Experience

Bibendum PLB Group

• United Kingdom
• Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Credit Controller

  • Feb 2019 - Present



E. & J. Gallo Winery

• United States
• Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Credit Controller / Ledger Administrator

  • Feb 2017 - Jan 2019

  ACHIEVEMENTS - Reduced DSO from 60 to 53 days. - Reduced European aged debt from 120 days to 90 days. - Implemented a new process of weekly payment schedules for clients and reduced the DSO. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES - Managed key client accounts including major supermarkets / cash and carry wholesalers on a ledger worth £100m. - Maximised cash collection, reduced debt and minimised risk exposure to the business. - Achieved targets for past due invoices, deductions, credits and last day due invoices. - Ensured that cash received was posted and allocated in a timely and accurate manner on to relevant systems. - Undertook the processing and coding of PL invoices with a high-degree of accuracy. - Implemented processes to shorten the payments period for benefit of the business. - Resolved invoice queries in a timely, professional manner and chased payments successfully. - Raised credit notes and processed BACS payments as required. - Reported directly to the Credit Control Manager and Finance Director. Show less



Corney and Barrow LTD

• United Kingdom
• Beverage Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Credit Controller / Ledger Administrator

  • Mar 2014 - Feb 2017

  ACHIEVEMENTS - Reduced DSO over 90 days and 61-90 days consistently month-on-month. - Improved account opening procedures and devised a new procedure for offsite cash receipts. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES - Held responsibility for management of the sales ledger for Scotland and the North East with a ledger value of £10m. - Resolved account queries through to resolution and performed accurate reconciliations. - Worked closely with the Finance Manager to take appropriate action against outstanding accounts. - Processed the opening of trade / private accounts and approved credit / payment terms in liaison with the sales team to ensure realistic amounts were set. - Posted cash and journals appropriately and raised credit notes. - Undertook management of daily order release and set up direct debits. Show less



Daylesford Organic Ltd / Bamford Ltd

• United Kingdom

• Credit Controller / Ledger Administrator

  • Sep 2013 - Mar 2014

  - Held responsibility for reducing overall debt on a ledger over 3 years old with a value of £3m. - Contacted customers directly to chase up outstanding amounts successfully to mitigate risk to the company. - Resolved pre-existing queries on accounts successfully and took remedial action against outstanding accounts. - Undertook account reconciliations with accuracy and authored procedures for accounts receivables. - Managed all aspects of daily billing and created credit notes appropriately. Show less



Elemis / Steiner / Bliss Ltd

• United Kingdom

• Senior Credit Controller

  • Apr 2010 - Nov 2011

  - Reduced debt levels over 120 days from £280k to £30k. - Implemented spreadsheets for tracking of queries / disputes for the sales team and management. - Undertook reviews of expected cash receipts for cash forecasting for the Credit Manager and Financial Director. - Led the collection of receivables (1000 accounts for 3 Ledgers) which covered the UK / EMEA region as well as 200 export accounts. - Reduced debt levels over 120 days from £280k to £30k. - Implemented spreadsheets for tracking of queries / disputes for the sales team and management. - Undertook reviews of expected cash receipts for cash forecasting for the Credit Manager and Financial Director. - Led the collection of receivables (1000 accounts for 3 Ledgers) which covered the UK / EMEA region as well as 200 export accounts.



QA-IQ Ltd

• United Kingdom

• Credit Controller / Supervisor

  • 2000 - 2009

  - Established the credit control function from scratch and authored departmental procedures. - Devised and implemented complex critical spreadsheets to support smooth operations. - Resolved old aged debt and account reconciliations (5 years old) and reduced bad debt provision (£50k - £15k). - Devised and implemented a robust checking system for non-automatic billing. - Acted as a major contributor to working team on implementation of new finance computer package and assisted with system selection and configuration. - Assisted in the implementation of a company internet credit card system and devised control procedures. Show less



VELO Vzw

• Belgium
• Repair and Maintenance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Credit Controller / Supervisor

  • 1999 - 2000



Delsey Luggage

• United Kingdom
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Credit Controller / Ledger Administrator

  • 1989 - 1999