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Melbourne, Australia

Geelong, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Baker Tilly International is the 8th largest professional services network in the world. With over 28,000 partners and staff in 141 countries, we are well placed to support our international clients, wherever they may be or plan to be.

Melbourne, Australia

Pitcher Partners is an association of independent firms represented in Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. With over 100 partners and close to 1,200 staff Pitcher Partners are the 8th largest firm in Australia and are widely considered to be the leading firm servicing the middle market.

Hamilton

With offices in 776 cities across 159 countries PwC is one of the world's largest professional services firm, and the largest “Big Four” Accounting firm. In New Zealand PwC helps organisations large and small by providing industry focused assurance, tax and advisory services.At PwC I provided personal assistance to three partners who lead the Assurance, Corporate Finance and Māori Business & Human Resource teams respectively. Providing support to a variety of teams has given me excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritise a variety of tasks. Responsibilities in this role include:- Diary management, including the prioritisation and rescheduling of meetings and appointments.- Managing work flow, telephone calls and enquiries. - Drafting various correspondence as required.- Scheduling and co-ordinating team meetings, preparing agendas, minutes and issuing actions. - Organise travel arrangements.- Assistance with the production of proposals, presentations and reports. - Maintaining audit and compliance requirements. - Produce and maintain marketing materials.- Develop and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external clients. - Establish, maintain and continually improve administrative systems.- Submission of expenses, invoices and time sheets.- Management and filing of confidential electronic and hard copy records.I have a passion for helping others to better themselves. Within the last three years I have been involved in a number of projects which have allowed me to do this, examples are:- Assisting/facilitate a school leadership workshop designed for Year 13 students which aims to foster their skills so they can become great leaders within in their schools and in the community; and- Organising Te Reo lessons for staff and events during Māori Language Week to celebrate and increase staff knowledge around te reo and tikanga, in turn assisting staff to feel comfortable when engaging with Māori clients.

As Receptionist for the Hamilton office I was the first point of contact for clients, visitors and staff. Essentially I was the face of the office so it was important to maintain a high level of professionalism at all times.Responsibilities in this role included: - Management and reconciliation of petty cash.- Preparation of correspondence and note taking. - Assisting with event organisation.- Process coding and payment of invoices. - Maintain relationship with service providers. - Ensure health and safety and fire security procedures are maintained.- Order stationery and office supplies. - Maintaining office equipment. - Providing assistance to PA team as and when required.

Hauora Waikato is a Māori Mental Health Service provider which based in Hamilton, New Zealand.Services include sub-acute rehabilitation and education, early intervention for first time psychosis, child and adolescent services. The organisation has a broad scope of approaches to the delivery oftheir services, which encompasses Kaupapa Māori , mental health, bi-cultural, pan cultural and mainstream applications.Initially I was employed as a Receptionist for the organisation and then after a year I was promoted to the position of PA for the CEO and the Senior Management team. Responsibilities in this role included: - Arranging travel and diary management.- Preparing documentation and correspondence.- Managing telephone calls and enquiries. - Co-ordination and maintenance of organisation assets.- Reconciling petty cash, cheques and purchase orders. - Investigation of vehicle infringement notices.- Ensuring accuracy of invoices sent to District and Youth courts, following up payment.

Hamilton

My role at Hauora Waikato began as the organisation's Receptionist. A crucial part of my role was to be the first point of contact for clients, visitors and staff. It was essential that I had a strong knowledge of the services provided as well as excellent relationships with other members of staff due to the sensitivity and urgency surrounding the needs of clients. Responsibilities in this role included:- Assistance with the organisation of internal events.- Ordering office supplies and consumables.- Liaising with preferred suppliers to maintain office resources and equipment.- Management of time sheets for fellow administrators and maintenance staff.- Providing assistance to the wider admin team and staff when needed to ensure the smooth day to day running of the organisation.

Hamilton

Harcourts International Ltd is the largest real estate group in New Zealand and the fastest growing real estate group in Australasia. Harcourts offer a full range of Real Estate services, they specialise in Residential, Commercial, and Rural Property sales as well as Property Management services.After creating positive working relationships with various real estate agents, I was approached to provide personal assistance for Harcourts Hamilton's number one sales agent. This involved working in a team of four staff to ensure a smooth sale process for both buyers and sellers. - Responsibilities in the role included:- Processing sale and purchase agreements.- Liaising with Solicitors, Hamilton City Council and various trades people. - Ordering LIM reports and titles on behalf of clients. - Maintaining client and property databases.- Producing information booklets and uploading property details to agent's website.- Organisation and distribution of monthly newsletter.- General office duties such as filing, ordering stationer and supplies, and maintaining petty cash.

Hamilton

I began working at Harcourts in the Hamilton Central office. My role was to provide administrative support to the Head Office Support Team which serviced the five offices in the Hamilton area.Responsibilities in the role included:- General office duties such as filing, photocopying, sorting mail.- Ordering and distributing stationery.- Liaising with Real Estate Agents to ensure adverts were proofed and details were correct. - Co-ordination of house advertising with the Waikato Times.- Liaising with Auctioneer to produce marketing/promotional material. - Ensuring the real estate agents had submitted all necessary documentation for the sale of properties.

Hamilton

Student Village is one of four halls of residence located on campus at the University of Waikato. During my third year of study I also took on the responsibility of being a residential assistant for 35 students who were in their first year of study. - Responsibilities in the role included:- Ensuring the safety of residents while they were on site.- Fostering the academic and social welfare of residents.- Creating positive relationships with residents to deal with any sensitive issues that arose, while maintaining a high level of confidentiality. - Facilitator of the Student Village Executive Committee.- Organisation of events.- Member of the Student Village Disciplinary Committee.