ryan clark

eu ap manager

About

Working as part of a Shared Service function with responsibility for 13 European Business Units for inventory and operational expenditure invoicing, travel expenses and corporate cards. Leading a high volume transaction team during a changing business environment whilst ensuring business reporting and inventory targets are met, whilst supporting key finance objectives with working capital management. Lead on training for the launch of a global purchase to pay system and transition to new corporate card provider, including reviewing current processes via process mapping, leading training sessions and writing procedures and training manuals.

Country

united kingdom

City

west yorkshire

Industry

electrical/electronic manufacturing

Skill

accounts receivable, finance, accounting, data analysis, accounts payable, communication, customer service, project work, expenses, microsoft office, microsoft excel, financial reporting, team leadership, process improvement, team management, teamwork, account management, management

Experience

cash allocation

premier farnell

2013-3 - 2014-6 · 1 yr 4 mos

* Worked in Cash Allocation on European ledgers posting incoming cash onto the ledger. During this time I worked to improve unallocated cash figures by reducing figures by up to 85% in under 12 months. I worked on clearing aged balances, rectifying multiple bank reconciliation errors and cleaning up customer accounts. Key Responsibilities * Posting 10,000 manual incoming receipts on a monthly basis across European business units * Allocating receipts according to customer remittances * Making customer refunds ensuring refund policies are rigidly followed * Clearing Bank reconciliations and contra accounts * Aged credit balance analysis * Praised for work required for audit purposes by business unit accountants

query resolution accounts payable

premier farnell

2014-6 - 2015-12 · 1 yr 7 mos

eu ap manager

premier farnell

2018-9 - Present · 8 yrs 1 mo

accounts payable team leader

premier farnell

2015-12 - 2018-8 · 2 yrs 9 mos

* Worked as the European Accounts Payable Team Leader with responsibility for a team of Invoice Processing Clerks, priority supplier accounts, employee expenses and corporate cards, reporting to the Accounts Payable Manager. During time in role I focussed on improving cross functionality and the skill set of the processing clerks to ensure business processing needs were met. * Key Responsibilities * Managing GRNI reporting to ensure in line with business reporting requirements * Company Administrator for Corporate Cards * Implementation of new expense & company card scheme across Europe * Standardising processes and documenting procedures across Europe * Deputised for Accounts Payable Manager including management of Account Seniors * Management of team of 6 invoice processing clerks covering non-inventory and inventory invoices * Completion of monthly transactional reporting and compliance reporting * Ensuring HMRC and regional VAT requirements met * Management of non-inventory priority suppliers * Analysis of debit/ credit balances

Education

leeds metropolitan university

leeds beckett university

accounting

2008-1 - 2011-1 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Modules Including: Management Accounting, Financial Management, Financial Reporting, Business and Corporate Law, Personal and Business Taxation, Auditing, Economics, Business Data Analysis, Business Forecasting and Planning. Activities and Societies: Stock Investment, Business Planning