Leah Bell
@leahbell
Accounts Assistant skilled in reconciliations, payment runs and process improvement.
What I'm looking for
I am an Accounts Assistant with hands-on experience managing high-volume financial processes across suppliers, residents and internal accounts, consistently delivering accurate reconciliations and timely payment runs. I have worked across Property Finance, Treasury and Management Accounts, improving procedures and supporting month-end and year-end reporting.
My strengths include balancing complex reconciliations, processing large weekly payment runs, maintaining resident allowances and resolving stakeholder queries; I am confident with Sage, Oracle Cloud, Rocket Wintegrate and QuickBooks, and driven to streamline accounts payable and receivable workflows.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Accounts Assistant
Hatzfeld Care LTD
Jan 2025 - Present (8 months)
Manage supplier accounts, resident allowances and weekly payment runs averaging £200k while reconciling bank accounts and maintaining accuracy for 350+ resident personal allowances across month-end processes.
Accounts Assistant
HotelREZ
Oct 2024 - Dec 2024 (2 months)
Temporary role supporting month-end postings, cash book tracking, currency rate updates in Sage and credit control to ensure timely receipts and accurate financial reports for stakeholders.
Finance Analyst
Travis Perkins
Sep 2022 - Oct 2024 (2 years 1 month)
Prepared monthly prepayments and month-end/ year-end reports for leasehold properties, maintained Oracle Cloud cash book and ledgers, and performed bank reconciliations and audit-ready statement downloads.
Finance Analyst
Travis Perkins
Jan 2021 - Sep 2022 (1 year 8 months)
Reconciled daily branch and head office card transactions, managed cash & banking ledgers and interfaces, resolved cash/banking queries and maintained audit-compliant procedures and reporting.
Education
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NVQ Level 2; Level 2 Certificate; A Levels; GCSEs, Accounting / Business Administration
Activities and societies: Piano grade 5 with practice musicianship; practical to grade 8
Has A Levels in Finance, Drama and Media Studies (AS) and multiple GCSEs including English Language, English Literature, Science and Mathematics; also completed City & Guilds NVQ Level 2 in Business and Office Administration and TQUK Level 2 Certificate in Digital Marketing.
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