BEAT THAT Interim Bookkeeping & Technical Administration
Email: bookkeeping@beatthat.co.uk
SIMON NORTON RAMSDEN
(Partner)
Accounting (Sage/QuickBooks/MYOB):
· Production of Management accounts: Balances Sheet; Profit & Loss; Job costing
· Management of computerised sales and purchase ledgers, cash and daybooks and monthly analysis.
· Creation of sales invoices and statements and the reconciliation of customer payments and bank accounts.
· Matching and coding of purchase invoices and the payment of suppliers.
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Provision of aged debtor and
creditor reports and the completion of the quarterly vat return.
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Calculating, recording and
maintaining employee expenses and associated cash handling.
· Discounting payments, credit control and setting up client accounts, nominal, product and tax codes.
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On-line banking and payment of
suppliers and staff payroll including Tax and National Insurance payments.
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Problem solving, including the
preparation of accounts for auditors with analysis and breakdowns.
· Provision of accruals, prepayments and depreciation.
Spreadsheet (Excel):
· Created multiple page spreadsheets to integrate and analyse A/P and A/R information.
· Replaced the manual system for determining the utility/premises split costs with a formulated spreadsheet.
· Produced a detailed spreadsheet for the annual reconciliation of debtors and creditors.
· Developed the use of Excel for tax submissions and other regular calculations.
· Produced an annual spreadsheet analysis to assist the year-end audit.
· Designed a double cash spreadsheet replacing an existing manual cash book.
Administration:
· Diary management for two directors.
· Word processing: health & safety documents, method statements, valuations & quotations.
· Database management: customers; suppliers; employees & prospects.
· Desktop publishing: designing in-house forms; time-sheet & job progress charts.
· PowerPoint: company brochure for CD production.
· Mail merge and mail shots.
Achievements:
· Succeeded in setting up a complete office system & accounting package for new business premises.
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Succeeded in bringing several
years’ incomplete records up-to-date.
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Achieved reduced auditing costs
by providing bespoke annual reports and analysis.
· Researched and recommended online banking and vendor payment in order to save time and expenditure.
· Facilitated the winding up and sale of a Limited Company by finalising several years’ incomplete records.
· Created stock control and stock reports using Excel and to ensure office procedures complied with ISO 9002.
Accounting/IT skills:
· Sage Line 50 (Financial Controller), Intuit QuickBooks Pro 2004, MYOB Accounting for Macintosh.
· MS Office Professional 2003 XP: Access; Excel; Outlook; Publisher; PowerPoint & Word.
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Online software programmes:
Oracle; MSL and Business Master (Barclays Bank).
· Windows NT/XP/ME/2000/98.
Education:
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Qualifications:
· B.E.C National Diploma in Business Studies (Grade B awarded in Accounting II).
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GCE Passes: English Language,
Mathematics, Accounting, Economics, English Law, Drama and Theatre Arts.
Employment:
· June 2001 to date Bookkeeper (Self Employed) for clients: A M Print Ltd; Euro Chemist Ltd;
Morgan Hope Industries Ltd; Pennine Plant Services Ltd.
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March 2000 to June 2001 Bookkeeper for A M Print Ltd,
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September 1998 to March 2000 Administrative assignments for
Workforce Recruitment Ltd,
· February 1996 to September 1998 Office Manager/Bookkeeper for CPS Technical Services Ltd, Worcester.