Ban Sofroniou

Commercial Specialist at Medartis

Banbury, England, United Kingdom

About

Commercial Specialist at Medartis UK with a background in finance roles since graduating in 2020. I am currently focused on debt management, fleet coordination and maintaining good B2B relations., supporting strong cash flow and effective commercial operations. A key achievement has been helping reduce company DSO by over 50%, delivering a measurable improvement to financial performance. I enjoy working cross-functionally to solve problems, streamline processes, and produce clear, practical outcomes. I hold a degree in Forensic Accounting and am currently completing a CMI qualification in Management and Leadership, with the ambition to progress into a leadership role and manage my own team in the future. Motivated by growth, responsibility, and the opportunity to take on greater leadership challenges.

Experience

  • Commercial Specialist at Medartis UK
    Nov 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 9 mos

    Debt Management Specialist Fleet coordination Process Improvement Financial Analysis SAP Literacy

  • Accounts Receivable Accountant at NHS Wales
    Oct 2021 - Aug 2022 · 11 mos

     Processed the workflow for 100+ invoices daily from multiple companies  Communicated status of a high volume of invoices  Project managed, through capacity demand analysis, all activities within my team  Processed, liaised, and resolved customer-queried invoices  Worked with multiple ERP systems to manage workflow and data sharing, including SharePoint, Excel and StaffBank  Understanding internal corporate structure to successfully navigate complex processes  Ability to manage and communicate competing priorities within a challenging environment.

  • Purchase Ledger Clerk at J G Hale Construction Ltd.
    May 2021 - Sep 2021 · 5 mos

     Sorting and processing of invoices from 50+ companies across multiple industries  Month-end supplier reconciliation and payment  Reconciliating PPE across multiple sites  Liaising, managing and coordinating responses from site mangers and suppliers for query-resolution and PPE-reconciliation  Project-managing digitalisation process of data ranging from 2016 – 2021  Prioritising workloads from multiple teams including construction, site managers, office managers, quantity surveyors and directors.

  • Account Assistant at A K Papadamou & Co
    Aug 2018 - May 2019 · 10 mos

     Bookkeeping for multiple sole traders and limited companies, calculating yearly VAT payable  Accounts preparation of profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow in compliance with FRC regulatory standards  Accounts finalisation prepared on IRIS software  Calculation of total sales, fixed and current assets, accruals and prepayments  Processing of bank reconciliations  Communicated status of accounts and missing information, while building interpersonal relationships with clients.