Billing Team Members

I’ve worked in accounts payable for the last few years. Prior to that my husband and I lived in France for 13 years where we had our own joinery business.  Before the move to France worked as an IT trainer.  With a liking for things being well ordered, I enjoy ensuring that billing is processed on time to the benefit of both Members and suppliers.

I’ve worked at AF for just over 4 years now, and previously at Edmundson’s Electrical for 3 years and UEA for 21 years in Credit Control and Purchase Ledger.

In my spare time I’m a bit of a petrol-head, and you will find me at a racetrack either working, watching or driving around it. I also enjoy going to Classic car shows. I love walking my little Dachshunds, meeting friends for social events, eating out and travelling.

On leaving school, far too many years ago, I somehow managed to begin a career in the construction industry as an estimator, more by luck than judgement, where I worked on elements of several large and prestigious projects, mostly in and around London, together with smaller local projects for almost 3 decades.  At the end of the noughties, I left the construction industry to try my hand at obtaining planning approval for small scale wind turbine projects, but when the wind was taken out of the turbine blades, I joined The AF Group Ltd, initially in the energy team and renewables, then moving across to the invoicing team, returning to my original rapport with numbers.

I started off working in the Insurance industry but after 6 years I decided it was time for a change to which I joined the AF Invoicing Team in 2016 and have never looked back. I began splitting my time between Standard and Electronic Billing using Esker but since returning from Maternity Leave, I have worked mostly on XML’s for Electronic Billing. In my past time I enjoy beach walks with my family, eating out and catching up with friends.

I am a chartered accountant with over 26 years post qualification experience. My career began in practice – preparing accounts for pig farmers and progressed through audit then into industry. I was a Finance Manager at Group Lotus for 9 years covering the wide spectrum of finance roles including taxation, manufacturing, engineering and central services. I have worked for commercial organisations as well as charities, including being Finance Director for an independent school for 5 years. My skills help focus teams to rationalise processes to achieve efficiencies and streamline systems – all the while ensuring accuracy of information.