Gary Bushnell

Experience

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  C.I.H Euronics

  Jul 1996 - Feb 2003

  Credit Controller

  July 1996 to Feb 2003 Combined Independent Holdings When joining C.I.H for VDU position I was promoted to Credit Control within the year. This was my first credit control position and provided me with 5 years experience in finance. I fully enjoyed my time at C.I.H and provided me with a great start to my finance career. -Communicating between the Shops (C.I.H Member) and suppliers regarding queries and any problems that occur by phone, fax or E-mail.-Chasing payment anywhere between £20 pounds to £250 thousand pounds.-Responsible for banking of cheques checking that the payment details and cheques are correct.-Allocation of cash paying due invoices including extended credit, instalments and discounts that relate.-Responsible for 90 shops throughout the UK.-Chasing member and suppliers regarding debit notes to try and solve by credit by the supplier or payment of the invoice by the member.-Producing monthly and weekly cash and debit note spreadsheet reports. Show less

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  Crown Photo systems

  Feb 2003 - Oct 2005

  Credit Control

  Credit Controller for all of the company ledger-Communicating with UK and international customers by phone, fax and e-mail.-Responsible for the banking of cheques, making sure the payment details and cheques are correct.-allocating payments by cheque, bacs, funds flow, web & credit card on Navision -Responsible for taking credit card payments -Setting up accounts for customers: Web shop, credit card, proforma and credit accounts.-Sending account application forms to potential customers, and chasing trade references for applying credit account customers-Responsible for address checks on Web shop customers before setting up accounts to prevent fraud.-Check each order for errors then print daily all orders in to invoices, then post them. -Print company debt report and chase overdue invoices for payment in the UK and International customers daily.-Responsible for placing overdue customers on stop and passing persisting overdue accounts to legal. Show less

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  TaylorMade-adidas Golf

  Oct 2005 - Nov 2005

  Credit Controller

  Oct 2005 to Nov 2005 Taylor made Adidas Group Credit Controller Temporary Postion

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  Thomson Reuters

  Jun 2006 - Jul 2011

  Credit Controller

  EMPLOYMENT HISTORYNov 2005 to July 2011 Thomson Reuters Key & Trade Credit ControllerJoining the Key & Trade accounts team this is a more challenging role working on the larger accounts. The larger 150+ accounts have no orders on stop, no reminders and very rarely go legal and is essential to have a good working relationship with the customer to encourage them to pay by terms. - Reducing the DSO (Days Sale Outstanding) 2011 reduced the DSO by 5 days- Reducing 90day debt to 20k in 2011 for Trade & Key with the target value 25k- Chasing invoices from £200.00 to 250k+- Negotiating payment plans with customers or 50/50 payments/credit- Conference calls with customers or visits at the customer or a visit to the office.- Reviewing credit limits when exceeded.- Management of customer queries with in SAP- Leasing with account handlers (Sales) and customer service with regards to contract and invoicing queries.- Reporting to the team leader on top 10 debtors and all 90 day debtors in a 1 to 1 session on a monthly basis.- Provide correct information from customer to ensure there are no unallocated payments with the payment processing team - Escalating problem accounts to team leader & credit manager.- Ensure accounts are updated on contact details and any changes by notifying our data team to make changes. Show less

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  Thermofisher Scientific

  Aug 2011 - Jan 2013

  Credit Controller

  The credit control responsibilities are within one credit controller position, this includes taking responsibility on making decisions to releasing orders, creating new accounts and credit checking, applying appropriate credit limits, Chasing existing 60+ day debt and due debt. Responsible for producing consolidated statements through Access and ensuring all details are correct.- Ensuring the DSO (Days Sale Outstanding) 2011 is no more than 50 days- 60 Day+ invoice count is under 250- Chasing due and 60+ debt up to 100k invoices- Creating new accounts with in SAP and credit check through D&B - Producing consolidated statement through Access for 6 sites- Taking credit card payments- Releasing orders or placing accounts on hold- Leasing with customer service to resolve queries.- Responsible for ledger consisting of 1500+ invoices value 2million+- Allocation of cash to accounts and matching payment to invoices in SAP Show less

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  Arqiva

  Jan 2013 - now

  Credit Controller

  My role consists of working with various business units in the communications industry, this would be units like satellite channels service providers, radio transmission, smart metering and Wifi technology. • Building relationships with various business units in the communications industry e.g. satellite channels, service providers, radio transmission, smart metering and Wifi technology. • Build strong credible rapport with internal and external stakeholders• Pro-actively manage risk exposure• Collect payments for services already rendered• Responsible for ledger consisting of 242 active accounts with a ledger balance of 20-25 million• Reduced a Satellite business until debt of 10million of which the debt was 90days+ down to 1.8million with in a year• Provision of cash forecasts and statistical reports to management as and when required• Determining if the customer requires help with payment plans or more incentive to make payment• Negotiating payment plans and ensuring these are met to the agreement of both parties• Escalating accounts and agreeing suspension of services with a working group of directors to tackle persistent late or non-payers • Work with the Sales Managers and internal Finance department to ensure the ledger is below the debt split of 70/30 and ensuring 90days arrears are kept to a minimum level.• Ensuring the ‘Days Sale Outstanding’ (DSO) is no more than 60 days• Managing the ledger Split to 70% under 30 days and 30% over 90 day debt• Arrange monthly meetings with our OU Business unit to ensure the 90days debt is to a minimum of 200k • Identifying actions to ensure any invoices in the 30-60days old is prevented from becoming 90days old.• Cash forecasting on a weekly and 13-week basis• Customer visits to discuss arrears with their account managers in Commercial Show less