Karen Newstead
LONDON,Not Specified
Summary
Detail-oriented professional in financial systems and data analysis, proficient in tools such as Word, Excel (including pivot tables and V lookups), Google and advanced accounting platforms like Sun Accounts, NetSuite, SAP, and Oracle. Credit Safe Package, Finance Force, Sales Force, Ad Point, and Google email.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work history
Accounts Receivable Assistant /Credit Controller
Natterbox Limited
09.2021 - 03.2025
- Allocating bacs payments from bank statements and cash matching
- Chasing payments by e-mail and phone, mainly overseas customers
- Resolved query invoices by and liaising with the customer, salespeople and Office Managers
- Worked on two ledgers and reduced debt from 90days +
- Attended a recent summit in Barcelona January 2025 for team building and company progress update.
- Reason for leaving, redundancy
Credit Controller Consultant(Contract)
NIELSEN - Advertising Intelligence Limited
12.2019 - 03.2020
- Task was collected £2 million of old debt of which £1.8 Million was collected in three months
- Completing vendor forms, setting up portals all aspects of compliance
- Sending new bank details to clients and vendor forms due to company name change
- Reconciling accounts and corrected cash allocation by emailing SAP cash team with details
- Entering all notes on spreadsheets in a shared drive, contacts and emails
- Weekly meetings with finance team with updates on the legacy ledger
- February and March helped with the non-Legacy items, supporting overseas finance team on the Nielsen ledger
- Contact Finished due to Covid -19
Credit Controller (Advertising and European magazines)
T-I MEDIA, LONDON
05.2018 - 11.2019
- Responsible for key agencies with spends of around £100k per calendar month
- Total current ledger balance £4million
- Flagging invoices in query and in turn liaising with sales staff across all TI Media brands
- Reconciling accounts and corrected cash allocations with clients using excel spreadsheets
- Updating all diary notes against each transaction for reporting purposes
- Providing statements on Excel detailing all invoices outstanding across various ledgers.
- Training temporary staff on the system and ledger for chasing debt
- Achieved personal targets.
Credit Controller
MARWOOD GROUP LTD
11.2016 - 10.2017
- Allocating BACS from bank statement as required
- Excel downloads to chase invoices to large construction companies for reconciliation
- Removing accounts from hold after reviewing credit checks and previous trading history
- Resolved query invoices by and liaising with the customer, salespeople and Office Managers
Credit Controller
EMAP PUBLISHING LIMITED
10.2014 - 10.2016
- Working within a team of credit controllers
- Responsible for looking after the main advertising agencies with high spend
- Liaising with salespeople to resolve query invoices and problem clients
- Collecting monies for major events awards and conferences. Providing a customer service to delegates working in Singapore .
- Producing statements for the Agencies from the main ledger
- Training staff on new Finance Force system, assisting with migration from Oracle to finance force
Credit Controller
SERVICE POINT UK
04.2001 - 02.2014
- Responsible for Key accounts .
- Preparing data from SAP on Excel for sales meetings
- Maintaining accounts, regarding invoice type and mapping on SAP
- Ensuring correct order numbers are input onto the system by maintaining a sales order file
- Streamlining invoice procedures
- Managed customer accounts for maintaining positive client relationships.
- Assisting with Daily banking and Bacs when required
- Reconciling problem accounts, correcting incorrect cash postings to the ledger
Education
NVQ level 1 -
Adult and Social care
CSE - French, Home Economics, History
GCE/O Levels - Mathematics, Sociology, Biology, English Language, English Literature, Economics
Skills Service First / Civil Service -
Waltham Forest College
London 07.2025 - 07.2025
Skills
- Word
- Excel
- Pivot tables
- V lookups
- Google sheets
- Sun Accounts
- Netsuite
- SAP
- Credit safe package
- Finance Force
- Sales Force
- Ad Point
- Oracle accounting system
- Google email
Websites
Languages
Spanish
Intermediate
References
References available upon request.
Interests
- Lawn Bowling
- Swimming
- Sport
Timeline
Skills Service First / Civil Service -
Waltham Forest College
07.2025 - 07.2025
Accounts Receivable Assistant /Credit Controller
Natterbox Limited
09.2021 - 03.2025
Credit Controller Consultant(Contract)
NIELSEN - Advertising Intelligence Limited
12.2019 - 03.2020
Credit Controller (Advertising and European magazines)
T-I MEDIA, LONDON
05.2018 - 11.2019
Credit Controller
MARWOOD GROUP LTD
11.2016 - 10.2017
Credit Controller
EMAP PUBLISHING LIMITED
10.2014 - 10.2016
Credit Controller
SERVICE POINT UK
04.2001 - 02.2014
CSE - French, Home Economics, History
NVQ level 1 -
Adult and Social care
GCE/O Levels - Mathematics, Sociology, Biology, English Language, English Literature, Economics
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