AAT Qualified Accountant

Education/Qualification

• AAT Level 4 final exam July 2025
• 2016 – 6 GCSEs including Maths & English – Burnley College

Systems used

• Excel – Intermediate for Reports – Purchase and Sales Ledger and Analysis
• SAP
• Sage – 200
• CODA
• Word & Outlook

Career Summary

Current Employer – Manufacturer of Role Play Toys

Position -Finance Assistant

Dates – December 2023 – present

• Reports to the Finance Director and works as part of a Team of 5 people
• Responsible for Month End closure and associated Reconciliations across both Sales and Purchase Ledgers
• Works to raise Sales Ledger Invoices for EU / UK / US Customers including FOB Invoices – has assisted to streamline Invoice and Payment processes
• Query Management and Resolution working with Internal and External Stakeholders
• Credit Control – works from Aged Debt Listing – prioritising Debts to chase via Telephone and Emails
• Working closely with Territory Sales Managers to assist with Debt Management while maintaining strong Customer relationships
• Works to Allocate Payments – US and Hong Kong Dollars / Sterling and Euro – Reconciles to the Banks

• Has previously worked end to end Purchase Ledger – still assists with elements of the function – including Posting to Nominals / Supplier Statement Reconciliations etc.
• Assists with preparation of BACS Payments runs
• Works to update and reconcile Cashbooks
• Prepares Daily / Weekly / Monthly Bank Reconciliations – Sterling and FX
• Support and implement continuous improvement initiatives in financial processes and systems. An example of this would be introducing an Excel spreadsheet that automatically displays variances between Self-Billing Customers and Ledgers, leading to quicker resolution of queries and more efficient Reconciliation of Receipts
• Support various tasks as needed

Previous Employer – Bed Retailer

Position – Cashbook Clerk

Dates – May 2019-December 2023

• Based in a Team of nine and reported to the Team Leader
• Responsible for managing all the Merchant Payments across 300 stores and Online platforms – showing a high attention to detail
• Daily liaised with Stores across the UK when there were any discrepancies – investigated / resolved whilst building and maintaining solid working relationships with Stakeholders at all levels
• Downloaded the daily Merchant report from Worldpay then reconciled from the system – on an average weekend there could be circa £3m+ worth of Payments
• Reviewed Creditors at the end of each month – investigated / resolved anything outstanding including Finance Agreements / Cancelled orders before advising individuals in the Stores
• Processed allowance and vouchers- any issues with orders ensured orders / refunds had been correctly applied
• Responsible for completing VAT refunds – checked weekly and ensured these were posted / emailed directly to Customers
• Assisted with General office administration tasks
• Liaised daily with Stakeholders across the business and other Banking Institutions

Previous Employer – Aircraft Nacelles Manufacturers

Position – Finance Administrator

Dates – November 2016- February 2019

• Based in a team of fourteen and reported to the Assistant Financial Controller
• Reported the cash position daily to Head Office in France – including all expenses, direct debits, external income, and internal/external costings
• Processed payments for Employee expenses to deadline and with attention to detail
• Daily reconciled three main bank accounts – US Dollars/Euros/GBP – payments up to £28m
• Responded to queries and actioned these promptly
• Managed “Inward Processing” status for relief from Customs duties – liaising directly with Freight Agents
• Applied Tariff codes to VAT
• Provided clearance instructions to Freight Agents for Customs purposes
• Monthly reconciliations across Accruals / Prepayments/ Petty Cash and was responsible for daily Petty Cash management
• Posted payments to SAP -high value items