Alexandra Petreaca

Alexandra Petreaca

Spanish Interpreter

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  • About me

    HR Operations Specialist

  • Education

    • Coventry University

      2014 - 2015
      Career development and leadership Project Management
    • Coventry University

      2010 - 2014
      Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Spanish and Iberian Studies
    • University of Valencia

      2012 - 2013
      Bachelor's degree Spanish Language and Literature
  • Experience

    • Apisol (Mercadona)

      Jun 2014 - Sept 2014
      Spanish Interpreter

      • Provided consecutive or simultaneous translation between languages.• Acted as official translator to mediate discussion in conferences and important meetings.• Worked to a professional code of ethics covering confidentiality and impartiality.• Prepared paperwork - considering agendas before meetings, or lectures/speeches when received in advance

    • Pickevent

      Oct 2014 - Sept 2015
      Marketing Assistant

      • Communicated with customers and established logistics for events, mailings and related activities via telephone and email• Organised market research• Produced marketing materials and literature• Hosted marketing events and exhibitions • Updated and maintained the company’s database

    • Ethon Kids International-Wuhan

      Sept 2015 - Jun 2016
      English Teacher

      •Efficiently planned, prepared and delivered lessons to a range of classes and age groups•Proactively devised, wrote and produced new materials, including audio and visual resources;•Organized and got involved in social and cultural activities such as sports competitions, events, dinners and excursions;•Participated in marketing events for the school;

    • Inlingua Modena

      Sept 2016 - Mar 2017
      English specialist

      •Prepared teaching materials and related reports for the purpose of implementing lesson plans and documenting student progress.•Taught and assessed on a range of relevant learning programmes•Administered tests and language assessments for the purpose of evaluating students' language ability•Provided translations for clients

    • Accenture

      May 2018 - Nov 2018
      HR Advisor

      I worked as part of a team of 20 international HR advisors for British Telecom. I was the Senior advisor covering mainly Spain, but also Hungary, when needed. Some of the main duties included:•Providing HR tool support to the client through calls, emails and ticketing systems. Some of the processes provided include: Onboarding, Unpaid leave, Probation period, Pension Plan, Ad-hoc employee changes (creating documents for employees)•Liaising with external providers (Benefits providers), when HR expertise support was required.•Creating, reviewing and updating documentation (e.g. modifying out-dated certificates; correcting the manual for the HR processes)•Updating HR policies in line with current legislation and informing staff about changes.•Running and delivering monthly reports while ensuring the validity and safety of the data.• Providing training to the new employees (the project has moved to Budapest)•Contributing to the continuous improvement of HR systems and practices.•Proficient in: Oracle Fusion, Helpdesk, Taleo and Microsoft office Show less

    • Virgin Media O2

      May 2019 - Oct 2022
      Human Resources Advisor

      ▪Managing day to day queries from employees via HR inbox and SAP ticketing system.▪ Ensuring compliance with business policies, best HR practice and employment legislation.▪ Processing employee’s contractual and non-contractual changes, and different types of payments and benefits (Contract variations, pay review, bonus, allowances, holidays, secondments, overpayments, company car, garden leave, family leave, ATC’s, season travel loans, sick leave, and others)▪ Disclosure of Subject Access Requests (SAR) in compliance with GDPR policy.▪ Running monthly and weekly HR reports while ensuring the validity and safety of the data.▪ Creation and Implementation of internal team procedures to adapt for the migration of new automated business processes while in continuous communication with Global team and other stakeholders for weekly update meetings.▪ Advising/Consulting and building up relationships with different teams and stakeholders (Case management, Legal, Payroll, Rewards, HRBP, Finance) involved in the HR function.▪ Communicating in Spanish and English with the different teams across the business, to facilitate the flow of information on the development of HR business projects located in UK, Ireland and Spain.▪ Provided training on different HR processes and continuous update and improvements of desktop processes.▪Involved in the transformation of the employee Family Leave processes into a new well developed and automated process which improved productivity ( from 5 cases to 10 a day)▪Acted as a backup for the Onboarding team, ensuring seamless support during peak workloads or team absences. Show less

    • AMD

      Oct 2024 - now
      HR Operations Specialist
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • TEFL certificate

    • CIPD Level 3 Foundation Certificate in People Practice

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