Kai Ryan
FINANCE · TECHNOLOGY · PEOPLE
Finance & Accounting Professional | ACCA Student | London
Work & Experience
Malcolm Horton & Co Ltd · Full-time
Accounts Assistant
Jul 2025 – Present ·
Gravesend, England, United Kingdom · On-site
Accounts Assistant within a general practice firm serving a varied SME client portfolio across accounting, tax and payroll.
- Preparing clients' bookkeeping, annual accounts, VAT returns, self-assessment tax returns including Making Tax Digital requirements, and payroll.
- Corresponding directly with clients and HMRC via email and telephone, resolving queries and supporting compliance work.
- Building client relationships through direct communication alongside in-person meetings.
- Supported the onboarding of a new payroll colleague through handover documentation, practical guidance and ongoing assistance as she transitioned into the role.
- Designed the firm's new HTML/CSS website as part of its upcoming rebrand, working alongside an external agency.
Qualifications & Development
ACCA
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
ACCA student · expected completion: early 2028
Modules completed:
- FA - Financial Accounting
- BT - Business and Technology
Level 2 Certificate in Accounting
AAT
Aug 2024 – Feb 2025
Distinction
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate
Issued Apr 2024
- Foundations: Data, Data, Everywhere
- Ask Questions to Make Data-Driven Decisions
- Prepare Data for Exploration
- Process Data from Dirty to Clean
- Analyze Data to Answer Questions
- Share Data Through the Art of Visualization
- Google Data Analytics Capstone: Complete a Case Study
TrialTrack