Becci Mitchell

• Progressed from Personal Assistant to Director within a growing property development business, taking increasing responsibility across commercial planning, land acquisition, financial oversight and end-to-end project coordination. Played a key role in scaling the company, formalising systems and supporting sustainable growth.
• Strategic Land & Planning Management
• Lead land sourcing and acquisition aligned to business growth strategy
• Manage full planning application process (1–29 unit residential and commercial schemes), typically overseeing 3–5 live applications at any time
• Coordinate architects, consultants and local authorities to drive applications to approval
• Assess viability, risk and delivery timescales prior to land commitment
• Secured and aided delivery of a £7.5m land and build contract
• 2-Year Strategic Pipeline Planning
• Designed and manage a rolling two-year development pipeline tracker covering land sourcing, planning, build phases and sales timelines
• Forecast project flow to prevent build downtime and identify future capacity gaps
• Provide forward visibility to support commercial decision-making and financial forecasting
• Support cashflow planning and contractor scheduling through structured forecasting
• Commercial & Project Oversight
• Oversee multiple concurrent developments valued between £800k–£7.5m
• Manage joint ventures, SPVs and associated build budgets
• Previously solely responsible for month-end reporting, cashflow forecasting and financial projections; now manage a Finance Manager
• Oversee tendering, cost control, subcontractor governance and supplier negotiation
• Process & Team Development
• Implemented structured systems and operational processes, improving efficiency and enabling increased site capacity
• Played a central role in office relocation and team expansion
• Recruit, mentor and manage Finance and Office Managers
• Ensure compliance across GDPR, Health & Safety and subcontractor requirements
• Helped to bring a now patented product to the market
• Reason for Leaving: Having progressed internally over 12 years within a small SME, I am now keen to broaden my experience in a new environment and gain exposure to different ways of working, whilst applying the commercial and strategic skills I have developed.

• Held a broad commercial administration role supporting financial, contractual and operational functions within an international organisation.
• Produced weekly and monthly financial reports for UK CFO and Swiss head office
• Managed purchase and sales ledger processes, invoicing, stock control and reporting via Opera II
• Oversaw stock management averaging £80,000
• Administered 50 service contracts worth approximately £200,000 annually
• Managed purchasing of specialist equipment across Europe
• Coordinated project documentation including contracts, deliveries, retentions and invoicing
• Managed marketing and advertising budget (£11,000 annually)
• Trained and mentored junior administrative staff

Gained broad experience across office-based roles including Office Manager, Administrator, Receptionist, Secretary and Personal Assistant, including international experience in Egypt.