Malgorzata Chmielewska
Cork
Summary
A competent Bookkeeper who enjoys taking the initiative and who has an enterprising and creative way of working. Malgorzata has a well organised personality and a common sense approach to problem solving. She works well under pressure and is always smiling. As a true team player, she is willing to undertake tasks across the company that fall outside of her main roles.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
BRANCH BOOKKEEPER
LKQ EUROCARPARTS
Wilton
01.2023 - Current
- Monitor and control Sales Ledger accounts, including management of credit limits and outstanding payments
- Daily banking, reconciliation, and cash handling duties
- Answering phones and dealing with customer requests.
- Managing Petty Cash.
- Reduced errors in financial reporting by conducting thorough reviews and ensuring accurate data entry.
- Implemented a more efficient filing system for financial documents, improving accessibility and organization.
- Provided support during audits by supplying requested documentation promptly and accurately.
- Communicated proactively with team members regarding any issues or concerns related to bookkeeping.
- Identified accounting errors when cross-referencing documents and database information.
- Matched purchase orders with invoices and recorded necessary information.
- Effectively communicated with clients about payment needs and kept updated, detailed and accurate ledgers.
BOOKKEEPER (APPRENTICESHIP)
AB ACCOUNTANCY
Carrigtwohill
07.2022 - 08.2022
- Updating and reviewing financial transaction
- Reconcile bank accounts
- (Sage50) Creating and filing financial statements
- Worked with tax preparer.
- Improved financial accuracy by reconciling accounts and identifying discrepancies in financial records.
- Reduced errors in financial reporting by conducting thorough reviews and ensuring accurate data entry.
- Generated detailed financial reports for management review, facilitating informed decisionmaking.
- Implemented a more efficient filing system for financial documents, improving accessibility and organization.
- Tracked financial progress by creating quarterly and yearly balance sheets.
- Strengthened financial operations by conducting bank reconciliations and financial reporting.
- Streamlined bookkeeping procedures to increase efficiency and productivity.
- Reduced financial discrepancies, effectively reconciling bank accounts and organizing information into accounting software.
- Gathered, evaluated and summarized account data in detailed financial reports.
- Inspected account books and recorded transactions.
- Matched purchase orders with invoices and recorded necessary information.
- Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
O'REGAN PLANT SALES LTD.
Watergrasshill
10.2021 - 02.2022
- Answering phone calls and responding to emails
- Dealing with the customers in office
- Management and servicing of the machine rental plan
- Management of payments for employees
- (Colllsoft) Preparation of invoices, entering bills from suppliers, payments
- (Xero) Creating and conducting independent marketing in social media
- (Instagram)
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
NOEL O' SHEA PLANT LTD.
Watergrasshill
02.2021 - 06.2021
- Answering phone calls and responding to emails
- Communication and maintaining relations between other companies and partners
- Tracking employee work hours, updating records while performing calculations towards wages payment
- Maintaining employee's information such as pct for drivers, safe passes and booking
- Recording financial transactions to Sage50, preparing a weekly payments list and maintaining a list of creditors
- Bank Reconciliation, Cross-referencing the books against bank statements
- Tracking and updating company trucks documentary (Tax, Nct, CMR, etc.)
PERSONAL TRAINER
MI. FITNESS
Cork
11.2020 - 03.2021
- Provided interesting and entertaining programmes for clients individually as well as in groups to help them achieve their personal health and fitness goals
- Designed cardiovascular and resistance training programmes as well as providing nutrition and weight information for clients
- Provided advice and guidance on physical activity including warm ups, cool downs and stretching, cardio work, muscular strength and endurance
- Planned client centred training sessions and carried out safe and effective gym instruction
- Cleaning and General office work
FREE LANCER
01.2014 - 10.2020
- Provided interesting and varied individual programmes for clients to help them achieve their personal health and fitness goals following an initial consultation to determine the clients fitness levels
- Planned client centred training sessions and carried out safe and effective gym instruction
- Designed cardiovascular and resistance training programmes as well as providing nutrition and weight information for clients
- Provided advice and guidance on physical activity including warm ups, cool downs and stretching, cardio work, muscular strength and endurance
- Set realistic short and long term goals coupled with possible lifestyle changes and devised appropriate programmes to help clients to meet them successfully
- Educated, motivated and coached clients to help them follow their programmes safely and consistently
- Worked with clients in one to one personalised sessions, helping them with their workouts
- Monitored and recorded progress, using various methods such as measuring heart rate and body fat levels, as well as BMI rates.
RETAIL ASSISTANT
DOLANS'S SUPERVALU
01.2007 - 12.2013
- Promoted a welcoming environment where customers and suppliers received great service and strived to maintain the shop to exceptional standards
- Stocked the different varieties of fruit, vegetables, various other food goods and beverages, magazines, newspapers and sweets
- Presented products neatly ensuring the shop floor was tidy at all times, keeping the area safe of hazards
- Undertook stock checks, quality control and distribution of old stock and ensured orders were placed to maintain optimum stock levels to meet customer demands
- Dealt with customer enquiries and complaints face-to-face, resolving any issues quickly and efficiently and rarely had to escalate them to management to resolve
- Responsible for checking and unpacking stock deliveries, reporting any damages or defects to the couriers and suppliers, correctly pricing items and displaying goods encouraging customers to make purchases
- Gave in-depth product knowledge to customers who required detailed information on particular products.
Education
Bookkeeping manual and computerised, NFQ Level 5 -
01.2018
My Own Business -
01.2017
Image Fitness Training, Cork -
01.2015
NEFPC EQF Level 3, Group Instruction -
01.2015
NEFPC EQF Level 3, Fitness Instruction -
01.2015
NEFPC EQF Level 4, Personal Trainer -
01.2015
Customer Service Course -
01.2012
Skills
- Analytical and problem solving skills
- System analysis
- Mathematical and deductive reasoning
- High creative skills
- Active learning
- Critical thinking
- Work ethic
- Multitasking
Personal Information
Driving License: Driving licence (B)
Hobbies and Interests
A keen interest in nutrition and physical activity.
References
References available upon request
Timeline
BRANCH BOOKKEEPER
LKQ EUROCARPARTS
01.2023 - Current
BOOKKEEPER (APPRENTICESHIP)
AB ACCOUNTANCY
07.2022 - 08.2022
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
O'REGAN PLANT SALES LTD.
10.2021 - 02.2022
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
NOEL O' SHEA PLANT LTD.
02.2021 - 06.2021
PERSONAL TRAINER
MI. FITNESS
11.2020 - 03.2021
FREE LANCER
01.2014 - 10.2020
RETAIL ASSISTANT
DOLANS'S SUPERVALU
01.2007 - 12.2013