JULIA ANN GIBSON - CV
2 Rye Close, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire CV37 0TA
Tel: 07879 695309/01789 297209. Fax: 0870 705 8860
Email: .
DOB: 1/7/55
PERSONAL PROFILE
Highly organised, creative and resourceful office and business manager, IT friendly, tenacious and effective. Intuitive, good communicator at all levels, sharp sense of humour, no frills, good motivator. Strong in IT, finance and public relations.
CLIENT CASE STUDIES
(1) June 2000 to present:
ED Editorial & Design Ltd, 12 Marystow Close, Allesley, Coventry CV5 9EA.
Corporate communications consultancy, established 2000.
Full Sage book-keeping and virtual administration service, dealing with all paperwork and e-documents, supplier payments, credit control, management reporting, cashflow, client and supplier queries, preparation of tenders and job costing.
(2) January 2002 to present:
Newsline Press & Public Relations Ltd, 11 Ensign Business Centre, Westwood Heath Business Park, Coventry CV4 8JA (previously Powers Court, Russell Street, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire CV32 5QA).
Public relations consultancy, established 1980.
Working as office manager alongside MD, improving IT, financial and documentation systems. Instrumental in raising company’s profile with increased professionalism, response times and turnaround. Acting as temporary account handler until July 2003, liasing with clients, compiling press lists, distribution of press releases, co-ordinating photography, print management. Sage book-keeping, recovering bad debts and improving credit control, contract compliance etc. Co-ordinating computer network upgrade and broadband installation alongside IT supplier, creating Word and Excel templates, press cuttings analysis (EAV), timesheet system, website development in MS Front Page, new business/marketing database on Access, promotional literature, co-ordinating new business strategy, handling incorporation of company in September 2003.
(3) May 2004 to present:
TSA Marketing, Powers Court, Russell Street, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire CV32 5QA.
Marketing, advertising and creative consultancy, established 1997.
Improving IT, financial and documentation systems, presentation of literature and general professionalism. Reviving the Sage book-keeping system, improving credit control, billing times and general record-keeping.
(4) November 2000 to December 2001
The DDAT Centre, Camden House, Warwick Road, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 1TH.
Treatment centre for Dyslexia, Dyspraxia and Attention Disorders, established April 2000.
Working alongside Commercial Director, co-ordinating relocation of offices, design and implementation of all office systems, liaison with IT systems engineers on development and introduction of Sage Line 100 link with bespoke, online patient database, documenting and implementing procedures. Handling all aspects of sales ledger, credit control, purchase ordering, stock control and cashflow.
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENTS
July 1981 to March 2000: Office Manager, PRA Communications Ltd, public relations consultancy of Leamington Spa.
1980-1981: Williamson & Soden, Solicitors, Shirley, Solihull
1978 to 1980: Edge & Ellison, Solicitors, Birmingham
1976-1978: Moore & Tibbits, Solicitors, Leamington Spa
1975-1976: Richard Hills, Chartered Surveyors, Knowle, Solihull
1974-1975: Sandbrook Metcalf, advertising agency, Stratford upon Avon
1972-1974: Andrew Wolfe/Needham & James, Solicitors, Stratford upon Avon
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
2001: Associate of The Institute of Certified Book-keepers.
1981: Mid-Warks College of FE (evenings). ‘A’ level English (B).
1971-1972: South Warks College of FE, Stratford upon Avon. RSA III typing, 120wpm Teeline.
1967-1971: Harold Cartwright Girls’ Grammar School, Solihull. Seven ‘O’ levels.
INTERESTS
Riding, showing and breeding Welsh Cobs and Shetland Ponies (see country matters, wildlife and animals, Sci-Fi and movies.
REFEREES
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