Laura Sizer Email & Phone Number

Sheffield, Gb

Dronfield

My role in management accounts was a secondment to the management accounts team for the Development and Society faculty at the University. I was responsible for updating and monitoring the income that comes into the faculty through student fees. I updated the income forecast model (a detailed view of students and income for each course within the faculty) on a monthly basis for latest student numbers and income values to ensure the management accountants had the correct information for… Show more My role in management accounts was a secondment to the management accounts team for the Development and Society faculty at the University. I was responsible for updating and monitoring the income that comes into the faculty through student fees. I updated the income forecast model (a detailed view of students and income for each course within the faculty) on a monthly basis for latest student numbers and income values to ensure the management accountants had the correct information for reporting. I have to look for and explain major differences in income between quarterly reporting periods.I also did any required journals related to income. This involved deferring income as fees are paid up front. The faculty needed to know on a monthly and quarterly basis what the exact income was for that month or quarter and any loss in income through credit notes or refunds if students withdrew. Show less

During this role I was a finance assistant in the commercial team within sales ledger.I worked from a weekly aged debt report to identify outstanding debt that required chasing. This debt could be from external suppliers, current students that have accommodation fees or re registration fees, nursery fees and ex-students that have withdrawn or been excluded that still owed tuition fees. I chased the outstanding debt by emails, telephone calls, text messages and letters I… Show more During this role I was a finance assistant in the commercial team within sales ledger.I worked from a weekly aged debt report to identify outstanding debt that required chasing. This debt could be from external suppliers, current students that have accommodation fees or re registration fees, nursery fees and ex-students that have withdrawn or been excluded that still owed tuition fees. I chased the outstanding debt by emails, telephone calls, text messages and letters I raised and issued invoices and credit notes that have been sent into the team on pro formas from other directorates and faculties and liaised with them to ensure the correct price, VAT code, cost code and activity code were used on the invoice. Show less

From May 2012 I worked as an admin assistant in strategic procurement within the finance directorate. I assisted on tenders put out by the University for various projects and services required. I monitored and managed any queries from the tenders, passing them onto the person responsible for the tender and replying to queries where necessary. I also created a user guide for the tender system used in the department so that it was easier to understand and more user friendlyFrom August… Show more From May 2012 I worked as an admin assistant in strategic procurement within the finance directorate. I assisted on tenders put out by the University for various projects and services required. I monitored and managed any queries from the tenders, passing them onto the person responsible for the tender and replying to queries where necessary. I also created a user guide for the tender system used in the department so that it was easier to understand and more user friendlyFrom August 2011 to April 2012 I worked as office support assistant for the whole of the finance directorate. I was the first point of contact for finance queries via the telephone and also for staff reporting their absence from work. I checked the office support inbox and responded to queries. I administrated the holiday booking system and time sheets for full and part time staff and kept the emergency telephone tree up to date which involved checking phone numbers and line managers were correct so staff could be contacted in an emergency. Show less

I worked in the sales department taking sales calls and inputting customer enquires onto the CRM system and then in the engineered solutions department (production of non-standard products) where I processed factory jobs ensuring they had all components to complete the job. I also worked with the engineers to ensure all the queries coming into the department were dealt with and quotes sent out.

I was responsible for a number of suppliers in the UK and Europe to ensure that stock levels of boiler parts were kept at the correct levels and expedited urgent parts as they were needed. This was a fast moving environment so it was critical that there was always stock and that I reacted quickly if there was a shortage.

Ensured stock levels of abrasives were kept at the correct levels by ordering from headquarters in Germany and external suppliers in Poland and the UK.

Germany

3rd year placement in a purchasing department