Finance Assistant

Highly experienced finance professional with a broad background across accounts payable, purchase and sales ledger, credit control and bank reconciliations.

AAT Level 2 qualified and open to both full and part-time opportunities.

Experience

1. Over 11 years' experience across finance, accounts and business administration.
2. Strong accounts payable and purchase ledger experience, including invoice processing and supplier account management.
3. Experienced in daily and complex bank reconciliations and maintaining accurate financial records.
4. Responsible for scheduling and processing supplier payments and high-volume payment runs.
5. Extensive experience with credit control, debt management and resolving aged debt.
6. Experienced across both sales and purchase ledgers, including raising invoices and monitoring customer payments.
7. Produces and maintains cash flow reports to support financial planning and management decision-making.
8. Experienced in employee expenses, company credit card reconciliations and payroll-related queries.
9. Regularly supports year-end audit preparation and ensures supporting financial documentation is accurate and accessible.
10. Confident using Sage X3, Sage Line 50, SAP Business One and QuickBooks, alongside Excel including PivotTables.
11. Additional experience supporting HR, recruitment and wider administrative functions.

Key Achievements

1. Successfully processed weekly payment runs worth approximately £1 million while maintaining accuracy under tight deadlines.
2. Improved credit control and debt management through proactive engagement with internal stakeholders to resolve aged debt and support cash flow.
3. Implemented new training procedures and acted as a mentor to new team members on internal accounts processes.
4. Trusted with verification of international supplier banking information, helping reduce the risk of fraudulent payments.
5. Developed broad end-to-end finance experience spanning purchase ledger, sales ledger, credit control, reconciliations, expenses and audit support.
6. Progressed her accounting knowledge through completion of AAT Level 2 and a Level 1 Bookkeeping qualification.