Samantha Vaughan Email & Phone Number

Giltbrook, Nottingham

• In this role, I headed up transactional teams (Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable) within the Shared Services environment, reporting to the UK Shared Services Finance Director. I successfully managed teams.
• Supported strategic review involving the sale of two divisions with the operation of Transitional Service Agreements and separation activity.
• Integrated new entities and transfer of entities over several years including three entities being integrated in one year and two closed out.
• Safeguarded the seamless transition from paper-based to automated processing with no adverse impact on service delivery.
• Pulled forward the collection of >£1M of customer receipts consistently year-on-year by delivering working capital targets at year-end as a key contributor. Please send me a message to request a full CV.

Alfreton, Derbyshire

• I oversaw Service Centre activities including Accounts Payable, Bank Reconciliation, Treasury and Accounts Receivable teams which involved stabilising teams and increasing team engagement and performance. Key.
• Optimised adherence to contractual requirements by identifying short-term borrowing requirements and managing the cash position on a day-to-day basis utilising bank borrowing facilities.
• Minimised bad debt exposure by ensuring that all debt was recovered within agreed terms by managing the Accounts Receivable Ledger.
• Guaranteed invoices were processed in a timely manner and all payments were made in accordance with agreed payment terms by managing the Accounts Payable Ledger.

• In this role, I reported to the Director of Finance and managed seven teams (Bank Reconciliation and Bank Administration functions and Suspense Control and Customer Redress teams) totalling up to 70 people. Key.
• Realised the successful migration of one Accounts Payable team and one Bank Reconciliation into a separate business following decentralisation by leveraging finance and people skills.
• Achieved a headcount saving of 1 FTE by cutting the number of customer refunds and using the BACS payment process after introducing a new direct debit amendment process.
• Lowered outstanding suspense balances from £10M to £1M by collaborating with the branch network, devising clear action plans and developing system improvements.

Ba (Hons) Accountancy Studies, Upper Second

Cima Qualified 1996, Home Study

Certificate In Global Business Services