PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
	
Public Practice
1987-1990 Spain Brothers & Co. Chartered Accountants (Maidstone)
Temporary Contracts: 1990 Halpern & Woolf, 1991 Hacker Young & 1992 Martin Bruno	

Progressed from a junior position to handling major assignments
·	Dealing with all aspects of the work commonly undertaken by general practice firms, including 
*	general accounting (bookkeeping and financial report preparation)
*	audit of limited companies
*	taxation (both personal and corporate) 
*	statutory duties (share issues & register maintenance)
*	VAT & other tax returns
·	Taking responsibility for my work at an early stage
·	Working as part of  audit teams on the larger assignments
·	Making use of various software packages, including Auditman, Taxman and Taxsoft.
	
Tourism
1993 - Melton Borough Council

At the end of the post-graduate course, there was a short work placement in the tourism industry. I gained a place with Melton Borough Council, with the view of designing a self-guided walk leaflet for the town of Melton Mowbray.

This was entirely my own project and I undertook:
*	the writing of the historical and factual dialogue that would be included in the leaflet. 
*	the design of the booklet
*	the layout of the route
*	the layout of the contents of the booklet
*	the selection of the pictures
*	the commission of drawing of lost structures
*	the photographing of existing sites of interest

This project required very detailed planning, especially given the limited time-scale within which I had to complete the task and co-ordinate with various interested parties and the publishers.
	
Teaching
1996 - RSA Bookkeeping (Stages 1&2)

Taught at an adult education centre classes covering basic bookkeeping to RSA levels 1 and 2, which was followed by exams. All my students achieved a thorough understanding of manual double entry bookkeeping and the exam results were superior to previous years.	

Hobbies & Interests
	
Hobbies	Swim & play tennis regularly
Enjoy both horse riding & skiing
(but need more practice at both)
Visit the theatre & cinema regularly	Interests	Avid follower of  new generation “Star Trek”
Amateur expert on mobile phones & other gadgets
Published on the Internet (http://welcome.to/my_cv)	

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS
	
29 January 1994
(Date Awarded)		Post-Graduate Diploma in Tourism & Management
The University of Derby

Six month course covering management issues related to the tourism industry, followed by a six week placement in the tourism sector with Melton Borough Council, where I produced a self-guided walk leaflet for Melton Mowbray, as detailed above.
	
1  December 1990
(Date Admitted)		Associated Chartered Accountant
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales

Admitted to the membership after successfully passing both sets of the Institute’s Professional Examinations:
PE1 November 1988
PE2 July 1990
	
7 July 1987
(Date Awarded)		BA (Hons) Accountancy Studies
The Polytechnic, Huddersfield

Awarded a 2(ii) degree after completing a 3 year full-time course, including a final year dissertation, which examined the implications of information technology on an accountancy degree course and the profession in general (based on the level of technology in 1986)

WORK SKILLS
	
INTER-PERSONAL SKILLS		Working with various levels of management and staff. Controlling group situations, as well as working as a team member. Dealing with enquiries from sections of both local and national government; and the general public.
	
COMMUNICATION		Excellent verbal and written forms. With various levels of the organisation, outside bodies and the general public. Formal and informal reports, both in the forms of presentations and written.
	
LEADERSHIP		Experienced at dealing with change in the section and organisation. Used to "thinking on my feet", solving problems as and when they occur. This is best avoided, by careful forward planning and clear communication 
	
INITIATIVE		Logical and methodical mind, I analyse problems without limiting the number of possible solutions
	
ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS		Often the “Co-ordinator” as well as the “Mediator”; collating and routing ideas around the teams, supplementing them where necessary
	
 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY		Open to different computer systems and applications. Requiring the minimum of formal training and become accustomed very quickly to new packages. Experience of both Windows and Apple user interface.

Word Processing & DTP: Word, WordPerfect, PageMaker & other  packages
Spreadsheets: QuattroPro, Excel & other similar  packages

PUBLIC PRACTICE EXPERIENCE 

1987-1990 - Spain Brothers & Co Chartered Accountants (Maidstone) 

Undertook my professional training with the large provisional firm, based in Maidstone and worked in other offices throughout Kent. A period of three years of work experience is a requirement of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales, during which you train to take the professional exams of the Institute. This firm was general practice and benefited from having a separate tax department. 

1990 - Halpern & Woolf Chartered Accountants (Oxford) 

Assistant to manager, concentrated on audit and accounts preparation. Involved management of two junior staff. Deputised for tax manager in providing scripts to the local radio station for their financial bulletin. 

1991 - Hacker Young Chartered Accountants (Nottingham) 

Senior position, working in all areas (audit, account and taxation). Assisted partner with a fraud investigation. Taught work colleagues how to use Auditman software. 

1992 - Martin Bruno Certified Accountant (Chesterfield) 

PA to accountant, dealing with all aspects of general practice work. Primary role was to computerise the tax return completion and production. 

Employment Sought

As permanent or temporary staff

In a company, charity or government body (either local, state or national)

Duties in the areas of:

•	Data Entry
	
•	Finance

•	Computer Help Desk

With be available for work in Melbourne from 25th October 1999