Head of Finance at Steel & Build City The initial position required myself to overlook the finance department as the head of Finance and as a need arose I have been assisting as the acting CEO.
Head of Accounting: Attended to the accounts department heading a staff quotient of 9 employees. Overlooked the functions of payroll, creditors, debtors and banking & cash reconciliations for the company. Prepared the monthly management pack. Reviewed and inspected the bi-monthly VAT returns, monthly PAYE submissions and attended to certain secretarial duties of the company. Prepared the daily cash flow and monthly cash flow projections and analysis. Updated and improved processes over handling of cash through the various stores and the recoupment percentage of cash spent in the course of business. Acting CEO Attended to the day to day operations of the company and the business strategy for the company on a long term basis. Required to make decisions based on actual cash flow and projected figures in order to ensure profitability. Overlooked the buying of stock and monitoring stock levels and rate of sale. To ensure monthly expenses are in line with budgets and to ascertain the viability of reducing these. Tasked with improving staff morale and motivating staff to reach targets and levels required. Performed a risk assessment based on historical & current figures and the overall strategy of the business to ensure that they are within the expectations of the directors. Reporting to the board on the operations and performance of the company and to keep them fully informed. To keep abreast of the current changes in the market and competition for the steel industry. Ran the head office with a staff quotient of 16 employees (excluding the finance department).
