Providing project/contract management solutions to a number of clients.

Managed the reconstruction of the whole of the project costs – liaised with WEFO over the reconstruction of the budgets for the project – designed and implemented new project financial and compliance protocols – provided technical advise on issues pertaining to European Regulations – worked in partnership with the project manager to submit revised versions of the Development Partnership Agreement – conducted mock audits of the partnership members – assisted WEFO in the Article 10 process – overall responsibility for the compliance and financial issues relating to this project

Deputise for the European Operations Manager as and when required - report writing - risk analysis – systems design – project implementation -project management – troubleshooting – lead for WCVA of public procurement – represent the sector at the Social Enterprise Procurement Joint Working Group - statistical reporting– providing advise on all aspects of European Funding including Public Procurement and State Aid –writing applications, submitting claims, and project closure – delivering project management training – delivering policy network events – deliver training on European finance and Audit, including article 10 – participate in various networks including local partnerships – liase with WEFO and the EU – deliver training and provide specialist advice in Eastern European countries including Slovakia, Slovenia and Belgium – facilitating consultation of domestic and European policy

Direct management of the finance team, three direct reports into me –introducing finance policy - providing advice both operational and technical on all issues pertaining to European Funding – systems evaluation and implementation – management of contract income - database design - monthly management reports – management of key relationships with delivery partners– internal audit – project co-ordination – costing of bids – writing service level agreements – training – contract monitoring – systems evaluation – Year and month end processes – Analytical reviews of existing programmes, financial feasibility studies of new ones – Specialist in European Structural Funds – Responsible for 16 European Funded projects – completion & submission of European claims for the Government Office and other funders – writing procedural manuals for contract management

Project implementation – staff training – advising Branch Directors on matters pertaining to finance – deputising for Regional Finance Manager in his absence – signing off cheque runs – cheque signatory (local cheques £1,000.00, national cheques £10,000.00) –produce and analyse monthly management accounts - raising journals – report writing –quarterly analytical reviews for branches and income generation – producing statutory reports – contract monitoring – advising and co-ordinating budgeting – involvement in national projects – year end closedown - reconciliation work– writing financial procedural manuals.

Making year end adjustments – ledger reconciliation’s – bank reconciliation’s – income and expenditure analysis – financial reporting – year end creditors/debtors analysis – maintaining cash book transactions - sales, purchase and general ledger– payroll adjustments – liaising with Branch Director and Regional Finance Manager with regards to financial information – preparing final year end accounts for audit.