1. 253 McLeod Road, Abbey Wood, London, SE2 0YJ
07889401819/ 07596352306
Email: ocilika@yahoo.com
Celine Okou
Excellent all-rounder with over five years experience in Accounts. I posses a BA (HONS) in Accounting and Accounting Systems and I am Part- Qualified CIMA and Qualified
by experience. My duties whilst working in an Accounting and Finance environment and various other instituitons have provided me with a working knowledge of finance and
management Accounts. (i.e) profit &loss, Balance sheet, budgeting, rent accouting, income and expenditure and balancing.
 Maintained all aspects of Accounts function, bookkeeping, VAT returns, Payroll, Limited Companies Accounts and Taxation, Management Accounts, final
Accounts, incorporating Profit and Loss accounts and balance sheet, Sales ledger, purchase ledger supervision, incorporating matching, coding, prioritising and
raising payments through to preparation of control accounts and month end statement reconciliations.
 Processed in excess of 1200 purchase and 1000 sales invoice a week.
 Completed aged debt analysis and data analysis.
 Proficient in several IT packages including MS Excel, ERP Sage, Sage Line 50, SUN, Quick books, Great Plain and Forte.
Employment History:
Oct 2013 to March 2016 Atout France
Finance and Administrative Manager (UK and Ireland)
• Duties of the role include day to day management accounting and finance, including cash flow, preparation of annual management and financial accounts for the
business, inventory and Accounts closure, monitoring and interpreting cash flow to predict future budgets, preparing forecasts and budgets for the range of
accounts, variance analysis, commentary, dealing with stock and inventory and other ad hoc duties for the UK and Ireland as and when required.
• Lease Management, Contract management (insurance, building services) and equipment purchase.
• Performance indicator interpretation for UK and Ireland, personnel management- monthly payroll, holiday/ absence/ lieu day management, supervision of
personnel and training, responsible for relations with the social security entities.
• Reporting to the group finance director at the headquarters and the managing director and responsible for the day to day running of the finance department
ensuring the accuracy of daily revenue reporting, cash control, AR, AP, expenses management and month end.
• Maintaining accurate accounting records and provides financial reports for the Group under the umbrella of the centralised accounting system ERP Sage.
• Manage preparations of month end closing and all other required management reports and ensure the on-time delivery of all reports.
• Support the finance director to manage relationships departmental heads to ensure excellent service by providing quality input such as the accurate and timely
processing of invoices and payroll transactions.
• Responsible for VAT accounting.
Aug 2010 to Sep 2013 Business Taxation Accountants
Accountant
 Professional Consultants dealing with various companies.
 Dealt with the preparation of accounts for Limited Companies, LLPs, and Sole trading Accounts,
 Supervised all aspects of Sales, credit control, Purchase and Nominal ledgers, for different companies through to month end reconciliation using MS Excel
applications.
 Maintained all aspects of the purchase ledger function, incorporating matching, coding, prioritising and raising payments through to preparation of control
accounts and month end reconciliations
 Dealt with the preparation of month- end accounting and general ledger for all projects including financial statements and reports, monthly bank and investment
account reconciliations, cost centre reporting and analysis, production of financial statements.
 I also dealt with preparation of accounts, such as bookkeeping, budget forecasting, budget management, business plan, cash flow analysis, management
accounts, managed the Fixed Assets register, prepared the quarterly VAT return, Supervised computerised payroll systems, database administration, the PAYE,
NI and carrying to final accounts.
 Prepared routine and ad-hoc Accounts as well as reports for busy teams, providing high standards service, efficiency and reliability, using Sage companies
Accounts, IRIS Final Accounts Software, Excel, Money Soft and CCH software.
Employment History:
Mar 2009 to Aug 2010 Ogilvy and Ogilvie Associates
Assistant Management Accountant

2. My main responsibilities as a Assistant Management Accountant, incude processing Accounts payable invoices including payment runs. Process professional
disbursement invoices and all travel and entertainment invoices. Deal with all the banking requirements including posting to the system. Manage the office petty
cash requirement and assisting fee earners with the opening and operation of joint deposit accounts. Calculating interest due on monies held in client accounts
on an AD HOC and quarterly basis. Assisting in the preparationg of management accounts and budgets including profit and Loss, balance sheet, accruals,
prepayments, reconciliations of capital expenditures.
Mar 08 – mar 09 Family and Parenting Institute
Finance Officer and Sales Ledger Officer
My main responsibilities as a Sales Ledger and credit controller, include proactive credit control of both Uk and overseas customer accounts by sending out
monthly statements, with regular letters, faxes, telephone calls and emails and liaising with invoices raisers, customers and debt collectors to ensure prompt
payment. Basic Bookkeeping Knowledge and liaising with customers and departments to resolve queries. To maintain the intergrity of the customer master file,
including credit checking, setting up new accounts. Preparing reports on overdue debtors and aged debt reporting. To validate requests for credit notes before
issue. Receipts allocation of payments, helping to identify cash and cheque receipts and also preparation of journal. Providing assistance to the Financial
controller in compiling department statistics and reconciliations
The Accounts Payable duties include, to input invoices/ credit notes to Purchase Ledger ensuring that all invoices are fully coded and authorized by relevant
personnel ( Approx 1000 per month). To distribute all invoices received in the post to relevant departments and to liase with all departments and suppliers to
resolve any queries by phone, fax and emails to permit timely payment to ensure continued supply of goods to the company. To process weekly payments to
suppliers by bacs and cheques. To reconcile supplier statements monthly, to open up new supplier accounts and to set up bac and changes details and to check
customer staff expense claims for correct receipts
Aug 07 – Feb 08 Working Ventures UK LTD
Senior Finance Officer
 Collected, prepared and accurately coded Accounts Payable invoices into the external Accounting System. Maintained the Purchase Ledger mechanism and
monitored the use of local and central purchasing commitments to enable cash flow and budget forecasts remained accurate & up to date.
 Maintained the payments, coding and settlement workflow within the Finance team I Assisted the Finance controller with the preparation of monthly and quarterly
management and finance accounts and in analysing expenditure. Vs plans.
 Acted as the primary focal point for staff and supplier enquiries and ensured that external and internal enquires are handled in a timely and polite manner.
Apr 2007 –Aug 2007 Unison
Finance Officer
 Maintained all aspects of Sales, Purchase and Nominal ledgers through to month end reconciliation using Integra applications.
 Maintained all aspects of the purchase ledger function, incorporating matching, coding, prioritising and raising payments through to preparation of control
accounts and month end statement reconciliations. Processed and allocated customers payment, liaised with customers and dealt with internal queries. Liaised
successfully with both financial and non financial staff. Performed other duties as directed by the income team leader.
 Processed on average of 100-120 invoices a day
Jun 2006- Apr 2007 Agilisys Ltd
Purchase Ledger Clerk
 Maintained all aspects of the purchase ledger function within a team of 12, incorporating matching, coding, prioritising and raising payments (Using sun systems)
 Processed on average 120 invoices per day, with values up to £30,000
 Raised payments via automatic transfer using BACS
 Raised ad hoc manual cheques where necessary
 Responsible for reconciling supplier statements
 Gained authorisation for payments
 Inputted details onto ledgers and dealt with invoices miscoding
Aug 2005 – Jun 2006 Personal Catering Ltd
Senior Finance Officer
Medium Multinational catering Company
 Reporting to the Managing Director and the Finance Manager
 Maintained the entire sales ledger function incorporating, invoicing, statements, cash allocation and all associated reconciliation monthly
 Processed in excess of 500 sales invoices per week, with values up to £200,000
 Maintained all aspects of the purchase ledger function comprising, incorporating matching, coding, prioritising and raising payments through to preparation of
control accounts and month end reconciliation
 Processed on average 100 invoices per day
 Raised payments via automatic transfer using BACS
 Raised ad hoc manual cheques where necessary
 Strong bank and ledger reconciliation, expenses, high volume of telephone chasing, aged debt analysis and posting cash to the ledger
 Day to day overseas financial and accounting processes and credit control
 Maintained all aspects of the credit control function incorporating general debt chasing, account opening/vetting and pursuit of debt up to litigation where
necessary
 Reconciled foreign accounts and maintaining sterling and foreign currency computerised ledgers
 Used the spreadsheet and the Sun Accounts system
Feb 2005 – Aug 2005 Islington Council
Finance Officer
 Reporting to the Senior Finance Officer
 Processed purchase orders received from various internal departments
 Applied cheques and invoices to the system, on average 100 a day
 Matched, batched and coded invoices
 Dealt with expense claims and petty cash
 Processed parking fine payments, refund requests using QSP, Excel and Paris accounting software

3.  Telephone based customer service duties
Jun 2004 – Jan 2006 S R Foods Ltd
Management Accounts Assistant
 Maintained all aspects of the General ledger, Sales Ledger and Purchase Ledger incorporating matching, coding, prioritising and raising payments through to
preparation of control accounts and month end reconciliation
 Processed in excess of 600 sales invoices a week, with values up to £60,000
 Dealt with preparation of accounts, such as bookkeeping, budget forecasting, budget management, business planning, cash flow analysis, bank reconciliation,
management accounts, computerised payroll systems, database administration, knowledge of PAYE, NI and carrying to final accounts
 Prepared routine and ad-hoc Accounts as well as reports for busy teams, providing high standards service, efficiency and reliability, using Quick Books
Accounting Software.
Mar 2002 – Jun 2004 Maisanda & Co Accountants
Management Accounts Assistant
 Management Consultants dealing with 150 companies
 Dealt with the preparation of accounts for clients
 Maintained all aspects of Receivable, Payable and Nominal ledgers, for different companies through to month end reconciliation
 Maintained all aspects of the Sales ledger, invoicing, statements, cash allocation and all associated reconciliation monthly
 Processed around 500 sales invoices a week, with values up to £40,000
 Maintained all aspects of the purchase ledger function, incorporating matching, coding, prioritising and raising payments through to preparation of control
accounts and month end reconciliation
 Processed on average 100 invoices a day
 Also assisted with budget forecasting, budget management, business planning, cash flow analysis, management accounts, computerised payroll systems,
database administration, knowledge of PAYE, NI and carrying to final Accounts
 Prepared routine and ad-hoc accounts as well as reports for busy teams, providing high standards service, efficiency and reliability, using in house Software
System Sage Line 50.
Education & Qualification:
2006 CIMA Intermediate Level
2003 London Guildhall University
BA (Hons) Accounting and Accounting Systems
2000 Kingsway College
BTEC National Diploma Business and Finance (Distinction)
GCSEs including Maths and English
Computer Skills: Sage Line 50, ERP Sage, Quick Books, Sun systems, Visual Basic 6 Programming, MS Word, Vision XL, MS Excel
(Intermediate), MS PowerPoint and MS Access, Great Plain, Integra, Aggresso and Forte, Web Design.
Languages: French and English