Charlene Cross

Charlene Cross Bluff Durban Cell:- PERSONAL DETAILS SURNAME NAME NATIONALITY GENDER TYPING SPEED Upwork Trane, Service First Herring Estates Mandeni Municipality Rhodiadale Farm The Spar Group : : : : : Cross Charlene South African Female 75 wpm OVERVIEW OF WORK EXPERIENCE Freelancer, Transcriber 2019 - Present Administrator / Receptionist 01/2017 – 11/2019 Administrator 11/2015 – 05/2016 Executive Secretary 06/2013 – 08/2015 Administrator 09/2011 – 05/2013 Executive Personal Assistant 09/2003 – 06/2010 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY NAME OF EMPLOYER : Trane, Service First POSITION : Office Administrator PERIOD : 01/2017 – 11/2019 CURRENT BENEFITS : Gross salary R- (50% medical aid th contribution, 13 Cheque) RESPONSIBILITIES :  Switchboard and Reception.  Screened all incoming calls and directed them to the relevant person.  Handled all relevant enquiries.  Managed Courier deliveries.  Ensured that all filing was attended to on a daily basis, filed documents systematically and accurately.  Captured all Technician’s Service Works Order reports and distributed once completed.  Managed office stationery and ordered when necessary. Reason for leaving: Retrenched NAME OF EMPLOYER POSITION PERIOD CURRENT SALARY Page | 1 of 3 : : : : Herring Estates, Ixopo Bookkeeper / Administrator 11/2015 – 05/2016 R 7000 pm (Worked 2 days a week) Charlene Cross Bluff Durban Cell:- RESPONSIBILITIES :  Worked unsupervised, at the home of the Owners of the business.  Generated Rental and Utility invoices for tenants renting in 5 different Companies, using Pastel Accounting.  Managed all creditors and debtors.  Generated monthly administration and management fee invoices.  Ensured all Municipal accounts were paid timeously via FNB Banking.  Ensured all other monthly accounts were paid timeously.  Monthly Bank Reconciliations on 5 FNB banking accounts, on Pastel Accounting.  Capturing and balancing Petty Cash.  Accurate Filing.  Monthly paying of Salaries and issuing of pay slips.  Assisted with monthly Statutory returns, SARS e-filing, UIF, PAYE.  Managed all building administration. REASON FOR LEAVING : Retrenched NAME OF EMPLOYER : Mandeni Municipality POSITION : Executive Secretary to the Municipal Manager PERIOD : 06/2013 – 08/2015 CURRENT SALARY : R-pm RESPONSIBILITIES :  Managed flow of people in the Municipal Managers office.  Managed Diary appointments.  Responded to email correspondence on Municipal Manager’s behalf.  Minute taking at the Top Management meeting every week.  Minute taking at the monthly Management Committee meeting once a month.  Minute taking in the Office of the Municipal Manager’s monthly meeting’s once a month.  Distributed accurate minutes to all relevant parties.  Managed documentation that comes to the office for signing.  Managed the bookings for the two board rooms.  Ensured that the Portfolio of Evidence File was completed timeously.  Arranged meetings when requested by the Municipal Manager.  Summoned staff to Municipal Manager’s office when requested.  Responded to and distributed emails that were received by the Municipal Manager.  Answered and screened all incoming telephone calls for the Municipal Manager.  Distributed correspondence to relevant staff members.  Arranged all travel and accommodation requirements.  Arranged relevant catering requirements for Management meetings.  Ordered stationery for Municipal Managers office.  Worked unsupervised. REASON FOR LEAVING relocated. Page | 2 of 3 : My fiancé secured employment out of the area so we Charlene Cross Bluff Durban Cell:- NAME OF EMPLOYER POSITION PERIOD REASON FOR LEAVING : : : : Rhodiadale Farm Farm Administrator 09/2011 – 05/2013 Farm Liquidated I worked as the Farm administrator, dealing with HR functions, e.g. UIF, preparing the payroll, capturing sick leave, absenteeism, leave etc. All issues relating to HR with regards to the farm labour. I also generated invoices, purchase notes, credit notes, statements, journals etc on Pastel, relating to our Customers and Suppliers. I did two weekly reports for the Owner of the Farm, Mr. David Gates. My salary was R5000pm and I worked 3 days a week, on a flexi basis. NAME OF EMPLOYER POSITION PERIOD RESPONSIBLITIES : : : :             Reason for leaving Page | 3 of 3 : The Spar Group Executive Personal Assistant 09/2003 – 06/2010 Executive PA to the National Marketing Manager (B3 Paterson grade) Co-ordination of diaries for the National Marketing Manager and National Category Managers Co-ordination of meetings and preparation of Presentations Secretarial duties including local and international travel arrangements Handling and distributing of all mail and emails to relevant staff. Maintained an accurate filing system. Control of national marketing communications from the National Marketing Manager to Suppliers, Retailers and Members. Managed and controlled the budget for the Supplier Road Shows. Co-ordinated the Supplier Road Shows, which were held nationally, i.e. KZN, Inland, Eastern Cape and Western Cape, with attendance of ±800 delegates nationally. Handled all the administration related to the Road Shows in terms of invites, collating responses, booking of accommodation for the Suppliers, purchases of prizes etc. Handled queries relating to invoices. Answered and screened all incoming telephone calls for the National Marketing Manager. Start my own business