Assistant Accountant
About Candidate
Education/Qualification
- 2017 BA Hons First Class Accounting – University of Central Lancashire
- 2014 BTEC Level 3 Business and Finance / A Level Institute of Financial Studies – Blackburn College
- 2012 GCSEs achieved including Maths and English at grade C – Witton Park High School
Systems used
- Microsoft Word and Excel – Advanced including Vlookups and Pivot Tables
- Sage, Sales Force, Dimensions and other inhouse systems
Career Summary
Current Employer – Mental Health Services (£30.78m)
Position – Various Roles
Dates – July 2022 – Present
July 2022 – Present Assistant Accountant
- Reporting to Finance Director – working closely with the Management Accountant across a range of day-to-day duties
- Responsible for reconciling Client’s Accounts / Statements Daily
- Provides instruction to Credit Control / Payments Teams regarding Client’s Accounts
- Liaises with Clients Daily providing updates / Reports and maintains strong relationships
- Responsible for maintaining the Financial / Accounting Database
- Responsible for all Journals / Reconciling of Month End Accounts
- Works closely with both internal and external contacts daily – managing and maintain relationships
- Work across all Prepayments / Accruals / Journals – producing relevant Monthly Reports
- Utilise Excel Spreadsheets / Data tools for Financial Record Keeping – including Pivot Table / Vlookups across Formulas
- Daily Bank and Cash Reconciliation needed for Profit and Loss Accounts – including Identifying any Discrepancies within Ledger / Accounts
- Reconciliation of Credit Card Payments / Outstanding Cash and Balanced Customer Ledger Accounts
- Assisting with the uploading of New Clients / Reviewed System Reports with Customer Data for Accuracy
- Chased Client Documentation / Recorded information into Systems
- Assisted with Credit Control Duties
- Production of various Client Reports
- Shadowed Management Accountant across Reconciling Payroll Reports / Intercompany Balances etc
September 2018 – June 2022 Purchase Ledger / Senior Sales Ledger Clerk
Purchase Ledger Clerk
- Worked across a team of 4 and reported to Team Leader
- Matched / Checked / Coded all invoices through Sales Force
- Processed staff expenses
- Set up all Supplier Accounts – Maintained Existing Accounts
- Processed payments via Bacs and Cheques
- Responsible for Cash Allocations / Commissions
- Checked and reconciled Supplier Statements – Dealt with all queries
- Maintained Strong Relationship with Supplier Statements
Senior Sales Ledger Clerk
- Worked across a team of 7 and reported to Team Leader
- Processed / Raised all Credit Notes and Invoices
- Daily Bank Reconciliation
- Maintained Strong Relationships – responsible for setting up all New Customer Accounts
- Proactively chased payments of outstanding Invoices – processed all Direct Debit Payments / Cheques
- Approved Contracts and ensured correct information was processed through Financial Software’s
- Lead / Trained New Staff Members
- Dealt with queries efficiently and effectively
- Competence and experience with Dimensions
Previous Employer – Retailer
Position – Sales Operative
Dates – August 2014 – August 2018
Previous Employer – Business Centre
Position – Sales Operative
Dates – July 2013 – October 2013
