Experience

SSY - Simpson Spence Young

• United Kingdom
• Maritime Transportation
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director

  • Jan 2021 - Present

• Human Resources Manager and Payroll Manager

  • Jan 2020 - Jan 2021

• Group Credit Control Manager / Human Resources Manager

  • Jan 2014 - Jan 2020

• Senior Group Credit Controller / Assistant HR Manager

  • Jan 2011 - Dec 2013

• Senior Credit Control / HR Assistant

  • Jan 2008 - Dec 2010

• Credit Controller / HR Assistant

  • Dec 2006 - Dec 2007



Natural History Museum

• United Kingdom
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 700 & Above Employee

• Credit Controller

  • Jan 2003 - Dec 2006

  I was responsible for the timely collection of debts within the 30-day credit terms of 11 departments within the Natural History Museum and Natural History Museum Trading Company. Generating statement of accounts and reminder letters to clients such as the BBC, Financial Times, Guardian, Glaxo SmithKline and Pricewaterhouse Coopers. Chase royalty and grant payments from Pearson’s Harcourt Education and department for Environmental Food and Rural affairs. Attend monthly meetings with all science and non-science departments regarding their aged debtors. Manage and correct accounting entries as needed and reconcile complex transactions relating to bank reconciliation, also assist the National Audit Office and Kingston Smith with their annual audit. Supervise the Sales Ledger team where my manager was absent, duties include generating invoices, sales ledger cash and non-sales ledger cash batches to account system Coda, dealing with customer payment related queries, as well as verifying post transaction to journals, ledger and other records. Reduced aged debtors from £2,288,975.71 to £1,479,747.73. Successful in collection of debts on my own reconnaissance valued approximately £3,000.00, some of which relates to Double Taxation reclamation. Show less



PICTURE CANNING LIMITED

• United Kingdom

• Accounts Assistant Credit Manager

  • Dec 2000 - Jan 2003

  Primary duties were to maintain, report and develop existing credit management systems ensuring accounts were paid within specified credit terms and overseeing the legal enforcement on non-or late payment. Customers I chased on a daily basis included BBC, Carlton Television. Channel 4, Granada Television. Whilst working at Picture Canning I reduced the debtor’s days from 60- 34 days. I was also responsible for the daily operation and reconciliation of the GE Capital confidential invoice discounting that finances the firm’s daily working capital. My secondary role was assisting the company accountant preparing performance analysis on unit utilisation, credit card expenditure, equipment finance lease schedules and accurate handling of petty cash. Show less



NatWest

• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Pension Office Support Assistant

  • Aug 2000 - Dec 2000

  Acted as first point of contact for Assistant Managers, ordering fund values from various Insurance companies, prepared Life insurance for customers and requested cheques for life cover and generated acknowledgement letters to customer queries.

• Customer Service Representative

  • Apr 1998 - Aug 2000

  Provided a professional and efficient service to customers by actioning counter transactions and ensuring that appropriate customer service standards were maintained. Reconciled foreign statements with debts and credits. Revaluation on currencies every week ensuring they balanced out as well as making a profit. I also identified sales opportunities and introductions to specialist advisers that meet customer needs.