Office Administrator And Pa To General Manager
Dublin
• Scheduled and tracked meetings and appointments.• Accompanied General Manager to meetings and on business travel, and took notes.• In the GM’s absence, represented him in correspondence and at meetings.• Dealt with queries by email, post and phone.• Liaised with members of our sister companies, legal team, investment team,accountants, and other business partners, to keep them apprised of developments.• Researched topics related to the business.• Presented research findings to management.• Drew on my journalistic background to write and proofread company marketingmaterials, including brochures and websites.• Client management: prepared PowerPoint presentations; selected hotels based onclient requirements; arranged visits to view schools and properties for sale; usedknowledge of Dublin to show them around.• Office management.• IT oversight: setting up printers, phones and routers; installing and updatingsoftware; troubleshooting issues.• Trained up new staff.Achievements in role• Ran company hiring process: liaised with a recruitment agency; wrote up jobspecifications; read CVs and shortlisted candidates; scheduled and conducted firstround of interviews; shared my findings and recommendations with GM.• Responsible for company’s move to new serviced office building: negotiated withthe building’s representative; talked to moving companies to find the best price forour requirements; coordinated a date for moving that suited all parties; ensured themove went quickly and smoothly; set up our computer system and phones again.• Initiated a petty cash system and kept track of money, receipts, and all transactionsusing MS Excel.• Initiated office filing system, both physical and electronic.