Jean Horsman

I consider myself to have a can do attitude and relish new challenges, as can be seen by my multiple past and current positions held at the school. Below is my current job/experience in the Finance Department.

• PTX - Direct debits and liaising with parents
• Met deadlines by managing workload independently.
• Sage - accounts payable (upload invoices and checking supplier statements)
• VAT recovery
• Balance sheet reconciliation
• Ad hoc analyses to Financial Director
• Worldpay - reconciliation of current and historic account
• British Gas - reconciliation of account
• Due to multiple years of working at the school and networking with various departments, I have built relationships which will help assist with the integration of the new system.
• Experience with the card readers, as we are a cashless school.
• Verified invoices against purchase orders to support smooth execution of month-end processes.
• Kept and updated digital and physical financial records.
• Supported team by demonstrating respect and willingness to help.
• Quickly learned and applied new skills to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
• Supported clerical workflow with document filing, archiving, scanning and collating information.
• Assisted in Compliance checking, for Fees In Advance scheme.
• Assisting with the "Accounts" email (Forwarding to relevant staff members, answering emails, etc)

• Located information and records quickly to assist with ad-hoc queries.
• Prioritised tasks to maintain reliable service throughout peak times.
• Delivered front of house duties with warm and professional manner and provided friendly, knowledgeable assistance.
• Answered and helped resolve enquiries from parents, vendors and general public.
• Issued visitor passes and recorded visits on security system.

• Secured testing materials and maintained confidentiality of all details.
• Maintained compliance with test centre policies, practices and procedures.
• Helped accommodate students with disabilities or special needs for alterations to test administration.
• Maintained secure and positive environment conducive to testing.
• Upheld strict exam conditions in line with up-to-date regulations.

• Applied effective time management techniques to meet tight deadlines.
• Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
• Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
• Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
• Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
• Maintained flexible work schedule to meet event needs.
• Delivered catered food and supplies to facility for on-time set-up.
• Helped chefs prepare and present food to event guests with strong attention to detail and presentation expertise.
• Arranged furniture and added decorations to assist in setting up for catering events.
• Cleaned and maintained work areas, equipment and utensils.
• Displayed energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment.
• Quickly learned and applied new skills to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.

• Interacted with customers by phone, email, or in-person to provide information.
• Completed clerical tasks such as filing, copying, and distributing mail.
• Managed daily data entry and kept clerical information accurate and up-to-date.
• Submitted employee payroll documentation weekly to avoid errors and kept employees paid accurately and on time.
• Maintained and updated office records, both digital and physical.
• Responded promptly to telephone enquiries from clients, vendors and customers.
• Arranged filing systems for easy use and retrieval by personnel.

• Performed administrative and clerical duties such as word processing, data entry, faxing and copying.
• Prepared itemized statements, bills, or invoices and recorded amounts due for items purchased or services rendered.
• Prepared and mailed invoices to customers, processed payments, and documented account updates.
• Completed payroll functions to facilitate accurate and prompt staff payments.
• Processed invoices and payments using accounting software.
• Received and checked financial statements and reconciled related accounts.
• Arranged filing systems for easy use and retrieval by personnel.

• Had two children and stayed home.
• Moved countries

• Assisted with payroll operations, tracking time cards and verifying hours for employees.
• Sorted and distributed business correspondence to correct department or staff member.
• Gathered data to create Excel spreadsheets for inventory management.
• Responded to telephone enquiries from clients, vendors and members of public.
• Received and checked financial statements and reconciled related accounts.
• Implemented document archiving systems for easy retrieval and to maintain data integrity.