Experience

South Hill Park Arts Centre
• United Kingdom
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Administrative Assistant

  • Jun 2022 - Present


Large IT Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Advertising Services

• Company Secretary

  • Apr 1998 - Jun 2022

  • Management of accounts and payroll using Sage software and liaison with chartered accountants. • Processing and submitting monthly HMRC RTI and Quarterly VAT returns as well as Year End procedures and reporting. • Tracking and reconciling expenses for submission on client portal, including resolving queries and weekly timesheet submission and direct contact with client accounts and administration teams. • Management of accounts and payroll using Sage software and liaison with chartered accountants. • Processing and submitting monthly HMRC RTI and Quarterly VAT returns as well as Year End procedures and reporting. • Tracking and reconciling expenses for submission on client portal, including resolving queries and weekly timesheet submission and direct contact with client accounts and administration teams.



Hewlett Packard Enterprise

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Analyst

  • Jul 2015 - Dec 2015

  6 month contract: • Ensure all HP and National Grid deliverables tracked in a timely manner to support the HP Termination Transition Programme Manager for National Grid. • Support to the HP Programme Manager and National Grid counterpart in coordinating delivery meetings, monitoring the team mailbox and calendar, and collating expense details. • Providing project specific and collated reports for use by Programme and Project Managers. • Attend workshop meetings (internal and external) capturing any key points and actions for later distribution via RAID log. Show less



Birch Hill Pre-School

• Chairperson

  • Sep 2008 - Sep 2009

  • Led the Pre-School Committee for one year in office and helped turn around a struggling financial situation by liaising with the local council and headmaster to complete the successful move from a community centre into new premises within the school grounds. • Managed staff including helping with rotas, training, wages and appraisals. • Ofsted inspection passed Easter 2009. • Led the Pre-School Committee for one year in office and helped turn around a struggling financial situation by liaising with the local council and headmaster to complete the successful move from a community centre into new premises within the school grounds. • Managed staff including helping with rotas, training, wages and appraisals. • Ofsted inspection passed Easter 2009.



Bellcom

• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Warranty Specialist

  • Aug 2006 - Jun 2007

  • Located at Dell Computer Corporation, Bracknell. Headhunted internally to provide APOS Warranty quotes for client services to internal sales managers in the Public Sector. • Located at Dell Computer Corporation, Bracknell. Headhunted internally to provide APOS Warranty quotes for client services to internal sales managers in the Public Sector.



Dell

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Bid Desk Consultant

  • Feb 2004 - Aug 2005

  • Headhunted internally to provide quotes for client services to internal sales managers in the Public Sector Division, with ad-hoc requests from other divisions.• Only Bid Desk Consultant to achieve the annual target of £750,000 increase in revenue in 2005.• Maintained an overview of the entire product portfolio to support project delivery, including identification of the best-selling products, those needing more exposure, training new starters, and briefing existing staff on trends and new products.• Heavy financial component, including margins, costings, cost control, monthly figures and forecasting. • Dealing with new service offerings by creating statement of works and liaising with service providers to extend the portfolio.• Negotiated large cost reductions in bulk service orders with account managers and service providers following the introduction of EU asset disposal legislation resulting in a 30% increase in sales. Show less

• Installations Coordinator

  • May 2001 - Jan 2004

  • Full-lifecycle project delivery of all Dell installation types from post-sales to final installation stage.• Keeping programme managers up-to-date with any changes in dates or implementation details.• Managing and prioritising a large number of daily emails, logging service calls to Dell service providers, and troubleshooting external customer issues as effectively as possible.• Managing all installation reports and roll-out tracking spreadsheets, testing automated processes for package installations, and liaising with the Bid Desk regarding statements of work for complex installs. Show less



Oracle

• United States
• Warehousing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Auditor

  • Mar 2000 - Apr 2001

  Auditor - Intercompany Transactions • A global audit role focused on recovering revenue and costs for UK consultants working in Oracle subsidiaries worldwide, as well as paying back fees for non-UK Oracle consultants working in the UK. • Ensuring correct consolidation of Global consultancy intercompany balances, reconciliation of clearing accounts for company Global entry system, and providing advice on intercompany matters to members of the Consulting business globally and at all levels. • Performing the funding, budgeting and baseline processes upon receipt of Consulting purchase order. Show less



ELECTRONICS BOUTIQUE LTD

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Auditor

  • Oct 1997 - Mar 2000

  • Recruited to prevent loss and internal theft in 300 stores throughout the UK through the monitoring and analysis of stock control, warehouse management, and business requirements. • Built relationships with over 46 store managers and directors, resulting in the development of new initiatives and procedures, followed by in-store training and development of best practice manuals. • Headhunted internally by the Finance Department to assist with a project to reduce the loss of revenue on the General Ledger due to non-payment of outstanding invoices; worked closely with the company accountants and personally called any client who had not paid outstanding invoices resulting in the recovery of £25,000 of outstanding revenue. Show less



MFI

• Retail
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Administration Manager

  • Oct 1991 - Sep 1997

  • Gained experience and managerial responsibility through a series of promotions, ultimately managing the store warehouse and administration department (16 subordinates / £3m goods), including liaison with multiple stores and Head Office for the largest furniture manufacturer in the UK. This role also included monitoring branch costs, delivery schedules and administration of stock transfers as well as continuous communication with external customers. • Gained experience and managerial responsibility through a series of promotions, ultimately managing the store warehouse and administration department (16 subordinates / £3m goods), including liaison with multiple stores and Head Office for the largest furniture manufacturer in the UK. This role also included monitoring branch costs, delivery schedules and administration of stock transfers as well as continuous communication with external customers.



Schreiber

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Supervisor

  • Jan 1990 - Sep 1991

  • Recruited as a Customer Service Clerk operating a regional helpdesk providing support for retail stores and customers. Promoted to head of the desk in less than a year and managed a team of 5 people. • Recruited as a Customer Service Clerk operating a regional helpdesk providing support for retail stores and customers. Promoted to head of the desk in less than a year and managed a team of 5 people.