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Joanna Mika-Forrest

Joanna Mika-Forrest

Cork,Ireland

Summary

Detail-oriented professional with experience in bookkeeping and accounts payable/accounts receivable. Proven ability to streamline financial processes and enhance data accuracy, driving overall efficiency. Committed to supporting organizational goals through reliable and organized financial management..

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
2016
2016
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Senior Finance Assistant

Grant Thornton Corporate Finance Ltd
Cork, Ireland
03.2017 - Current
  • Processing a high volume of PO and non-PO invoices across EMEA and US legal entities,
  • Accurately coding invoices, applying various tax rates, and resolving invoice exceptions and related queries,
  • Monitoring financial transactions and maintaining accurate records throughout the year,
  • Providing accounts payable support and resolving internal and external queries,
  • Acting as SAP Super User/ "to go person" : by providing technical support and guidance to the wider Accounts Payable team,
  • Preparing and updating reference materials including cheat sheets, desk-top procedures (DTPs), and providing group training for topics as: Business Centre , Validation Client and VIM,
  • Participating in PTP Global Transformation Projects:

* Phoenix Project -

* BlueStream Project

* OIMS transformation Project, *E-Invoicing Project for Italy



* Nov 2018- E-invoicing Italy project


Accounts Payable Specialist

Avery Dennison Financial Shared Services
Cork, Ireland
03.2015 - 03.2017
  • Processing high volume of PO and Non PO invoices (intercompany & trade, multi-currency) across EMEA markets,
  • Handling and resolving suppliers and end users queries, clearing open exceptions,
  • Processing high volume of Employees Expenses (Travolution) and resolving employees queries,
  • Allocating Direct Debits payments and pre-paid invoices on the system,
  • Processing urgent manual payments and securing necessary approvals,
  • Maintaining the accounts payable aging report and monitoring debit balances,
  • Ensuring proper documentation flow for audit purposes, along with performing other ad-hoc duties.

Office / Accounts Administrator

Frylite Ltd
Little Island, Cork, Ireland
11.2010 - 03.2015
  • Preparing a high volume of sales invoices and credit notes using Logiscope,
  • Posting cash, cheque, and BACS receipts, and accurately allocating them against outstanding invoices,
  • Preparing cash and cheque lodgments for collection by the cash courier company,
  • Handling and resolving client, supplier, and internal queries related to pricing and quantities delivered,
  • Posting supplier invoices and obtaining necessary approvals,
  • Assisting with stock checks and stock reconciliation,


Office / Accounts Administrator

Business Interiors & Design BID Ltd.
Cork, Ireland
08.2006 - 03.2010
  • Creating purchase orders and reconciling with supplier invoices to ensure accuracy,
  • Resolving suppliers and internal queries,
  • Organizing collections of goods from manufacturers to ensure smooth on time deliveries to the client's site,
  • Accurate reporting on project stages to Project Owner,
  • Reporting damages and controlling circulation of documentation for invoicing purposes,
  • Preparing sales invoices and credit notes, addressing client and internal queries,
  • Posting suppliers invoices to the system, getting approvals for payments and executing manual payments,
  • Posting payments to the system and recording payments and receipts accurately,

Office Assistant/ Service Manager

McDonalds, Cork
Cork, Ireland
02.2006 - 07.2006
  • Ordering and supervising the deliveries, processing invoices, posting payments to the system,
  • Stocktaking, filing, providing secretarial work for company’s office, dealing with customers ,

Home care assistant

private
Cork, Ireland
01.2005 - 01.2006


  • Providing day to day care to elderly person, accompany to GP visits, distributing medication, cleaning,
  • Providing companionship, emotional support and social interaction to lonely elderly person,
  • Regularly updating family members on Dependent's condition,

Independent Sales Unit Specialist/Accounts Assis

Kometa Ltd
Wroclaw, , Poland
09.1999 - 01.2005
  • Accurate invoicing sales for domestic and non-domestic clients,
  • Handling and resolving price and product quality issues,
  • Preparing shipment documentation and coordinate deliveries,
  • Preparing bank lodgments (check/ cash),
  • Processing suppliers invoices and manual payments , ensuring financial accuracy,
  • Assisting with preparation of the income statement, balance sheet and cash-flow,

Education

Certificated Manual & Computerised Accounting, - Accounting

St. John’s Central College, College of Commerce
Cork

Master of Economics and Business Administration - Economics, Marketing and Management

University of Economics “Oscar Lange”,
Wroclaw, Poland
09.1998 - 03.2003

Marketing and Management -

Corporate Marketing Management, Post-Graduate School,
Wroclaw, Poland
04.2004 - 08.2004

Skills

  • Bookkeeping
  • Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable
  • SAP knowledge
  • Microsoft Excel
  • SAGE system

Languages

Polish
Native
English
Fluent

Affiliations

dancing Argentine Tango, travelling, reading

Timeline

Senior Finance Assistant

Grant Thornton Corporate Finance Ltd
03.2017 - Current

Accounts Payable Specialist

Avery Dennison Financial Shared Services
03.2015 - 03.2017

Office / Accounts Administrator

Frylite Ltd
11.2010 - 03.2015

Office / Accounts Administrator

Business Interiors & Design BID Ltd.
08.2006 - 03.2010

Office Assistant/ Service Manager

McDonalds, Cork
02.2006 - 07.2006

Home care assistant

private
01.2005 - 01.2006

Marketing and Management -

Corporate Marketing Management, Post-Graduate School,
04.2004 - 08.2004

Independent Sales Unit Specialist/Accounts Assis

Kometa Ltd
09.1999 - 01.2005

Master of Economics and Business Administration - Economics, Marketing and Management

University of Economics “Oscar Lange”,
09.1998 - 03.2003

Certificated Manual & Computerised Accounting, - Accounting

St. John’s Central College, College of Commerce
Joanna Mika-Forrest