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Dublin, County Dublin, Ie

Dublin, County Dublin, Ie

Provide executive assistance to the Senior Vice President of Global Integration, Country Manager Ireland.• Provide administrative assistance and support to the VP of Operations and VP of Global Patient Safety.• Provide full and comprehensive travel co-ordination and travel itineraries.• Extensive diary management.• Coordination of onsite and offsite meetings across various time zones.• Research and ad-hoc projects• Project management• Provide assistance to the Executives on large scale initiatives• Draft and collate reports and presentations• Draft responses to correspondence • Administer expenses and ensure timely payment of any outstanding invoices and maintaining appropriate records.

Dublin 2, Ie

• Set up the office of the Managing Partner and organised the office environment to run effectively.• Put all necessary processes in place to ensure the smooth running of the Managing Partner’s office.• Proactive management of the Managing Partner’s diary and planning of his time which was constantly and continuously subject to change depending on the demands on the day.• Receive, screen and direct incoming calls, visitors, mail and email.• Worldwide travels arrangements (ie preparation of comprehensive itineraries including flights, liaison with drivers, timely arranging of visas, currency, hotel bookings and meeting arrangements) and communication with other parties.• Draft responses to correspondence on behalf of the Managing Partner within agreed parameters/timelines.• Arrange meetings as appropriate.• Timely liaison and communication both within the firm and with clients and parties.• Administer his expenses and ensure timely payment of any outstanding invoices and maintaining appropriate records.• Organising and maintaining effective office systems to maintain optimum efficiency.

Dublin 2, Ireland, Ie

In February 2010 I was promoted to Project Management Executive while retaining all of my PA dutiesMain responsibilities• Strategy Development Board: Worked with the Chairman of the Board to manage the coordination of our Five Year Strategic Plan in 2011and 2016o Plan and organise the Board’s activities in order to meet deadlineso Lead and co-ordinate subcommittee meetings and deadlines• Corporate Social Responsibility Committee: The committee was setup to launch our first annual national charity day in 2011, which was held in conjunction with the Irish Heart Foundation.Manage, liaise and set deadlines of key activities between both organisationsKey achievements• I took over sole responsibility for the organisation of the Chartered Accountants Ireland Annual Dinner (circa 450 attendees) in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012

Dublin 2, Ireland, Ie

The PA role is instrumental in coordinating the overall activities of the Institute under the direction of the Chief Executive, President and Council.Main responsibilities• Lead support for the Chief Executive, President, Office-holders (Deputy and Vice President) and Secretary• Support the Council of the Institute which comprises 24 external volunteers on four year rolling cycles. Coordinate directly with Council members and their EA support team• Work closely and coordinate cross departmental activities between the Senior Leadership Team to support all aspects of Institute business• Organise and prepare agendas/papers for Council and Committee Meetings• Prepare and circulate the Council Directory and materials for AGM and SGMs• Diary and correspondence management, organise all travel itineraries• Manage and approve all expense re-imbursements • Manage events and functions for Chartered Accountants Ireland Officer Group and Council • Coordinate the Annual Business Plan on behalf of the Management team• Liaise with other National and International Accountancy Bodies on various issues• Provide ad hoc administrative support to our Human Resources Director, organising staff training programmesKey achievements• Coordinated the Council Elections and Council Ballot.• Sole organisation of multiple corporate events including Presidents Dinner, Annual Dinner, Chartered Accountants House Launch and dinners with the Revenue Commissioners

Dublin 2, Ireland, Ie

In January 2003 I was assigned the management of the Institutes external training programmes with sole responsibility for the smooth running of ‘In Company Training’ programmes alongside my previous role. Main responsibilities• Analyse training requirements for external clients and setup tailored training courses for their employees• Liaising with the presenter and clients to organise and promote courses• Responsible for the retention of existing clients and also actively seeking out new businessKey achievements• Annually organised in excess of 25 chartered training courses• Grew Client base

Dublin 2, Ireland, Ie

One of the key responsibilities of the Institute is to organise and run conferences/courses on behalf of its members, the industry professionals. My team was responsible in implementing the CPD training programmes.Main responsibilities• Identifying and engaging course presenters including organisation of itineraries and distribution of course papers• Venue selection and booking including onsite delegate registration• Budget planning for course expenditure including presenter and venue settlements• Publication management of monthly/annual brochures including website maintenance• Provided formal and informal feedback on performance and personal developmentKey achievements• Organised the Chartered Accountants Ireland first residential annual conference under direction from the CEO across three main accounting streams (business, taxation and practice) with link up at plenary sessions• Built and maintained key relationships with executive level speakers

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