciled the VAT ledger account
• Managed a team of four staff dealing with creditors and cashbooks
• Performed foreign currency cashbook reconciliations
• Invoiced foreign debtors
• Maintained management accounting on a contract by contract basis watching for
breakeven pressures
• Signed off the payroll, and stood in for the payroll function, including foreign
currency payments to pilots and engineers
• Documented and designed job card procedures to ensure accurate recoveries
• Insurance claims for aircraft accidents
• Complex credit card reconciliations
• Accounts to balance sheet including provisions, accruals, reconciliations, fixed
assets and depreciation
Administration, Management, Finance, CFO, Insurance, Manager
My education
Chartered Institute of Company Secretaries Harare Polytechnic
Unspecified, Harare Polytechnic
Unspecified, Harare Polytechnic
FDR High School
Secondary, Accounting & Economics
Secondary, Accounting & Economics
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