Lola O.

Experience

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  Chaircover Express

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2013

  Wedding Planner Assistant

  *Setting up events and venues*Managing Teams during event set ups*Inventory Checks*Meeting and planning with clients

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  Anglia Ruskin University

  Jun 2014 - Jul 2014

  Research Analyst

  *Collecting, analysing and presenting data on UK government housing schemes to be published in articles*Conducting literature review on Housing demand and Housing Need *Supporting my supervisor in research for Anglia Ruskin University

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  Marks and Spencer Head Office

  Aug 2015 - Nov 2015

  Logistics Analyst

  *Processing over 30 different carrier invoices *Monitoring and validating invoice payments*Ensuring credit notes are received for any overcharged invoices *Making sure changes in carriers are accounted for and recorded accurately*Carrier invoice data entry

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  Lifeways Group

  Nov 2015 - Sept 2017

  Billing Analyst

  · Managing portfolio of regional accounts across the North of England, including billing and invoicing on a weekly, 4 weekly, monthly and quarterly basis as well as monthly payroll processing, contract management and data maintenance· Producing high value - low volume invoices, and low value – high volume invoices· Managing and maintaining rapport with regional offices and providing support of the Coldharbour Finance and rota system.· Involved in project implementation of Agresso (Unit 4).· Creating control process documentations for internal billing system.· Assisting with execution of new processes within the billing team· Process improvement / problem solving of order to cash (pilot tool)· Acted as training delivery lead for new members within the team· Ensuring overdue invoices are kept to a minimum· Validating and checking invoices to ensure accuracy· Keeping the master data records up-to-date by updating contracts in compliance to the company guideline.· Constant monitoring/implementation of WIP for billing changes in rates.· Responding to customer queries regarding invoices and working with local offices and credit control to resolve issues as required Show less

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  Link Asset Services

  Sept 2017 - Jan 2022

  Billing Analyst

  o Raising Monthly/Quarterly invoiceso Ad hoc billing for 5 divisions separate from LINKo Liaising internally with stakeholderso Engaging with each business area monthly to ensure business requirements are met o Prepare and upload invoices to clients using portalso Investigating credit control queries. Actioning the cancellation and reissue of invoices o Ad hoc tasks – Year end audit of clients which have not met minimum fees, and difference is billed out clients with such fee structure.o System Implementation, testing and documenting as finance moved from SAP toERP LNo Producing and analysing WIP report on any unbilled orders, and relaying and meeting withFinance Director and Management accountantso Collating billing data for Relationship Managers, which is used for fee negotiationsand proposalso Reviewing contracts/fee schedules to set up clients for Billing within SAP and ERPLN o Manipulating disbursement data for upload onto SAP and ERP LNo Collaborating with various departments within the business to ensure billing accuracy o Implementation, updating and maintenance of rate table Show less

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  King's College London

  Jan 2022 - now

  • Project Manager

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Project coordinator

    Jan 2022 - Sept 2023