Annie Barham-Smith

Experience

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  Masithandane

  May 1994 - Sept 1996

  Office Administrator

  Masithandane is part of the Savings and Credit Co-operative League, whose primary goal is to act as a savings and loans co-operative for the under privileged members with limited financial resources at their disposal. My role as office administrator was to liaise with potential members. Advise them on their savings goals. Further duties was manual bookkeeping initially on the Kalamazoo system which later progressed to PFS Window Works Office system, correlating bookkeeping function to trial balance. Receipting incoming funds, depositing physical cash to the bank, general administration such as paying necessary bills, photocopying, faxing, chasing up delinquent loans, putting through recommendations to the Loans Committee, minute taking at monthly meetings and any such ad hoc duties as pertaining to the Savings and Loans industry. Show less

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  Sun Real Estates

  Oct 1996 - Aug 2003

  Office Administrator

  Reception workInvoicing of rentalsQuarterly property inspections reports.Electronic bankingBookkeeping of several different accounts till trial balance. Written user manual for in house property programme. Booking beetle and electrical inspections for sold properties in preparation for transfer. Liaising with conveyancing attorneys. Rental administrationGeneral administration as pertaining to the real estate company.

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  Archer Properties

  Aug 2003 - Mar 2004

  Office Manager

  Manual bookkeeping to trial balancePreparing the weekly deposit and taking to the bank. Preparing invoices for Landlords. Electronic bankingRental collectionsUploading and downloading property listings of the MLS and Multi Net systemsSigning up of new landlords and tenants. Issuing of renewal noticesGeneral correspondence. General administration as pertaining to a real estate company.

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  NDF Administration Limited

  May 2004 - Dec 2004

  Customer Services Administrator

  General administration ie filing, faxing, going through daily mailings.Telephonically liaising with clients and IFA's regarding their ISAs and investment plans.Updating their in house data base with latest client information. Liaising with solicitors with reference to deceased clients plans and prepping and forwarding the necessary documents for probate.

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  Electricity Direct

  Feb 2005 - May 2005

  Reconciliations Administrator

  Reconciling final electricity readings on company in house programme to produce final accounts before company merged with their Oxford branch.

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  The Nutri Centre

  May 2006 - Oct 2010

  Sales Advisor

  I had the privilege of working with an amazing team in the Nutri Centre, lead by the most supportive, positive and energetic manager. My duties within our team was the merchandising of stock. Updating our proprietary programme Shopmaster with any changes to stock levels, stock pricing and stock ordering to specific deadlines. Preparing purchase orders, goods return notes and delivery notes on the said proprietary programme. Keeping to our vigorous morning routine in preparation of daily opening by making sure the chiller and freezer temps were at the correct temperatures, rotation of stock ensuring the newer stock were behind the current stock, ensure any short dated stock or those due to expire were marked down 2 days prior to expiration. Ensuring the shop floor was free from hazards, in relation to Health and Safety practices. Effectively delivering stock as a team with minimum interruption to our customers' shopping experience. Personally been afforded the trust of the management team to assist and verify the banking preparation, and the daily cashing up, till float and safe float checks. Also personally assisted with any ad hoc administrative duties which was incorporated with the day to day running of the store, and inclusive of delivering excellent customer services to our customers and developing a positive rapport with our regulars offering sound nutritional advice in my capacity as a Sales Advisor. Show less

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  Primark Stores Ltd

  Nov 2013 - Jan 2014

  Retail Operative

  Working as part of a friendly and helpful team my duties included: Merchandising of stock. Recovering of stock and liaising with clients at till points over the Christmas period.

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  The Walnuts School

  Jul 2014 - Jul 2014

  Temporary Receptionist

  Three days temping as a cover receptionist within a special needs school. My duties included answering the telephone in a professional manner, putting the calls through to the relevant departments. Message taking if teachers, department heads were not available. Managing the visitors log, ensuring that all visitors are signed in and have a temporary name badge if they are going to be in the school for a while. Checking the incoming post, prepping the outgoing post. Correlating files and ensuring that all information in specific files are pertaining to each individual student. Photocopying letters, filing and general administration as pertaining to a school environment. On a personal note, working in this environment I found the office staff and the general teaching staff to be very supportive and exceptionally welcoming. The pupils who I came across were well behaved and happy and I found the atmosphere of the school very warm and welcoming. I found it a pleasure to have worked there, although such a short time as a cover receptionist. Show less

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  National Careers Advice

  Aug 2014 - Sept 2014

  Assistant Administrator

  Have worked as part of an administrative team to correlate archived files in accordance to the new compliance policy in preparation of future auditing. Further to my duties, I took it upon myself to assist and cover reception while the staff were on lunch. I found the staff very welcoming and had easily assimilated within the team and was deemed a valued member in a short space of time.

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  New Era Cap

  Oct 2014 - Feb 2015

  Interim Receptionist

  An ongoing temp assignment as interim receptionist in the Milton Keynes area of an international head wear company. My duties include diary management, correlating incoming and outgoing post, answering the telephone, receiving deliveries, general reception duties, organising travel using a specialised tool, liaising with travel agents and car hire companies, assisting and correlating freight dispatches including any adhoc tasks that may require my assistance. Further building a rapport with different liaison officers from said companies and staff alike, to ensure the smooth running of reception. Show less

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  Green Cross Training Ltd

  Oct 2014 - Oct 2014

  Administrative Assistant

  A one week's assignment in a first aid training company, assisting the head of administration with their backlog. Creating a user friendly, searchable annual leave report showing what leave has been taken and what is pending in Excel. Correlating statistics to be placed onto their system. Assisting with archiving documents, and offering up some general administrative ideas to aide the changes they are wishing to make to assist with the smooth running of their offices located in Sherrington.

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  Virgin Care Limited

  Feb 2015 - Mar 2015

  Interim Receptionist

  Working as an appointments receptionist in a Sexual Health Clinic in CMK. My duties include liaising with patients, ensuring their follow up appoointments are booked in a timely manner, correlating patients informations and ensuring the clinic has the most updated patient information in preparation for the clinic's move.

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  QED Clinical Services Ltd

  Apr 2015 - Feb 2017

  Receptionist

  1st April 2015 joined a new and dynamic team in the clinical research administration sector. My duties include general day to day running of reception, ie. answering phones, taking messages, liaising with couriers and postal service representatives, correlating research in finding the best pricing for various departments to reduce cost and waste. The position has a scope for advancement and ensuring that I am becoming a valued asset to the company.

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  Lancaster bmw mini Milton keynes

  Apr 2017 - May 2017

  Temporary Receptionist
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  Lancaster Jaguar Land rover Milton Keynes

  Jun 2017 - Jun 2017

  Temporary Receptionist
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  Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust

  Aug 2017 - now

  • Clinic Coordinator

    Aug 2022 - now

  • Admin & Clerical Bank Staff

    Aug 2017 - Aug 2022