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David Harvey
19 Laxton Drive, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, NG15 6PU
Mobile 07525 193 263
Home 01159 633 791
DPJH19@YAHOO.CO.UK
Dear Sir,
Creditmanager/Accountant with experience and expertise in managing teams and also corporate and
management accounting expertise, reporting atBoard level.
Ability to make significantimprovementto debtor performance,increase recoveries,improve debtmanagement,
and reduce write off.
 Commercial awareness and prudentcollections ofall types of debtor at all levels:able to converse
confidently with customers,internal staff,and finance teams and able to reportat Board director level.
 Technical strengths and knowledge ofsoftware systems/packages including advanced Microsoftoffice
Excel user/MS office suite also presentation skills with PowerPoint- and other corporate accounting
systems. E-commerce and online banking,payments, Debit/creditcard processing online
 Tactful approach dealing with whole spectrum ofcustomers - private, trade, commercial & corporate
customers,as well as high calibre education partners (corporate /Embassies and Universities)
worldwide,all gained during a career in Creditmanagement
 Extensive knowledge with hands on approach to improve cash flow, reduce debtors and collectdebts
also with tactful negotiation skills combined with desirable professional managerial skills,
 Deliver effective control and debt recovery both in pre and postlegal action. Worked with debt collection
agents and solicitors.
 Team player & manager with ability to coach train and motivate staff / provide skills enhancement&
developmentand has had extensive corporate training throughoutcareer
Able to make a valued contribution to success ofyour business.References available on request
I look forward to hearing from you
David Harvey

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David Harvey
19 Laxton Drive Hucknall Nottingham NG15 6PU
Mobile 07525 193263 Home 0115 9633791
N I: YP 64 45 86 A
Married
Driving licence (Own car)
Employment History
2015-2016 South Derbyshire District Council Credit control/ Income Officer
2013 – 2015 Metropolitan Housing Trust Credit control/ Income Officer
2002 - 2013 University of Nottingham Credit manager (12 years)
2000 – 2002 Bonds Confectionery Ltd Credit controller / IT manager
1999 – 1999 Fairbrook PLC / Eurocell 3 Month s Temporary Credit controller
1995 – 1999 Pork Farms Bowyers Credit control manager
1972- 1995 Nottingham Evening Post Group credit Manager (23 years)
Education and career details
 Extensive expertise, skill-set and experience gained in credit management
 Ongoing Career training & personal development programmes and managerial development throughout
my career.
 Numerous corporate systems expertise, including development / upgrades and improvements to
software
 Intensive management development programme - Evening post - covering a 2-year period attended -
residential corporate management training programme
 Have worked within Financial reporting /management accounting / Payroll and other specialist areas with
speciality in accounting systems at senior level (Sales legers / debtors)
 Specialist training People skills/Motivation/team building /interviewing skills / report writing/Public
speaking/ problem solving / Budget control /Finance/disability awareness
 Represented companies at court for debt collections
Hobbies & Interests
Family history research / Digital Photography / Formula 1 / Travel
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References DAVID HARVEY
South Derbys District Council
Civic Offices, Civic Way, Swadlincote DE11 0HL
Chris Holloway Head of Housing
01283 595795 Chris.Holloway@south-Derbys.gov.uk
Venn Group recruitment
Waterloo House, 20 Victoria Street Birmingham B2 5BT
Matthew Baird Recruitment consultant
0121 616 0660 Mbaird@venngroup.com
Metropolitan Housing Trust
68-84 Alfreton Road Nottingham NG7 3NN
Tim Millns Head of Income
Tel 0203 535 3314 tim.Millns@metropolitan.org.uk
Correco Group Corporate Recovery Consultants Ltd
P.O. Box 7565 Grantham, NG31 7WH
Steve J Dicker 07798787148 or 014 76 40 7864 steve.dicker.cfservices@virgin.net
University of Nottingham
Lee Towers Director of Finance
Kings Meadow Campus Lenton Lane Nottingham
Martin Wynne-Jones former Director of Finance
(Retired) 31 Ribblesdale Road Sherwood Nottingham NG5 3GY
Cullen Court Alms-houses (CHARITY)
Charity trustee / Former director
J & B Plumbing (Retired)
John Bexon 338 Greenwood Road Carlton Nottingham
Business associate Tel 07770777 8585 Johnbexon2012@hotmail.co.uk

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Phillip Courtenay Luck Bonds Confectionery Unit 3 Fulwood Rise Sutton In Ashfield NG17 2PU
Director Tel 01623 440070 web.sales@bondsconf.com
Last employment October 2015 to June 2016
Contract ended
Credit control / Income officer Housing Former tenant arrears
South Derbyshire District Council
Reason for leaving end of contract
 Chasing former tenants for rent arrears and bad debts
 Issue appropriate letters, make telephone calls, set up payment arrangements
 Handle queries relating to debts, provide statements and issue letters
 Issue of instructions to third party debt collection agents and monitoring performance of agency
 Set up and issue legal MCOL actions – a new process for the Council to recover debts legally
 Provide detailed analysis of debt recovery also schedule debts for write off based on age and lack of
agent recovery

October 2013 – June 2015 Income Officer
Metropolitan Housing Trust
 Responsible for effective debt management and collection of service charges and rent for properties
 Working with leaseholders / Shared owners and lenders to maximise recovery and reduction of
arrears and debt, secure payments and resolve customer complaints and queries effectively.
 Processing online card transactions and also set up online Direct Debit payments vie E-Commerce
(Allpay)
 Timely issue of letters at various stages to remind customers to meet their financial obligations under
lease terms arrangements
 Issue of legal proceedings online via MCOL and recovery / enforcement,
 Dealing effectively with customer complaints, directing and communication with After-sales team/
MHO sales and customer service departments where appropriate
 Monitoring collection and recovery statistics and target those needing attention, also monitoring
ongoing payment arrangements in place
 Working in collaboration with Leasehold service charge team and accounts receivables team to
resolve queries and arrange refunds when requested.
 Undertaken various in house “Metropolitan” training programmes
Reason for leaving - End of Fixed term contract

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Nov 2002- June 2013 Credit control manager
University of Nottingham
Reason for leaving restructuring
 Reporting to Director of Finance - responsible for all University credit control activities, various ledger
also policies and procedures,
 Handling high volume credit control ledger £100 Million– managing team of five
 Setting targets, motivating staff and review of performance and salary information for staff
 Control of debt collection budget and instructing solicitors and debt collection agents on legal
recoveries
 Key achievements maintaining debts within prescribed limits and reduction of collection costs
against rising tuition fees. Reporting annual write off also year-end reporting bad debt write off
 Dealing with all debt matters, Pre legal action and also debt recovery actions within the University
including UK and Overseas students, also commercial & trade arrears and high value Blue chip
research activities, also sponsor debts and other specific subsidiary company ledgers.
 Meeting students and arranging settlement plans to strict timescales; handling debt situations and
instructing debt recovery agents to act. Resolution of disputes
 Provision of monthly reporting and maintaining statistical information on debtor performance,
reconciliations, systems review, financial reporting. Annual write bad debt analysis
 Specialist collections for niche discreet debts (Staff/ medical) requiring tactful approach
Reason for leaving - Dismissed
Jan 2000 – July 2002 Credit controller & I.T. manager
Bonds Confectionery Ltd
 Dealing with all aspects of ledger activities – initially brought in to collect debts on behalf of
Insolvency Accountant. Managed team of three
 Then undertook role of IT/ accounts/ credit control at new company. Handling new sales order
request and existing clients nationwide. D
 Dealing with payments queries from customers and sales teams as well as administration staff. Issue
invoices, statements monitoring orders, checking with warehouse staff
 Set up and maintained computer systems / software / hardware for the company and handled all
activities with the software supplier regarding software issues and upgrades whilst acting in credit
control function team
 Key Achievement – Recovered monies for receivership 65% and set up effective credit control team
for new company
Reason for leaving Redundancy
Aug 1999 – Dec 1999 TemporaryCredit controller Fairbrook PLC / Eurocell
 Temporary credit control assignment- Three months at Alfreton
Manufacturing /supplier Double Glazing Units to trade supplier

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Aug 1995 – May 1999 Credit controller Pork Farms Bowyers (Northern Foods)
 Managing a team of twelve staff and also conducting credit control, dealing with large corporate
accounts (Asda/ Tesco/Sainsbury’s) nationwide and independent retail shop accounts.
 Review of computer systems and implementation of new IT process including BACS orders and
payment process.
 Involved in merger of Pork Farms and Bowyers systems from a credit control and accounting
perspective. Analysis and reporting on ledger performance to FinanceDirector
 Key achievement – improving skills of team, and managed debt levels whilst changing IT systems for
merger
 Reason for leaving
 Redundancyfollowing merger
October 1972- July 1995 Group credit Manager(23 years)
Nottingham Evening Post T Bailey Forman Ltd
Reporting to Director of finance and board of directors. Full responsibility for all group publications &
credit control matters. Supervision of credit control department covering all publications within the Evening
Post Newspaper group (TBF).
 Head of department of twenty-fivestaff covering various specialist credit control sections
 Handing high volume ledger £70 Million within a fast moving timescale, working to strict daily
deadlines
 Advertising and newspaper sales ledgers
 Vetting all levels of advert credit and authorisation clearance for general public, trade and high value
corporate clients nationwide, handling all aspects of credit vetting clearance of new business with
Tele sales and local and national sales Rep teams for new business and clearance of unpaid debt
 Responsibility for arranging all debt monitoring credit approval, vetting and debt collection in a fast
moving environment.
 Representation at county court for debt collection and legal recoveries –legal cases. Preparation of
files to solicitors for complex actions high value debts
 Working within management accountants and managed stock control of Newsprint
 Seconded for three- year period managing the Payroll department and revitalising the whole process
dealing with 700 paid members of staff dealing with PAYE / taxation / National Insurance BACS and
weekly cash payment to employees
 Received extensive career managerial development training over twenty-three years and other
specialist training
Reason for leaving Redundancy following take over by DMG/ Northcliffe

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