Kam Powar
West Bromwich,Sandwell
Summary
Diligent Accounts Payable Lead with experience leading motivated teams to maintain accurate, timely ledger activity. Knowledgeable and experienced across requisition, procurement and payment processes. Collaborates well with suppliers and employees for constructive communications.
Meticulous and methodical for accurate reporting, records. Analytical with excellent problem-solving abilities for smooth accounting operations.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Accounts Payable Lead
Signet Trading Ltd
Birmingham, West Midlands
2018.09 - 2024.03
2018-2024 - Accounts Payable Lead
- Managed the daily workload of the Accounts Payable team.
- Managed & resolved Accounts Payable issues within the organisation & external parties.
- Supervised weekly payments including obtaining approval from senior management.
- Approve supplier setups in Barclay.NET
- Obtain approval for cheque based & Barclays payments on a timely basis.
- Establish weekly and bi-weekly payment schedules and handle ad hoc payments via SAP for GBP, EUR, USD currencies.
- Reconciled HMRC customs imports on a monthly basis.
- Reconciled and managed Director business credit card transactions.
- Monthly report to the Executive team regarding credit score for current suppliers - detecting liquidating/administration issues with internal business users.
Accounts Payable Analyst
Signet Trading Ltd
Birmingham, West Midlands
2017.07 - 2018.08
2017-2018 - Account Payable Analyst
- Processed invoices and payment runs with complete accuracy.
- Handled high-volume telephone and email enquiries to minimise backlogs.
- Analysed data and information to identify issues and create tailored solutions.
- Promoted continuous improvement by problem-solving and sharing suggestions to optimise team operations.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business & IT
University of Central England in Birmingham
Birmingham 1992.09 - 1995.07
Skills
- Good knowledge of SAP
- AP month-end closing experience
- Supplier reconciliations
- Able to process high volume of paperwork
- Good attention to detail
- Strong analytical & IT skills in MS Excel, Outlook, Teams
- Multi-tasking and time-management skills, ability to prioritise tasks
Affiliations
- Main hobby is cooking, especially a 'mean' curry in the kitchen
Timeline
Accounts Payable Lead
Signet Trading Ltd
2018.09 - 2024.03
Accounts Payable Analyst
Signet Trading Ltd
2017.07 - 2018.08
Bachelor of Science - Business & IT
University of Central England in Birmingham
1992.09 - 1995.07