Deborah Haddleton M.A.A.T.

Contributing to the Professional and effective delivery of central financial management and administration for the Trust, undertaking a wide range of financial management duties and acting as first line support to academies on financial queries and undertaking maintenance and management of central accounting records and banking. This includes purchase ledger, sales ledger, nominal ledger, intercompany ledgers, purchase ordering, cash book and credit card reconciliation.

Carry out monthly checks of the monthly management account submissions by each academy.

Preparing Trust monthly VAT returns for submission to HMRC ensuring the records are accurate and up to date.

Provide support to the wider team when required.

• Checking the post and scanning any invoices and statements
• Downloading of supplier invoices on receipt
• Processing Inventory Invoices matching to Purchase Orders
• Reconciliation of supplier statements
• Processing staff expenses and credit card submissions
• Cover for Sales Ledger tasks when required

Worked for a small company which has a mixed portfolio of clients, ensuring accurate and timely processing of accounting data.

• Bookkeeping duties
• Preparation of VAT Returns
• Payroll
• Answering the phone and assisting clients
• General office duties

Systems used are Xero and Quickbooks

• Checking the post and scanning any invoices and statements
• Updating the GRNI daily
• Processing Inventory Invoices matching to Purchase Orders
• Assisting the Purchase Ledger Assistant with the smooth transistion from the QAD system to the new IQMS ERP system, ensuring accuracy of all processing
• Assisting with managing the Purchase Ledger email inbox

Started with the company in September 2001 as a Customer Services Assistant and was promoted to Accounts Junior in March 2003. Progressed to Purchase Ledger Assistant and then through to Purchase Ledger Controller and has shown competence in all areas of the Purchase Ledger role. Has the ability to deal with a high volume of invoices received every month combined with taking on additional duties. Duties included are:

• Processing of purchase invoices
• Reconciling Supplier Statements
• Setting up new Supplier accounts
• Dealing with Suppliers chasing payment
• Review and release of Supplier Payments
• Account Reconciliations
• Processing Expenses
• General Journals
• Assistance with monthly Accruals
• Communicating with relevant personnel and solving any queries

Other experience includes:

• Sales Ledger processing
• Taking payments from customers
• Cashbook maintenance
• Bank Reconciliations
• VAT Returns
• Balance Sheet Reconciliations
• Producing monthly Analysis for distribution to Managers

Systems used are Microsoft Dynamics 365, Excel and Word. Previous systems used are Amsolve, an in house system and Sage Accounting.

Unimer is a Credit Control company with a large membership of Builders Merchants and is a factoring company. The department processes incoming invoices and my role was data input. Skills required for this work include fast and accurate typing and numerical assimilation.

Worked as a Sewing Machine Operator producing swimwear costumes ensuring high quality production output.

Various positions progressing to Stock Management Assistant and Administrative Assistant which included working in the Cash Office which involved cash handling, banking, wages, petty cash, and general office duties.