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Plymouth, Gb

Lee Mill, England, United Kingdom

Totnes, England, United Kingdom

Sole role in the Transactional Team delivering a Sales Ledger service to a variety of Dartington Hall Trust departments, including Schumacher College; Research in Practice; Estate Office (Land); Property Lettings (residential and commercial). Pro-active role ensuring debtors settle their invoices within the agreed credit terms. Agreeing payment plans to support debtors who are experiencing financial difficulties. Responsible for raising the monthly rent and service… Show more Sole role in the Transactional Team delivering a Sales Ledger service to a variety of Dartington Hall Trust departments, including Schumacher College; Research in Practice; Estate Office (Land); Property Lettings (residential and commercial). Pro-active role ensuring debtors settle their invoices within the agreed credit terms. Agreeing payment plans to support debtors who are experiencing financial difficulties. Responsible for raising the monthly rent and service charges invoices; utility charges invoices; for residential and commercial tenants. Student tuition fees invoices for Schumacher College. Daily posting of receipts from the Dartington Trust bank statement. Managing the tenants direct debits with the bank and processing the monthly payment collections for rent etc. Providing a weekly debtors report for senior management to assist with cash flow forecasts. Co-ordinating and leading meetings on a regular basis to review estate department debtors. Regularly setting up new property and land lease agreements in the Sales Ledger finance system for rent and service charges. Show less

London, United Kingdom

A sole role in the Finance Department for a bespoke and specialised travel management company, for corporate, entertainment and leisure travel; meetings and incentives; private jet travel. Responsible for an AR ledger of approximately 250 UK and international clients.Maintaining outstanding debt to less than 30 days. Payment chasing via email and telephone. Managing the Invoice Delivery System to email invoices and statements to clients on a scheduled basis… Show more A sole role in the Finance Department for a bespoke and specialised travel management company, for corporate, entertainment and leisure travel; meetings and incentives; private jet travel. Responsible for an AR ledger of approximately 250 UK and international clients.Maintaining outstanding debt to less than 30 days. Payment chasing via email and telephone. Managing the Invoice Delivery System to email invoices and statements to clients on a scheduled basis. Dealing with routine inquiries on a daily basis, internally and externally. Resolving complex queries within an acceptable timeframe. Compiling and issuing consolidated invoices and Excel line data reports on a scheduled basis. Daily posting of client payments received to invoices. Manipulating client account statements via Excel for payment reconciliations. Supervising another staff member in a support capacity with day to day activities. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Duties and Responsibilities: Built relationships with Media Agencies to ensure prompt payments. Responsible for reconciling accounts and posting payments.Raised credit notes where required. Chased payment after 30 days by telephone and email. Sent demand letters on debts in excess of payment terms and escalating to legal action. Maintained an advertising sales ledger of approximately 600 accounts; UK and international. Dealt with complex disputes to resolution… Show more Duties and Responsibilities: Built relationships with Media Agencies to ensure prompt payments. Responsible for reconciling accounts and posting payments.Raised credit notes where required. Chased payment after 30 days by telephone and email. Sent demand letters on debts in excess of payment terms and escalating to legal action. Maintained an advertising sales ledger of approximately 600 accounts; UK and international. Dealt with complex disputes to resolution. Interacted with various internal departments to achieve task goals. Maintained the Country Living Show event accounts and timely collections of fees due.Conducted credit checks on a daily basis for the business. Accepted and processed credit card payments. Responsible for month end close and reporting.Reason for leaving: Successful completion of temporary 6 month assignment. Show less

Hammersmith, London

Duties and responsibilities: Responsible for a portfolio of customers worth up to £70 million annual revenue for a specific division or divisions within the Cambian Group.Chased outstanding invoices by phone or email to reduce the debtor balance and debtor days.Resolved invoice and billings issues and referring internally as required for timely resolution.Ensured that customer payments are correctly receipted and applied on a daily basis.Responsible for the… Show more Duties and responsibilities: Responsible for a portfolio of customers worth up to £70 million annual revenue for a specific division or divisions within the Cambian Group.Chased outstanding invoices by phone or email to reduce the debtor balance and debtor days.Resolved invoice and billings issues and referring internally as required for timely resolution.Ensured that customer payments are correctly receipted and applied on a daily basis.Responsible for the reconciliation of multiple accounts.Provided weekly reporting on aged debt. Built and maintained relationships with customers.Ensured a high level of customer service is upheld at all times.Reason for leaving: Successful completion of temporary 3 month assignment. Show less

5 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom E14 5Hu

Duties and responsibilities: Maintaining a sales ledger of approximately 500 international and UK clients with a debt value of approximately £1.5 million in a variety of currencies.Chased overdue debt via the telephone, email and letter. Dealt with incoming telephone calls from clients and internal advertising sales departments. Responsible for opening and making changes to customer accounts. Raised credit notes where needed. Made trade recommendations for any changes… Show more Duties and responsibilities: Maintaining a sales ledger of approximately 500 international and UK clients with a debt value of approximately £1.5 million in a variety of currencies.Chased overdue debt via the telephone, email and letter. Dealt with incoming telephone calls from clients and internal advertising sales departments. Responsible for opening and making changes to customer accounts. Raised credit notes where needed. Made trade recommendations for any changes to payment terms. Took overall responsibility for an allocated range of customer accounts.Handled account queries from a variety of sources and resolved within an acceptable time frame. Reduced ledger overdue debt to less than 90 days. Responsible for the continuous priority debt management to ensure that the majority of overdue debt remained at less than 60 days.Reason for leaving: Redundancy Show less

London City Office, Bunhill Fields, Central London, United Kingdom

Duties and responsibilities:Assisted with the supervision of a team of eight. Monitored individuals performance and gave support to ensure targets were achieved. Responsible for the management of accounts that required referral to company appointed solicitors to instigate debt recovery legal action. Responsible for producing a monthly reconciliation report of legal accounts. Managed client accounts in dispute and resolved problems. Dealt with a high volume of… Show more Duties and responsibilities:Assisted with the supervision of a team of eight. Monitored individuals performance and gave support to ensure targets were achieved. Responsible for the management of accounts that required referral to company appointed solicitors to instigate debt recovery legal action. Responsible for producing a monthly reconciliation report of legal accounts. Managed client accounts in dispute and resolved problems. Dealt with a high volume of customer telephone enquiries; answered questions of a complex nature; problem solved; offered advice; asked questions and recorded call notes on a computer database. Reason for leaving: Career progression into a new industry. Show less

Portsmouth (October 2000 To February 2001)

Duties and responsibilities: Advised lease car customers on their car maintenance, accident and breakdown procedures; arranged service dates with franchise dealerships and informed drivers by telephone and fax. Prepared accident damage reports and forwarded to the insurance department.Referred repair cost queries to the technical team for cost authorisation. Reason for leaving: Career progression into a new industry.

Havant

Duties and responsibilities: Responsibility for the supervision of the administration team and all related duties. Dealt with customers’ orders; producing invoices for products sold; dealing with enquiries. Checked the import invoices and made currency conversions. Reason for leaving: Career progression into a new industry.

Civic Centre, Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom

Duties and responsibilities: Provided the purchase ledger and sales ledger function to architects, building surveyors, civil engineers and business support teams. Approved departmental expense claims.Dealt with enquiries from internal departments and external customers concerning the payment of invoices. Reason for leaving: Moved to the Portsmouth area.

Devon Training For Skills, Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom

Duties and responsibilities: Managed the administration team to provide a full service support for the delivery of government funded training schemes for youth and adult clients. Responsibility for the delegation; organisation; prioritising and time planning of tasks for the administration team.Dealt with cash handling and banking. Reconciled bank accounts and maintained cash records for audit purposes. Reason for leaving: Redundancy

Aat Foundation Certificate In Bookkeeping Level 2 Achieved May 2017, Level 2 (601/8221/0)

Business Education Council Diploma, Business Administration And Management, General

7 Gce O Levels, English Language And Literature/Letters