Lyndsay Jayne Aitken

Credit Controller with extensive experience in accounts management, cash handling, and credit control across multiple organizations. Skilled in processing invoices, chasing payments, managing customer accounts, and providing financial reporting.

Credit Controller - ThyssenKrupp - Eagle Court, E3 De Havilland Avenue, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 3TB

(2014-08)

• Responsible for posting daily cash and updating cash books.
• Chasing outstanding invoice payments by letter, email and telephone.
• Taking debit/credit card payments.
• Negotiating payment plans.
• Starting legal proceedings against defaulters.
• Raising manual invoices.
• Processing purchase ledger invoices.
• Raising credit notes.
• Emailing/posting statements.
• Opening new accounts and performing credit checks.
• Posting nominal and sales ledger journals.
• Dealing with customer account queries.
• Liaising with our Sales department regarding orders and credit limits.
• Reporting on credit and debt status to senior managers.
• Scanning, filling and archiving of accounts information.
• Month end reports, Inter-company and aged debt analysis.

Credit Controller - Typhoon International Limited - Limerick Road, Redcar, TS10 5JU

(2006-07 - 2014-08)

• Responsible for posting daily cash and updating cash books.
• Chasing outstanding invoice payments by letter, email, telephone and fax.
• Taking debit/credit card payments.
• Negotiating payment plans.
• Starting legal proceedings against defaulters.
• Raising manual invoices.
• Returning stock to the system and raising credit notes on customer accounts.
• Emailing/posting statements, invoices and credit notes.
• Opening new accounts and performing credit checks.
• Posting nominal and sales ledger journals.
• Dealing with customer account queries.
• Liaising with our Sales department regarding orders and credit limits.
• Preparing and inputting monthly EC sales Stats for HMRC.
• Reporting on credit and debt status to senior managers.
• Scanning, filling and archiving of accounts information.

Customer Accounts Manager - Barclaycard - Barclaycard House, Massey Road, Thornaby, TS17 6EX

(2006-05 - 2006-06)

• Customer service – answering telephone queries about customer accounts.

Finance Office Junior - H&B Plumbing and Heating - Brunel House, Brunel Road, Skippers Lane, Middlesbrough

(2005-06 - 2006-03)

• Responsible for inputting purchase invoices.
• Dealing with invoice queries, raising customer invoices.
• Typing up customer quotes.
• Taking minutes for internal meetings.
• Photocopying, filing, faxing and taking phone call from suppliers.

Customer Sales Advisor - Argos - Market Centre, Crewe, Cheshire

(2003-10 - 2004-12)

Part time Christmas staff (October 2003 – December 2003 & October 2004 – December 2004)

• Responsible for store customer service.
• Handling stock including stock collection and distribution.
• Trained cashier.

Sales Assistant - Savers Health and Beauty Plc - High Street, Redcar, Cleveland

(1999-10 - 2003-09)

Full time (July 2003 – September 2003 & November 2001 – August 2002); Weekends (October 1999 – November 2001)

• Trained cashier.
• Cashing up daily taking of tills and cashing shop takings.
• Stock replenishment and deliveries.
• Customer service and other general housekeeping.

BA (Hons) - Business Management - Manchester Metropolitan University (2002-09 - 2005-05)

A Level - Business Studies - Pursglove College (1999-09 - 2001-07)

A Level - Statistics - Pursglove College (1999-09 - 2001-07)

AS Level - Accounting - Pursglove College (1999-09 - 2001-07)

AS Level - Geography - Pursglove College (1999-09 - 2001-07)

GCSE - Art - Rye Hills School (1994-09 - 1999-07)

GCSE - Business Studies - Rye Hills School (1994-09 - 1999-07)

GCSE - English Language - Rye Hills School (1994-09 - 1999-07)

GCSE - English Literature - Rye Hills School (1994-09 - 1999-07)

GCSE - Geography - Rye Hills School (1994-09 - 1999-07)

GCSE - German - Rye Hills School (1994-09 - 1999-07)

GCSE - Graphic Products - Rye Hills School (1994-09 - 1999-07)

GCSE - Mathematics - Rye Hills School (1994-09 - 1999-07)

GCSE - Science - Rye Hills School (1994-09 - 1999-07)