Experience

Raytheon Technologies

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance Transformation Lead and LEAN Focal

  • Oct 2022 - Present

• Team Lead - Cash Operations & Credit Risk

  • Dec 2018 - Oct 2022

  • Managed a team of 8 Analysts responsible for transacting cash for 40+ EMEA sites• Managed a team of 2 Credit Risk Analysts responsible for maintaining existing and new credit portfolio• Devised a set of rigid KPI’s and monitored teams performance against them• Standardised several critical processes to enhance departmental interchangeability• Integrated several new business units into Shared Service function• Implemented robust Credit Risk reporting structure to target focus• Consistently achieved high satisfaction scores in employee engagement exercises Show less

• Deputy Team Leader - Credit Control & Credit Risk

  • Sep 2017 - Dec 2018

  • Generated departmental reports and communicated to team based on findings• Operated as point of escalation for credit controllers and business units• Co-ordinated team huddles and delegated action plans• Engaged in creation, testing and roll out of a VBA cash coding/application tool• Led value stream mapping and kaizen events to remap inefficient processes

• Strategic Credit Controller

  • Jul 2014 - Sep 2017

  • Responsible for collection of key customer debt (c$120m/annum)• Implemented tracking systems to report risks efficiently and effectively• Co-ordinated query resolution with commercial teams• Consistently achieved overdue debt balances of <10% of total ledger balance• Regression testing on SAP FICO modules pre go-live on new companiesTemp-Perm



Celesio UK

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Credit Analyst

  • Nov 2012 - May 2013

  • Analysed information sourced from retail platforms at a national level • Presented pricing strategies to sales force based on identified trends • Supported sales force with management information in a user friendly format; ensuring that business relations were maintained Fixed term contract. • Analysed information sourced from retail platforms at a national level • Presented pricing strategies to sales force based on identified trends • Supported sales force with management information in a user friendly format; ensuring that business relations were maintained Fixed term contract.



Britvic plc

• United Kingdom
• Consumer Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Credit Controller

  • May 2011 - Nov 2012

  • Managed debt (£millions) portfolio on sales ledger function with average collections at 91% • Planned and presented payment solutions to customers to ensure payment of debts • Analysed pricing and controlled promotional activity in wholesale and retail environments • Maintained sales and payment data using SAP Permanent. • Managed debt (£millions) portfolio on sales ledger function with average collections at 91% • Planned and presented payment solutions to customers to ensure payment of debts • Analysed pricing and controlled promotional activity in wholesale and retail environments • Maintained sales and payment data using SAP Permanent.



The Adecco Group

• Switzerland
• Human Resources Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Billing Analyst

  • Jun 2010 - May 2011

  • Presented MI to Operations Directors, enabling them to establish clear strategies with key accounts that needed special attention • Created custom billing methods to newly acquired key customers by working with their procurement teams and providing solutions to suit • Prepared consolidated invoices (£millions) on a weekly basis • Dealt with clients and key stakeholders in a professional manner • Resolved sales ledger queries alongside credit manager’s • Processed monetary values to the sales ledger Permanent. Show less



McDonald's

• United States
• Restaurants
• 700 & Above Employee

• Fixed Asset Accountant

  • Nov 2009 - May 2010

  • Monitored assets and costs across franchised and group stores during a national in store re-image project • Processed accruals, prepayments and other required journals • Managed re-image stock accounts • Prepared monthly reconciliations for authorisation • Established CAPEX/P&L costs with authorisation of invoices Fixed term contract. • Monitored assets and costs across franchised and group stores during a national in store re-image project • Processed accruals, prepayments and other required journals • Managed re-image stock accounts • Prepared monthly reconciliations for authorisation • Established CAPEX/P&L costs with authorisation of invoices Fixed term contract.



Legal & General

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Customer Account Executive

  • Sep 2008 - Oct 2009

  • Managed quick turnaround of daily cash processing & allocation schedules • Handled account/customer queries efficiently and effectively Fixed term contract. • Managed quick turnaround of daily cash processing & allocation schedules • Handled account/customer queries efficiently and effectively Fixed term contract.



Hagemeyer

• Wholesale
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Accounts Payable Clerk

  • Jul 2008 - Sep 2008

  • Responsible for processing and reconciling foreign supplier invoices and statements • Prepared foreign payments in accordance with scheduled payment cycle • Enforced goods-in procedures at branches nationwide to ensure smooth running and to minimise queries Temporary. • Responsible for processing and reconciling foreign supplier invoices and statements • Prepared foreign payments in accordance with scheduled payment cycle • Enforced goods-in procedures at branches nationwide to ensure smooth running and to minimise queries Temporary.



hydraPower dynamics

• United Kingdom
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Purchase Ledger Clerk

  • Jul 2006 - Jul 2008

  • Responsible for the day to day running of the company’s purchase ledger • Processed up to 60 invoices per day establishing nominal codes across five business units • Ensured delivery of Intrastat information for HMRC • Responsible for timely sales invoicing and BACS/cheque payments • Accountability for supplying management control information • Managed invoice query matters with customers and suppliers • Reconciled supplier statements on a daily basis Permanent. • Responsible for the day to day running of the company’s purchase ledger • Processed up to 60 invoices per day establishing nominal codes across five business units • Ensured delivery of Intrastat information for HMRC • Responsible for timely sales invoicing and BACS/cheque payments • Accountability for supplying management control information • Managed invoice query matters with customers and suppliers • Reconciled supplier statements on a daily basis Permanent.