Laura Lovatt

Owned and managed the accounts payable process across multiple entities, improving supplier payment accuracy and timeliness while leading AP team development and executing reconciliations and month-end controls.

Prepared financial documents and managed ledgers for 16 entities across 8 currencies, performing intercompany reconciliations, supporting audits and month/year-end reporting, and leading credit control activities.

Processed and reconciled invoices, managed payments and employee expenses, tracked project-related costs and maintained fixed asset records to ensure accurate financial transactions.

Handled accounts receivable and payable tasks, credit checking and expense claims during a temporary clerk assignment to support day-to-day finance operations.

Conducted field research and data collection and performed data analysis to support marine biology studies and research projects.

Managed customer queries and performed profit protection and fraud checks to maintain service quality and reduce losses across customer interactions.

Managed stock ordering and counts, produced daily sales reports and handled till cashing-up to ensure inventory accuracy and reliable store financials.

Supervised store operations including stock counts, cashing up tills and producing daily reports to maintain accurate retail performance metrics.

Provided customer fitting and sales support while assisting with supervisory duties and store merchandising to drive sales and customer satisfaction.

Studied for a National Diploma in Photography focusing on practical and theoretical photographic techniques.

Completed secondary education with GCSE qualifications across arts, English, maths and sciences.

Completed professional accounting qualifications at AAT including Level 3 and Level 2 Bookkeeping.