Provide efficient general administrative support to the management team to assist them in fulfilling their roles effectively. Process all sales and purchase invoices for the company. Process expenses and petty cash for the company. Running regular payment runs for suppliers. Process payroll for core staff in line with current legislation. Assisting with quarterly VAT returns (where applicable) in line with current legislation. Communication with HMRC and other third parties as required. Manage the company’s Xero account - coding and tracking all income and expenditure accurately. Support regular budget reconciliations. Support the management of the company’s accounts including bank reconciliations and balance sheet reconciliations. Review the efficiency of current administrative processes and make suggestions/implement changes and improvements where possible. Organising and taking minutes of online and in person meetings. Maintaining and organising the company’s Google Drive shared filing system. Maintaining personnel records for the company and for specific projects. Creating and maintaining databases for the company and for specific projects. Support the booking of travel & accommodation and the administration of visas where required. Issue contracts to freelance employees, chasing and tracking returned signed documents where necessary. Updating information on the company website and social media accounts as required. Support the general upkeep of the office and purchase consumables/equipment for the office as required. Dealing with and being the first point of contact for all internal and external enquiries. Delivering excellent customer service to internal and external contacts.

Providing efficient administrative and general support to the Executive team and other departments throughout the organisation. Managing the Artistic and Executive Directors’ diaries and arranging the smooth running of their schedules, including prioritising appointments and forward planning. Organising travel and accommodation arrangements for the Executive Team, Board and others as required. Arranging internal and external meetings, functions, hospitality events, board meetings and sub-committees and keeping relevant event management tools up to date. Preparation and circulation of papers for meeting and organisation of meeting rooms and hospitality. Attending and taking notes at board meetings and sub-committees. Supporting the HR Advisor and Executive Director to manage HR systems and processes of the organisation. Maintaining and developing personnel files and record systems. Providing support for the recruitment process – advertising roles, scheduling meetings, assembling paperwork, and maintaining records. Ordering stationery and associated office supplies, and managing the associated budget.

Answering the telephone, connecting calls to the right people and taking messages. PA duties for the directors, including diary management, expenses and correspondence. Responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the CRM system - logging service calls from customers, creating jobs for installations, updating customer records, uploading copies of job sheets. Management of the office diary. General office and administration duties including filing and photocopying. Managing the buying for the company, including liaising with suppliers and completing purchase orders. Accounts duties - processing invoices/bills, chasing payments, collating information for the monthly payroll, management of office expenses, operating monthly pay runs and using Xero accounts system. Managing the maintenance database for all customers - creating maintenance contracts, sending out annual renewals and keeping an up to date spreadsheet.

General Administration duties, answering the telephone, ordering and managing purchase orders, liasing with suppliers, HR and personnel matters, typing quotations and general correspondence, reception duties, liasing with the factory and site staff, producing H&S documentation, PA to the directors and minute taking.

General administration duties, answering the phone, managing the PR for the company, some marketing duties, HR and recruitment, health and safety, managing the companies social network sites, updating the website, completing award and funding applications and managing our memberships to trade organisations.

Dealing with customer queries and complaints, using the computer system to record sales and send emails, general administration, keeping a sales record, following targets, selling furniture and accessories to the general public and working alongside departments within the shop to provide a full interior design service to the customer.

Stocking the shop floor, re-ordering stock, dealing with customer queries. This was a temporary role.

Gave jobseekers advice on their benefits, creating a CV, cover letters, interview skills and where to look for jobs. Also offered external training courses and signposting to specialist providers.I left as my contract came to an end - I was on 2 years fixed term.

Visiting agents within a geographical area to sell in point of saleorganising retail promotions, canvassing for home delivery agents, assisting in the production and delivery of training programmes for new members of staff, organisation of promotions and events, managing a team of casual staff and general office administration.