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Victoria Orr

Rayleigh,United Kingdom

Summary

Finance professional with expertise in general ledger accounting, accounts payable, credit control, and sales ledger management. Proficient in financial reporting and analysis, invoice and payment transactions, and finance reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and compliance. Demonstrates effective time management skills to meet deadlines and optimise financial operations. Committed to leveraging strong analytical capabilities to support organisational growth and financial stability.

Organised and dependable with 20+ years of experience. Successful at managing multiple priorities with positive attitude. Willing to take on greater responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience
2005
2005
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Finance Manager

Liberty Hygiene Ltd
Rayleigh, Essex
02.2023 - Current
  • Manage timely and accurate reporting of various financial transactions and information for detailed analysis.
  • Consolidate comprehensive management accounts, integrating income statements, cashflow and balance sheets.
  • Present management accounts to Directors.
  • Administer payroll for accurate, timely salary disbursements.
  • Implement new finance procedures and check lists to follow.
  • Reconcile and submit accurate tax filings, avoiding penalties and interest charges.
  • Bank reconciliation of a six bank accounts
  • Credit Card reconciliation of two credit cards
  • Weekly Cash-flow updates
  • Collaborated closely with accountants to ensure smooth year end processes.
  • Controlled company spending by monitoring the purchase ledger
  • Analysis and process all weekly supplier payments.

Credit / Purchase Ledger Controller

Liberty Hygiene Ltd
Rayleigh, Essex
04.2019 - Current

Credit Control

  • Managed customer accounts for maintaining positive finance relationships.
  • Streamlined debt collection processes resulting in improved financial health of the company.
  • Monitored client's credit situation closely, mitigating risks associated with late payments.
  • Updated database regularly for maintaining up-to-date record of all transactions.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by resolving billing disputes amicably yet promptly.
  • Collaborated with internal teams to ensure smooth functioning of credit control processes.
  • Improved financial efficiency by implementing new credit control procedures.
  • Negotiated repayment arrangements, improving cash flow in the process.
  • Coordinated legal actions against defaulters to safeguard company interests.
  • Contacted customers about overdue payments by phone, letter and email.
  • Reconciled complicated accounts provided by accounting team.


Purchase Ledger

  • Processing of all supplier/overhead invoicing in a timely manner, using the correct nominal coding.
  • Resolved supplier queries quickly, improving relationships and increasing trust.
  • Streamlined reconciliation processes to facilitate quicker resolution of discrepancies.
  • Developed effective systems for tracking incoming invoices, reducing paperwork backlog.
  • Prepare weekly supplier payments.
  • Reconciliation of supplier/overhead statements.

Book Keeper

Martin Orr Heating and Plumbing LTD
Rayleigh, United Kingdom
04.2016 - 03.2025
  • Generate sales invoices upon receipt of billing information and track collection progress
  • Reconcile company bank account
  • Complete supplier payments
  • Complete Sub Contractor CIS returns
  • Complete VAT reconciliation
  • Record financial progress and pass onto an accountant on a yearly basis for accounts to be filed

Financial Business Manager

Ketchum
London, United Kingdom
01.2012 - 06.2015
  • Working alongside three businesses within one agency to provide financial support and help to maintain company financial procedure
  • Create and maintain a yearly revenue forecast with the Finance Director and with each of the directors of the business
  • Identify and investigate variances to financial plans and forecasts
  • Analyse budgets, financial reports and projections for accurate reporting of financial standing
  • Arranging and controlling monthly revenue income meetings with each business
  • Reporting monthly revenue figures and updates to the Finance Controller and Finance Director
  • Attending daily meetings with Account Directors and Handlers to main the smooth running of the finances
  • Ensuring full reconciliation of all jobs are maintained, and reviewed on an on-going basis, tracking these to budgets and client purchase orders
  • Maintenance of the divisional revenue trackers ensuring these are in sync with the central budget
  • Overview of the client trackers kept by the account teams ensuring consistency and accuracy of these reports
  • Instructing invoicing instructions to the Production Accountants
  • Ensuring accurate and quality invoicing is being carried out on a timely manner, and ensuring that invoices are reviewed carefully before being issued to the client
  • Management of 'Work in progress' and review of outstanding debts and any outstanding purchase orders in conjunction with the rest of the finance team
  • Induction of new client account team members in finance processes and procedures, creating training materials and guides where needed
  • Follow up with employees where time-sheets have not been submitted on time or incorrectly
  • Ensuring income reporting is in accordance with Omnicom guidelines


Production Accountant

Ketchum Ltd
London, United Kingdom
10.2007 - 01.2013
  • Completing new client jobs
  • Checking internal and external budgets
  • Ensuring internal and external costs and time are being allocated to the correct jobs
  • Ensuring jobs are being reconciled to the clients budget
  • Producing and reconciling work in progress reports
  • Arranging and attending regular meetings with account handlers
  • Producing draft sales invoices for approval and developing a live invoice for the client
  • Liaising closely with Accounts Payable
  • Maintaining an invoicing schedule to track all invoicing is being invoiced on a timely basis
  • Maintain client invoices are being paid within the payment terms
  • Produce monthly debtors statements

Sales Ledger / Credit Controller

Ogilvy Primary Contact Ltd
London, United Kingdom
01.2001 - 10.2007
  • Analysing work in progress and time reports
  • Attending weekly meetings with account controllers
  • Reconciling jobs that have been completed
  • Raising and posting sales invoices onto a accounting system
  • Managing any invoice queries that occur and ensuring all issues are resolved in a timely manner
  • Allocating payments received from clients
  • Identifying overdue client accounts and chasing payments by telephone and email
  • Producing debtor reports and statements
  • Assisting with month end close
  • Assisting with the purchase ledger as and when needed
  • Company Banking

Bought Ledger Clerk

Ogilvy Primary Contact Ltd
London, United Kingdom
07.1998 - 01.2001
  • Overseeing the day-to-day running of supplier account
  • Liaising with internal and external suppliers
  • Answering daily queries
  • Processing supplier invoices and payments
  • Assisting with month-end close
  • Completing company time-sheets
  • Completing company banking

Office Junior

Scodie Deyong
London, United Kingdom
07.1997 - 07.1998
  • General office work, including filing, banking and looking after the company petty cash

Education

AAT - Level 4 Completed

Seevic College

GCSE - undefined

Barstable

Skills

  • AAT Qualified
  • General ledger accounting
  • Accounts Payable
  • Credit Control
  • Sales Ledger
  • Financial reporting and analysis
  • Invoice and payment transaction experience
  • Finance reconciliations
  • Effective time management
  • Systems used, DDS, Maconomy, Rebus, Paprika, Sage, Xero

Timeline

Finance Manager

Liberty Hygiene Ltd
02.2023 - Current

Credit / Purchase Ledger Controller

Liberty Hygiene Ltd
04.2019 - Current

Book Keeper

Martin Orr Heating and Plumbing LTD
04.2016 - 03.2025

Financial Business Manager

Ketchum
01.2012 - 06.2015

Production Accountant

Ketchum Ltd
10.2007 - 01.2013

Sales Ledger / Credit Controller

Ogilvy Primary Contact Ltd
01.2001 - 10.2007

Bought Ledger Clerk

Ogilvy Primary Contact Ltd
07.1998 - 01.2001

Office Junior

Scodie Deyong
07.1997 - 07.1998

GCSE - undefined

Barstable

AAT - Level 4 Completed

Seevic College
Victoria Orr