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Alison Ames

Alison Ames

Exeter,Devon

Summary

I have lead and supported our business for 22 years this includes invoicing, customer services, international and UK sales, accounts, managing the business day to day activity, international paperwork for export and import, HMRC paperwork including salaries/pensions requirements, health and safety plans in the work place, despatching company goods and completely apply skills to Microsoft applications, most other applications and can quickly learn new systems. My passion is customer services and the general challenges of business. I do embrace paperwork and legislation.

I also have a mental health diploma, safeguarding and advanced parenting.

I embrace team and individual interaction generating new ideas, challenging them, problem solving and combining them together to create a positive solution then analysis. This involves being able to listen, hear, challenge and produce a point of view to create the solution.

I am self-motivated ensuring task this enables me to motivate and productive suggestions to other team members when required. Encouraging everyone achieves their goals, within the group where necessary, whilst being heard during problem solving.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work history

International Accounts Manager

Ultrasafe UK Ltd
Exeter, Devon
05.2001 - Current
  • Managed payroll operations for team of employees.
  • Advocated for clients to improve buying experience.
  • Improved overall process for year-end inventory audits.
  • Health and safety analysis
  • Communicating and paperwork for international customers, espcially export documentation. Alongside, negotiating with export companies to approve the export of documents.
  • Accounts including Royal Mail.
  • Managing a team of staff in sales throughout UK and International
  • Hosting international guests.
  • Ensure an enhanced knowledge of all products and services.

Education

GCSEs - Economics, Geography and Science

St Gregory's Catholic High School
Warrington
10/1991 - 06/2016

Skills

  • Invoicing
  • Team management and motivation
  • Financial reporting
  • Month-end reporting
  • Communication skills
  • Leadership
  • Time management
  • Customer-focused
  • Knowledge of [Software]
  • AP and AR experience

Timeline

International Accounts Manager

Ultrasafe UK Ltd
05.2001 - Current

GCSEs - Economics, Geography and Science

St Gregory's Catholic High School
10/1991 - 06/2016
Alison Ames