Etienne Mifsud

Ensuring resources are applied to the best satisfaction of clients and the team meeting SLA and identifying ways to further develop and improve processes by working on projects that maximise productivity. -Dealing with I.T. matters resulting from system interfaces/issues and identifying ways to fix / solve and improve such matters in collaboration with system developers. -Work with the project teams in the implementation of new systems designed on organisational requirements.

Plan, guide and coordinate all AP activities for the team (11 members) in line with SLAs. Ensure all processes and work is SOX Compliant. Action tasks/projects assigned to by AP Manager. Manage a multicultural team and dealing HR issues.

Preparation and processing of electronic payments for all European Baxter entities and reconciliation of AP/AR activities on bank accounts. Assist/guide clients with issues related to SEPA and non SEPA payments in line with European legislation. Processing and matching AP invoices to GRNIs ensuring price/quantity variances are approved in timely manner for invoices to be paid within due date. Guide and coordinate the work of team (4 people) in line of similar activities.

Supervise, coordinate work for AP clerks in relation to payments. Ensuring all invoices are paid in time eliminating the risk of supply holds leading to idle time on production. Managing AR collections and action overdue depts.. Communicate with customers ensuring satisfaction with products and deliveries and pro-actively notify the sales office with any possible issues and complaints. Administer CAPEX spending from beginning to end. Monitoring and accounting for share options scheme with HR

Analyzing/Verifying and processing of supplier’s Invoices with relevant approval for payment. Reconciling supplier statements and liaising with suppliers on issues. Preparing – sending reconciliation for shared service centre for payment of invoices to supplier

Managing the 3rd party AP accounts side of the retail business of the company. Responsible for the smooth running of Chemimart’s retail operations and the preservation of the company’s procedures and policies. Throughout this experience I enhanced my skills in people management and logistics.

Day to day running of the business Maintaining stock level and liaising with foreign supplier on orders, pricing deals and delivery lead times. Payroll (9 people), Account Payable and Receivable functions together with Government returns and reporting.

Assist in the establishment of all the procedures in revenue control and management reporting. This role polished my organisational and time management skills.

Preparation of monthly management accounts analysis, issuing of payments, reconciling the creditor ledger and cash book, as well as other related accounting duties. Here I learnt about team mechanisms, working under pressure meeting tight deadlines and, how to communicate effectively within different areas/levels of an organisation.