Freelance Office Manager Exeter, Devon, UK
I have had 20+ years experience in all aspects of office administration, business support, bookkeeping, and concierge services in many different business sectors, in UK and abroad, so am an expert.
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| Hourly Rate: | £16.67 |
| Available From: | Now | Seller ID: | 255681 |
CV
A diplomatic professional with over 20 years experience in the areas of office services.
A strong business sense, enterprising attitude, effective problem solving skills. Communicating effectively at all levels, excellent team-player attitude, coupled with the ability to exercise independent judgment.
Employment History
(Jun 2003 & ongoing)
Office Manager
ExeterOngoing office management of PA Service Company:
OFFICE MANAGER OF A VIRTUAL PERSONAL ASSISTANT SERVICE
•Assisting with PA & Lifestyle management services
•Helping to manage day to day operations, including bookkeeping (Quickbooks), promotions, services, etc.
•Hiring and directing independent consultants
•Managing business projects and requests from clients
(May 2007 to Mar 2008)
Personal Assistant
ExeterPERSONNEL/HR ADMIN ASSISTANT / PA (TEMP ASSIGNMENT – 2 PART-TIME JOBS)
•Assisting HR Admin department with processing job applications for the ACS Directorate
•Secretarial support and administration (part-time)
•PA to Jayne Fox for Annex Project Refurbishment (part-time)
•Managing letters and conducting admin follow-up on homeworking and temporary contracts
Professional Qualifications
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
•University: Journalism (1 year) at Ryerson Polytechnical, (course to be completed), Canada
•College: 2 Years Business Administration, English, Marketing, and Retailing, Barbados & Canada
•Continuing Course: Bookkeeping, various computer courses, Marketing, German, Spanish, Canada
•High School: Completed, graduated with 5 “O” Level certificates, Barbados, W.I.
SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE
Quickbooks, Sage Line 50, Microsoft XP, MS Office programs, Outlook, Newstar, Scheduler+ Lotus Organizer, Lotus Notes, Lotus, WordPerfect, Symantec Act, Maximizer, Internet/E-Mail, Paradox, AccPac, Corel Draw
Education
( 1984 to 1986)
Ryerson Polytechnical University
University: Journalism (1 year) at Ryerson Polytechnical, (course to be completed), Canada
( 1979 to 1981)
Barbados Community College
College: 2 Years Business Administration, English, Marketing, and Retailing, Barbados & Canada
Major Achievements
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS
•Successfully planning, setting up and managing own businesses
•Negotiating offers-to-lease for commercial spaces between landlord and tenant
•Negotiating cost effective pricing on office equipment
•Recouped 30% of office inventory funds by itemizing and returning unused supplies
•Successfully orchestrating office relocation and setting up new telephone equipment and voicemail system
Categories & Skills
Administration Support
Categories
- Accounting
- Data Entry
- Event Planning
- Office Management
- Payroll
- Personal Assistant
- Presentations
- Reception
- Research
- Sales Support
- Secretarial Support
- Security Clearance
- Word Processing
Skills
- 1-2-3 (Lotus)
- Access (Microsoft)
- Complaint Handling
- CRB (Security Clearance)
- Customer Service
- Excel (Microsoft)
- Letter Writing
- Lotus
- Microsoft
- Notes (Lotus)
- Outlook (Microsoft)
- PowerPoint (Microsoft)
- Publisher (Microsoft)
- Telephony
- Word (Microsoft)
- WordPerfect

