Shamrez Ikhlaq

Finance Executive with 6 years' experience supporting the finance functions across Accounts Payable, Accounts receivable, Budgeting, Payroll and Management Accounts. Proven ability in supporting managers to make the best commercial decisions and assisting with presenting financial information clearly, and concisely to non-financial managers. Experienced in supervising high performing administrative teams across the finance function to ensure that all aspects of the office administration are carried out effectively against demanding resource and time constraints.

Actively seeking a role where I can progress towards a more senior position.

Finance Executive - Premier Support Services Ltd

(2019-04)

• Managed trade receivables and payables worth over £30M annually, ensuring accurate transaction recording ahead of month-end close deadlines.
• Maintained strong relationships with 80+ suppliers and customers, resolving invoice disputes with a 98% success rate within 7 days.
• Updated and maintained client master data, improving accuracy and reducing invoicing errors by approximately 10%.
• Assisted with monthly management accounts, preparing journal entries for deferred income, accruals, prepayments, payroll, and key adjustments—enhancing reporting accuracy by ~5%.
• Led National Minimum Wage uplifts, conducted mail merges, and negotiated contract costs—delivering £60K in annual savings.
• Processed monthly invoice runs of 850+ contractual invoices, maintaining full compliance with client SLAs.
• Conducted supplier cost analysis across multiple service lines, achieving a 30% reduction in spend through more cost-effective alternatives.
• Mentored and trained junior accounts assistants, significantly enhancing team productivity and knowledge transfer.
• Introduced a new vendor evaluation process, improving supplier performance and driving operational efficiencies.
• Led finance task automation via Excel, reducing manual workload by ~10 hours per month.
• Collaborated with department heads and senior management to support budgeting, forecasting, and strategic financial planning initiatives.

Accounts Payable Supervisor - Rexel UK Ltd

(2019-02 - 2019-04)

• Verifying / authorising petty cash claims from branch managers
• Processing invoices via EDI (company SAP system)
• Managing assigned supplier accounts
• Managing internal and external relationships
• Matching purchase orders to invoices
• Manual processing of invoices
• Raising correction journals
• Supplier statement reconciliations – using Vlookups
• Liaising with branch managers and suppliers to resolve queries
• Cash allocation – Matching Direct Debits to invoices
• Preparing same day payment requests

BA (Hons) - Accountancy - Birmingham City University (2014 - 2017)

BA (Hons) - Criminology - Birmingham City University (2013 - 2014)

A level - Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College, Birmingham (2011 - 2013)

GCSE - Queens Bridge School, Birmingham (2006 - 2011)