Experience

Hanson UK

• United Kingdom
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 700 & Above Employee

• International P2P Team Leader

  • Sep 2021 - Present



Dyson

• Singapore
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance Analyst

  • Jan 2021 - Jul 2021

  Role within the Service Delivery arm of Finance Centre of Excellence (FCoE) and responsible for reporting the assigned markets (Italy). Perform month end close for the markets to prescribed deadlines by posting journals and run/deliver specific reports like stock provisions, overhead accruals, gross margin splits (by product), headcount uploads, guarantee provisions, P&L draft reports (extracted from OneStream). Prepare balance sheets reconciliations using Blackline software. Organise month end meetings with local finance to discuss P&L report. Build strong relationships with key stakeholders in the local markets. Show less



Catalent Pharma Solutions

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Accounts Payable Team Manager

  • Nov 2018 - Aug 2020

  > Manage a team of 13 members responsible for 16 sites over 3 countries (US, UK and Singapore) > Ensure the smooth running of the Accounts Payable department, maintain excellent working relationships with internal and external “customers”, escalation “point” from local sites (i.e. overdue invoices payment/status, statements from key vendors, Tradeshift user queries, monthly accounts payable accruals) > Run bi-weekly report from Tradeshift related to Accepted status invoices (3-way match automatically done by the system and ready to be processed in JD Edwards) and distribute to the accounts payable analysts > Monthly accounts payable accruals to be prepared, checked and distributed to local finance department for all 16 sites > Team restructuring into 4 sub-teams, each team responsible for processing invoices/credits for 3 to 4 sites, sub-team dedicated mailbox creation, members of the same sub-team being fully interchangeable (able to process invoices for all sites assigned to the sub-team) > Main point of contact for queries (from local sites and vendors) related to new invoice management system called Tradeshift introduced in September 2019 > Within Tradeshift: approved for depot invoices (up to 2,500$) and ad-hoc workflow reassignment duties to accounts payable analysts and procurement (local sites) > Weekly/bi-weekly update calls with local sites to discuss any ongoing issue, actions to be taken to pay overdue invoices, key vendors invoices status > In charge of apprentices: being the main point of contact from New College representatives and sitting at the periodic assessment meetings with New College assessor and apprentice (out of 4 apprentices, 3 were converted into permanent roles) > In charge of periodic one-to-one meetings and weekly team meetings including yearly objectives for the year to come and year-end performance review evaluations > Responsible for approving weekly time sheets on payroll system including overtime Show less



Dyson

• Singapore
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intercompany Coordinator

  • Jun 2017 - Oct 2018

  > Responsible for Intercompany recharges: processing, sending for approval via workflow and main point of contact for related queries > In charge of monitoring and clearing unbilled accounts, analyse open entries and request coding to local markets to process recharged > In charge of monthly netting proposals between Intercompany receivables and payables, sending netting proposals for approval, clearing and generate files to be sent to treasury > Responsible for preparing, analysing and sending Intercompany statements to all local markets as part of month end tasks, processing accruals and prepayments > Balance Sheet Intercompany GL account reconciliation using Blackline > Blackline system administrator for all markets Show less



Corporate Travel Management (CTM) UK

• United Kingdom
• Travel Arrangements
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Purchase Ledger Manager

  • Jan 2016 - Apr 2017

  > Manage credit card team made of 7 members covering UK/German/Dutch markets > Ensure that all credit cards charges are matched against orders and issue invoice to relevant clients, maintain control sheet including all credit cards statements (with completion status and deadlines), establish statements completion deadlines for the team, deal with credit cards declined transactions by contacting relevant provider and solve the issue > Execute and prepare weekly credit cards report to senior management and CFO > Liaise with operations/booking team on disputed/unallocated credit card charges > Responsible for recruitment, drive one-to-one and team meetings Highlights: a) establishment of clear monthly deadlines and targets resulting in increased work efficiency b) introduction of knowledge base helping team members to reduce error rates Show less



Hasbro

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Accounts Payable Supervisor

  • May 2014 - Nov 2015

  > Manage a team of 9 members covering all major pan-European markets including Russia, Turkey, France, Germany, Spain and UK > Monitor dashboard to ensure that invoices are processed in a timely manner and assign team target at month end > Main point of contact for escalation from AP members, maintain excellent relationships with suppliers and Hasbro local markets > Executing payments via SAP program for all Hasbro Group entities as support and back up to Payments specialist > Produce and review monthly and weekly KPIs, communicate to appropriate audience > Ad-hoc duties assigned by AP manager > Generate and review monthly reports with AP members such as Debit Balance, Long Overdue, Unposted Invoices reports > Provide technical expertise and support to direct reports and markets supported > Responsible for recruitment, drive one-to-ones, team meetings, mid-year and year end reviews/appraisals Highlights: a) increased team members motivation by holding regular one-to-one and monthly team meetings b) introduction of monthly team target at month end c) train and mentor team members and provide specific market training to new starters Show less



Hachette UK

• United Kingdom
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Accounts Payable Manager

  • Apr 2013 - Feb 2014

  > Manage a team of 10 members and responsible for 17 divisions part of Hachette UK Group based in Great Britain and Ireland > Ensure the smooth running of the Accounts Payable department, maintain excellent working relationships with suppliers and ad-hoc duties to ensure smooth running of business continuity (i.e. testing new SAP reports and functionalities) > Oversee and approve weekly payments, reorganize tasks/duties within the team, provide training/coaching on SAP to existing and new members as accounting software was implemented few months before my start > Run weekly reports (i.e. duplicate report, incorrect document date report) to guarantee a good quality of work/service and minimize errors > Implement new processes in accordance with Financial Directors from different divisions and Director of Shared Service Centre (i.e. move charges to PO system) > Regular reporting and analysis to key senior managers in the business > Periodic meetings with Financial Directors and Production departments to review Accounts Payable activity and status of operations > Deal with any escalation from different divisions Highlights: a) introduction of new reports to monitor accounts payable quality of work b) work closely with SSC director and SAP specialists to develop workflow and automation tool c) re-organization of accounts payable team by function d) monthly meetings with financial directors to discuss process improvements e) mentor and train team members on SAP payment program and PO invoices f) share knowledge with Production directors on PO invoices Show less



Kohler Co.

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Accounts Payable Team Leader

  • Mar 2011 - Apr 2013

  > Manage a team of 7 members and responsible for France, Spain and Morocco markets > Supervise accounts payable team from receipt of invoices to payment > Directly execute and/or control payment proposals for all relevant countries (SAP payment program used) > Being the main point of contact for internal departments (Reporting, Treasury abd Accounts Receivable) > Reconciliation of suppliers' statements and intercompany statements > Deal with escalations from local offices in France, Spain and Morocco > Successfully completed accounts payable transition for Morocco Highlights: a) re-organization of accounts payable team by function (from being structured by market) b) main point of contact to SAP specialists for testing AP transactions as part of SAP upgrade project Show less



EMC2

• Cork, Ireland

• Accounts Payable Supervisor

  • May 2010 - Dec 2010

  > Manage a team of 10 members and responsible for EMEA region (Italy, France, Spain,Portugal, Germany, Benelux, Scandinavia and Switzerland) > Manage the whole payable cycle from invoice receipt to invoice posting and payment > Middle East, Eastern European countries and Austria accounts payable module transition > Manage a team of 10 members and responsible for EMEA region (Italy, France, Spain,Portugal, Germany, Benelux, Scandinavia and Switzerland) > Manage the whole payable cycle from invoice receipt to invoice posting and payment > Middle East, Eastern European countries and Austria accounts payable module transition



Teleflex

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Accounts Payable Team Leader

  • Oct 2007 - Apr 2010

  > Oversee accounts payable for Italy, UK, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, Austria, Ireland, Sweden and France > Supervision of 6 A/P associates > Creation, execution/approval of weekly payment runs > Completion, review and sign off of Monthly Creditors Recs > Provide input and support to Internal and External Auditors > Involvement in month end activities especially Intercompany reconciliations > Manage relations with vendors > Test new functionalities in collaboration with SAP specialists > Responsible for transitioning A/P functions (from local offices to Shared Service Centre in Ireland) for Belgium, Spain, Italy and France Show less



Innocoll Pharmaceuticals

• Athlone

• Accounts Receivable/Payable Clerk

  • Jan 2006 - Sep 2007

  > Issue invoices to customers and post invoices from vendors > Supervision of orders generated by Sales/Customer Service team > Bank and vendors reconciliations > Handle accounts receivables/payables enquiries > Issue invoices to customers and post invoices from vendors > Supervision of orders generated by Sales/Customer Service team > Bank and vendors reconciliations > Handle accounts receivables/payables enquiries