Victoria Boon

Experienced Accounts Assistant with a strong background across Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Credit Control. Proven track record of improving cash collection, reducing aged debt and supporting accurate financial reporting, including reducing aged debtor balances from £150,000 to £8,000. Hands-on experience with invoice processing, payment runs, cash allocation, bank and ledger reconciliations, aged debt reporting, customer and supplier queries, credit control and month-end support.

AAT Level 2 qualified with Level 3 in progress, and experienced in Sage 50, Xero, Oracle, ProClaim and Excel.

Accounts Assistant - Queens Fine Art

(2026-08)

• Manage day-to-day purchase ledger, sales ledger and credit control activities across a busy finance function.
• Process supplier invoices end to end, including accuracy checks, nominal coding, authorisation and payment preparation.
• Reconcile supplier statements, resolve supplier queries, raise sales invoices, allocate customer receipts and maintain accurate account records.
• Carry out credit control by chasing invoices as they fall due and become overdue, following up aged debt and maintaining clear collection records.
• Complete bank reconciliations and post receipts and payments, while supporting month-end activities including ledger reconciliations, accruals and prepayments.

Accounts Assistant - Lee Fire & Security / Armour Security - Enfield

(2024-01 - 2026-08)

• Managed end-to-end purchase ledger activities, including invoice checking, nominal coding, approval workflows and payment runs.
• Raised sales invoices for quoted work and renewals, allocated customer receipts and proactively chased invoices as they fell due and became overdue.
• Reduced aged debtor balance by 95%, from £150,000 to £8,000, through structured credit control, query resolution and consistent follow-up, improving cash flow and DSO.
• Completed daily bank reconciliations, processed staff expenses and supported month-end by reconciling ledgers and preparing accurate records.
• Used an integrated CRM and finance system to improve visibility of customer accounts, streamline collections and reduce manual administration; trained colleagues on system use.

Accounts Assistant / Credit Control - Caesarstone (UK) Ltd

(2021 - 2024-01)

• Managed accounts receivable and proactive credit control, using CRM systems to track debtor activity, prioritise high-risk accounts and support improved cash collection and DSO.
• Managed the customer credit hold process, reviewing credit limits and payment terms and ensuring orders were released appropriately while mitigating financial risk.
• Prepared and issued sales invoices and credit notes, maintained accurate customer accounts and resolved account queries with customers and sales teams.
• Monitored aged debt, produced debtor reports for senior management and referred appropriate overdue accounts to external debt collection agencies.
• Developed process documentation and training materials and delivered training on accounting systems, financial reporting and reconciliations.

Accounts Payable / Finance Assistant - Caesarstone (UK) Ltd

(2019 - 2021)

• Processed multi-currency supplier invoices in GBP, EUR and USD, checking accuracy, coding to the general ledger and preparing payments.
• Prepared BACS, wire and intercompany payments, maintaining accurate records and supporting effective cash management.
• Reconciled supplier accounts and supported month-end and quarter-end close through balance sheet reconciliations, account analysis and financial reporting.
• Managed staff expenses and analysed monthly credit card spend, supporting cost control and compliance with company procedures.
• Implemented a Purchase Order system within the ERP, strengthening approval workflows, financial controls and procurement compliance.

AAT Level 2

AAT Level 3 - Currently studying

GCSEs including English (A), Maths (A), Science (B) and Information Technology (B)