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Richard in a few words
I offer all the normal accounting services - bookkeeping, accounting, payroll, advisory (phew). It’s not WHAT we do that makes us different, it’s HOW we do it.
Other accountants will bang on about cloud-based accounting (Xero, QB, Sage and the like) but that’s just providing rigour through systems (we do that too by the way). But we like to get our hands dirty and to really interrogate your business. And that means rolling up our sleeves and getting personal.
Experience
- Peer Accounting LtdConsultantCONSULTING & AUDITSNovember 2020 - Today (4 years and 2 months)
- Magicman LtdHead of FinanceREAL ESTATEMarch 2020 - October 2020 (8 months)Portslade, England, United Kingdom• Supervised clean-up of accounts which were in a deplorable state for 18 months - successfully completed over a 3-month period• Implemented best practice controls and proper balance sheet reconciliations• Re-organised and motivated finance team under difficult Covid-19 circumstancesAS CFO/Head of Finance:• Arranged additional financing for working capital requirements during the viral pandemic• Management accounts were non-existent. Set up Board Pack and delivered within 8 working days of month end• Advised owner/director on cash flow implications in foreseeable future• Set about defining true margins/turnover needed to break even on a cash basis and identified key cost saving areas for the Board to examine closely• Managed payroll function and outsourced the activity for a better professional outcome
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