Julia May
London,United Kingdom
Summary
Proactive finance professional with comprehensive experience in various areas of accounting demonstrates strong reconciliation skills, attention to detail, deadline awareness and effective communication skills. Able to perform well in a fast paced environment is ready to contribute to optimise financial performance.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Finance Assistant
Marriott International
London
2017.07 - Current
- Ensured timely payment to suppliers by processing invoices promptly. Handling about 100 weekly.
- Allocating bank payments and maintaining the sales ledger
- Coordinated with other teams to resolve any discrepancies in invoicing or payments.
- Income audit related tasks
- Participated in internal and external audits.
- Facilitated month-end closing procedures to maintain up-to-date financial records.
- Completed monthly bank reconciliations to ensure financial accuracy.
Finance Assistant for Management Entities
Starwood Hotels and Resorts
London
2014.01 - 2017.06
- Maintain the balance sheets and intercompany accounts to accurately reflect financial activities between the connected companies.
- Completed monthly bank reconciliations to ensure financial accuracy.
- Assisted in the monthly forecast and annual budgets preparations, ensuring effective cost management.
- Prepared monthly cross charge invoices to all 38 hotels under the management entity and controlling the AR ledger
Finance Assistant Holiday Cover
Starwood Hotels and Resorts
London
2005.12 - 2009.11
Covering various roles in Finance to continue the workflow while associates were on leave
Finance Assistant
Thistle Hotels
London
2000.10 - 2002.05
General Cashier, Accounts Payable, Income audit
Receptionist, Night Auditor
Thistle Hotels
London
1999.06 - 2000.09
Education
Bachelor Degree - Economics and Management of Cultural-, Environmental- and Tourist Resources
University of L'Aquila
L'Aquila (Italy) 2002.09 - 2005.07
Apprenticeship - Housekeeping, F&B, Front Office
Hotel Leipziger Hof
Leipzig (Germany) 1996.09 - 1999.06
A-Levels - English, German, Maths, Geography
Friedrich Schiller Gymnasium
Leipzig (Germany) 1993.09 - 1996.06
Skills
- Accounts Payable, Receivable, General Ledger Accounting
- Financial reconciliation
- Data analysis
- Proficient in MS excel, Peoplesoft, Birchstreet, SAP
Certification
Dale Carnegie ‘ Effective Communications and Human Relations'
IATA Fares and ticketing
Languages
German
Native
English
Proficient (C2)
Italian
Fluent
Timeline
Finance Assistant
Marriott International
2017.07 - Current
Finance Assistant for Management Entities
Starwood Hotels and Resorts
2014.01 - 2017.06
Finance Assistant Holiday Cover
Starwood Hotels and Resorts
2005.12 - 2009.11
Bachelor Degree - Economics and Management of Cultural-, Environmental- and Tourist Resources
University of L'Aquila
2002.09 - 2005.07
Finance Assistant
Thistle Hotels
2000.10 - 2002.05
Receptionist, Night Auditor
Thistle Hotels
1999.06 - 2000.09
Apprenticeship - Housekeeping, F&B, Front Office
Hotel Leipziger Hof
1996.09 - 1999.06
A-Levels - English, German, Maths, Geography
Friedrich Schiller Gymnasium
1993.09 - 1996.06