What I Can Do For You
I am committed to using my financial skills to help ensure that important stories are told around the world. I am highly-dependable, hard-working, and have a good sense of humour, supporting colleagues and customers through the most stressful of moments.
Management accounts
Preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financials, in multiple currencies; translating financial information for non-numeric people and reviewing and presenting to the board.
Budgets
Preparation and review of project budgets and company budgets, as well as regular cost-control and review of actuals. Investigation of variances; untangling budgetary issues; problem solving; clearing-up confusion.
Reporting
Preparation of finance reports for funders. For projects with multiple funders, this includes adapting reports to meet the different sets of contractual requirements and reporting timelines for each funder.
Bookkeeping
Managing day to day banking activities; preparing invoices and processing payments; maintaining and balancing the general ledger, ap ledger and receivables ledger; preparing financial statements (balance sheet, income and cash flow).
Leadership and training
Mentoring; training on accounting software, excel, time and expenses recording systems.
Auditors
Liaising with auditors on year-end accounts; preparing support documentation as required; answering queries.
Testimonials
“Want a steady and experienced hand managing the ££s? Karen is your person without doubt!”
Jo Harding
Social Mobility Strategist
“Karen helped us untangle the 'fiscal chaos' of providing budgets to every funder using their fiscal timelines. It was making my head spin to rethink our budgeting, and she made it all make sense!.”
Naomi Walker
Global Impact Producers Assembly
"Possibly the most patient human I have worked with and a champion of international accounts, no doubt!"
Shannon Thomas
Media Impact Funders