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Gilian NYUWEN

Gilian NYUWEN

Petange

Summary

Results-driven senior manager with a proven track record of successfully leading teams of 22+ employees, including 14 direct reports, to achieve challenging objectives. Possessing a clear vision that guides high-performing teams towards success, I bring expertise in account reconciliation and a strong passion for continuous improvement. Throughout my over 14-year career, I have consistently delivered excellent performance in roles such as Senior Manager, Manager Payments, Banking Treasury, Cash Management, Credit Controller, Accounts Receivable/Payable, and Accounting Officer. Commended for consistently delivering outstanding results, my approach to task completion is characterized by effective planning and organizational skills. Dedicated to fostering collaboration and maximizing productivity to drive success.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Manager/Head of Payments, Bank and Treasury

VISTRA Luxembourg
01.2023 - Current
  • managing/ heading a cross-functional team of experts dedicated on treasury and cash management activities, with high quality results.
  • Collaborating closely with peers from other departments to drive organizational success jointly as one cohesive unit.
  • Establishing strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, ensuring long-term partnerships and repeat business.
  • Conducting performance evaluations, compensations and hiring to maintain appropriate staffing requirements.
  • Establishing performance goals for employees and provided feedback on methods for reaching those milestones.
  • Managing large-scale projects and introducing new systems, tools, and processes to achieve challenging objectives.
  • working closely with external stakeholders to maintain a good relationship across board
  • Holding weekly,monthly and quarterly meetings with stakeholders.
  • working with KPI, KRI, SLA to ensure smooth continuity of all service activities
  • actively working on chargeability and recoverability of team work and activities
  • Demonstrating exceptional adaptability in navigating complex situations or rapidly changing environments with ease.
  • Implementing innovative solutions to overcome challenges, leading to enhanced productivity levels and client focused
  • Increasing customer satisfaction with timely project deliveries and seamless communication.

Manager, Billing, Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable Manager

Marks & Clerk (Luxembourg) LLP
01.2021 - Current
  • Managing the team to obtain prompt payments for open bills by interacting with appropriate parties.
  • Managing revenue and receivables through efficient and timely Invoice creation.
  • Co-ordination of all accounts payable activities to facilitate timely payments within the approved due dates.
  • Co-ordination of timely billing of all invoices due for billing.
  • Co-ordination of all accounts receivable activities to ensure cashflow
  • Supervising the credit control team to maintain timely cash collection
  • Workingking closely with the Group chef management accountant and chef financial accountant to facilitate smooth month/year end closing.
  • Coordinating provision for accruals and prepayments
  • Supervising the billing/invoicing of both rechargeable/non-rechargeable accounts
  • Supervising both Domestic and foreign purchase and sales ledger accounts
  • Making sure that all official fees/renewal fees are paid in time to avoid losing any patents
  • Monitoring/handling all discrepancies associated with short payments/payments in wrong currencies
  • Approving all credit notes for issuing.
  • Monitoring the salary account to make sure sufficient funds are available for salary payment
  • Providingiding all information on Billing, receivable, payables and credit control to both internal and external auditors when needed
  • Leading, supervising/monitoring all Accruals related to WIP/statement of accounts and sending them out to all clients/suppliers when needed.
  • Liaising with various clients and suppliers regarding rates discrepancies
  • Monitoring and supervising all WIP for timely billing
  • Monitoring and supervising timely e-billing uploads across all e-billing (at least 8 e-billing platforms) platforms to facilitate cashflow
  • Supervising and maintaining timely allocation of all cash receipt/payables via Multiline.
  • Supervisingising the daily bank reconciliation of all bank accounts
  • Supervising and signing all incoming invoices before posting to the purchase ledger
  • Managing/ monitoring the reconciliation of all companies/employee expenses/credit card expenses.
  • Supervisingising and confirming all supplier statement recon and approving for payment/signing all payments via the bank Full>full control and supervising all deposit accounts in relation to IPO offices and reconciling them
  • Recruiting and hired qualified candidates to fill open positions with in the team.
  • Assigning tasks to associates to fit skill levels and maximize team performance.

Accounting Officer

TMF LUXEMBOURG SA
04.2018 - 12.2020
  • Reviewing, booking/paying all company's invoices
  • Day-to-day reconciliation of all bank's ledger versus 3rd party statements
  • Identifying of pending amounts in unreconciled bank account and allocating them
  • Following up settlements of pending cash.
  • Recharges and disbursements to clients/vendors
  • Preparing statements and reconciling group accounts
  • Reconciling vendor invoices and facilitate payments.
  • Journal entries in ViewPoint trial balance in accordance with financial reporting requirements and deadlines
  • Run payments preparation processes for credit cards and coordinating process for electronic payments.
  • Coordinating provision for accruals and booking all prepayments correctly
  • Collaborating with payroll department by coordinating salary accounts, so that salaries are paid out on time
  • Working in collaboration with FP&A department-preparing weekly cash forecast, bank balances and file for future payments
  • Preparing weekly/ monthly reports, including but not limited to payment and account reconciliations.
  • Mitigating accounts payable risks through identification and improvement of process inefficiencies.
  • Verifying/reconciling monthly credit card accounts for employees of approx 75,000euro to ensure that all receipts match credit card statements from the bank.
  • Reconciling all employee parking, launch vouchers, mobile phone bills
  • Booking and paying all employee expense reports
  • Preparing and allocating/reconciling team event budgets, company events budget
  • Checking and clearing all past unreconciled/unallocated cash accounts
  • Working with Multiline System, including but not limited to at least 4 other different bank accounts systems
  • Coordinating all LuxTrust access for employees/clients
  • Working with Tax team on timely payments of NWT and VAT
  • Assisting with month and year-end closing- including the preparation of Accounts Payable accruals and reconciliations,
  • Participating in projects concerning all vendors and client accounts

Billing /Reconciliation/Accounts Payable/Credit Control Supervisor

Booking.com/KNEIP /Jindal Films/Marriott
05.2008 - 03.2018

Career path from 2008 to 2018( 10 years in total ranging from Booking.com, Marriott , Kniep and Jindal films.

  • Managed and processed accurately all invoices and check requests.
  • Reconciliation: Reconciled account information and reported figures in general ledger by comparing to bank account statement on daily base Posted customer payments by recording cash, checks, and credit card transactions. Verified validity of account discrepancies by obtaining and investigating information from sales, trade promotions, customer service departments, and from customers;
  • Credit control: Contacted customers regarding overdue accounts Managed over 3000 customer accounts per month Worked closely with collecting agency to clear out non-payers Billing: Prepare
  • Point of contact for clients who need assistance with publication of legal announcements in various medias
  • Generated and submitted invoices based upon established accounts receivable terms.
  • Booked all invoices associated with Kneip fees
  • Reconciled documents sent by suppliers with orders booked in internal systems for all business lines.
  • Followed up contested invoices/reminders sent by suppliers.
  • Managed over 60 customers emails and calls per day
  • Trained and mentored new team members on policies.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration And Management

Stenden University

High School Diploma -

Baptist High School

Skills

  • ACCA: with the zeal/passion to improving my professional skills i am taking online classes at the moment ( online at the London school of business and finance)in the field of Management accounting, financial accounting and Business and tech, my goal is to be ACCA certified in the near future
  • Completed a paid excel training with (Key Job SA Computer Training & consulting Luxembourg)

Languages

French
Intermediate (B1)
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Timeline

Senior Manager/Head of Payments, Bank and Treasury

VISTRA Luxembourg
01.2023 - Current

Manager, Billing, Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable Manager

Marks & Clerk (Luxembourg) LLP
01.2021 - Current

Accounting Officer

TMF LUXEMBOURG SA
04.2018 - 12.2020

Billing /Reconciliation/Accounts Payable/Credit Control Supervisor

Booking.com/KNEIP /Jindal Films/Marriott
05.2008 - 03.2018

High School Diploma -

Baptist High School

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration And Management

Stenden University
Gilian NYUWEN