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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
2024.04 - 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
2022.11 - 2024.04
  • 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
2018.05 - 2022.11
  • 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
2016.10 - 2018.04

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

Account assistant-Temporary

Portsmouth Water
Portsmouth, Hampshire
2016.01 - 2016.03

Bank Accounts, Purchases Ledger, Scanning invoices

Account assistant

Accounting Innovations,Charted Accountant Practice
Eastleigh-3month contract, Hampshire
2015.10 - 2015.12
  • Payroll,
  • Customers' bank Accounts,

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Accounting with Finance

University of Portsmouth
Portsmouth
2013.09 - 2015.07

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

Fareham College
Fareham
2004.07 - 2006.07

Diploma of Higher Education - Industrial Auditing

AnHui Radio & TV University in China
WuHu Anhui
1989.07 - 1992.07

GCSEs - English

Highbury College
Portsmouth
2008.07 - 2009.07

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
2024.04 - Current

Account Assistant

Rapid Responses Solutions
2022.11 - 2024.04

Accounts Manager

Ikon Enterprise Ltd
2018.05 - 2022.11

Online Shop Owner

Self-employed
2016.10 - 2018.04

Account assistant-Temporary

Portsmouth Water
2016.01 - 2016.03

Account assistant

Accounting Innovations,Charted Accountant Practice
2015.10 - 2015.12

Bachelor of Arts - Accounting with Finance

University of Portsmouth
2013.09 - 2015.07

GCSEs - English

Highbury College
2008.07 - 2009.07

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

Fareham College
2004.07 - 2006.07

Diploma of Higher Education - Industrial Auditing

AnHui Radio & TV University in China
1989.07 - 1992.07
Hong Wong