Accounts Officer
About Candidate
Education/Qualification
- 2023 UDEMY – Financial accounting Course
- 2023 UDEMY – Xero Accounting Course
- 2018 University of Salford – Bachelor’s in Zoology
- 2012 Pendleton College – A-Level or equivalent: Applied Science
- 2007 Wentworth High School – GCSEs achieved including Mathematics and English
Systems used
- Excel
- Xero
- Sage
- Word / Outlook
Current Employer – Car body shop
Position – Accounts Officer – Temporary Assignment
Dates – February 2024 – present
- Assisting the Accountant across accounting processes including month end transactions /invoices – payables and receivables / bank reconciliations and VAT returns
Previous Employer – Fire Protection equipment supplier
Position – Accounts Officer
Dates – April 2023 – February 2024
- Heading up the Accounts Department and supervising a small team
- Reported at Monthly meetings
- Prepared reports and financial statements
- Conducted financial audits and investigations
- Prepared, processed, and sent invoices to relevant companies using Xero Accounting
- Promptly and periodically
- Documented account information in company database or proprietary software
- Delegated tasks and coordinated workflow
- Responded to day-to-day finance queries from stakeholders
- Suggested actionable improvements to streamline year-end audit processes
- Raised and distributed credits due to customers
- Collected all receipts from employees
- Kept accounting spreadsheets up to date
Previous Employer – Charity Shop
Position – Accounts Administrator – Assignment
Dates – October 2022 – March 2023
- Reported to the Finance Manager
- Responsible for Processing, Statement/invoice reconciling, Bank Payments, Cheque Writing/sorting, Checking invoices for discrepancies in price, quantity, and items
- Produced weekly financial reports for Accounts Manager
- Maintained an accurate and up to date record of invoices
- Kept accounting spreadsheets up to date
- Completed balance sheet reconciliation
Previous Employer – Manufacturers
Position – Office Manager
Dates – July 2021 – September 2022
- Taxing, insuring and MOT of all company vehicles
- Acting as the point of contact for any invoice or banking queries and Daily bank reconciliations
- All round administration support
- Monitored and controlled office inventory
- Communicated with clients to resolve enquiries, schedule appointments and address billing questions
- Oversaw day-to-day office operations
- Scheduled appointments and maintained the calendar
- Handled supply purchases and inventory management
- Dealt with general customer enquiries
- Oversaw effective file management to keep office records up-to-date
- Collected and distributed post
Previous Employer – Furniture Store
Position – Administrative Support
Dates – September 2021 – June 2021
- Posted customer payments to correct accounts
- Dealt with key account needs for major trade contacts within the business
- Induction champion and first point of contact for any new customers
- Trained staff on inhouse systems and software
- Attended monthly managerial meetings
- Kept both physical and digital files and records up to date
- Organised delivery routes to ensure quick and timely order processing from placement to delivery
- Streamlined the order process by amending the back-office system settings
- Slashed delivery costs by offering customers discounts
- Verified timesheets from agency staff
- Assisted associated departments with clerical and administrative support