Experience

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  Robinson Healthcare Ltd

  • Carlton in Lindrick, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

  • Credit Manager

    • May 2009 - Present
    • Carlton in Lindrick, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

    Managing the credit department which works particularly close with the company directors, the finance department and the account managers. Given the economic pressure facing the healthcare sector during the last few years it has been imperative to maintain a robust cash position with minimal bad debts and a low sector days figure.Achievements include:Overseeing and co-ordinating the absorption of a target company's sales ledger following an acquisition. The acquired company had deficient records and poor cash collection procedures. Following my strategic review of the sales ledger, the department was able to reduce the overdue debt from £254k to £109k within the space of 4 weeks while maintaining the cash flow position of the core business.Satisfying strict cash covenants which has required me to forecast weekly cash flows ranging from £450k - £750k per week; isolate and specifically target key debtors and ensure a satisfactory result is achieved for the business and it's stakeholders.I attend regular regular meetings of the local CICM.

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  Thus plc

  • Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  • Credit Manager

    • 2007 - 2009
    • Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

    Responsible for a team of 5 credit controllers, maintaining KPI's and producing monthly reports for the senior management team.Working alongside the senior management team to create successful plans to collect debts from accounts in dispute, which involved regular visits to customers' premises in order to resolve the dispute and ensure debts were paid.

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  Anheuser-Busch InBev

  • Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  • Credit Control Manager

    • 2006 - 2007
    • Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

    A fixed term contract during the transition of the UK credit function to Eastern Europe.Managing a team of 8 credit controllers and a sales ledger of UK independent publicans. My team constantly achieved all KPI's which included measurements of Payment on time; retention of direct debit customers and timelines of commencing legal proceedings.I regularly attended management meetings at the head office in Luton to discuss the performance of the department and to review KPI's.Training the new team based in Prague prior to the transition, creating training plans for members of the new team and reporting to the Project Team based at the UK head office. I took several members of my team to Prague to assist in the go-live process and to offer support and assistance during this process.I gained experience and a valuable understanding of business culture in other countries.

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  P&A Receivables Services Plc

  • Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  • Collections & Legal Manager

    • 2002 - 2006
    • Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

    Managing a legal team of 3 and a collections team of 8.Following statutory procedures in order to take legal action on behalf of clients, which gave me a good understanding of the legal options available to enable me to make informed recommendations to our clients in order for them to maximize their recoveries.Managing a transitional phase of the business throughout the retirement odd the former owner-managers of the business. This included both a thorough pre-retirement planning stage which required a large amount of time gaining a full understanding of the business and a post-retirement stage where i was required to manage the department. This opportunity allowed me the juncture to introduce process improvements.