Anna O'Connell
Dublin
Summary
I am a highly motivated professional looking for a career change. My biggest strength is ability to connect and maintain relationships with customers. Polish is my native language and I am hoping to use it in my future role.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounting & Compliance Analyst
Pfizer Global Business Services
Dublin
04.2019 - Current
- Ownership of UAE Claims process
- Liaising with distributors and various stakeholders within the organization
- Balance sheet analytics including fluctuation analysis and commentary
- Working capital opportunities analysis and commentary
- Performing Period End Activities including engagement with multiple stake-owners
- Supporting the local market business finance teams in the evaluating, calculation and processing of the Gross to Net sales accruals and adjustments
- Act as deputy to the Team Leader when required
- Support AR Team Leader to ensure compliance and controls are adhered to and captured for Audit review
- Support AR Team Leader in Balance Sheet Accounts Receivable reporting on monthly basis for internal and external (market) communication
- Monitor AR policies and procedures identify and resolve functional issues when required
- Work with the AR Team Lead to identify opportunities for continuous process improvement and innovative solutions through liaison with the in-country management
- Support and develop continuous training program's for AR Analysts and Associates
- Support both transformational and operational strategic projects and enhancements, including Digitalization Strategy
- Support of the Global Credit Strategy.
Credit Controller
Aspen Pharma Ireland
02.2017 - 04.2019
- Monitoring cash allocation and bank reconciliation processes provided by outsourced Logistic Service Providers
- Month End reporting and commentary for Management pack on ageing and DSO
- Responsible and accountable for the monthly collection and maintenance of debtor accounts assigned
- Month End reporting –Ageing review and reporting to the group (Pivot tables, filters, advance reporting)
- Developing Desktop Procedures for internal use and reviewing procedures of Outsourced Partners
- Monthly liaising with the accounts assigned to you for LSP’s (Logistics Service Provider)
- Accurate and timely reconciliation of ledgers are preformed to target on a monthly basis
- Interpreting, understand and explain the key movements in ledgers on a monthly basis
- Making sure that monthly meetings & communications occur with the relevant commercial and demand teams to follow up on all relevant debts to ensure they are managed effectively and in a timely manner
- Scheduling calls and keeping minutes from the meetings
- Respond promptly, effectively and completely to both client and internal enquiries
- Ensure monthly processing deadlines are met as required
- Send out monthly customer statements/letters as required
- Assist in developing the credit management capability within the organization
- Assisting in keeping the business up to date with new credit management techniques and practices
- Proposing bad debt write off for your accounts in conjunction with commercial as appropriate and when approved record and update the monthly movements
- Providing ad-hoc reporting as and when requested
- Assist in delivering the internal and external audit process requirements.
Accounts Receivable Coordinator-Contract Role
ITG Ventures Limited
Dublin
03.2016 - 02.2017
- Responsible for ensuring the accurate calculation and billing of income against complex fee schedules
- Close cooperation with Finance Directors in terms of revenue reporting
- Assisting auditors in relation to Accounts Receivable
- Monitoring AR policies and procedures and resolve process issues
- Manage daily cash receipt applications in UDS, EUR and GBP
- Daily and monthly bank reconciliation; bank traces
- Monitoring payments on daily basis
- Managing excel report with all open invoices
- Customer query resolution - providing statements, copy invoices, certificates of tax residency
- Maintaining customers master data
- Drafting invoices for manager’s approval
- Sending of invoices to customers.
Accounts Receivable Officer
Department of Conservation, National Office
Wellington
01.2014 - 12.2015
- Training new team members, managing their progress
- Implementing invoicing improvements
- Effective communication with customers- providing support, answering queries
- Manual invoicing
- Automated invoicing
- Credit notes- processing
- Customer refunds-processing
- Allocating banking deposits, EFPOS/credit cards and Cash
- Bank reconciliation; bank traces
- Processing customers cheques
- Manual payments matching
- Managing customer records
- Creating and sending accounts statements
- Ad-Hoc reporting functions
- Cooperation with Permissions Team
- Credit Control: Aging report
- Cash collections in line with monthly targets
- Negotiate payment plans with delinquent customers
- Sending final demand letters when necessary
- Presenting forward recommendations for debt collection to reporting manager.
Senior Accounts Receivable Accountant
ACS a Xerox company Sp.z o.o.
Zabierzow
04.2013 - 01.2014
- Migration of AR processes from EMEA location to ACS a Xerox Company
- Transferring AR accounting processes
- Cooperation with Project managers
- On-going support & maintenance of solutions
- Preparing accounting desktop procedures (DTP)
- Improvements of existing processes
- Daily booking of bank statements in EUR and USD
- Daily booking of sales invoices
- Manual invoicing
- Resolving System Errors affecting Invoicing
- Close cooperation with Netherlands Location
- Ad hoc reports
- Month end activities/ quarterly close activities: Intercompany reconciliation
- Sales accounts reconciliation
- Bank statements reconciliation
- Aging Report for main customers
- Calculating and booking provision.
Senior Accounts Receivable Accountant
Electrolux Poland Sp. z o. o.
Kraków
10.2009 - 04.2013
Krakówision.KrakówSatu
Education
Certificate in Credit Management -
Irish Credit Management Training
06.2017
MSc in Administration – Specializing in European Union Law -
Jagiellonian University
01.2010
Certificate of independent accountant -
Centre of Education of Professionals
06.2006
Skills
- Outstanding Customer Service
- Effective collaboration with Stakeholders
- Multitasking
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Problem-Solving Attitude
- Self Motivation
- Analytical Skills
- Interpersonal Communication
- Interpersonal Skills
- Relationship Building
- Strong Excel skills
- Strong presentation skills
LANGUAGES :
Polish-native
English - Fluent
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Accounting & Compliance Analyst
Pfizer Global Business Services
04.2019 - Current
Credit Controller
Aspen Pharma Ireland
02.2017 - 04.2019
Accounts Receivable Coordinator-Contract Role
ITG Ventures Limited
03.2016 - 02.2017
Accounts Receivable Officer
Department of Conservation, National Office
01.2014 - 12.2015
Senior Accounts Receivable Accountant
ACS a Xerox company Sp.z o.o.
04.2013 - 01.2014
Senior Accounts Receivable Accountant
Electrolux Poland Sp. z o. o.
10.2009 - 04.2013
Certificate in Credit Management -
Irish Credit Management Training
MSc in Administration – Specializing in European Union Law -
Jagiellonian University
Certificate of independent accountant -
Centre of Education of Professionals
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