Thomas Thomson Email & Phone Number

Bloemfontein, Fs, Za

Bloemfontein Area, South Africa

As the Business Manager I assist the Headmaster and the Senior Management Team with the day to day running of the school. With the reduced support received from the Department of Education, schools require a more business like management style which is where I come in.A summary of my duties are as follows.- Management of all School Governing Body non academic staff.- Performance management of non academic staff.- Procurement management.- Supplier management.- Maintenance… Show more As the Business Manager I assist the Headmaster and the Senior Management Team with the day to day running of the school. With the reduced support received from the Department of Education, schools require a more business like management style which is where I come in.A summary of my duties are as follows.- Management of all School Governing Body non academic staff.- Performance management of non academic staff.- Procurement management.- Supplier management.- Maintenance management (Property and vehicles).- Day to day finance administration (Payments and Invoicing).- Debtors and creditors.- Payroll.- Human Resources (Contract preparation and the uploading and maintaining staff details on HR System).- Insurance (Policy maintenance and claims).- Asset management.- Project management.- Health and Safety (Manager).- Employment Equity (Section 24 Manager. Show less

Langenhoven Park, Bloemfontein, South Africa

I was a joint owner of this services orientated business which provided various services to the both the general public as well as small to medium businesses.

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

* The role's main requirement is to provide structured daily, weekly and monthly reports as required by the business. I also provide detailed adhoc reports as per requests from stakeholders. The reports are mainly provided in Excel. These requests need to be completed in a timely manner and to the highest quality.* Key responsibilities;- Produce daily, weekly and monthly reports as requested by the business. - Assisted in the production of the overall monthly report that is issued… Show more * The role's main requirement is to provide structured daily, weekly and monthly reports as required by the business. I also provide detailed adhoc reports as per requests from stakeholders. The reports are mainly provided in Excel. These requests need to be completed in a timely manner and to the highest quality.* Key responsibilities;- Produce daily, weekly and monthly reports as requested by the business. - Assisted in the production of the overall monthly report that is issued to board level.- Produce adhoc reports for the business when requested.- Help in the production of process instructions for the department.- Administer and maintain a Lotus Notes database used by the business on a day to day basis. - Carry out project related administrative duties to ensure that departmental project and service deadlines are met.- Provide technical advice and service to internal and external customers.- Administer and maintain of departmental Access database.- Provision of introductory training to staff on Microsoft Access.- Maintain departmental intranet site.* Key accomplishments;- For the last 2 years, I have formed part of the Colleague Communication Panel. Our main tasks were to discuss the various planned communications to staff and the feedback of the issued communications.- I received a grade promotion in 2010 as a result of my "Exceeded Expectations" rating in my post 2009 review.- Received an "Exceeded Expectations" rating in my post 2010 review. Show less

Bushey, Hertfordshire

* The role's main requirement was to provide adhoc reports in both financial and detail form as per requests raised by management. The reports were provided through Access or Business Objects XI. These requests needed to be completed in a timely manner.* Other responsibilities included the following;- Administration and manipulation of existing reports and/or queries in Access databases.- Providing Access database support to the business.- Running of Month End reports through… Show more * The role's main requirement was to provide adhoc reports in both financial and detail form as per requests raised by management. The reports were provided through Access or Business Objects XI. These requests needed to be completed in a timely manner.* Other responsibilities included the following;- Administration and manipulation of existing reports and/or queries in Access databases.- Providing Access database support to the business.- Running of Month End reports through Access.- Providing first line support to the in-house systems.- Help maintain the division intranet site.- Transfers of overnight files from SQL database to network drive by means of FTP. Show less

Bushey, Hertfordshire

* The lead responsibility in this role was to answer the queries of customers in regards to end of contract damage on return lease vehicles. This responsibility included the investigation into the collection and return of the vehicle, documentation supplied and into the damage of the vehicle itself. All queries had to be handled in a timely manner. * Other responsibilities include the following;- The handling of insurance write-off claims from start to finish.- The maintenance of… Show more * The lead responsibility in this role was to answer the queries of customers in regards to end of contract damage on return lease vehicles. This responsibility included the investigation into the collection and return of the vehicle, documentation supplied and into the damage of the vehicle itself. All queries had to be handled in a timely manner. * Other responsibilities include the following;- The handling of insurance write-off claims from start to finish.- The maintenance of small Access database.- The supply of current market values on vehicles to the customer service department for the calculation of early termination costs.- And the uploading of sales data onto web based inventory system. Show less

Bushey, Hertfordshire

* Key responsibilities;- Deal with End of Contract purchase enquiries by phone, post or e-mail.- Value and negotiate all requested purchase prices by customers on end of contract vehicles.- Oversee sales until funds have been received.- Update database with information of sales completed.

Bushey, Hertfordshire

* Key responsibilities:- Liaising with clients and movement agents to arrange collection and delivery of fleet vehicles.- Update of all movement details onto dedicated database for movements department.- Monitor arrivals of vehicles at de-fleet facility.- Ensure that the team I oversee adheres to the Quality system and procedures for the department.- The assisting of department manager in team meetings and monthly one-to-ones.- Communicate and meet with movement agents… Show more * Key responsibilities:- Liaising with clients and movement agents to arrange collection and delivery of fleet vehicles.- Update of all movement details onto dedicated database for movements department.- Monitor arrivals of vehicles at de-fleet facility.- Ensure that the team I oversee adheres to the Quality system and procedures for the department.- The assisting of department manager in team meetings and monthly one-to-ones.- Communicate and meet with movement agents on a regular basis. Show less

Bushey, Hertfordshire

* Key responsibilities:- Oversee the arrival and disposal of customer owned vehicles.- Once sold, arranging of funds to be credited back to customer.- Typing for the department and general office duties.- General duties required within the department to meet customer satisfaction.

Bachelor Of Management Leadership - Bml

The objective of the BML is to deliver a new generation of formally qualified and innovative managerial leaders equipped to excel.

Certificate In Advanced Project Management

- Understanding the history and application of the science of project management, to establish foundational definitions and concepts.

Short Course, Accounting

Certificate In Financial Services, Regulation And Ethics

Mcse And A+ Certification

Bcomm It (Not Completed)

Study in BCom IT - Completed three semesters in the course. - Subjects taken were as follows; Subjects English Statistics Economics.

Matric, School

- I matriculated from the above school with a university exemption. The subjects I completed and the grades achieved are as follows.