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

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