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SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT | Financial Admin & Remote Ops
Senior Executive Assistant with an accountancy and tax background backed by 10+ years’
experience in finance, operations and executive support. Proven success streamlining workflows,
coordinating cross-border financial processes and enabling senior leaders to focus on impact and
growth. Now seeking to transition from the private sector to a purpose-driven team in an inclusive,
remote work-space.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Financial Reporting & Tax Compliance | GDPR | Strategic Planning Support | Stakeholder
Communication | Remote Team Coordination | AI-Enhanced Workflow Optimization | Calendar &
Travel Management | Asana | Toggl | MS Office & Google Docs | Xero | Sage | QuickBooks | Iris
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
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Financial Ops: Streamlined client financial system and billing cycle for a health business,
boosting profitability by 67%
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Compliance & Risk: Flagged tax due diligence risks and legal exposure in a £3M property
deal, securing a £275K price concession
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Remote Enablement: Enabled seamless support across US/EU time zones via refined
calendar, travel, and comms systems
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AI Workflow Design: Optimized workflows using AI tools, freeing up 12 hours/week of founder
time for revenue-generating work
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
FOUNDERS’ ASSOCIATE | Self-employed | Remote | Sep 2024 – Present
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Overhauled financial workflows for a clinic business, cutting admin time and increasing
bookings 48%
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Created AI-powered CRM scoring system for an online membership start up, improving
outreach conversions by 65%
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Managed calendars, inboxes and sensitive communications for founders across global time
zones
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Developed SOPs and tools to support operational consistency and partner relationships
EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS MANAGER | Barnes Roffe LLP | Remote | Feb 2024 – Aug 2024
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Reconciled financial data and converted complex tax notes into client-ready summaries
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Led time-sensitive project delivery, monitoring cross-functional inputs to ensure timely deal
completion
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Flagged legal risk in due diligence documents, enabling deal renegotiation with £275K savings
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Provided senior admin support to Managing Partners: travel, meetings, briefing notes
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Managed senior stakeholder relationships and external advisor communications
SNR ADVISORY MANAGER | Grant Thornton LLP | London | Nov 2023 – Jan 2024
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Reviewed financial reports, tax calculations and annual submissions in time-sensitive
compliance projects across two UK offices
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Coordinated new client proposals, due diligence and advisory reports for £1M+ UK and
international transactions
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Achieved 100% client retention through senior stakeholder engagement, effective conflict
resolution and regular client updates
SNR INTERNAL PROJECTS MANAGER | Haines Watts LLP | London | Apr 2022 – Sep 2023
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Delivered multiple advisory projects under budget, navigating changing scopes and tight
timelines
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Created an internal project pipeline database and referral network record, boosting specialist
project commissions
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Prepared, updated and reviewed financial forecasts, budgets, tax returns and compliance
statements, distilling complex data into clear financial dashboards
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Delivered strategic diary, meeting and logistics support to senior partners
INVESTOR RESEARCH CONSULTANT | Self-employed | Remote | Aug 2021 – Mar 2022
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Highlighted ownership and planning risks in property leads for an investor syndicate
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Created briefing docs and summaries achieving 100% application acceptance rate for
finance
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Liaised with legal/finance teams to maintain accurate records and comms
TECHNICAL CONSULTANT | ACCA (Global Accountancy Body) | London | Oct 2015 – Jul 2021
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Handled 30–60 daily member queries on technical and regulatory topics via helpline (tax,
reporting, GDPR and wider compliance ecosystems)
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Led redesign of ops workflows, cutting triage time and cutting query resolution times, despite
30% call volume increase
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Managed resource library (800+ docs) and sensitive VIP comms during peak periods
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
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ACA, ICAEW, UK, 2014
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Master’s Degree (English), Wroclaw University, Poland
ADDITIONAL SKILLS & INTERESTS
Digital & Content Marketing | Wordpress & No-code Web Design | SEO & CRO | Languages: English
(Fluent), Polish (Native)
