Pauline Shields | Consultant
p.shields@fpmca.com
Consultancy
Background
Oct 2007 - Joined FPM Accountants LLP as consultant
Oct 2004 - Aug 2007 - Joined Mentor Economic Developments Ltd, as a full-time Assistant Consultant
Mar 2004 - Oct 2004 - Joined Abbey National, Newry as Customer Manager
July 2001 - July 2002 - Mentor Economic Developments Ltd, Newry on Industrial Placement
2000 - 2003 - HND Business and Related Studies with CIS, University of Ulster Jordanstown
Other Current Positions
- Player and committee member of St. Patrick's Ladies GAC and Camogie Club, Cullyhanna
Relevant Experience
Evaluations:
- Evaluation of Strabane Gateway to Sport Project
- Evaluation of Tradenet
- Evaluation of Ballymena Pre-Community Business Programme
- Evaluation of Donegal County Enterprise Boards Business Information Service
- Evaluation of Omagh Business Forum
- Evaluation of Praxis Care Group
- Evaluation of Newry and Mourne Leader ICT Programme and EnterpriseAwareness Programme
- Evaluation of town park for Monaghan Town Council
- Evaluation of NISE
- Evaluation of Tradenet
- Evaluation of Ballymena Community Forum
- Evaluation for Farney Community Information and Resource Centre
- Evaluation for Mullagmatt/Cortolvin Community Development Resource Centre
- Evaluation of CASA
- Final Evaluation of East Border Region ‘Promoting Pride in our Rural Villages Programme’
- Evaluation of East Border Region Tourism Marketing Project
- Final Evaluation of the ‘Women in Rural Areas and Investment Project (WRAISE)
- Interim and final evaluation of Greenshoots ‘Border Innovation Gateway Programme’
- Evaluation of the Cross Border Aquaculture Initiative
Audit & Accounts Preparation
- Lead Relationship Manager for a range of clients.
- Planning, preparation, execution and completion of financial audits for statutory purposes.
- Audit Supervisor on a wide range of assignments such as:
- Manufacturing Companies
- Motor Dealerships and Garages
- Retail Companies
- Newsagents
- Pharmacy’s
- Haulage Companies
- Solicitors
- Various other types of businesses
- Reporting and liasing with group auditors, to ensure that all issues identified are communicated to them within the given deadline.
- Supervision of staff and reviewing their work to ensure that all tasks assigned to them are completed on a timely basis.
- Evaluating and testing organisations key operations and controls and recommending improvements.
- Compilation of annual and other financial statements for indigenous owner – managed businesses and a variety of large professional enterprises.
- Preparation of monthly and quarterly management accounts and with associated variance and analytical review to complement the existing management information system.
Taxation:
- Calculation and submission of Corporation Tax notes and computations.
- Calculation and submission of directors, sole traders and partnerships income tax submissions.
- Calculation of capital gains tax computations.
- Reporting to group auditor on taxation issues.
- Review of financial records prior to revenue audit, attendance at revenue audit, dealing with various matters arising and negotiation of final settlement with Revenue Officers.
Other:
- Secondment to fulfil the role of a financial controller which involved full responsibility for the entire finance function of the company.
- Preparation and submission of abridged financial statements together with annual returns for filing to the Companies Registration Office.
- Specific knowledge of software applications such as Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Powerpoint, Sage Taxsoft, Sage Line 50, Sage Accounts Production, Sage Payroll, Sage Winforecast Access Accounts, M.Y.O.B., Finax Professional and TAS Books.
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