Lisa Finn

I have a comprehensive work history predominantly focusing on finance roles. I am currently responsible for managing and overseeing the day to day running of a busy, fast paced Transactions Team. Specialising in all aspects of purchase ledger processing, supplier payment runs and bank reconciliations.

I have a strong knowledge of finance systems from both a technical and user prospective. Accurately maintaining financial records, processing high volumes of invoices, ensuring adherence to company procedures and supporting colleagues to meet deadlines effectively.

Financial Transactions Team Leader - Castles & Coasts Housing Association

(2007-07)

• Line Management of four members of staff, conducting appraisals, regular 121's and team meetings
• Help to support the wider finance team, Head of Finance and Finance Director
• Processing a high level of purchase invoices (2,000 per month), resolving issues and ensuring suppliers are paid in a timely manner
• Ensuring correct coding of invoices
• Preparing high value and high transactional weekly payment runs, one off payment runs and obtaining the correct level of signatories
• Checking bank details and independently verifying the details by contacting suppliers
• Ensuring compliance with GDPR
• Reconciling supplier statements to ledgers
• Dealing with complaints and internal and external enquiries
• Posting journals where necessary
• Collating information for internal and external audits and liaising with auditors
• Responsible for reviewing and amending financial policies and procedures
• System Administrator for the Purchase Ordering System, including setting up users, providing training, system maintenance, interfaces and updating approval matrices
• Responsible for upgrades/patch releases affecting the financial system and purchase ordering system, including UAT testing and BAU activities
• Producing monthly purchase card statements and distributing to card holders
• Compiling quarterly KPI's and identifying areas for improvement
• Dealing with intracompany accounts to identify movement and making transfers
• Reconciling monthly balance sheet and nominal accounts at month end and identifying balances or discrepancies
• Signing off month end management account reconciliations
• Assist with financial year end accounts
• Help to support annual budget preparation
• Working closely with the Procurement Team to ensure that we achieve the best value for money and also fraud prevention
• Responsible for reviewing and improving internal working processes within the team
• Frequently working to tight deadlines
• Experienced in using Excel, Q&A Excel, formulas, pivot tables and VLOOKUP's
• Dealing with tenants and suppliers to resolve their queries in a friendly and efficient manner
• Providing help and support to all colleagues and external suppliers

Office Junior - Borderloos

(1993-08 - 2007-07)

• Processing high level of invoices (1,000 per month) and producing statements
• Writing out cheques for payment runs
• Assisted processing weekly and monthly payroll
• General administrative tasks

GCSEs - Trinity School, Carlisle