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Curriculum Vitae
Personal details
Mr Joshua Smith Email: joshua.sm[email protected]
Education and membership of professional bodies
1976 – 1979, Warwick University, B.A International Business and Economics, Degree class 2.1
Associate Member, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA),1983
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), 1992
Member of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
Work experience
Financial Controller (Head office) - ABC Furnishings Ltd, Oxford (08/2008 – present)
ABC Furnishings has been trading since1998 and has three offices nationwide. The head office is based
in Oxfordshire and supplies office furnishings to trade, having 25 employees and a £4.3 million turnover
end Q4 2009.
Responsible for the day to day management of financial services including bought ledger, financial
and capital accounting, income, credit control, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and other
financial controls. Treasury management and Trust funds, statutory accounts and audit. Management
of the paymaster function and transaction processing SLA’s. Ensuring all financial statements are
accurate, complete and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and
other industry standards.
Responsible for risk and contingency analysis and identifying areas of potential risk threatening
assets, earning capacity and organisational success.
Setting and meeting targets for organizational growth.
Monthly preparation of financial reports, budgets, cost reports and financial forecasts to aid strategic
decision making. Ensuring all financial data is well documented within the department and all records
are accurate and up to date. In 2007 I introduced a new strategic growth initiative that that increased
ABC Furnishing competitive standing. Profitability was up by 11% and 15% in 2008 and 2009
respectively.
Overseeing a team of ten accounting staff and four financial analysts to ensure their accounting
duties meet organisational objectives.
Working across departments to enable joined up decision making based upon financial data.
Ensuring that the decision makers in the firm understand the financial implications of the missions
they set for their company in a specific period.
Training and coaching accountants for purposes of ensuring that their accounting and analysis duties
are done well.