Silvia Qendro

Experience

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  General Insurance Company - Athens

  Jun 2005 - Sept 2007

  Finance/Sales Assistant

  Assessing clients insurance and arrange new policies for individuals and small businesses. Marketing and acquiring new clients.Collecting insurance premiums and processing accounts.

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  PJ Marks & Co

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2010

  Accounts Administrator
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  UK Connections

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2014

  Finance Administrator

  In this role, I have administered expense claims and invoice payments by maintaining all applicable records. I have abetted in systemizing month-end and year-end reconciliation and payroll process. I assisted in debt collection, Vat Returns and Annual Audit. Prepared and distributed weekly finance and Board reports.

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  Heal's

  Mar 2014 - Jul 2020

  In this role, I have monitored cash flow forecast with great effectiveness. I have provided assistance in preparing budget reports and performing year annual audit. I have abetted in the preparation of management accounts and posted journals, accruals, and prepayments. I prepared Board pack, reviewed and posted cash-books/journals and credit-card statements. I further produced reports to senior management on a weekly basis, managed cash and balance sheet reconciliation, delivered daily sales reports across the business and prepared locations/store accounts on a monthly basis.Key accomplishments:• Recovered money from providers and customers.• Proceeded balance sheet reconciliations and multi-currency bank/credit card reconciliations. Show less At Heal & Son Ltd, I have served as a focal contact person to suppliers and replied all queries related to payment and budget management. I have advanced multi-currency payments, same-day payments, and cheques on weekly basis. I have reviewed the Aged Creditors and investigated any debit balances and discounts. Created new supplier and customer accounts and maintained the register. Maintained the sales ledger, issued invoices, distributed duties, managed credit card reconciliation, and concessions income.Key contributions during this job role are:• Coded, processed, and authorized high volume stock and expense invoices on a weekly basis.• Posted staff expenses, along with petty cash for the all stores also oversaw monthly purchase ledger/sales ledger reconciliations.• Monitored cash reconciliation, GRNI accruals, and specific prepayments to ensure ease in procedures.• Organized training sessions for new staff members and observed performance and provided feedback to the AP Manager. Show less

  • Assistant Management Accountant

    Jul 2018 - Jul 2020

  • Accounts Payable Assistant/Finance Assistant

    Mar 2014 - Jul 2018
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  Heal's (1810) Limited

  Jul 2020 - Jun 2021

  Finance Ledger Manager

  As a Finance Ledger Manager, I administer financial accounts/tasks, policies, and procedures with complete accuracy. Managing the Accounts Payable team and organising training workshops to advance team development, one to one's, and progress in KPIs. I oversee weekly payment process to ensure all suppliers are paid accurately as per contract. Maintain reconciliations in supplier statement by keeping check on GRNI, settlement discount, and debit balances. I evaluate cash flow sheets on daily basis. I maintain fixed asset register and posting depreciation to increase output from company's service benefiters. Prepare trading and statistics reports on weekly basis, preparation of Board pack, responsible of submitting national statistics and PSA analysis. I actively manage balance-sheets and multi-currency bank account reconciliations by effective monitoring of all transactions and undertaking any variances.My key contributions during this job role are:• Abetted in preparation and deliverance of management accounts; updated accruals and prepayments.• Recovered money from providers by launching a new bank reconciliation process for our e-Commerce payment system. • Closely monitoring payments and ensure a three stage verification process for bank detail changes to prevent fraudulent payments from external scams. Show less

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  Innocent drinks

  Jun 2021 - Jan 2023

  Purchase Ledger Manager (UK and Ireland)