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Thomas Clements

St Mellons ,Cardiff

Summary

I am a goal driven individual, centred around meeting the needs of clients to achieve high levels of satisfaction. During the last 5 years of my accountancy career, I have truly immersed myself in the role of an accounts assistant. Gaining invaluable experience working alongside a fast paced financial team managing property rental requirements for over two hundred London based apartments.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work history

Purchase Ledger Assistant

Portland Brown Ltd
Stokes Croft, Bristol
04.2022 - Current
  • Liaised with suppliers to resolve invoice discrepancies.
  • Prepared and processed BACS payments, ensuring timely transactions.
  • Mentored various young people undertaking accounts apprenticeship within the organisation.
  • Used effective communication skills to develop strong client relationships.
  • Worked within strict timelines to ensure timely debt collection.
  • Maintained accurate records of all property rental agreements and payments.

Accounts Payable Apprentice

Portland Brown Ltd
Stokes Croft, Bristol
10.2019 - 04.2022
  • Assist the accounts payable team by inputing expense receipts onto QuickBooks accounting software to enhance the productivity of the business.
  • Gained proficiency skills balancing the requirements of the business alongside AAT studies to further develop professional knowledge.
  • Collaborated effectively with team members and the wider organisation to meet deadlines in a timely manner.
  • Undertook additional responsibilities preparing reports of business expenditure for review to senior members of the accounts team.

Sales Consultant

Next Retail
Cribbs Causeway, Bristol
07.2016 - 10.2019
  • Dealt with customer queries effectively, maintaining high quality service standards.
  • Plan and direct staffing, training and performance evaluation to develop and control sales and service programmes, whilst acting as a team coach to staff members.
  • Review operational records and reports to project sales and determine profitability.
  • Monitor customer preferences to determine focus of sales efforts.

Accounts Intern

David Hathaway Transport Ltd
Yate, Bristol
04.2015 - 04.2015
  • Prepared and analysed accounting records and financial statements to access accuracy, completeness and conformance to procedural standards.
  • Established tables of accounts and assign entries to the correct accounts.

Education

GCSEs -

Abbeywood Community School
Stoke Gifford, South Gloucestershire

BTEC -

SGS College Wise Campus
Stoke Gifford, South Gloucestershire

Active IQ -

SCL Education Ltd
Sandhurst, Gloucester

AAT -

Association of Accounting Technicians
London

Skills

  • Microsoft Excel
  • General ledger reconciliation
  • Bookkeeping operations
  • Complex problem solving
  • Customer and personal service
  • Effective time management
  • Debt collection

Affiliations

  • I have a passion for sport, outside of work, I compete alongside my friends in a Saturday league football team and participate in various training during my evenings. Weather permitting, I also enjoy playing golf, a bug passed down to me from my father. After achieving my personal training certifications, I also regularly like attending the gym.

Timeline

Purchase Ledger Assistant

Portland Brown Ltd
04.2022 - Current

Accounts Payable Apprentice

Portland Brown Ltd
10.2019 - 04.2022

Sales Consultant

Next Retail
07.2016 - 10.2019

Accounts Intern

David Hathaway Transport Ltd
04.2015 - 04.2015

GCSEs -

Abbeywood Community School

BTEC -

SGS College Wise Campus

Active IQ -

SCL Education Ltd

AAT -

Association of Accounting Technicians
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