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Don Bateman

Don Bateman

Manchester,Greater Manchester

Summary

I have 15+ years of Accounting History in the Profession and working at BLM that can help with this role, I'm a very dedicated worker that is always looking to try new things and i hope my role in the Financial Side of Compliance will help me with this role.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Administrative Assistant

Berg Legal
Manchester, Greater Manchester
09.2003 - 01.2005

Photocopying Documents

Filling

General Office Duties

Accounts Assistant

Berg Legal
Manchester, Greater Manchester
01.2005 - 03.2012
  • Monitored accounts payable and receivable status and delegated tasks as needed.
  • Reconciled all expenses and accounts, including company credit cards and expense accounts.
  • Posted financial data in Excel spreadsheets and managed inventory.
  • Gathered all banking transactions via statements, recorded activity in excel format and reconciled balances.
  • Managed invoices, credits and refunds in Arista, maintaining accurate filing of details for traceability purposes.

Billing Cashier

BLM
Manchester, Greater Manchester
04.2012 - 12.2014
  • Worked closely with Lawyers to solve problems and handle customer concerns.
  • Managed my own Workflow to keep up to date with billing targets
  • Reading Ledgers to help out Fee Earners with queries
  • Learning Billing Processes for each Individual client
  • Create Billing Reports for Lawyers

Cashier

BLM
Manchester, Greater Manchester
12.2014 - 03.2021
  • Worked closely with Lawyers to solve problems and handle customer concerns.
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Applying Payments & Receipts to correct Ledgers
  • Petty Cash
  • Reading Ledger to help Lawyers and Admins with ledger queries
  • Creating Reports for Financial Transaction
  • Expert in Aderant
  • Helping Comply with the Financial Side of Claims Provision

Quality Risk Analyst

Clyde & Co
Manchester, Greater Manchester
04.2021 - 12.2022
  • Designed and monitored underwriting scorecards and related predictability.
  • Investigated allegations to check validity and recommend actions to minimize risk.
  • Built and harmonized operations reports for team leaders, senior managers and executives, supervising automation of reports and data sources to eliminate errors.
  • Produced accurate and timely collections reports, facilitating measurement, decision-making and engagement with customers.
  • Virtualised or graphically visualised system operations to identify areas for improvement
  • Modified current systems to enhance workflows and meet new needs.

Company Secretary

BLM/Clyde & Co
Manchester
04.2021 - Current
  • Completed and filed confirmation statements for all BLM accounts since 2021.
  • Made Changes to Business on Companies House i.e Members Leaving.
  • File Account Statement for Dormant Accounts

Credit Controller

Clyde & Co
Manchester, Greater Manchester
01.2023 - Current
  • Managed customer accounts for maintaining positive client relationships.
  • Tracked outstanding debtor balances and collected incoming cash on accounts whilst maintaining good customer relationships.
  • Delivered consistent financial support to maximise corporate sales and profit.
  • Chased clients to procure payments in line with agreed terms and conditions.
  • Followed up monthly statements with courtesy calls to customers.
  • Identified most pressing client debt cases to pursue.
  • Developed and cultivated strong professional relationships across company departments.
  • Resolved escalated issues efficiently, reducing potential damage to customer relationships.

Education

GCSE -

Copley High School
Stalybridge
07.2002

Skills

  • Very competent at reading ledgers to deal with lawyers queries
  • Being able to sort the legal side of Compliance
  • Reasonable Skilled at Excel
  • Very Skilled at Aderant/3E
  • Very happy to help people to the best of my ability
  • Account reconciliation
  • Accounts payable and receivable
  • Advanced bookkeeping skills
  • General ledger accounting expertise
  • Self-Motivated
  • Attention to Detail
  • Billing query resolution
  • Quality Assurance
  • Client account management

Timeline

Credit Controller

Clyde & Co
01.2023 - Current

Quality Risk Analyst

Clyde & Co
04.2021 - 12.2022

Company Secretary

BLM/Clyde & Co
04.2021 - Current

Cashier

BLM
12.2014 - 03.2021

Billing Cashier

BLM
04.2012 - 12.2014

Accounts Assistant

Berg Legal
01.2005 - 03.2012

Administrative Assistant

Berg Legal
09.2003 - 01.2005

GCSE -

Copley High School
Don Bateman