Lorna White Email and Phone Number

Providing facilities management services to the Metropolitan Police Authority. CTC Security Cleared (Counter Terrorist Check)• Responsible for the set-up of the commercial department for the new Metropolitan Police contract by implementing procedures and processes to arrange payment of invoices to subcontractors and suppliers• Managing all commercial administrators including interviewing and hiring, providing all training needs, annual and sickness leave, discipline and terminations• Reviewing, approving or querying building works subcontractor applications against a schedule of rates• Processing subcontractor and supplier invoices accurately for payment including collating data, varying costs, updating the system and receipting the purchase orders• Providing quotations for Special Events and Metropolitan Police properties and prepare invoices when works are complete• Ensuring all timesheets are checked and entered correctly as well as querying any discrepencies• Credit control – receive and resolve all subcontractor and supplier queries to outstanding invoices• Responsible for chasing all outstanding invoices for payment whilst ensuring good customer relationships are maintained• Ensure all quotations are received and reviewed prior to building works subcontractors approval• Arrange and attend monthly meetings with subcontractors to resolve financial issues• Responsible for raising purchase orders for jobs required and making all necessary arrangements regarding equipment required from subcontractors or suppliers• Company charity events organiser for MacMillan Cancer Support and Childline

Security clearance required to work in a sensitive environment as the company produced printed material including stocks, bonds, postage stamps and lottery tickets • Responsible for the preparation of daily sales and quotation reports• Reorganisation of the client database and files for the entire sales team• Organise meetings, travel, accommodation and sales presentations for the sales team• Logistical organisation to meet delivery schedules and ordering of stationery supplies• Switchboard management for 70 employees• Typing of all letters, emails, quotations and presentations for the sales team

General financial responsibility for the day to day operation of the printing business• Credit control – ensure all accounts with balances over 30 days are contacted and all queries resolved• Responsible for the preparation and production of daily sales reports• Preparation of bank deposits and processing of manual cheques• Accounts receivable• Preparation of monthly statements of account• Check credit references and set up new charge accounts• Set up and administer group benefits and savings plans• Payroll preparation

Commercial and financial responsibility for all aspects of the reprographics operations of this small business• Accurately assess information collected from clients, formulating and negotiating cost options for individual projects• Pricing of tenders for government and private printing contracts ensuring deadlines for quotations are met• Invoicing completed projects against agreed price structures• Credit control for all accounts• Training of new staff in all commercial and sales aspects of the printing operations• Client liaison and dispute resolution ensuring a professional manner at all times• Providing holiday cover for the office and sales mangers• Organise meetings, book travel and accommodation for the sales manager• Process management – overseeing the printed job from start to finish

Please see above. I worked for this company twice. I travelled New Zealand and Australia for a year and I was hired back when I returned to Canada.