Safa Chraihi
Accounts Payable Assistant at British International Investment- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Arabic Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Elementary proficiency
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Credentials
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Accounting & Finance
TestDomeMay, 2020- Nov, 2024
Experience
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British International Investment
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United Kingdom
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Financial Services
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300 - 400 Employee
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Accounts Payable Assistant
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Apr 2022 - Present
-Taking full control of our Invoice and payment processing for Group (UK & international suppliers) via our weekly Payment Run (average of 120 invoices a week). -Ensuring invoices are coded to the correct cost centre/employee/account codes/deal and project and calculating the reclaimable VAT (with our UK based suppliers) -Extracting pending payment items from SAP Concur, to post into Infor Sun Systems via Q&A on Excel. -Verifying bank details verbally as part of our new supplier set-up and updating bank details on B4B. -Checking and matching Treasury trades (Deposits/settlements and FX - Spot, Forward and fixing) via Salmon deal tickets and Finastra CMS and processing payments for treasury FX deals and trade settlements/deposits, agreeing netting with the Big 5/6 banks, along with putting together back up documentation for the settlement approvals to be authorised. -Agreeing netting amounts with banks for FX trades prior to settlement. -Daily treasury system (Salmon) reconciliation of bank accounts for our UK group bank accounts, by updating both inflows and outflows of Supplier, Receivables, Investment (6320) transactions and then exporting of transactions from Salmon to SunSystems. -Daily bank reconciliation and revaluation of general ledger (SunSystems). -Monthly reconciliation of balance sheet control accounts (supplier reconciliation) -Generation of receivables invoices. -Chasing up any credit/refund and balances on account. -Ensuring a prompt month end closedown. -Journal postings on Sun Systems and filing.
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ukactive
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United Kingdom
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Wellness and Fitness Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Finance Assistant
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Feb 2021 - Apr 2022
1. Processing membership income - Generating customer invoices from opportunities within our Customer Relationship Management system (SF & AS) - Responding to customer queries related to membership billings, cancellations and renewals - Requesting and processing credit notes and bad-debt requests when necessary - Producing the monthly direct debit collection run for membership, and following up with customers regarding any failed or cancelled direct debits - Meeting with the Membership experience team to keep them updated on any membership billing issues - Responsible for the Cancellations inbox - Assisting with credit control for membership and AR inbox 2. Processing MPLC licensing income - Generating customer invoices from opportunities within our Customer Relationship Management system (Salesforce and Accounting Seed) - Responding to customer queries related to licensing billings - Requesting and processing credit notes when required - Producing the direct debit collection runs for licensing, and following up with customers regarding any failed or cancelled direct debits - Responsible for the Licensing email inbox - Responsible for producing any licensing income declarations for external partners 3. Processing events and retail income - Actioning billing requests for events and retail sales processed via our website - Processing card payments over the telephone when required - Monitoring the receipts processed for these sales, and updating the Membership Experience and Events teams so goods/services are not delivered before payment is received - Assisting with credit control for events and retail sales. 4. Accounts Payable - Main finance point of contact for suppliers, as well as payables queries from ukactive staff - Processing of purchase orders, supplier invoices and credit notes - Processing of staff expenses and the company credit card - Generation of payment runs, and sending remittances to suppliers - Accounts payable email inbox
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NMC Accountants & Tax Advisors
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United Kingdom
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Accounting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Accounts Assistant
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Sep 2018 - Feb 2019
-Typing, filing, making phone calls, handling mail and bookkeeping -Preparing VAT returns (bank statements and invoices) -Bank reconciliation -Using Excel and experience with QuickBooks Accounting Software. -Managing petty cash transactions -Payroll -Calculating and checking to make sure payments, amounts and records are correct -Managing post -Marketing, updating social media and responding to client’s feedback -Typing, filing, making phone calls, handling mail and bookkeeping -Preparing VAT returns (bank statements and invoices) -Bank reconciliation -Using Excel and experience with QuickBooks Accounting Software. -Managing petty cash transactions -Payroll -Calculating and checking to make sure payments, amounts and records are correct -Managing post -Marketing, updating social media and responding to client’s feedback
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The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
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United States
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Personal Care Product Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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MAC Cosmetics Sales Advisor @ Hof
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Nov 2017 - Dec 2017
-Managing all transactions in line with all cash handling and cash reconciliation guidelines -Competing with my colleagues and other Mac concessions in the region with sales targets and using suggestive selling to increase purchase amount (IPT) -Registering consumer details and saving products purchased on the MAC customer database -Answering the telephone, ensuring prompt, pro-active and professional follow up as well as contacting customers to let them know about our upcoming events and launches and to book them in for consultations -Showing an interest in every customer’s needs
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McCann London
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United Kingdom
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Advertising Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Work Placement
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Jul 2014 - Jul 2014
- Conducted primary and secondary research for a new product –focusing on STP strategies and competitive analysis, to help differentiate the product/brand. - Used Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint to present data and information. - Conducted 1-1 interviews in Russell Square Park with members of the public and recorded and analysed the data by creating charts on Excel. - Created a marketing campaign via Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat to reach the target market - Created adverts with the help of the creative directors and a TV ad plan - Worked with the finance department to ensure the project was within the target budget - Prepared and delivered a pitch to the McCann agency where both Managing directors of McCann Health and McCann were present.
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Education
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2019 - 2020
University of Westminster
MSc Finance and Accounting, 2:1 -
2019 - 2026
ACCA
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2016 - 2017
University of Surrey
Bachelor’s Degree, Business, Management and Marketing -
2014 - 2016
University of Kent
Business Administration, Business Administration
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