Andrew Bosworth

A conscientious and professional Purchase Ledger and Office Administrator with many years experience with both large and small companies who is hard working and always keen to learn new skills. Works well under pressure with a friendly and approachable manner. Enjoys being part of a team but also capable of working alone using own initiative.

Office Administrator - Cavendish Nuclear Ltd - Dungeness B Power Station, Kent

(2013-07 - 2026-06)

This role began as Admin support to around 50 people, increasing to between 100 and 150 during the Statutory Outages, but has decreased in recent years as Cavendish have streamlined the team.

• Compiled timesheets for both Staff and Agency Workers, liaising with Project Managers to ensure correct codes were used for each person, sent to Head Office on weekly basis for transferring to Payroll System
• Kept weekly spreadsheets on hours worked for tasks performed and code usage to help with Budgetary Controls
• Entered requisitions onto SAP Computer System for consumables, tooling and services, liaising with Procurement to ensure requests were turned into Purchase Orders
• Created spreadsheet for tracking each step of the process and scanned all relevant paperwork as electronic record after completion
• Goods Receipted orders on system to enable Accounts to match and pay relevant invoices
• Collated information for compiling Monthly Site Safety Figures Report which was sent to Head Office
• Role ended in June 2026 when remaining team were made redundant

Retail Assistant - J & J Wilson (Shops) Ltd - Park Resorts, Camber Sands, East Sussex

(2013-03 - 2013-04)

In this temporary role, I helped to set up and stock the shop ready for the opening of the season.

• Served on tills
• Replenished stock
• Dealt with customer enquiries
• Cashed up at end of day, producing daily reports for cash and credit cards
• Prepared banking

Caravan Valeter - Park Resorts - Camber Sands, East Sussex

(2012-06 - 2012-11)

This was a temporary seasonal position, working for the Sales Department cleaning and valeting the caravans for sale on the showground.

Admin Officer - The Child Support Agency - St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex

(2012-02 - 2012-05)

In this temporary role, I negotiated child maintenance agreements with clients with a view to securing payments.

• Discussed outstanding debts with clients and helped work out affordable repayment plans
• Dealt with client telephone enquiries

Self Employed Restaurant Owner - The Moon & Stars - Lydd, Kent

(2002-12 - 2011-07)

I ran the business with my partner but had to close it when the Landlord decided to sell the property and we were unable to buy it.

Purchase Ledger Clerk - Biffa Waste Services - High Wycombe, Bucks

(1999-04 - 2002-10)

In this role I was in control of about 600 companies, making sure that their invoices were paid on time.

• Checked and reconciled statements, matching and inputting invoices onto main computer system
• Helped prepare fortnightly payment runs
• Issued daily manual payments if they had missed main cheque run
• Eventually became Team Leader for 6 people, training new staff members when required
• Took over Supervising duties when Manager was absent

Accounts Assistant - The Kingshill Collection - Kingshill, High Wycombe, Bucks

(1997-08 - 1999-03)

At this Mail Order Catalogue company my main duty was to assist the Management Accountant and help prepare the end of month/year reports and to produce Cash Flow charts.

• Liaised with Sales Office, checking and reconciling daily 'Z' reports with cash, cheques and credit card sales
• Helped Sales Office when required to produce and send out Sales Invoices
• Balanced and banked sales cheques each day
• Organised payments to suppliers by cheque or BACS

Purchase Ledger Clerk - Madge Networks - Loudwater, High Wycombe, Bucks

(1996-01 - 1997-06)

At this computer company I dealt with paying suppliers and dealing with customer queries.

• In charge of checking and paying 'in house' travel and subsistence claims

Office Temp - Atlas Copco - Hemel Hempstead, Herts

(1995-11 - 1995-12)

This was a 2 month temporary contract where I did general office duties such as filing, answering the telephone and data input.

Purchase Ledger Clerk - The Royal Mail - Luton, Beds

(1992-01 - 1995-10)

I transferred to Luton when the Purchase Ledger sections from several locations were amalgamated to produce one Main Office. Here a new system was created by producing Purchase Orders which would then be matched with supplier invoices and entered onto the main system for payment.

• Became Union Rep
• Helped set up gymnasium for Postal Staff
• Took redundancy package in October 1995 when section relocated again but was too far to travel to

Purchase Ledger Clerk - The Royal Mail - Stevenage, Herts

(1986-01 - 1992-01)

I transferred to the Head Office as part of a career development where I first became involved with Purchase Ledger, eventually becoming Cashier for the Finance Section where I used the 'double entry' book-keeping system with the Cathedral Analysis books, and prepared Purchase and Nominal Ledger Journals for input.

• Covered Supervisor's job when required
• Helped set up new Ledger System in 1987

Counter Clerk, Cashier and Supervising Postal Officer - The Royal Mail - Hitchin, Herts

(1981-05 - 1986-01)

I worked as a Counter Clerk and also did backroom duties such as setting Franking Machines, handling the business banking deposits and preparing the Weekly Counter Cash Account for Head Office.

• From 1984 until moved to Stevenage, became Supervising Postal Officer with alternate weekends in charge of Counter
• Became Trainer for new entrants

Trainee Insurance Underwriter - RB Motor Policies at Lloyds - Hitchin, Herts

(1980-07 - 1981-03)

This was my first job from leaving school doing general Office Admin but left when I received an offer to join the Royal Mail.

O Levels - Stratton Upper School (1977-09 - 1980-06)