Pharmacy Assistant - SK Roy Pharmacy
(2020-11 - 2021-01)
Taking orders for medication from customers, giving out medication, calling patients to let them know their medication is ready, cash register, answering the phone, checking the invoices, check the product's expiry date.
- Customer service skills
- Patience and ability to remain calm in stressful situations
- The ability to work with others, good verbal skills
- Be thorough and pay attention to detail, and basic computer skills
- Clearly explain instructions to customers
- Organisation
AAT Level 3 Apprentice - Maple Accountancy Ltd
(2022-07 - 2023-10)
Completed AAT Level 3 Apprenticeship focusing on financial processes including bank reconciliation, VAT returns, tax returns, financial accounts, and bookkeeping. Other duties include communicating with clients, working in a team and admin duties such as answering the incoming calls.
- Bank Reconciliation - Bank reconciliation is a way to double check your bookkeeping. You do it by comparing your business accounts against your bank statements. Both sets of records should agree with each other.
- VAT Returns - A VAT return calculates how much VAT a company should pay to or be reimbursed by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) by looking at: Your total sales and purchases across a three-month accounting period, The amount of VAT you owe for sales, The amount of VAT you can reclaim for purchases made by your business
- Tax Returns - A tax return is a form filed with a tax authority that reports income, expenses, and other pertinent tax information.
- Financial Accounts - Financial accounting is the process by which an organisation's revenue, receivables and expenses are collected, measured, recorded and reported into financial statement.
- Bookkeeping - It is the recording of a company's financial transactions on a regular basis, for example, purchase invoices, sales invoices, payments and receipts.
Accounts Assistant - IG Masonry Support
(2023-11)
- Bank & Cash Reconciliation: Regularly reconcile UK and US bank accounts, ensuring accurate cash matching and maintaining transparent financial records.
- Cash Flow Management: Prepare and maintain weekly cashflow forecasts for both the UK and US entities
- Accounts Receivable: Manage debtor accounts, including credit control, chasing overdue balances, allocating receipts, and maintaining an accurate aged debt profile.
- Customer Setup & Credit Applications: Set up new customer accounts and complete credit applications for UK and US clients, ensuring compliance with internal and external requirements.
- Payroll & Wage Journals: Prepare wage journals, reconcile payroll, process PAYE payments, and manage associated deductions.
- Prepayments & Accruals: Maintain and reconcile prepayments schedules, process month-end accruals including bonus accruals, and support overall balance sheet accuracy.
- Inter-company Recharges: Prepare and process inter-company recharges between UK and US entities, ensuring correct allocation and month-end alignment.
- Procurement & Invoicing (Steel): Manage procurement and invoicing for steel — the company's highest-value raw material — ensuring accurate pricing, cost control, and strong supplier relationships.
- Purchase Orders: Create and process purchase orders, liaising with suppliers and maintaining compliance with company procedures.
- Month-End Support: Assist with month-end close, including report preparation, reconciliations, journals, cashflow updates, and contributing to the Sales Commercial Board Report.
- Payments Processing: Prepare and process supplier payments, PAYE, and other statutory obligations.
- Financial Recordkeeping: Maintain organised, up-to-date financial documentation across both UK and US operations.
- Excel Reporting: Work extensively with Excel to prepare internal financial reports, analyse data, and support decision-making.
- Proforma Invoices: Prepare and issue proforma invoices and support the wider sales and finance teams.
- Collateral Warranties: Assist with sending these.
- Travel Coordination: Previously responsible for company-wide travel bookings for 1 year and 10 months.
