AAT Finalist Finance Assistant
About Candidate
Education/Qualification
- AAT Level 3
- AAT Level 4 (In Progress)
- A Levels in Business Studies, Accounting and Politics
Systems used
- Microsoft Word and Excel – Including Vlookups and Pivot Tables
- Sage
- Xero
Career Summary
Most Recent Employer – Security Services (T/O £190Million)
Position – Assistant to Management Accounts and Forecasting
Dates – September 2021 – August 2024
- Team of 50 – Reported to Transactional Manager
- Reconciled Statements to Assess what Invoices Needed to be Prioritised – Ensuring no Invoices had been left out
- Processed Large Amounts of Invoices Daily through Kefron – Matching Purchase Orders to the Correct Invoices
- Ensured Payment was Processed in Time to Avoid Legal Action
- Sent Remittances to Suppliers to Make Payment Allocations Easier on Their Side
- Managed Accounts Payable Inbox – Ensuring the Right Clerk was Handed the Right Invoices and Queries
- Querying Charges with Suppliers if Required
- Managed Supplier Accounts – Reconciling Supplier Statements Monthly
- Within this Role Was Also Responsible for Dealing with Accounts Receivable/ Management Accounts / Query Analysis – Assisting with Month-End Duties/ Completing VAT Returns
- Reduced Aged Debt in Order to Reduce Bad Debt Figures
- Chased Clients for Payments via Phone Call/Email
- Reconciled Customer Accounts to Avoid Client Billings Inaccuracy
- Dealing with a Large Amount of Supplier/Client Queries
- Prepared Customer Accounts for Audit Purposes
