HARVEY WATERMAN-HASAN

• Manage the full accounts payable function for 500+ suppliers, ensuring accurate and timely processing in line with treasury and cash-flow requirements.
• Perform daily and monthly bank reconciliations across 35+ accounts, supporting accurate cash positioning and liquidity oversight.
• Produce daily cash and liquidity reports, providing visibility of group-wide cash movements and short-term funding needs.
• Execute intercompany funding across 8+ business entities to maintain optimal cash flow and ensure operational liquidity.
• Allocate surplus cash to high-interest investment accounts, supporting treasury’s objective of maximizing returns on idle balances.
• Oversee two offshore team members responsible for daily AP operations, ensuring adherence to controls and service standards.
• Utilise SunSystems for accounting entries, reconciliations, supplier management, and financial reporting.
• Processed expense claims to employees on a bi-monthly basis.
• Conducted regular bank reconciliations for prevention of financial discrepancies.
• Participated in budgeting process, enhancing overall fiscal strategy.
• Reconciled expense reports and financial statements to enforce established cost controls.

• Produced daily cash and liquidity reports for multiple entities, ensuring accurate cash positioning and compliance with FIS controls.
• Monitored and maintained sufficient cash levels across operational accounts, escalating funding requirements where necessary.
• Managed investment of surplus cash with MEAG, supporting treasury’s short-term investment strategy.
• Processed manual payments from Lloyd’s syndicates to intercompany accounts, ensuring timely settlement and accurate recording.
• Supported AP invoice processing and month-end activities, contributing to smooth financial operations.
• Performed monthly and quarterly bank reconciliations for two entities, ensuring accuracy and alignment with treasury records.
• Worked extensively with SunSystems for payment processing, reconciliations, and financial data management.
• Reduced discrepancies by conducting monthly reconciliation between bank and company records.
• Worked closely with the auditing team during yearly audits to guarantee full cooperation from accounting department.

• Updated daily cash flow forecasts using revised payment and receipt data from 23 government departments.
• Compiled next-day forecasts for the Debt Management Office, including HMRC tax flow predictions.
• Investigated and challenged forecast variances to improve accuracy and strengthen departmental forecasting discipline.
• Advised stakeholders on optimal payment methods (BACS, CHAPS, Faster Payments, FX, internal transfers).
• Supported short-term liquidity planning and central government cash management operations.

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• Managed petty cash transactions for controlled spending on office supplies.
• Resolved customer queries regarding billing issues leading to improved customer satisfaction.
• Supported the Finance Manager in preparing year-end accounts, ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Prepared and monitored departmental budgets, ensuring effective cost management.
• Performed general administrative tasks, enhancing overall departmental productivity.