Suzanne Dyer
Kenilworth,Warwickshire
Summary
Accomplished professional with extensive expertise in budgeting proficiency, regulatory standards, and project-based accounting. Demonstrates strong skills in purchase orders handling, account reconciliation, and procurement procedures. Adept at managing document control systems and ensuring financial literacy through effective allocation of payments. Proven ability to remain calm under pressure while employing problem-solving and communication skills to drive project management essentials.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work history
Separation Finance Analyst
Grain LNG
, Kent
2025.09 - Current
- Provided essential operational, financial, and analytical support to ensure the smooth execution of Transition Service Agreements
- Established strong organisational skills with financial discipline and data accuracy to maintain governance processes, service performance reporting, and compliance with contractual obligations
- Ensured compliance and management of financial operations
- Produced monthly reconciliation reports, maintaining clear records of transactions.
- Maintain TSA governance processes, Organise and coordinate governance meetings
- Prepare and deliver service performance reports
- Monitor and manage Mailboxes across the TSA
- Coordinate cost code allocations with Finance Business Support for variable project costs.
- Ensure accurate data entry and validation within P2P systems for purchase requisitions, invoice processing, and payment approvals.
- Provide analytical support for financial reporting, identifying discrepancies and recommending corrective actions
- Support cross-functional exit projects, enforcing governance of exit checklists and ensuring timely completion.
- Firsthand experience with Coupa and SAP for procurement and financial operations
Separation Administrator / Analyst
National Grid
, Warwickshire
2023.06 - 2025.08
- Provided essential operational, financial, and analytical support to ensure the smooth execution of Transition Service Agreements (TSAs)
- Financial operations, including the preparation and validation of monthly TSA billing
- Raising of sales orders for month end billing
- Knowledge in purchase-to-pay (P2P) systems is critical for managing end-to-end transaction workflows, ensuring timely processing of invoices, and maintaining transparency in financial operations.
- Track and report Separation requests and escalate issues and risks.
- Provide support and manage exit of service requests
- Monitor office mailboxes
- Maintain processes, including service logs, issue trackers, RAID logs, escalation logs, and performance dashboards
- Prepare and deliver service performance reports for meetings
- Issue communications to relevant stakeholders.
- Provide analytical support for financial reporting, identifying discrepancies and recommending corrective actions
- Support cross-functional exit projects
- Firsthand experience with Coupa and SAP
- Understanding of service transition exit plans
Contract administrator
National Gas
, Warwickshire
2022.06 - 2023.03
- Provide support and manage contracts for HS2 Gas projects
- Worked closely with procurement department to align contracts with company's procurement policies.
- Monitored vendor performance against contractual terms, ensuring quality service delivery.
- Facilitated resolution of contractual disputes, maintaining positive business relationships.
- Assisted in the preparation of contractual proposals, enhancing client relations.
Finance administrator
Scottish Water
, Dundee City
2021.09 - 2022.06
- Negotiated terms with suppliers leading to better payment schedules.
- Handled invoicing procedures for improved cash flow management.
- Ensured up-to-date knowledge of financial regulations through regular professional development courses.
- Provided administrative support to finance team, enhancing overall productivity levels.
- Use of financial systems including Oracle
- Prepared comprehensive financial reports for board meetings and stakeholder communications.
- Utilised advanced Excel skills to automate routine tasks, increasing work efficiency.
Contract administrator
Severn Trent Water
, Coventry
2017.06 - 2021.08
- Analysed contract requirements for better understanding of client expectations.
- Developed comprehensive reports on contract performance for senior management review.
- Identified potential contract risks, mitigating possible legal issues.
- Increased efficiency of contractual processes through implementation of digital systems.
- Managed multiple projects simultaneously whilst maintaining high standards of work.
- Managed contracts for the Property team, including Grounds Maintenance
- Awareness of Construction safety and management of major site projects
- Management of Environmental issues and implemented Biodiversity projects
- Invasive species awareness and delivered company wide training
- Provide support on financial month end process
- Provide analytical reports to key stakeholders on Contracts financial performance
- Deliver KPI's with various contracts
- Knowledge and experience in using SAP
Education
IOSH - Safety
Severn Trent Water
2020.02 - 2020.02
GCSEs - English, Maths, Science, Geography, French, Business and Manufacturing
Ash Green Secondary School
Warwick, Warwickshire 1999.06 - 1999.06
A-Levels - Biology
Coventry College
Coventry 2008.06 - 2008.06
NVQ Level 2 - Customer Service and Management
Debenhams Coventry
Coventry 2007.05 - 2007.05
Managing Contractors and Suppliers
Severn Trent Water
Coventry 2020.06 - 2020.06
Skills
- Budgeting proficiency
- Knowledge of regulatory standards
- Purchase orders handling
- Project-Based accounting
- Financial literacy
- Allocation of payments
- Project management essentials
- Account reconciliation
- Knowledge of procurement procedures
- Document control system usage
- Problem-solving
- Communication skills
- Calm under pressure
- Accounting
- Environmental impact reduction
- Waste management principles
- Biodiversity assessment
- Proactive risk assessment
- Biological treatment knowledge
Timeline
Separation Finance Analyst
Grain LNG
2025.09 - Current
Separation Administrator / Analyst
National Grid
2023.06 - 2025.08
Contract administrator
National Gas
2022.06 - 2023.03
Finance administrator
Scottish Water
2021.09 - 2022.06
Managing Contractors and Suppliers
Severn Trent Water
2020.06 - 2020.06
IOSH - Safety
Severn Trent Water
2020.02 - 2020.02
Contract administrator
Severn Trent Water
2017.06 - 2021.08
A-Levels - Biology
Coventry College
2008.06 - 2008.06
NVQ Level 2 - Customer Service and Management
Debenhams Coventry
2007.05 - 2007.05
GCSEs - English, Maths, Science, Geography, French, Business and Manufacturing
Ash Green Secondary School
1999.06 - 1999.06