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London, England, United Kingdom

Detail-oriented and organized Office Coordinator with extensive experience in office administration, vendor management, executives and staff travel planning. Adept at multitasking, problem-solving, and facilitating corporate meetings. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and various HR and office management software, with a strong ability to enhance office efficiency and support organizational goals.

During a dedicated career break focused on raising three children, actively engaged in volunteer work, serving as a Parish Accounts Assistant and organizing vibrant children's activities and events. Simultaneously, undertook a comprehensive home renovation project, deepening expertise in creative software and exploring various artistic mediums including needle felting, watercolour, drawing, and sketching. These experiences substantially enhanced my abilities in communication, problem-solving, and negotiation, highlighting my dedication to personal development and community engagement.

Richmond Upon Thames

Maintaining personal employee data with strict confidentiality, managing benefits administration, conducting thorough employee onboarding processes, facilitating induction and initial training programs for new hires, processing payroll for various international locations, conducting cost analysis and implementing expense reduction strategies, managing visa processing for employees in India, China, and Russia, creating and posting journal entries for payroll in the company's finance system, supporting managers with travel expense tracking and development, coordinating the internal company magazine from both administrative and creative perspectives, managing travel arrangements for senior executives including the CEO, overseeing the CEO's diary in the absence of the executive PA, ensuring general office upkeep, and driving cost reduction initiatives.

London, England, United Kingdom

Performing a diverse range of administrative and support tasks of a highly confidential nature, managing daily bookkeeping, credit control, purchase ledger, payroll, petty cash, and budget maintenance, overseeing the customer database and bookings, ensuring high standards of customer service (CSI), coordinating conference calls, supporting marketing initiatives such as researching new advertising opportunities, arranging quarterly marketing meetings, and preparing campaigns. Additionally, coordinating training for all departments' staff and management, preparing agendas and PowerPoint presentations, participating in and documenting management meetings, tracking team annual leave and sickness, managing facilities and health & safety, and supervising switchboard reception staff.Key Achievements included successfully enhancing sales through targeted marketing campaigns, maintaining 100% accuracy of customer database and bookings, and establishing robust relationships with the Dealer Principal.

Uxbridge

Led sales growth through strategic advertising and PR initiatives, managed end-to-end order processes including returns and alterations, established and maintained strong marketing channels, engaged with high-profile clientele such as BBC presenters, negotiated contracts, fostered enduring partnerships with all suppliers and oversaw extensive administrative duties.

London, United Kingdom

Primarily responsible for project development and providing robust customer support, overseeing the process of taking orders, managing products, and supervising tailors within the Alterations Department to ensure seamless operations. Additionally, managing and maintaining the customer database.

Project development support, managing and maintaining the freelance employees' database, including payroll.