Management Accountant - LPOS

• Sep 2022 - Present

Jr Management Accountant

• Jul 2021 - Sep 2022

Accounts Assistant

• Jul 2019 - Jun 2021

Purchase Ledger Clerk

• Sep 2018 - Jul 2019

• Processing purchase invoices and credit notes for all companies within the Group• Reviewing the purchase ledger daily; chasing missing invoices for direct debits and allocating payments onto each supplier account; acquiring the correct authorisations to make a payment when the payment is due• Managing the company web expenses system; producing the reports and making payments every fortnight• Reviewing the company credit cards, reconciling each transaction with the correct receipts and against the statements• Supervising the company PO system, ensuring all invoices have the correct authorisation• Reconciling 19 bank accounts daily (multicurrency), and preparing all bank payment runs made by the company• Assisting the Finance Manager with quarterly VAT returns• Updating the cashflow daily with new invoices; providing commentary for the review meetings with the Finance Manager• Preparing and posting all journals within the month-end deadline• Reconciling balance sheet accounts monthly, including the intercompany accounts (containing 38 companies in the Group)• Preparing intercompany recharge invoices for month end• Preparing the prepayments schedule for month end• Preparing the monthly national revenue figures based on external reports

Credit Controller

• Apr 2017 - Aug 2018

• Maintaining 200 customer accounts and collect all monies due within the agreed terms of payment• Reviewing old debt from inherited accounts; reducing the 120 days debt by 98%, and reducing the 90 days debt by 92%• Reducing the DSO from 90 days to 35 days • Setting up direct debits daily for yearly campaigns and future billing; setting up payment plans for old debts to ensure receipt• Posting and reconciling receipts onto customer accounts; resolving any queries directly with the customers and account managers• Working with the company solicitors where cases progress onto legal action• Checking the credit status of customers; setting credit limits and opening accounts.• Reconciling the customer and supplier accounts which are contra accounts; offsetting customer balances against purchases• Preparing the monthly sales invoice run for all customers at month end; updating and issuing customer statements mid-month• Achieving the Best Newcomer award for services to the company in December 2017

Credit Controller

• Jun 2014 - Apr 2017

• Establish and maintain great customer relationships to maximise account performance • Administer set-up process of new accounts, including credit checks and reference checks with banks about a potential customer credit rating • Involved in the re-negotiating of agreements • Check and release orders by ensuring customer shipments stay within approved credit limits • Raise invoices, dunning letters and send out customer statements • Arranged and set up direct debit payment system, including the running of direct debits • Ensure issues/ queries are dealt with promptly, professionally and resolved quickly and efficiently ensuring no payment delays • Update Sales managers with new account progress and if accounts become overdue • Account reconciliations • Post receipts and payments from the bank statement • Daily bank reconciliation • Monitor and maintain Credit limits • Raise reports where customers breach credit terms • Report Accounts Outstanding to Management • Stopped the supply of goods or services to overdue accounts • Produce DSO report • Proactive chasing debt and follow-up with customers as necessary • Liaise with solicitors on cases progressed to litigation • Ensure the company’s systems are up to date at all times (e.g. record conversation on Navision, customer change of details)

Accounts Receivable Clerk

• Aug 2012 - Jun 2014

• Printing daily bank statements, taking card payments and ensuring all cash is posted and allocated • Preparation of collection targets and cash forecast • Reconciling the bank daily • Alert the Account manager to problems relating to their respective accounts • Chase customers proactively by phone, Email and Fax to confirm payments • Amend debtor details when required • Ensure that processes and procedures are correctly documented for cover • Evaluate credit history and make necessary arrangements with agreed credit limits • Resolve daily disputes customers have by organising returns of faulty goods, constantly chasing internally and externally until the query is resolved to maximize cash-flow • Raise credits note and send out all documents to the customers.

Credit Controller

• Sep 2009 - Aug 2012

• Chasing cash proactively via phone, letters and e-mail • Reviewing accounts regularly to ensure all transactions have been allocated accurately • Ensuring unallocated cash kept to a minimum • Ability to vary collections methods dependent on accounts volume • Cash forecasting and posting Journals • Identifying and qualifying potential bad debt • Issuing statements, dunning letters and reconciling customer accounts • Training new credit staff • To assist in preparing for financial year end and financial audit • To meet the monthly target set in terms of cash collections – confirming payments by BACS, cheque, direct debit or other method and arranging courier cheque pick-ups where necessary. • Kept aged debt reduced in line with individual, team and departmental monthly targets. • Monitor ledger to identify customers reaching credit limit – obtain authorisation to exceed limit or secure payment to reduce balance. • Provide Credit Collections Manager and Sales Department with information on late payers and issues that may prevent trading. • Acted as escalation point in case of payment discrepancies and problems with customers and liaised with sales to resolve major invoice queries • Assisted the credit Manager with monthly ledger reviews • Reconciliation of customer statement using MS Excel to produce a concise overview of account for the customer. • Timely identification and resolution of queries in person, by phone and written medium with internal and external customers at all levels.

Credit Controller

• May 2006 - Sep 2009

• Collections, query resolution, cash allocation, training new credit controllers and raising Credit notes. • Collections, query resolution, cash allocation, training new credit controllers and raising Credit notes.

Account Assistant

• Nov 2005 - May 2006

I joined CPM February 2005 as an Account Assistant where my main role was to post invoices to the system and perform the monthly payment runs. I joined CPM February 2005 as an Account Assistant where my main role was to post invoices to the system and perform the monthly payment runs.