Danielle Wright Email & Phone Number

London, United Kingdom

• Diary management of both the Chairman and CEO’s schedules. • Organising trips abroad, booking flights and accommodation for Director Team. • Booking external conferences for Director Team.• Delivering on internal events.• Booking travel and hotels for away meetings for Chairman, CEO or other Directors. • Organising itineraries for International meetings. • Collating monthly personal expenses for Chairman and CEO. • Monthly reconciliation of Director Team and office staff credit card expenses. • Managing the inbox for both the Chairman and CEO. • Handling confidential information in a professional manner. • Liaising with International partners to arrange meetings and conference lines.• Typing letters of correspondence. • Processing and filing Non-Disclosure Agreements and MOU’s.• General office administration; scanning, organising contracts, shareholding agreements, replenishing business cards and placing office orders. • Screening incoming telephone calls, acting as gate keeper. • Organising lunches, dinners and restaurant bookings. • Carrying out occasional personal errands. • Building relationships with key clients and contacts. • Opening incoming mail for Directors. • Managing the HR function for the business.• Overseeing the marketing materials to include LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and website.

London, United Kingdom

• Acted as the sole support staff for the London office of Sheridan Maine Recruitment• Supported a team of 4 Directors and sales staff amounting to 14• Processed weekly payroll for temporary candidates• Issued invoices to clients within certain timescales• Booked hotels for business meetings, along with any travel requirements• Opened all company mail and responding where necessary• Prepared documentation for board meetings, ensured the Managing Director received within deadlines• Liaised with suppliers, building relationships with them• Typed documents on a daily basis• Responded to reference request letters and emails in a timely manner• Point of contact for any HR related issues – New starters, leavers, sick leave, annual leave• Ensure rooms are prepared ahead of meetings – Organising refreshments and lunches • Ensured all new starters were inducted in the appropriate manner and that all documentation was received• Managed the marketing function for the office to include a 1,400 letter marketing campaign, sourcing business card providers, assisted with a website redesign and managed the job board function• Order and maintain stationary stock levels• Organised office events, on budget and within strict time scales• Acted as receptionist split between 2 companies, greeting candidates and clients in the correct manner whilst managing the bookings for 3 meeting rooms• Scanned and filed confidential information, ensuring a high level of confidentiality was maintained

Welwyn Garden City

• Assistant to the Finance Director (Project Starch) and team• Processing team expenses• Organising travel arrangements• Typing itineraries for trips away• Complex diary management• Booking restaurants/ hotels/ parking for meetings both in the UK and overseas• Handling incoming telephone calls• Organising team events• Planning trips away, i.e to Paris to sample bakeries. Researching places to ensure they’re relevant for our project• Maintaining a confidential approach at all times as our project was top secret• Scanning documentation onto the system, filing in a legible format• Processing incoming invoices for payment, following the strict guidelines within Tesco Plc

Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire

• Responsible for putting policies and procedures into place• Managing a team of 6 staff members• Signing off expenses• Liaising with clients• Ensuring a tidy office is maintained• Responsible for moving onto an electronic system, away from paper filing• Ensure the boardroom is fully prepared ahead of meetings – Organising refreshments and lunches • Booking flights, accommodation and hire cars• Managing staff members work loads• Open and distribute company mail• Conducting disciplinaries• Ordering stationary• Minuting meetings

London, United Kingdom

• Providing support to the Managing Director, Business Development Director and Operations Director• Supporting a sales floor of over 40 staff members• Diary management and organisation of all director level meetings• Handling all travel and accommodation bookings for the organisation• Carry out any business and/or personal errands for the Director team• Sourcing venues for director and manager level meetings including conference rooms, restaurants, seminars etc• Taking minutes of meeting on a weekly basis• Managing a Directors inbox and Outlook calendar and actioning when required• Screening incoming phone calls and taking messages• Monitoring all mail for the directors and distributing appropriate mail• Reconciling monthly expenses for 3 directors and a General Manager• Preparing for twice monthly office meetings, roughly 50 - 60 people• Responsible for the facilities management for the organisation• Liaising with property landlords to arrange contractors etc. when any issues arise• Signing off any building maintenance works to be carried out across 2 floors• Sourcing new, money saving supplier contracts• Managing all aspects of the HR function; from drawing up contracts and letters, to initial inductions • Assisting with the induction course for all new employees• Responsible for the health and safety briefing• Managing the process for all leavers and hires (issuing contracts/ accepting notices etc.)• Monitoring monthly probations due• Ensuring all new starters complete the relevant HR documents and send out reference checks• Responsible for the company’s annual leave spreadsheet• Responsible for the company’s sick leave spreadsheet as well as raising any discrepancies• Monitoring visa statuses and liaising with the Home Office on a regular basis • Managing three direct reports (two receptionists and one administrator)• Conducting PDPs (personal development plans) and facilitating their workflow• Responsible for hiring new support staff