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Deborah Collard

Summary

Highly skilled professional with extensive expertise in office administration, accounts payable/receivable, and payment processing. Demonstrates a strong professional work ethic and exceptional written and oral communication skills. Proficient in Microsoft Office, Sage50, and Sage200, with a proven ability to manage processes efficiently. Adept at analysing information, data entry, cash allocations, and preparing expense reports. Committed to maintaining organisation and time management while delivering accurate results.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work history

Finance Assistant, EMEA

Vantage Data Centres
Newport
09.2023 - 11.2024
  • Processing purchase ledger invoices and credit notes, preparing and loading of payments runs, reconciliation of cash book and supplier statements, processing employees expense claims, drafting expense journals
  • Assisting with month end processes, rolling over the management account files, preparing Job cost reports for Cost manager reviews, submitting journals ready for review and compiling VAT files

Purchase Ledger

Atlantic Recycling Ltd
Cardiff
05.2023 - 08.2023
  • Matching, batching and coding of invoices, Processing of supplier invoices, Supplier and purchase invoicing, Oversee the Purchase Ledger and organising payment runs, Banking & reconciliations
  • Deal with payment queries and issues, liaising with suppliers, Credit card and petty cash expenses, Assist with sales ledger occasionally

Finance Executive/Office Manager

SysGroup Trading Ltd
Newport
06.2015 - 03.2023
  • Processing of sales ledger and purchase ledger invoices and credit notes, credit control, reconciliation of cash book and supplier statements, processing employees cash expense claims, posting lease payments (nominal and interest), monthly coding of companies Credit card statements, making supplier payments, assisting with month end process, answering any customer or supplier queries via phone or email, covering procurement role
  • Processing monthly usage reports to suppliers
  • Dealing with customer and supplier cancellations process
  • Full understanding of GDPR policy and implementation as well as any general office administration
  • Proficient Sage 50 line, Sage 200, Autotask and Zoho CRM ticketing system
  • Dealing with general Office manager issues such as stock, health and safety, general management of the building

Education

NVQ Level 3 - Information & Communication Technology

GNVQ - Information & Communication Technology

NVQ Level 2 - Text Production (Professional document writing course)

GCSE's - Mathematics, English Language, English Literature, History

Skills

  • Professional Work Ethic
  • Excellent Written and Oral Communication Skills
  • Microsoft Office Proficiency
  • Managing Processes
  • Sage50 and 200 knowledge
  • Organisation and Time Management
  • Analysing Information/Data Entry
  • Cash allocations
  • Expense reports
  • Payment Processing
  • Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable
  • Office administration

Custom

References (both professional and character) are available on request.

Affiliations

  • I enjoy crafting and making personalised, handcrafted gift for family and friends. I have a passion for crystals and enjoy adding to my collection. I enjoy watching sports such as rugby and football.

Timeline

Finance Assistant, EMEA

Vantage Data Centres
09.2023 - 11.2024

Purchase Ledger

Atlantic Recycling Ltd
05.2023 - 08.2023

Finance Executive/Office Manager

SysGroup Trading Ltd
06.2015 - 03.2023

GNVQ - Information & Communication Technology

NVQ Level 2 - Text Production (Professional document writing course)

GCSE's - Mathematics, English Language, English Literature, History

NVQ Level 3 - Information & Communication Technology

Deborah Collard