Monica Atkinson
| Name | Monica Atkinson |
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| Suffix | Bsc (Hons), AATQB, CMI, Dip |
| Biography | I have already had a long career working in Special Educational Needs but last year decided to leave my role as Regional Director and retrain in Bookkeeping to specialise in farming. I come from a family of farmers and have two young children, I recently moved back to the family farm, where I am involved with the commercial development of the farm. <br /> <br /> I work 2 days a week for a farm doing their bookkeeping and farm administration, which I love. I am looking for 1-2 days a week, ideally where I can do a lot of the work remotely.<br /> <br /> I have set up my own successful glamping business (Rolling Fields Glamping), which I handed over to my sister when I was promoted to Regional Director. This gave me a great insight into running a business and what this entails. <br /> <br /> I have a degree and various other qualifications, including a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management.<br /> <br /> I am really excited about this new direction and look forward to working with farmers, to enable them to have more time with their families too, by hopefully relieving some of the pressures of paperwork. I am hard working, conscientious and have great organisational, communication and time management skills. |
| Specialism | I have completed the AAT Level 2 and Level 3 in Advanced Bookkeeping and am a Licensed AAT Associate Bookkeeping Member.<br /> <br /> I have completed the IAgSA courses in Farm Administration, Farm Financial Record Keeping and Farm Financial Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting.<br /> <br /> I have also Xero Professional Certified. |
| Software | Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint.<br /> Xero Professional Certified.<br /> Quickbooks, Summit, Farmplan - I have some understanding of. |
| Home | 07874307068 |
| County | Oxfordshire |
| Looking For Work | I am currently available for work |
| Employment Status | Employed Part Time |
| Contact Member |
- Bookkeeping
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Bank reconciliations - Manual
Creating Cash Flow/Budgets/Forecasting & Financial Reporting using Excel/Manual
Use of Accounting Software
Understanding of Double-Entry Bookkeeping
Fixed asset register & depreciation
VAT preparation & submission using MTD compliant software (including bridging tools)
Wages incl. use of software, Auto-enrolment, working time directive and National Minimum Wage & Personnel records
Undertaken AML Training
Single Entry Cash Book
Advanced book keeping
Basic book keeping & Invoicing
Management of Accounts and Analysis Reports
Tax Returns
Bank Reconciliations - computerised (Software)
Creating Cash Flow/Budgets/Forecasting & Financial Reporting using accounting software
Understanding of cashflow and financially reporting - using computerised software
Understanding of double entry bookkeeping (manual) including T accounts
Understanding of double entry bookkeeping (software trained)
Use of cloud-based accounting software
Setting up of new software inc. recognition of VAT codes for differing nominals and that software companies set up needs checking
Use of AI tools and limitations
Hold an AML licence
MTD quarterly returns (from April 2026)
Payroll - Cloud
Cloud based Accounting Packages
- Agriculture/Horticulture
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Annual Census or similar
Environmental And Funding schemes
Health & Safety, Risk Assessments and statutory records
SFI
Grants and Subsidies - inc Environmental Schemes - England
- Other Administration and Business Skills/Experience
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Microsoft Office - Word
Microsoft Office - Excel
Database set up and use
Website Management
Social Media
Diary and filing systems
Staff Management
Communication - use of email, and virtual meeting software eg Zoom or Microsoft Teams
Cloud document storage / management systems eg Dropbox , OneDrive, Sharepoint
GDPR & Data Protection
External Communication inc. written correspondence, telephone manner/first impressions
Time Management
Decision making, problem solving, assertiveness
Negotiating, Listening & Communication Skills
Customer relations, networking, team building
Marketing & Publicity
Conflict Management
Quick Book Accounts
Estate Management / Property Rentals
Office / Secretarial Administration
Xero Accounts
Cyber Security awareness
Business ethics
Data Extraction Skills - eg Apron, Hubdoc, Dext
Word Processing software eg Word, Apple Pages
Spreadsheet Processing software eg Excel, Google Sheets