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Hong Wong

Fareham,HAM

Summary

Experienced Accounts Assistant in the Motor Industry with experience in KeyLoop and other leading accounting software such as Xero, Sage 50, and QuickBooks. Skilled in accounts payable and receivable (AP/AR), journal entries, and bank reconciliations. Demonstrates excellent numerical accuracy, cash allocation, credit control, and stock checks. Adept in data analysis, expense processing, and account reconciliation, with a solid grasp of commercial operations. Known for strong client communication skills and proficiency in Microsoft Excel. AAT qualification and a 2:1 degree in accounting with Finance.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Account Assistant

Marshall Motor Group-Marshall Truck and Van
Fareham , Hampshire
04.2024 - Current
  • Daily cash allocation to customer accounts, supplier accounts, including vehicle payments,
  • Till reports reconciliation across 4 branches
  • Bank reconciliations for all-bank accounts, ensuring correctness of entries
  • Processing staff expense and make BACS payment and Chaps payment,
  • Journal entries,
  • Covering some purchase ledger when staff on holiday.

Account Assistant

Rapid Responses Solutions
Portsmouth , Hampshire
11.2022 - 04.2024
  • Account Receivable / Credit Controller
    • Resolving customer queries, identifying issue and working close with project departments both internal and outside , solving payment dispute, working with some large customers like BAE, Air Products.
    • Raising credit notes, some of sales invoices (Raising all before new system in place), working with CIS customer, working with DRC vat invoices,
    • Issuing customer statements and standard chasing letter when appropriate
    • Creating aged receivable report,
    • To reconcile customer statements.
    • Checking customers credit score, producing credit report, setting up new customer accounts
    • Escalate legal action when agreed and working closely with solicitor with case process and providing document needed
    Account Payable/ Purchase ledger
    . Uploading purchase invoices to system, Processing purchase invoices and matching with purchase orders on Xero.
  • Processing and making payment for subcontractors weekly
    • Processing different vat rate applied with purchase invoices, with good understanding.
    • Scheduling invoices payment date, to create batch payment file for purchase invoices, (over 100 invoices, could be) uploading BAC file to bank, for payment run,
    • Sending out payment remittances to suppliers.
    • Investigating invoice disputes, answering queries from suppliers.
    • Maintaining customer and suppler accounts across Xero and SimPro systems.
    Bank Reconciliation
    • Daily bank reconciliation invoice finance accounts, allocating payments to invoices.
    • daily bank reconciliation 2 current bank accounts, allocating payments paid to correct account code, using and understanding prepayment, accrual, vehicle lease and hire purchase
    • Monitoring accounts shared email inbox,

Accounts Manager

Ikon Enterprise Ltd
Borden , Hampshire
05.2018 - 11.2022
  • Entering customer payments into QuickBook, allocating payment to invoices, reconcile customer accounts.
  • Investigate any dispute regarding quantity and price of item delivered, authorise and issue Credit Note .
  • Checking returned item, authorising collection sheet, issue Credit Note.
  • Taking cash, cheques payment from drivers, recording into excel sheet, preparing for banking, taking weekly order, enter into excel sheet.
  • Raising sales invoices using Quick Book software,
  • Credit control tasks including: Chasing customer outstanding bills and sending out outstanding statement regularly
  • Solving customer queries regarding their orders, returns, solving any dispute
  • Create new customer accounts, updating customer information in their Quick Book accounts, set up new customer excel ordering files.
  • Handled customer concerns and complaints to resolve issues and build loyalty.
  • Placed customer orders, providing guidance on product delivery timeframes.

Online Shop Owner

Self-employed
Fareham, Hampshire
10.2016 - 04.2018

online store including Etsy store, selling hand made fashion bags, embroidered gifts.

Account assistant-Temporary

Portsmouth Water
Portsmouth, Hampshire
01.2016 - 03.2016

Bank Accounts, Purchases Ledger, Scanning invoices

Account assistant

Accounting Innovations,Charted Accountant Practice
Eastleigh-3month contract, Hampshire
10.2015 - 12.2015
  • Payroll,
  • Customers' bank Accounts,

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Accounting with Finance

University of Portsmouth
Portsmouth
09.2013 - 07.2015

NVQ Level 4 - National Vocational Qualification AAT in Association of Accounting Technicians

Fareham College
Fareham
07.2004 - 07.2006

Diploma of Higher Education - Industrial Auditing

AnHui Radio & TV University in China
WuHu Anhui
07.1989 - 07.1992

GCSEs - English

Highbury College
Portsmouth
07.2008 - 07.2009

Skills

  • Accounts Payable and Receivable (AP/AR)
  • Accounting soft wares: key loop, Xero, Sage 50, Quick Book,
  • Account reconciliation
  • Data analysis
  • Processing expense payment
  • Cash allocation
  • Banks reconciliation
  • Excellent communication with clients
  • Proficiency in MS excel, Word,
  • Journal entries

Affiliations

  • Swimming, yoga, gym, dancing , cycling, walking

Languages

English
Fluent
Chinese (Cantonese)
Intermediate
Chinese (Mandarin)
Fluent

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Account Assistant

Marshall Motor Group-Marshall Truck and Van
04.2024 - Current

Account Assistant

Rapid Responses Solutions
11.2022 - 04.2024

Accounts Manager

Ikon Enterprise Ltd
05.2018 - 11.2022

Online Shop Owner

Self-employed
10.2016 - 04.2018

Account assistant-Temporary

Portsmouth Water
01.2016 - 03.2016

Account assistant

Accounting Innovations,Charted Accountant Practice
10.2015 - 12.2015

Bachelor of Arts - Accounting with Finance

University of Portsmouth
09.2013 - 07.2015

GCSEs - English

Highbury College
07.2008 - 07.2009

NVQ Level 4 - National Vocational Qualification AAT in Association of Accounting Technicians

Fareham College
07.2004 - 07.2006

Diploma of Higher Education - Industrial Auditing

AnHui Radio & TV University in China
07.1989 - 07.1992
Hong Wong