1. Paula Urry
Accounts Professional
6 Munstead Way, Welton, Brough HU15 1FN
07738 331383
paulaurry@gmail.com
A self motivated, pro active and highly professional Accounts Clerk with over 14 years experience in
purchase, sales and nominal ledger roles for prestigious manufacturing and shipping organisations.
Logical, dedicated and highly organised with excellent attention to detail skills and an ability to perform
consistently at the highest level in either an individual or team member role with a constant focus on
delivering organisational objectives, within allocated timescales and with limited resources
Now looking to utilise extensive accounting, customer service and inter personal skills to secure a position
with a forward thinking progressive organisation that will facilitate and encourage further career progression
Professional Experience:
Company: Geodis Wilson UK Ltd (Oughtred & Harrison (Shipping) Ltd)
Date: 2009-Present
Position: Accounts Receivable Clerk
Key Responsibilities:
• Monitoring client accounts, receiving payments in accordance with company credit control
procedures
• Posting and allocating payments to debtor accounts as detailed on remittance advice
• Identifying outstanding invoices, liaising with relevant client to identify why invoice is outstanding
• Resolving invoice queries, issuing credit notes where appropriate
• Negotiating payment arrangements where clients are experiencing short term cash flow difficulties
• Liaising with sales department to keep them aware of client payment status
• Providing debtors lists at regular team meetings
• Discussing options and agreeing a process for overdue accounts where clients are seriously
overdue
• Taking appropriate actions to recover outstanding funds including issuing court proceedings as a
final option
• Constantly reviewing and changing client credit limits depending on payment history
• Setting up new suppliers, carrying out necessary credit approval checks and setting credit limits
• Regularly updating client records to reflect changes in personnel or trading status
• Writing off bad debts where clients cease to trade, making appropriate arrangements with HMRC
and VAT
Company: Oughtred & Harrison (Shipping ) Ltd
Date: 2002-2009
Position: Management Accounts Assistant
Date: 2005-2009
Key Responsibilities:
• Reconciling bank accounts on a monthly basis to account for all withdrawals and deposits
• Setting up new nominal codes in chart of accounts
• Posting all direct debits to relevant nominal ledger codes
• Allocating all salaries and staff costs to relevant nominal ledger code
• Balancing the accounts at the month end, producing management reports to summarise trading
position of the business
• Allocating all asset purchases to nominal ledger
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Accounts Professional
• Writing cheques for all nominal items, posting onto relevant nominal ledger code
Position: Purchase ledger Clerk
Date: 2002-2005
Key Responsibilities:
• Reconciling supplier invoices with despatch notes to ensure accuracy
• Stamping and dating invoices, entering under relevant supplier account
• Raising queries with suppliers, requesting credit notes and adjustments
• Processing payment runs on a monthly / weekly basis
• Printing off remittance advice for transmission to supplier
• Paying suppliers by BACS or manual cheque run
• Producing management reports to detail current supplier trading level
• Dealing with supplier queries in relation to unpaid invoices
Company: Heron Frozen Foods
Position: Purchase ledger Clerk
Date: 1999-2002
Key Responsibilities:
• Logging all invoices received onto "Dynamics " accounting system
• Checking off stock bookings against invoices and booking stock onto computer
• Stamping and dating invoices, entering under relevant supplier account
• Raising queries with suppliers, requesting credit notes and adjustments
• Processing payment runs on a monthly / weekly basis
• Printing off remittance advice for transmission to supplier
• Paying suppliers by BACS or manual cheque run
• Dealing with supplier queries in relation to unpaid invoices
• Providing administrative, telephone and reception duties as required
Company: Forte Posthouse / Willerby Manor / Royal Hotel
Position: Receptionist
Date: 1995-1996
Key Responsibilities:
• Welcoming guests to the hotel, checking them in and out and ensuring that their stay is an
enjoyable one to encourage repeat visits and referrals
• Dealing with client queries and requests, utilising the hotel support services including housekeeping,
catering and maintenance to resolve an problems around the hotel
• Maintaining exceptional hygiene standards in all front of house areas
Other Employment:
Accounts Payable Clerk IBC Ltd 1996-1999
Professional Training & Qualifications:
Advanced Accounting Technician
Diploma in Office procedures
NVQ Business Administration
Text Processing Stage 1 & 2 Part 1
Typewriting Stage 1 & 2
NVQ Level 2 Catering & Hospitality (Reception)
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