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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
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Libby Blackshaw

Flinders View,QLD

Summary

Driven and detail-oriented financial professional with a proven track record in financial administration and credit control, notably at Bass Floor Company. Excelled in roles requiring exceptional reconciliation skills and a commitment to exceeding customer expectations. Demonstrates outstanding interpersonal abilities and a self-motivated approach, ensuring accuracy in all transactions and reporting.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Accounts Payable/Receivable

Bass Floor Company
03.2023 - 02.2024
  • Accounts receivable
  • Accounts payable
  • Receipting of all payments.
  • Reconciliation of bank accounts – multiple accounts/entities.
  • Credit card expense reports.
  • Liaising with sales staff and/or customers to resolve disputes.
  • Reporting for Management.
  • Assisting the accountant where required.
  • Intercompany transactions.

Accounts Receivable Officer

Earp Bros
05.2022 - 03.2023
  • Accounts receivable duties as below
  • Receipting of all payments
  • Reconciliation of bank – multiple accounts/entities
  • Credit card expense reports
  • Online account reconciliations – Paypal & Shopify
  • Liaising with staff and/or customers to sort queries
  • Reporting for Management
  • Assisting the accountant where required

Accounts Receivable & Workshop Service Advisor

Trucksmart
09.2021 - 04.2022
  • Reconciliation of accounts payable & receivable
  • Reporting for Management
  • Following up with customers for payments
  • Reconciliation of bank, credit cards
  • Online account reconciliations – Ebay, paypal & Shopify
  • Liaising with staff to sort customer queries
  • Assisting the accountant where required
  • Maintenance of booking schedules
  • Looking after the Cleanaway bookings, work orders and PO’s
  • Retail Invoicing
  • Customer relations
  • Following up with repairs in the workshop
  • Coordinating with the workshop parts section

Bookkeeper

Power Wholesale Signage & Plastics Pty Ltd
02.2021 - 07.2021
  • All bookkeeping functions as required
  • Invoicing of all jobs including projects
  • Reconciliation of accounts payable & receivable
  • Reporting and chasing customers for payments
  • Payroll/superannuation/PAYG/BAS
  • Reconciliation of bank, credit cards
  • Liaising with staff to sort customer queries
  • Assisting the accountant where required
  • Resigned due to family death

Accounts Receivable

Northumberland Handyman Supplies (NHS)
09.2018 - 01.2021
  • Total control of accounts receivable function for 3 branches
  • Daily receipting of payments, bank transfers, Payway, Payway Net, Bpay & Eway
  • Reconciliation of accounts
  • Reporting and chasing customers for payments
  • Approval & opening of new trade accounts
  • Setting up new cash accounts from online store
  • Liasing with staff to sort customer queries
  • Assisting the accountant where required

Credit Control/Administration

National Truck Repairs, Part of the National Central Group
Beresfield
01.2015 - 09.2018
  • Payroll using Reckon Payroll Premier approx
  • 35 staff
  • Timesheets
  • Invoicing for large Insurance jobs
  • Liaising with assessors and Insurance companies
  • Credit control – 6 companies
  • Reconciliations
  • Assisting the Financial Accountant as required

Accounts Receivable/HR & Payroll

Newcastle Commercial Vehicles
Beresfield
01.2010 - 01.2015
  • Company Overview: (Formerly IVECO Australia Ltd & RH Taylor Trucks)
  • Accounts receivable administrator for 5 branches
  • Credit control
  • All facets of administration
  • Approving and opening trade accounts
  • Reconciliation of accounts
  • Timesheets and payroll
  • Use of Reynolds & Reynolds and Veda online credit report programs
  • (Formerly IVECO Australia Ltd & RH Taylor Trucks)
  • Redundancy due to restructure

Casual Bookkeeper

All Aspects Bookkeeping
Kotara
01.2009 - 12.2009
  • Financial administration
  • Invoicing
  • Reconciliations
  • Debtors control, creditors and budgets
  • Payroll using MYOB and QuickBooks

Financial Administrator / Relief Office Manager

Integration Automation and Control
Cooks Hill
01.2007 - 12.2007
  • Prepare BAS and IAS statements using QuickBooks
  • Prepare financial reports
  • Recruitment of new staff
  • Payroll using QuickBooks
  • Invoicing, reconciliation, purchasing, debtors control and creditors

Education

Certificate III - Financial Services

Newcastle TAFE

Certificate - Small Business Management

Newcastle TAFE

Skills

  • Financial administration
  • Payroll
  • Reconciliations
  • Ability to work efficiently, unsupervised
  • Communication skills
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Highly organised
  • Self-motivated
  • Accounts receivable
  • Credit control
  • Adaptable
  • Flexible
  • Committed to exceeding customer expectations
  • Accuracy
  • Attention to detail
  • Intercompany transactions
  • Journals
  • Accounts payable / invoice coding

References

  • Lisa Gandy, Bass Floor Company, Financial Controller, 02 4951 6166, Lisa@bassfloor.com
  • Michael Ross, Bass Floor Company, Director/GM, 0407 488 832, Michael@bassfloor.com
  • Jodie Beveridge, Bass Floor Company, Work Colleague, 02 4951 6166, Jodie@bassfloor.com

Timeline

Accounts Payable/Receivable

Bass Floor Company
03.2023 - 02.2024

Accounts Receivable Officer

Earp Bros
05.2022 - 03.2023

Accounts Receivable & Workshop Service Advisor

Trucksmart
09.2021 - 04.2022

Bookkeeper

Power Wholesale Signage & Plastics Pty Ltd
02.2021 - 07.2021

Accounts Receivable

Northumberland Handyman Supplies (NHS)
09.2018 - 01.2021

Credit Control/Administration

National Truck Repairs, Part of the National Central Group
01.2015 - 09.2018

Accounts Receivable/HR & Payroll

Newcastle Commercial Vehicles
01.2010 - 01.2015

Casual Bookkeeper

All Aspects Bookkeeping
01.2009 - 12.2009

Financial Administrator / Relief Office Manager

Integration Automation and Control
01.2007 - 12.2007

Certificate III - Financial Services

Newcastle TAFE

Certificate - Small Business Management

Newcastle TAFE
Libby Blackshaw