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CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DETAILS
Full Name: David Pearson
Address: 42 Longridge
Sittingbourne
Kent
United Kingdom
Telephone 07734 009818 (Mobile)
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
AAT
2003-Present
AAT Advanced Stage
Gordon School
2002
9 GCSE’s Including English & Mathematics
COMPUTER SKILLS
MS Office: Microsoft Word and Excel.
Accounting systems: Sun& Vision; Smartscan, Eyeshare, Shipnet , Opera Accounts and Navision.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Capespan
Commercial Finance Assistant 07/11/2016 – Present
 Prepare/check weekly P&L - complete/monitor follow-up actions, reconcile to BI;
 BI - report & investigate, ensure data complete & correct;
 Monitor packing KPI’s, explain variances and address queries;
 Provide insightful information, particularly on packing operation to challenge cost-effectiveness;
 Claims tracker - ensure up-to-date, particularly at month-end;
 Analyse trends and support team with 'what-if' scenarios to ensure most cost-effective solution
implemented;
 Identify & implement cost saving opportunities (packaging, packing, transport);
 Ensure currency hedged where/when appropriate;
 Prepare budgets and forecasts and prepare variance analysis for discussion;
 Tenders - validate calculations and ensure completeness;
 Act as interface on financial, invoice and supplier queries;
 Document processes;
 Other adhoc duties as reasonably required.
Purchase Ledger Clerk 21/08/2016 – 07/11/2016
 Statement Recs
 Purchase Invoice processing
Jan 2005 to April 2016
“K” Line (Europe) Limited
Accounts Supervisor - Accounting Department
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 Supervising two junior employees - checking journals and payments
 Month End closing journals
 VAT Returns
 Start to finish processing of Partnership joint venture and producing P&L and balance sheets
 Answering questions regarding the accounts
 Cash Flow for two companies
 Year End audit work and liaising with Auditors
 Inter company reconciliations
 Assisting with introduction to new systems
 OPEX Reporting to Owners
 Recharge invoices
 Project work as and when required
 Month end reporting and various analysis with details
“K” Line (Europe) Limited
Accounts Co-ordinator - Accounting Department
 Responsible for purchase ledgers (three companies), registering, coding and posting invoices daily
 Responsible for Staff expenses checking and posting
 Responsible for making BACS and CHAPS payments to suppliers and staffs on weekly basis
 Issuing sales invoices and performing credit control when necessary
 Arrange foreign payment through on-line payment system when it is required
 Bank reconciliations at month end for UK Head office, GBP, EUR, USD and JPY accounts
 Responsible for exchange difference and revaluations of foreign payments and currency accounts
 Liaison with suppliers, customers and banks on daily basis
 Maintain cash forecast for UK head office
 Monthly inter-company recharge, invoicing and settlements
 Monthly and quarterly creditors’, debtors and Agents reconciliation
 Credit Card reconciliations across the Group Companies
 Accruals and Prepayments (Month End Journal)
 Arranging Advance Funds and Reports Monthly
 Banking and petty cash handling
Sept 2003 to Dec 2004
Greenwich Direct (Direct Marketing)
Accounts Assistant
 Responsible for sales ledger, issuing invoices, posting receipts and allocation in the account
 Stock reconciliations
 Liaison with customers, chasing payments
 Responsible for 10 agents’ sales accounts, and acting as main contact for them
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 Banking
 Other office duties when necessary
Sept 2002 to Sept 2003
Frame Works ( Fresh Creative- Advertising)
Accounts Junior (Part-time)
Main Responsibilities
 Responsible for purchase ledger, i.e. registering, coding and posting invoices on daily basis
 Assisting in VAT returns
 Monitoring and calculating sale commission
 Banking and petty cash handling
 Bank reconciliation
 Other general administration duties
REFERENCES
On request
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