Sample Accounting Manager Resume 

Management Accountant - Asset Management – Property Mar 2008 – Jun 2008 

Employed on a temporary basis, but after two days offered a permanent position as Management Accountant. Permanent contract reneged on due to sudden economic downturn. 

Use of Sage 100, and Excel. Management & Financial Accounts for group (four companies), Budgets, Forecasts and Variances, plus payroll, related reporting, journal entry, returns and year-end including P11d’s. 

Successfully updated Sage payroll to run with maximum effect, and set up reporting system. These changes saved time, and maximised time needed to keep up with deadlines. 

Flash forecasting on a weekly basis to BoD. 

Supervision of five staff 

 

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Accounts/ Payroll Manager - Offspec Group Ltd Jan 2004 – Feb 2008 

Construction Industry Supply & Installations 

All aspects of day-to-day accounting, payroll, and management and training of seven accounts staff. 

Training of Accounts Manager for a subsidiary company, who was part ACCA (level 3.2) qualified, but had no practical skills and experience. 

Software used being SMART (bespoke accounting system), Sage Line 50, and Excel 

This company increased its turnover one hundred percent in the last twelve months, growing very quickly, and continuing to do so with constant attention to strategic planning and forecasting for solid growth and performance. 

Responsible for all aspects of the accounting procedures, from ledgers to management accounting, cash flow, and budgetary forecasting and projections, VAT, fleet vehicles 

Management and controls: Management of company pension schemes, payroll for 160 staff, with payment by bacs and all monthly returns. In addition, authorisation of sub-contractors invoices paid fortnightly and direct on-line (CIS) returns. Employee contracts and amendments, and all related HR issues. 

 

 

OTHER EMPLOYMENT 

 

 

Accounting and Bookkeeping - Freelance – Sole Traders & SME’s May 2003 - Dec 2003 

Assistant Accountant - Weybridge Construction Ltd. – Construction May 2003 - Oct 2003 

Group Accountant – The Chapman Group – Hospitality and Hotels Sept 2002 –Apr 2003 

Financial Controller - Qick plc - Corporate sales of computer systems Feb 2002 – Aug 2002 

Company went in to voluntary liquidation in August 2002 

Accounting & Bookkeeping - Freelance - Sole Traders & SME’s Oct 2000 – Jan 2002 

Following the sudden death of my husband, working on a freelance 

basis allowed me to continue my career and support family 

Financial Controller/Office Manager - Alldales Drive Systems Limited Jun 1994 – Sept 2000 

- Building Supplies and Installations 

 

Further Education 

 

Employer In-house Accounts Training – Double Entry Accounting, All ledgers to TB, Management accounts to P&L & BS 

AAT

Association Member - ACCA - Student member due to start study 

Hobbies and Interests 

 

I am sociable, and get along very well with a very mixed, diverse range of people both in my professional and private life. I have several interests, such as badminton, reading, gardening, and family evenings out. 

 

 

 

Full clean U.K. driving licence, and own car. 

Written employer references available on request.