Tony JOSEPH – BRITISH CITIZEN07981 052 678 – London [Mobile] (+44)0419789 571 – Sydney [Mobile] (+61)

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Jan 11 to date – Residing in Sydney – Awaiting Permanent Residence – Australia

Currently Seeking: Overseas Projects [UK, Australia, NZ & Asia Pacific] I am very interested to hear from you with regards to any International Projects and Contracts. However, my options are open to UK Companies actively looking for a Pro-active, vibrant, fluent & a well experienced MA – Management Accountant for a fixed-term Overseas or UK. My current Remunerations on a Daily Rate is in the region of £300 to £500 per day. (You may do the Dollar conversions to equate the Sterling GBP £)

I will also be very keen to hear from Individuals, Consultants, Charities and Global Corporate in Tax Free regions and who may require corporate business services. I am currently seeking Reconciliations Projects, Accounting Software IT Systems Projects, Media Projects, and Capital Investment Projects off shore regions from "Set-Up" to fully "Operational stage" in these regions.

DATES: EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Jul 10 to Dec 10 Hackney Empire Theatre - (Media-Charity) Statutory - Project Accountant Reporting to Head of Finance (6 months) Planning and Co-ordinating the Year End Statutory tasks around the Audit 09/10 Duties include;

Prepare SOFA ( Statement of Financial Activities ) model for Year End Re-Link the Notes to the SOFA & Balance Sheet with the Trial Balance Compiling various Support Schedules with Back-Up Documents Linking the Support Schedules with Notes 1 to 16 of the SOFA & BS Balance Sheet Reconciliations & Year End Journals

Mar 10 – Jul 10 Action for Blind People – Royal National Institute of the Blind – (Charity) Management Accountant Reporting to Head of Finance and Deputy Head of Finance/Systems (3 months) Main Responsibility – Producing the Monthly Management Accounts for the Charity Duties in the month include;

Planning and Co-ordinating the Year End tasks around the Audit 09/10 timetables set by the Head of finance (HoF) to meet the deadlines in the period(s). Trust & Corporate Income Analysis for 2009/10, Update KPIs & KPOs on website Expenditure Accruals Reconciliations for year end 31st March, 2010. Accrued & Deferred Income Reconciliations for year end 31st March, 2010. Contractual Income Reconciliations for the year end 31st March, 2010. Salary Reconciliations for the year end 31st March, 2010. Preparing the Final OPSTATS {Operating Statements} for Central Resources

[CEO, Partnerships, Director of Development, Director of Operations, Quality, HR, Communications, Facilities Management, ICT, Finance & Director of Finance and Resources].

Review & Upload OPSTATS for the 2 Factories, 3 Resource Centres, 5 Hotels, 2 Residential Housing, Various Regional Action Teams in London & SE, London North & Thames Valley, Birmingham, Solihull, Stoke, Staffordshire, Lancashire, Cumbria, Merseyside, Manchester, York, Humber & NE Coast, North Tyneside, East Midlands, East Anglia, South West England – Exeter, Wessex & Bristol.

Prepare Budgetary Process for 2010/11 – Budget Consolidations 2010/11 Linking the Budgets for the current period from the main Budget work sheets on

excel for each Cost Centre to the Budget Consolidations 2010-11. Budget Phasing 2010-11 for all 61 Cost Centres Preparing SLK Files for Budget Upload on Sage 500 Balance Sheet (Control Account(s)) Reconciliations and Reconciling Journal

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Journals on Accruals, Prepayments, Accrued and Deferred Income, Planned Maintenance, etc

Nov 09 – Feb 10 Private Clients: Production Studio & and You Marketing Ltd – (Multi-Media) Management Accountant

Reporting to the Directors (6 months)

Bank Reconciliations Year End Balance Sheet Reconciliations Project Accounting – Marketing & Advertising Campaigns

Oct 08 - Oct 09 Thomas Pocklington Trust – (Charity)

Management Accountant Reporting to Head of Finance and FD (12 months) Main Responsibility – Producing the Monthly Management Accounts for the TrustDuties in the month include;Planning and Co-ordinating the daily/weekly tasks around the monthly timetables set by the Head of finance (HoF) to meet the deadlines in the period(s). These included Bought Ledger and Sales Ledger Close down for the period,

Payroll cut off times and Nominal Ledger closes down for the period. The Management Accounts usually is delivered on the third Friday of the month

which means the production of the complete package comprising of around 83 work sheets must be completed no later than the Wednesday before.

Tasks involved in the production of the monthly Management Accounts were; Create a new Management Accounts Model by Copying previous period’s Model Linking the Budgets for the current period from the main Budget work sheets on

excel Balance Sheet (Control Account(s)) Reconciliations and Reconciling Journal

Postings Journals on Accruals, Prepayments, Accrued and Deferred Income, Planned

Maintenance, etc 1st Import of the TB and Review of the 1st Draft set of Accounts and ensure no

corruption occurs 2nd Import of the TB and Review of the 2nd Draft set of Accounts to finalise

before distribution Distribution of the monthly Management Accounts Once these Accounts are approved by the FD, he then gets instructions from his

HoF to prepare for distribution.

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This means that he now create separate work books in accordance to the Distribution List where all Centre Managers receive their relevant Management Accounts copied to the Regional Directors and the HO which comprises of Chief Executive, HR, Finance, Admin and Communications are also sent out at the same time via email to the relevant Directors in office.

However, the SOFA ( Statement of Financial Accounts ) which comprises of figures consolidated in accordance to the Charity Regulations are then forwarded to the FD and CEO prior to their meeting with the Trustees and SMT which takes place in the following week.

These reports reflected the YTD and Monthly performances across the Charity consolidating by Region, Individual Centres, and Departments.

Projects such as R & D and Property and various other Investment Projects were also analysed and its status reported. I & E Statements comparing Budgets V Actual were reported with commentary on Variances.

This concludes his duties as the Management Accountant for the Trust.

Dec 07 - Sept 08 Teach First Ltd – (Charity)Accountant

Reporting to FD, CEO and The Finance Committee ( 9 months Project )

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Establishing a plan to clear a 3 months back log of inputs. Recruiting 2 Finance Assistance, Setting up daily, weekly and monthly

procedures on all Financial Operation Processors, Ensuring all month end financial accounting tasks are completed by the Finance Team, Balance Sheet Reconciliations, Extracting a fully reconciled Trial Balance and feeding it through to the Management Accounts package, Producing a full comprehensive Income and Expenditure Statement with Budget V Actual and Balance Sheet, Commenting on its Variances with feed back from Budget Holders/Directors, Providing the Directors and Trustees the LEO (Latest Expected Outcome) on all Income and Expenditure to the year end and assisting the FD in various ad-hoc duties including preparing various finance committee papers for the Trustees.

Packages Used: Sage L50 v13, Sales Force and Excel

Jul 07 - Nov 07 Pasley-Tyler and Co Ltd – (Media)Project Accountant Reporting to the FD and CEO (6 months Project) Set-up Financial Accounting Systems for each of the two companies in the

Group. Establishing Management Reporting structures for each Project in the Group.

Liaise with the Directors and Project Managers and co-ordinate various activities within the Group in line with the major Banks/Clients on Actual and Budgets.

Reconcile and reporting variance analysis to the various Managers both on project site and banks or clients.

Packages Used: Sage L50 v13, Quickbooks and Excel

Oct 06 - Jun 07 Tonic Advertising and Direct Marketing Ltd – (Media)Project Accountant

Reporting to the Directors (9 months Project) Responsible for the financial operations of both the Advertising and Direct

Marketing sectors of the business. Produce monthly Management Accounts, Monitoring the daily Cash Flow,

Reviewing weekly Forecasts on Revenue and Costs for various Campaigns, Provide Profit and Loss statements on various Advertising and DM Projects.

Packages Used: Sage L50 v11 and Excel

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Apr-Sept 06 Just Giving.Com Ltd – (Charity)Project Accountant

Reporting to the CFO, Finance Manager and Financial Controller 6 months contracting with Grainger West Provide Accounting solutions on US Bank Reconciliations and prepare Journals

to correct the positions on various nominal accounts. Balance sheet Reconciliations. Packages Used: Quantiv and Excel

Jul 05-Mar 06 Courtauld Institute of Art – (Media)Project Accountant

Reporting to the Deputy Director of Finance and Finance Director – 9months Contracting with Badenoch and Clarke

Production of month end reports for management, reconcile all bank accounts and various nominal ledgers, monitor and control balances on suspense accounts, ensure the General Ledger balances agree to the Trial Balance, Analysis of the TB by ACTIVITY and ACCOUNT, Reporting activity and performances of various funds managed by the Institute and providing management information to various senior managers on various projects.

Packages Used: Agresso, Sage Line 50 v12, Excel

May-Jun 05 Litchfield Consultants Ltd – (Media-Property Developers)Group Project Accountant

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Reporting to the Directors and Project Managers – 2months Contracting with Charles McKenzie

Set-up Financial Accounting Systems for each of the six companies in the Group. Establishing Management Reporting structures for each Project in the Group. Liaise with the Directors and Project Managers and co-ordinate various activities within the Group in line with the major Banks/Clients on Actuals and Budgets.

Reconcile and reporting variance analysis to the various Managers both on project site and banks or clients.

Packages Used: Sage Accountant Plus Line 50 v11, Win forecast and Job Costing

Sept 04-May 05 The Royal Naval Club – (Charity)Finance Manager

Reporting to the CEO, Management Accountant and Treasurer – 9months Contracting with Accountancy Personnel

Responsible for the daily operations of the Accounts and I.T Systems. Prepare monthly Financial Accounts. Reconcile various Ledgers on the Hotel and Point of Sale Reports that are

generated from the Restaurant, Bar and Hotel Systems on a daily basis. Co-ordinate various operational tasks with the Hotel, Restaurant and Bar

managers to ensure the reporting are accurate and timely. Transfer or post all data onto Sage Line 50 through relevant inter phase systems

or manually postings. Complete all aspects of book keeping and manage the Subscriptions, Payroll and

Sales departments. Packages Used: Sage L50, Lodge Master (Hotel System), Aloha (POS System),

IMIS (Membership Subscription System)

Jun-Sept 04 Geographical Magazine – (Media)Management Accountant

Reporting to Group Financial Controller/Company Secretary, Publishing Director and Board of Directors – 3months Contracting with Hays Accounting

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Prepare monthly Financial Accounts (Profit and Loss and Balance sheet) and transfer the information onto a set of Management Accounts pack on excel. Comparatives against the Actual and the Phase Plan figures (monthly and cumulative) are established.

This creates Variances. Budget and Forecasts for the period are made or reviewed.

This information is further compared to the reports that monitor Subscriptions in terms of Sales and Issue Volumes.

Costing on each monthly Issue of the Geographical Magazine is carefully monitored against the Budgets for Editorial, Production and Marketing.

Advertising Revenue for the Magazine together with the Credit Control and Subscription Revenue are out source.

Responsible for the Accounts Department. Packages Used: Sage L50 , Quick books, Excel and Word April, 2003 to May, 2004 – pfp Publishing Ltd - Accountant Reporting to the Directors and Shareholder – Permanent Contract Provide book keeping to Management Accounting services. Duties include reconciling general ledger accounts to the balance sheet, bank

reconciliation, debtors and creditors reconciliation; prepare royalty statements to Authors, Writers and Editors, production of monthly management accounts with supporting schedules, monthly budget management, cash flow forecasts, job and product costing, VAT Returns, PAYE/NIC submissions, payroll and various ad-hoc duties.

Packages Used: Sage Line 50, MYOB v11 and Sun

Sept 02-Feb 03 Contracting with The Original Soho Book Shop Ltd andMo-Shon Media Ltd – Private Clients – (Media)

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Duties include the above and various other ad-hoc duties. Packages used: MYOB v10 and Sage line 50

Feb-Jul 02 Nursing and Midwifery Council – (Former UKCC) – (Charity)Assistant Accountant

Reporting to the Director, Finance Manager, Technical Analyst and, Internal Auditor - 6months contracting with Lawson Bishop

Duties Include; journal postings, monthly budget management, assist in the monthly management accounts and year end statutory accounts, assist in the implementation and testing of new in house software (WISER), maintaining and updating fixed asset register and various ad-hoc duties.

Packages Used: Sky Add, Great Plains, Sprinter, Wiser, Excel and Word

May 1999-Dec 01 Wotan Technologies Limited – (Multi-Media)Subsidiaries include; The Original Packshot Company and Light Engineering Limited.

Management Accountant and Company Secretary Reporting to the Directors and Shareholders – Permanent Contract Duties Include; daily bank reconciliation, weekly debtors and creditors

reconciliation, reconcile factoring reports, monitor lease finances, produce monthly management accounts, consolidate P and L for the group, balance sheet reporting and forecast for each subsidiary, cash flow forecast and split company budgets, job costing for photography and multimedia projects, company secretary and ad-hoc duties.

Packages Used: MYOB, SAGE FC, Excel and Word

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Apr 1998-Mar 1999 Bell Media Limited – (Multi-Media)Subsidiaries include; BELL Television Ltd. - BELL Radio Ltd. - BELL Multimedia Ltd.

Management Accountant Reporting to the Directors/Shareholders Duties include; producing monthly management accounts, cash flows and

Budgets, sources and application of funds, balance sheet reporting, establish business plans for the appraisal of funds, daily bank reconciliation, weekly debtors and creditors reconciliation, job costing on various TV, radio and multimedia, corporate video and web based projects, compile various financial reports to the auditors, bank, investors and lease financiers, preparing royalty statements to writers, artists, actors/actresses, etc. VAT Returns, and PAYE/NI.

Packages Used: MYOB, Excel and Word

PROFESSIONAL: CIMA Intermediate Level (Advance Diploma in Management Accounting) – P/Q

UNIVERSITY: Thames Valley UniversityAccountancy Foundation Course

SCHOOL: GCE O Levels – 6 Subjects including English and Mathematics

COMPUTER SKILLS: Accounting Systems: Sage Line 50 v13 & Sage Line 500, MYOB v11, AccessDimensions, Sun, SAP, Quick books and AgressoHotel Systems: Room Master and Lodge Master and CentrepointPOS Systems: Aloha Point of Sale for Restaurant and BarIn-house Systems: SkyAdd, Great Plains, Wiser and SprinterOperating Systems: Excel – Intermediate to Advance including Pivot Tables, Word, Outlook, familiar with all Windows versions and various Office/Business software.

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