SAUMI CHAKRABORTY
Dublin
Summary
Results-driven Accounts Assistant with a track record of managing multi-million euro accounts and achieving 75% cash collection targets. Expertise in financial reporting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, bank reconciliations, and supporting month-end activities to enhance accuracy and efficiency in high-volume settings.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ASSISTANT
Tuath Housing Association
Dublin
11.2024 - Current
- Manage a high-volume aged debt portfolio valued in the millions, achieving monthly cash collection targets of 75% while reconciling accounts and managing invoices ranging from €10,000 to €1,000,000.
- Responsible for accounts receivable management, including invoice checking, allocation, and reconciliation, manage weekly collections across multi-million euro accounts.
- Process and allocate payments for local authority accounts, ensuring accurate bank postings and timely account reconciliation.
- Assist with accruals, prepayments, and financial reporting requirements, prepare monthly management accounts to trial balance, ensuring accuracy and compliance with financial regulations.
- Liaise with local authorities regarding aged debt, follow up on outstanding balances, and resolve queries, support payment run preparation and month-end finance activities.
- Produce regular financial reports and maintain accurate documentation for audit and review purposes.
- Work effectively under heavy workloads and tight deadlines while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail, supports finance operations within a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT
Marlin Hotel Dublin
Dublin
08.2022 - 10.2024
- Manage a portfolio of 100+ debtor accounts, ensuring timely collections and account reconciliation.
- Supported accounts payable and receivable functions in high-volume finance environment.
- Accounts Payable work processing, supporting payment run preparation and month-end finance activities.
- Reconciliations of accounts, Performing Suppliers account reconciliation and dealing with all supplier queries, payment run and payment processing.
- Conducting bank reconciliation and processing credit card payments, credit card reconciliation.
- Prepared weekly activity reports for financial controller to review debtor progression.
- Set up supplier accounts on system and verified bank details through independent supplier confirmation.
- Assist with accruals, prepayments, and financial reporting requirements, payroll support and VAT return preparation.
CENTRAL FINANCE ASSISTANT
Salvation Army
Dublin
05.2022 - 07.2022
- Accounts Payable work processing.
- Managing AP mailbox daily.
- Setting up supplier accounts on system and verifying bank details by ringing suppliers.
- Performing Suppliers account reconciliation and dealing with all supplier queries.
ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT
H2 Compliance
Dublin
11.2021 - 04.2022
- Entered transactions into internal databases.
- Monitored accounts payable and receivable statuses, keeping financial records up-to-date.
- Updated records in Sage 50 to keep account totals correct and current.
ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT
MSME, Government of West Bengal
Kolkata
01.2015 - 06.2017
- Prepared monthly statements, processed company documentation, managed purchase orders, reconciled account balances, payroll and pension processing, completed general ledger.
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
MSME, Government of West Bengal
Kolkata
03.2010 - 12.2014
- Provided expense reimbursement support, prepared and organized documents, issued bills and invoices, verified accuracy of bills, mailed copies.
Education
ATI Diploma -
Accounting Technicians Ireland
Dublin, Ireland06-2026
ATI Certification -
Accounting Technicians Ireland
Dublin, IrelandDiploma in Advanced Bookkeeping and Payroll -
IBAT
Dublin, IrelandDiploma in Bookkeeping and Payroll -
IBAT
Dublin, IrelandBachelor of Science - Honours
Calcutta University
Kolkata, IndiaSkills
- Accounts payable and receivable
- Sales ledger management
- Billing and invoicing processes
- Payment processing and runs
- Aged debt monitoring
- Credit control
- Payment allocation
- Cash flow analysis
- Bank reconciliation
- Account reconciliation
- Purchase ledger management
- Supplier reconciliation
- VAT preparation
- Multi-currency billing
- Month-end reconciliations
- Month-end support
- Revenue tracking
- Advanced Microsoft Excel
- IT proficiency
- Written and verbal communication
Languages
English, Advanced (C1)
Personal Information
Nationality: Irish
Software And Reporting
- Sage 200 Cloud
- Sage Micropay
- Advanced Microsoft Office
- Advanced Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP, VLOOKUP)
- ERP Systems (Opera, Oracle Cloud, AccountsIQ)
- Financial Reporting
- XERO
Timeline
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ASSISTANT
Tuath Housing Association
11.2024 - Current
ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT
Marlin Hotel Dublin
08.2022 - 10.2024
CENTRAL FINANCE ASSISTANT
Salvation Army
05.2022 - 07.2022
ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT
H2 Compliance
11.2021 - 04.2022
ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT
MSME, Government of West Bengal
01.2015 - 06.2017
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
MSME, Government of West Bengal
03.2010 - 12.2014
ATI Diploma -
Accounting Technicians Ireland
ATI Certification -
Accounting Technicians Ireland
Diploma in Advanced Bookkeeping and Payroll -
IBAT
Diploma in Bookkeeping and Payroll -
IBAT
Bachelor of Science - Honours
Calcutta University