Eden Tesfay

Detail-driven Accounts Payable / Purchase Ledger professional with over 10 years' experience across motor trade, construction, and multi-branch environments. Strong background in high-volume invoice processing, reconciliations, supplier query resolution, and maintaining accurate financial records. Skilled in Keyrage, Pinnacle, ISAM, and CyberCube, with a reputation for reliability, problem-solving, and maintaining precision in fast-paced finance teams.

Currently progressing through AAT Level 3 to further strengthen technical accounting knowledge.

Welfare & Attendance Officer - Avon House Preparatory School

(2025-11 - 2026-08)

• Manage daily attendance processes, completing accurate morning and afternoon registrations and ensuring compliance with safeguarding and school policies.
• Lead on student and staff wellbeing, acting as the first point of contact for pastoral concerns and providing calm, professional support.
• Update First Aid, Allergy, and Anaphylaxis policies, ensuring alignment with statutory guidance and best practice.
• Liaise with parents, staff, and external agencies to support pupil welfare, attendance improvement, and safeguarding needs.
• Maintain confidential records with accuracy professionalism, and full GDPR compliance.

Accounts Assistant - TrustFord Motor Trade

(2024-04 - 2025-11)

• Processed commercial vehicle purchases on average three to four times a week by checking finance clearance, invoice matching and by investigating discrepancies between supplier and purchase invoices and posting delivery charges.
• Completed month-end balance sheet reconciliations.
• Updated working capital and attended meetings weekly with service managers.
• Printed, coded and posted daily bank statements, complete regular bank reconciliations and updated daily cash flows.
• Prepared payments on HSBC for manager/director authorisation.
• Managed company credit cards, petty cash, and expense claims.
• Monitored fuel card usage and reported to branch managers.
• Managed company inbox and resolved finance queries promptly.

Purchase Ledger Clerk - Higgins Partnerships 1961 PLC

(2022-05 - 2024-04)

• Processed daily invoices and ensured correct purchase order matching.
• Registered invoices into CyberCube and allocated to correct projects.
• Liaised with site managers to confirm goods received.
• Sent remittances and notified suppliers of payment dates.
• Resolved supplier queries relating to price and quantity variances.

Accounts Payable Assistant - Glyn Hopkin Ltd

(2017-06 - 2022-04)

• Processed approx. 500 purchase invoices weekly with accurate cost centre and GL coding.
• Handled invoice and payment queries from sales, service, and parts managers.
• Obtained director approvals for payment runs.
• Reconciled processed data and verified balances.
• Completed supplier statement reconciliations.
• Scanned and archived documents into Pinnacle, ensuring correct period filing.
• Coded daily bank statements for cashier posting.
• Managed manufacturer bonus accounts and allocated bonuses correctly.
• Posted consignment VAT within deadlines to ensure accurate gross profit reporting.
• Managed demo and used car accounts, including month-end reconciliation with fund providers.

AAT Level 3 Diploma - Accounting - KBM Training & Recruitment