Anita Burke

• Process weekly payroll for over 100 employees using Sage Payroll, ensuring accuracy and compliance with tax and statutory requirements.
• Maintain accurate records of annual leave and sick pay while providing support for employee queries and HR related issues.
• Perform daily bank reconciliations across multiple accounts, including invoice financing and multi-currency accounts (EUR, GBP, USD)
• Manage accounts receivable, actively chasing trade debtors to ensure timely collection of outstanding balances.
• Manage accounts payable, ensuring suppliers are paid accurately and on time.
• Complete month-end close processes for sales and purchase ledgers.
• Prepare and post monthly general ledger journals
• Filing of VAT, PAYE, Vies and Intrastat returns accurately and on time.
• Support the set up of employee pension schemes and submit monthly contribution reports to providers.
• Assist external accountants with year end accounts and audit requirements.

This role included a vast portfolio of my own clients which I maintained monthly.

This consisted of;

• Monthly bank and credit card reconciliations
• Updating monthly journals on the clients software
• Reviewing and submission of VAT returns in advance of deadlines
• Regular contact with my clients throughout the month to discuss any queries
• Preparation and review of monthly management reports to track performance.

Other work included the preparation of annual accounts for submission to HMRC. Liaising with clients to request any missing paperwork or any queries. Ensuring accounts are compliant to HMRC accounting standards, making sure profits are accurate and tax is mitigated as far as possible.

• Preparation of completion statements ahead of house sales and purchases for the week.
• Constant observation of the client account to account for any monies received in order to transfer onwards to complete the selling or purchasing chain.
• Ensuring payments are moved timely and accurately
• Maintaining the trade debtors and trade creditors
• Bank reconciliations

• Completed daily and monthly bank reconciliations and noted any discrepancies.
• Helped with preparation of management accounts and end-month duties.
• Met deadlines by managing workload independently.
• Input sales, purchase and cash transactions.
• Reconciled all company accounts, including credit cards and expenses.