Katie Leeman
Summary
A detail-oriented self employed bookkeeping with experience maintaining accurate accounts with a high attention to detail. Executed bookkeeping tasks for private clients and excelled at quickly learning new accounting methods and procedures. A focused individual with strong abilities to work as part of a team and with people at all levels.
Particular strengths include high standards of organisation, excellent communication / interpersonal skills and a desire to continuously improve.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
52
52
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Self Employed Bookkeeper
Katie Leeman Business Services
Warrington, Cheshire
02.2021 - Current
- Maintain monthly bank and credit card reconciliation against financial records
- Managing debtors invoices
- Managing creditors invoices
- Overseeing debt management ensuring timely payments are made.
- Keeping track and recording of all payments and expenditure
- Recording all income and sales
- Consolidating information together for HMRC
- Clients Include : Omni Chem Ltd, Omni Klenz Ltd, D11nxy, Mark Antony Estates Ltd
Head of Sales
Mark Antony Estates
Warrington, Cheshire
05.2015 - 02.2021
- Motivated sales team with hands-on approach to drive growth and expand profit margins.
- Increased customer satisfaction ratings, addressing issues effectively for speedy resolution.
- Hired and trained dedicated and high-achieving sales teams.
- Monitored sales team performance, providing effective training to help reach revenue and profit targets.
Sales Manager
Nurture Property Asset Management
Hale
06.2014 - 12.2014
- Performance management of the company though setting of KPI's, stretch targets and action plans in order to expand the client portfolio
- Expanded the service offering and income generation methods by educating the sales team on alternative services and utilisation of social media
- Dealing with a diverse range of clients to develop tenant attraction and retention strategies dependent on their own requirements
- Lead a team of 8 Lettings Negotiator to deliver high level of customer service.
Senior Sales Negotiator
Miller Metcalfe
Bolton
10.2012 - 06.2014
- Consistently surpass sales targets in the residential housing market; generate sales from hot listing, coordinating market appraisals and organising property viewings
- Managed vendor relationships ensuring they are kept informed of current market conditions
- Use the customer management software to track communications and progress to ensure all parties are updated regularly
Sales Negotiator
Bolton
06.2010 - 10.2012
- Marketing of financial services appointments; the number of appointments booked in May 2011 was ranked 2nd for the Bridgfords North group
- Established excellent working-relationships with key property investors; securing long term repeat business
- Liaise with vendors as required to maintain excellent working relationships; ensuring high levels of customer loyalty
- Completed corporate training in sales and sales progression techniques.
Legal Clerk
Barkers Solicitors
Bolton
07.2009 - 03.2010
- Prepared client invoices; processing manual and automatic billing as required
- Provide administrative support to a team of solicitors, providing full secretarial services, handling all aspects of typing, travel, arranging meetings and diary management
- Liaise with clients on the telephone and in person; managing routine enquiries, taking detailed telephone messages and relaying information to the senior management team
Senior Technical Assistant
Oldham Borough Council
01.2005 - 10.2008
- Provide 1st and 2nd line support for the computer network at Oldham Council; prioritising calls and managing staff workloads for a service desk team (ICT) of 8
- Document department performance figures, compiling monthly reports and presenting to senior council management
- Coordinated implementation and training for a new telecommunications system; headed up a team providing floor walking technical support to approximately 30 council employees
Support Manager
Expersol Ltd, Intec Group, Software
Manchester
09.2003 - 12.2004
- Managed all technical aspects of a business sale for products and services to consumers and businesses in a number of sectors; resolving complex problems to tight time frames
- Administrated point of sale and salon management software for clients in the retail industry and personnel beauty markets; effected software installation and staff training
- Determined staff schedules and workloads; providing technical and personal support as required
Support Consultant
Intec for Business Ltd
Manchester
08.2001 - 09.2003
- Installed bespoke benefit fraud control software utilised by local councils; configured software to customers needs
- Supervised system testing; rectifying software bugs prior to the system going live
- Trained council employees in all aspects of software operation; administrating follow up support by telephone
- Visited customers throughout the UK to identify problems; providing technical support and advice as required.
Education
AAT Foundation Certificate in Bookkeeping Level 2 -
AAT
Bachelor of Science - Computer and Management Science
Hull University
2001
A-Levels -
Bolton School
1998
Skills
- Account reconciliations
- Accounts payable specialist
- Account reconciliation
- Invoice and payment processing
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Sage expertise
- Excellent overall IT skills
- Exceptional organisation
- Interpersonal communication skills
- Microsoft Word-processing skills (Word for Windows) Spreadsheets packages (Microsoft Excel) Database packages (Microsoft Access) Experience in LAN; software and hardware installations
Work availability
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Interests
INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES
, Active member of gym and pool complex
Enjoy socialising, entertaining and travel
Quote
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
Walt Disney
Timeline
Self Employed Bookkeeper
Katie Leeman Business Services
02.2021 - Current
Head of Sales
Mark Antony Estates
05.2015 - 02.2021
Sales Manager
Nurture Property Asset Management
06.2014 - 12.2014
Senior Sales Negotiator
Miller Metcalfe
10.2012 - 06.2014
Sales Negotiator
06.2010 - 10.2012
Legal Clerk
Barkers Solicitors
07.2009 - 03.2010
Senior Technical Assistant
Oldham Borough Council
01.2005 - 10.2008
Support Manager
Expersol Ltd, Intec Group, Software
09.2003 - 12.2004
Support Consultant
Intec for Business Ltd
08.2001 - 09.2003
AAT Foundation Certificate in Bookkeeping Level 2 -
AAT
Bachelor of Science - Computer and Management Science
Hull University
A-Levels -
Bolton School
Interests
Active member of gym and pool complex Enjoy socialising, entertaining and travel
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