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Julia Kate
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Mitcham, United Kingdom
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English
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Polish
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My experience
2017 - ?
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Financial Controller at Black
Blonde International Ltd.
Music Industry - financial analysis, quarterly management account, £1.5 million turnover
• Overseeing all aspects of financial controls in the business and personal matters
• Producing quarterly management accounts
• Preparing and filing VAT returns
• Liaising with UK and US consultants and preparing tax compliance (Sales taxes, Corporation taxes, Employee taxes, Withholding taxes)
• Processing all digital payments and sales invoices
• Overseeing the Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions
• Ensuring multicurrency sales invoices are accurate (including Royalties & Advances)
• Providing weekly key information and cash flow forecasts
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Intercompany reconciliation
• Assisting with the preparation of financial statement and providing relevant analysis
• Setting up new accounting software and data transfer
• Overseeing and renewing insurance cover for employees, equipment and premises along with managing matters
relating to other types of insurance and property
• Entering into contractual agreements with suppliers and customers
• Recruiting, managing and motivating finance team
• Providing support to the business and ad hoc reporting
• Reviewing existing business models
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Transformation of the finance function and introduction of KPI
• Centralised all finances (personal & business)
• Overseeing all aspects of financial controls in the business and personal matters
• Producing quarterly management accounts
• Preparing and filing VAT returns
• Liaising with UK and US consultants and preparing tax compliance (Sales taxes, Corporation taxes, Employee taxes, Withholding taxes)
• Processing all digital payments and sales invoices
• Overseeing the Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions
• Ensuring multicurrency sales invoices are accurate (including Royalties & Advances)
• Providing weekly key information and cash flow forecasts
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Intercompany reconciliation
• Assisting with the preparation of financial statement and providing relevant analysis
• Setting up new accounting software and data transfer
• Overseeing and renewing insurance cover for employees, equipment and premises along with managing matters
relating to other types of insurance and property
• Entering into contractual agreements with suppliers and customers
• Recruiting, managing and motivating finance team
• Providing support to the business and ad hoc reporting
• Reviewing existing business models
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Transformation of the finance function and introduction of KPI
• Centralised all finances (personal & business)
Forecasting, Finance, Management, Sales, Compliance, Transformation, Support, Insurance, KPI, Music, Software, Processing, UP
2014 - 2017
job
Senior Management Accountant
Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment Ltd.
Film Distribution - responsible for budgeting, financial modelling, month end reconciliation, £9 million turnover
• Producing monthly management accounts, variance analysis & commentary
• Managing budget and forecasting processes for two companies, including gathering assumptions from each
department manager, system inputting, communication of results back to the business and providing assistance
with initiative requests
• Implementing internal systems and procedures
• Co-ordinating and collating KPI's from department managers
• Producing reconciliations and schedules for the year end file, assist the FD in production of the statutory accounts
and assist and liaise with auditors as required
• Intercompany reconciliation
• Controlling of a royalty reporting, ensuring all client reporting and payment deadlines are met
• Working with the FD on all tax matters (corporation Tax, VAT, withholding tax)
• Managing the payroll ensuring prompt payment of salaries and compliance with PAYE requirements including
annual returns to HMRC
• Assisting the MD with business planning eg business modelling for new investments
• Monthly meetings with all budget holders and assist with cost control, forecasting and annual budgets
• Managing an Accounts Assistants and report to the Finance Director and Managing Director, ensuring they are
completing their work accurately, providing guidance where necessary
• Management/administration of the financial systems
• Carry out ad hoc financial analysis to support business or company requirements
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Introduced financial model to simplify quarterly budgeting
• Producing monthly management accounts, variance analysis & commentary
• Managing budget and forecasting processes for two companies, including gathering assumptions from each
department manager, system inputting, communication of results back to the business and providing assistance
with initiative requests
• Implementing internal systems and procedures
• Co-ordinating and collating KPI's from department managers
• Producing reconciliations and schedules for the year end file, assist the FD in production of the statutory accounts
and assist and liaise with auditors as required
• Intercompany reconciliation
• Controlling of a royalty reporting, ensuring all client reporting and payment deadlines are met
• Working with the FD on all tax matters (corporation Tax, VAT, withholding tax)
• Managing the payroll ensuring prompt payment of salaries and compliance with PAYE requirements including
annual returns to HMRC
• Assisting the MD with business planning eg business modelling for new investments
• Monthly meetings with all budget holders and assist with cost control, forecasting and annual budgets
• Managing an Accounts Assistants and report to the Finance Director and Managing Director, ensuring they are
completing their work accurately, providing guidance where necessary
• Management/administration of the financial systems
• Carry out ad hoc financial analysis to support business or company requirements
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Introduced financial model to simplify quarterly budgeting
Administration, Budget, Forecasting, Controlling, Finance, Management, Movie, Compliance, Support, Accountant, KPI, Production, Processes, Manager
2014 - 2014
job
Management Accountant
NG Bailey Ltd.
Facility Services - responsible for LandSecurities portfolio £9.3 million turnover per annum
• Providing proactive, focused and effective financial support to the finance and operational teams
• Preparing monthly management accounts and commentary for a selection of contracts in line with the reporting
timetable for distribution to the Facilities Services operational and finance teams
• Preparing meaningful, accurate and timely management information relating to contract performance and provide
analysis of results
• Producing month end Financial Report to the Group Managing Director including P&L analysis against budget and forecast, variance analysis and margin improvement
• Assisting and co-ordinating business planning and review process for overhead functional departments and
operational teams, resulting in the delivery of figures that highlight future performance and the assumptions and risks inherent in the compilation of those figures
• Continually improving quality and relevance of management information, ensuring that information produced aids
decision-making and invokes behaviour change
• Building and maintaining strong working relationships with finance and non-finance colleagues and working closely
with them to provide pro-active, focused and effective support and advice to the business
• Assisting in preparation of Functional Overhead Departments monthly analysis
• Proactively examining/reviewing the provision of company management information and making specific
recommendations to simplify the information produced and make it more relevant to the understanding of the company's business
• Monthly variance analysis for Functional Overhead Department and contracts
• Co-ordinating and consolidating the Functional Overhead Department and Accounts Annual Plans and Quarterly
Forecasts
• Assisting and providing guidance in a small number but key monthly balance sheet reconciliations
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Driving cost reduction - implemented and put in place cost controls processes in order to meet budgeted GP
• Variance analysis - more accurate, detailed finance information provided on the monthly basis, this helped
financial and operational decision making
• Providing proactive, focused and effective financial support to the finance and operational teams
• Preparing monthly management accounts and commentary for a selection of contracts in line with the reporting
timetable for distribution to the Facilities Services operational and finance teams
• Preparing meaningful, accurate and timely management information relating to contract performance and provide
analysis of results
• Producing month end Financial Report to the Group Managing Director including P&L analysis against budget and forecast, variance analysis and margin improvement
• Assisting and co-ordinating business planning and review process for overhead functional departments and
operational teams, resulting in the delivery of figures that highlight future performance and the assumptions and risks inherent in the compilation of those figures
• Continually improving quality and relevance of management information, ensuring that information produced aids
decision-making and invokes behaviour change
• Building and maintaining strong working relationships with finance and non-finance colleagues and working closely
with them to provide pro-active, focused and effective support and advice to the business
• Assisting in preparation of Functional Overhead Departments monthly analysis
• Proactively examining/reviewing the provision of company management information and making specific
recommendations to simplify the information produced and make it more relevant to the understanding of the company's business
• Monthly variance analysis for Functional Overhead Department and contracts
• Co-ordinating and consolidating the Functional Overhead Department and Accounts Annual Plans and Quarterly
Forecasts
• Assisting and providing guidance in a small number but key monthly balance sheet reconciliations
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Driving cost reduction - implemented and put in place cost controls processes in order to meet budgeted GP
• Variance analysis - more accurate, detailed finance information provided on the monthly basis, this helped
financial and operational decision making
Budget, Contracts, Finance, Management, It, Support, Accountant, Forecast, Contracts, Processes
2013 - 2014
job
Management Accountant
Twisted Sister Ltd.
Design, Manufacture & Wholesale Of Clothing - £6 milion turnover
Control of all main aspects of management accounting.
• Preparing monthly management accounts and supporting analysis
• Producing monthly cash flow budgets and variance analysis
• Preparing weekly and monthly forecast for received cash
• Preparing various P&L analysis
• Preparing and posting journal entries to the general ledger accounts
• Providing proactive, focused and effective financial support to the sale, operational teams and Managing Director
• Ensuring constant improvement of internal controls within the production of Management Accounts
• Monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Controlling aged debtor and creditors
• Preparing quarterly VAT return reports
• Analysing FX- ensuring the company is not exposed on FX by analysing the sales sheet weekly and having a
weekly meeting with company Managing Director to discuss any FX exposure / concerns.
• Monthly Stock Control
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Reviewed existing budgets and presented a cost effective plan to the team.
Control of all main aspects of management accounting.
• Preparing monthly management accounts and supporting analysis
• Producing monthly cash flow budgets and variance analysis
• Preparing weekly and monthly forecast for received cash
• Preparing various P&L analysis
• Preparing and posting journal entries to the general ledger accounts
• Providing proactive, focused and effective financial support to the sale, operational teams and Managing Director
• Ensuring constant improvement of internal controls within the production of Management Accounts
• Monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Controlling aged debtor and creditors
• Preparing quarterly VAT return reports
• Analysing FX- ensuring the company is not exposed on FX by analysing the sales sheet weekly and having a
weekly meeting with company Managing Director to discuss any FX exposure / concerns.
• Monthly Stock Control
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Reviewed existing budgets and presented a cost effective plan to the team.
Design, Controlling, Management, Sales, Support, Accountant, Production, Wholesale, Forecast
2011 - 2013
job
Project Accountant / Group Financial Controller Assistant
Firefish Ltd.
Market Resarch - £9 milion turnover per annum
A full time position, this job has enabled me to become extremely confident in interacting with clients and colleagues of
different ages and backgrounds and provided me with good insight into the workings of the administrative, financial and
management sectors. I was fully involved in management accounting & project accounting. Key task was to ensure that the operational budgets are strictly maintained, payroll completed, reconciliation and BACS payments. It also included
supervising others; completing VAT returns; assisting in the reconciliation of PAYE.
• Advising Project Managers, regarding contract documents (contract modifications, approvals, and any additional services-related to billing)
• Liaising with departmental Managers in relation to cost and profitability
• Maintaining project-related records
• Preparing and issue of the sales invoices
• Weekly liaisons with Project Managers regarding the financial status of each project
• Management accounts preparation of 3 companies (accrual & deferred income, prepayments, project cost reporting, reconciliation and variance analysis of project costs)
• Assisting Group Financial Controller in the preparation of budgets, forecasting & KPI
• Reviewing weekly time sheets, along with the accounting group
• Prepared and monitored Work in Progress
• Preparing special project analyses for the PMs and directors
• Closing project accounts upon project completion
• Presentation of financial analysis to non-financial managers on a monthly basis
• Checking and reconciliation of monthly revenue and cost
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Reduced the debt significantly - achieved by chasing customers for outstanding debts, resolving invoices issues
and building positive relationships with the customers to ensure future money received within the payment terms
• Learning facilitated amongst the different departments - costs saving procedures and other finance knowledge
shared with other members of the company
A full time position, this job has enabled me to become extremely confident in interacting with clients and colleagues of
different ages and backgrounds and provided me with good insight into the workings of the administrative, financial and
management sectors. I was fully involved in management accounting & project accounting. Key task was to ensure that the operational budgets are strictly maintained, payroll completed, reconciliation and BACS payments. It also included
supervising others; completing VAT returns; assisting in the reconciliation of PAYE.
• Advising Project Managers, regarding contract documents (contract modifications, approvals, and any additional services-related to billing)
• Liaising with departmental Managers in relation to cost and profitability
• Maintaining project-related records
• Preparing and issue of the sales invoices
• Weekly liaisons with Project Managers regarding the financial status of each project
• Management accounts preparation of 3 companies (accrual & deferred income, prepayments, project cost reporting, reconciliation and variance analysis of project costs)
• Assisting Group Financial Controller in the preparation of budgets, forecasting & KPI
• Reviewing weekly time sheets, along with the accounting group
• Prepared and monitored Work in Progress
• Preparing special project analyses for the PMs and directors
• Closing project accounts upon project completion
• Presentation of financial analysis to non-financial managers on a monthly basis
• Checking and reconciliation of monthly revenue and cost
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Reduced the debt significantly - achieved by chasing customers for outstanding debts, resolving invoices issues
and building positive relationships with the customers to ensure future money received within the payment terms
• Learning facilitated amongst the different departments - costs saving procedures and other finance knowledge
shared with other members of the company
Forecasting, Finance, Management, Sales, It, Accountant, KPI, ME
2008 - 2010
job
Accounts and office manager position in very busy and vibrant environment
Accounts Assisatant.
at A.M. Nomikos & Son (UK) Ltd Aug 2008 - Feb 2010
Shipping Company - Accounts and office manager position in very busy and vibrant environment.
• Recording, coding and preparation of supplier invoices & employee expenses
• Preparing supplier payment runs and issue of remittances / statements reconciliations / accounts setup
• Bank Reconciliations, cost analysis and controlling the office budget
• Preparation of VAT returns
• Keeping HR records up to date.
• Organising office events / parties
Personal: Clean driving license
Shipping Company - Accounts and office manager position in very busy and vibrant environment.
• Recording, coding and preparation of supplier invoices & employee expenses
• Preparing supplier payment runs and issue of remittances / statements reconciliations / accounts setup
• Bank Reconciliations, cost analysis and controlling the office budget
• Preparation of VAT returns
• Keeping HR records up to date.
• Organising office events / parties
Personal: Clean driving license
Budget, Controlling, Shipping, Office, Manager, UP
My education
2014
-
?
London School of Business and Finance
MBA, Finance & Management
MBA, Finance & Management
2007
-
2011
Birkbeck University of London
Bachelors, Accounting and Management
Bachelors, Accounting and Management
2000
-
2003
University of Technology in Koszalin
Unspecified, Accounting
Unspecified, Accounting
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