Accounts Payable Team Leader

Education/Qualification

• ACCA – exemptions via his degree
• 2018    The University of Salford – BSC (Hons) Accounting and Finance
• 2014    Bolton Sixth Form College – BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate
• 2013    Sharples School – 9 GCSEs Achieved, including Mathematics and English

Systems used

• Microsoft Word and Excel – Advanced
• S4 HANA / SAP
• Sage
• Inhouse systems

Skills

• Languages: Gujrati and Urdu

Career Summary

Was offered redundancy – which he took, he then has taken an extended period of leave after the birth of his daughter

Previous Employer – Supermarket

Position – Fuel Team Manager

Dates – October 2023 – October 2024

• Reported to the Transactions Manager
• Supervising, managing and motivating team members daily
• To promote sales and increase profitability whilst making sure our customers leave feeling satisfied
• Work with senior management team to discuss new projects and implement change if controls/processes
• Utilised various methods to reconcile account discrepancies
• Resolved reconciliation discrepancies in a timely manner
• Developing procedures for effective accounts payable processing
• Safety regulations

Previous Employer – Auto Repairs

Position – Various Roles

Dates – 2019 – 2023

Position – Accounts Payable Team Leader

Dates – 2019 – 2023

• Supported the finance director in supervising a team of 9 accounts payable clerks
• Ensured their daily workload is completed accurately and in a timely manner
• Provided support and guidance to members of the team in carrying out purchase ledger, sales ledger, bank reconciliations and credit control
• Oversaw documents created, and correcting errors
• Monitored and managed KPIs such as unallocated payments, debit balances, aged creditors
• Worked with senior management team to discuss new projects and implementing change if controls/processes
• Played a critical role for my function in the transition from existing SAP instance to S4HANA
• Carried out weekly payment runs, ensuring creditors paid in timely manner
• Resolved customer queries
• Carried out 1-to-1s with team members to foster continuous development

Position – Accounts Payable Clerk

Dates – January 2019 – January 2021

• Responsible for Reconciliation, payments, and pre disbursement control
• Oversaw direct debits between the company and various organizations
• Gathered documentation and records to prepare balance sheet reconciliation
• Liaised with suppliers to resolve any queries
• Prepared monthly supplier statement reconciliation
• Posted invoices/ credit notes and ensure they are coded correctly in the accounting system
• Monitored month end activities for accounts payable
• Daily payment generation
• Handled tasks delegated from the broader finance team and providing daily/weekly updates when requested

Previous Employer – Mobile Phone store

Position – Customer Advisor

Dates – January 2016 – January 2018

• Assisted customers with any questions they may have when entering the store
• Provided relevant information about products and services clearly and concisely
• Resolved customer complaints