A proactive and detail-oriented finance professional with a strong background in Accounts Receivable, Sales Ledger and transactional accounting. Currently studying towards her AAT Level 4 qualification, they combine sound technical accounting knowledge with hands-on experience.  They have developed expertise in the end-to-end accounts receivable process, building strong customer relationships, reducing aged debt and ensuring the timely collection of outstanding balances. Alongside their credit control experience, they have gained exposure to month-end accounting, balance sheet reconciliations, journals, VAT returns and payroll.

A confident systems user who has demonstrated a proactive approach to continuous improvement by designing and implementing process automation tools that have significantly reduced manual administration, improved accuracy and increased operational efficiency. Currently facing redundancy, they are now seeking a permanent opportunity where they can continue to build on their accounting knowledge while progressing towards full AAT qualification.

Exposure includes:

  • End-to-end Accounts Receivable and Sales Ledger management.
  • Proactive credit control, debt collection and aged debt management.
  • Customer account reconciliations and resolving invoice and payment queries.
  • Balance sheet reconciliations and investigation of discrepancies.
  • Month-end reporting and adherence to strict reporting deadlines.
  • Preparing journals including accruals, prepayments, depreciation and control accounts.
  • Preparing and submitting VAT returns to HMRC.
  • Payroll processing, RTI submissions and statutory payroll administration.
  • Preparing trial balances across a range of industry sectors.

Software knowledge:  NetSuite, Kyriba, Sage 200, Sage 50, Xero, Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs and Reconciliations), Outlook.

Notice period:  1 month

Candidate ref: 91290

 

To discuss this candidate or request a full CV, please contact:

Sarah Arnold – 01252 718777

Sarah.Arnold@howett-thorpe.co.uk