Sales Ledger Clerk

Education/Qualification

• Ongoing – AAT Level 3
• AAT Level 2 Achieved
• GCSEs Achieved, including Mathematics and English
• RSA I & II – Typing, Word Processing, Communications

Systems used

• Microsoft Word and Excel – Intermediate
• Sage 200
• SAP

Career Summary

Current Employer – Global Manufacturer of Candy and Toys – T/O c. £18 million

Position – Sales Ledger Clerk/Credit Controller

Dates – January 2024 – Present

• Worked as part of a small team reporting to Finance Manager
• Oversaw Sales Ledger and Credit Control function for approx.100 customers on a multicurrency ledger (USD, GBP and Euro’s)
• Chased high value outstanding payments ranging from £100k up to £500k per client per month
• Handled all queries from Customers including large European Supermarket Chains such as Lidl/Aldi
• Handled queries relating to stock, shortages, damaged goods and crediting where necessary
• Looking at exchange rate differences and reconciling various discounts that need to be applied
• Posting of the bank statements (GBP, USD & EUR) to all ledgers
• Reconciliation of payments between Sales and Purchase ledger and when necessary, contra payments
• Setting up payment plans to ensure timely collection of outstanding debt
• Assessing Credit Limits specific to the individual client and amending if necessary
• Creating and maintaining pricelists to ensure billing is correct, reducing the need for credit notes in accordance with the current factoring company
• Input of invoices, maintenance and reconciliation of the Purchase Ledger
• Reducing last year’s debt and current credit notes within 6 months to bring BIP in line with the ABN Factoring terms
• Highlighting incorrect VAT codes used in previous years and ensuring the correct codes are input going forward
• Assisting the MA and FC with Audit and creating documents to help maintain clear Audit Trail

Reason for seeking new employment – redundancy

Previous Employer – UK Public Transportation Services Company – T/O c. £1 billion

Position – Credit Controller / Accounts Receivable

Dates – 2007 – January 2024

• Credit Controller for Consumer and Commercial Debt
• Chased Consumer Debt of ex-employees by letter/email and prepared for litigation for over 520 live accounts
• Credit Controller for over 100 blue chip companies by letter, email and telephone up to litigation if required
• Oversaw lease agreements on rental properties ensuring increases are on time in accordance with the lease
• Collected £76 million per annum in aged and current debt over 220 live accounts
• Met KPI targets by reducing the delinquency monthly
• Resolved queries through liaising with the Customer, Depot Managers and Directors to form a suitable resolution
• Responsible for setting up the current system in place for consumer debt, up to and including litigation
• Reduced delinquency of Commercial Debt from 13.26% to 0.40% within two months
• Reconciled years of rental accounts and ensured they were all brought up to date and paid
• Oversaw the back billing of rental increases and liaising with the Customer explaining the reason for the call and ensuring payment