ELIZABETH INGLIS

Working for a wholesale plant nursery, based at home but from the office in Wandsworth one day a week. Reporting to the Finance Director with responsibility of overseeing the accurate input and processing of sales and purchase ledger invoices, resolution of payment or stock queries raised by clients and suppliers, statement reconciliation, ensuring the correct import documentation was received and maintenance of accounts payable files.

• Verified invoices against purchase orders.
• Uploaded invoices using Xero after verifying data.
• Matched, coded and entered up to 200 invoices monthly to ensure timely payments within agreed terms.
• Resolved invoice queries as necessary, raised credit notes or stock discrepancies when required, liasing with nursery staff of all levels, UK and EU clients and suppliers.
• Generated and sent monthly sales ledger statements and reconciled purchase statements efficiently, answering and resolving queries as necessary.
• Managed accounts receivable, setting up accounts and credit limits, ensuring timely payments to minimize bad debts and entering debtor information on HMRC for Small Claims Court claims.
• Prioritised administrative tasks based on tight deadlines.
• Followed documentation procedures to maintain a simple but robust recordkeeping system.

• Working in a fast-paced sales office taking a high volume of calls, emails and orders, checking stock availability, answering queries, booking deliveries and taking payments.
• Daily cash banking and sales invoice production and reconciliation.
• Provided reliable support across administrative tasks of end-to-end sales.
• Updated sales records promptly and precisely.
• Input both Sales and Purchase Ledger invoices and raised credits where appropriate using Sage, liasing with customers and suppliers effectively, making and maintaining solid relationships.
• Creating spreadsheets on Excel to simplify effective costings.
• Monthly reconciliation of Purchase Ledger and production of Sales Ledger statements
• Input and maintained customer records in company database.
• Resolved customer queries using in-depth product and service knowledge.