CONSTANCIA DE OLIVEIRA
Luanda,Angola
Summary
Motivated professional with experience managing high-volume billing, payment and reconciliation operations. Expert in Excel formulas, LOOKUP and pivot tables for focused analysis. Builds rapport and communicates confidently for outstanding staff and customer relations.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Invoicing and collection manager
ABB All-brokerage
Luanda, Luanda Province
06.2023 - Current
- Responsible for the company’s invoicing and collections department, liaise with stakeholders, optimize DSO (Day Sales Outstanding)
- Conducted regular audits to identify and rectify discrepancies in invoice data.
- Processed and verified supplier invoices for accuracy and completeness.
- Worked with procurement teams to reconcile purchase orders and invoices.
- Assisted in month-end financial closing activities related to invoicing.
Accounts receivable coordinator for CSA - Region
Aggreko Angola
Luanda
07.2021 - 05.2023
- Co-responsible to manage all AR/AP/IP process, make sure that invoices are both paid and collected within expected time, avoiding delays by pre-acting instead of reacting.
- Updates purchasing systems and co-ordinates approval and control of purchasing activities. Provides support to sourcing and finance teams globally.
- In-Country A/P CBS and Indirect Purchasing support.
Cash Management business support plus CBS cash and bank transactional support. - Service/WIP finance admin support.
Month-end accounting support for critical CBS-facing roles like GIT accounting as well as JE and Account Reconciliation activities as required. - A/R credit control support
Collections Manager
Castle group Angola
Luanda
08.2020 - 07.2021
- Planning, evaluating, implementing and continuously improving all aspects of credit & collection functions and processes
- Assisting in formulation of specific collection objectives and achievement of same
- Ensuring professional relationships are established and maintained with clients and attorneys
- Working closely with Fin Man and Cred Man to respond to credit and collection concerns with existing and potential clients
- Direct interaction with selected clients in resolving receivables delinquencies
Accounts Receivale and Collections Administrator
Cummins Angola
Luanda
11.2017 - 07.2020
- Collected data to complete detailed financial reports for stakeholders and management.
- Modified customer payment terms, implementing early payment incentives to reduce past due balances.
- Addressed billing enquiries to correct errors and answer questions.
- Verified items billed against items received, following up with vendors to reconcile variances.
- Established credit limits for new and existing customers, performing credit checks to minimise risk of debt.
- Trained billing teams to perform accurately under pressure.
- Verified invoice and expense claims' accuracy ahead of processing.
- Implemented process improvements to tackle underperforming areas.
- Completed weekly bank reconciliations for accurate and deadline-oriented accounting.
Account Receivable Manager and Collection Leader
GE Angola
Luanda
08.2013 - 12.2014
- Maintained company purchase and sales ledgers.
- Maintained up-to-date working knowledge of legislative changes within corporate finance.
- Reviewed and completed customer refunds and adjustments with high degree of accuracy.
- Evaluated employee expense reports and verified accuracy.
- Established credit limits for new and existing customers, performing credit checks to minimise risk of debt.
Accounts Receivable Supervisor
Sonils lda
Luanda
01.2005 - 07.2013
- Modified customer payment terms, implementing early payment incentives to reduce past due balances.
- Interpreted and applied accounting policies, rules and regulations to confirm compliance with applicable standards.
- Followed up on past due accounts to collect outstanding balances.
- Established credit limits for new and existing customers, performing credit checks to minimise risk of debt.
Education
Universidade de Brasília
2013
Skills
- Claims processing
- Vendor invoicing
- Cash allocation
- Special billing procedures
- Analytics skills
- Project management
- Independent work
- Communications skills
- Negotiation skills
Accomplishments
- Documented and resolved SOP which led to more effectively process
- Implementing new Collections department from scratch, which lead to reduction of DSO and delinquent accounts.
- Praise louver certificate for 5 years of good services for Sonils Lda
Languages
English
Fluent
Portuguese
Native
Timeline
Invoicing and collection manager
ABB All-brokerage
06.2023 - Current
Accounts receivable coordinator for CSA - Region
Aggreko Angola
07.2021 - 05.2023
Collections Manager
Castle group Angola
08.2020 - 07.2021
Accounts Receivale and Collections Administrator
Cummins Angola
11.2017 - 07.2020
Account Receivable Manager and Collection Leader
GE Angola
08.2013 - 12.2014
Accounts Receivable Supervisor
Sonils lda
01.2005 - 07.2013
Universidade de Brasília
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