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Charlie Montgomery

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Summary

Independent Commercial Manager equipped with leadership and organisation abilities. Confident in directing staff, overseeing operations and implementing decisions to minimise roadblocks and achieve success.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work history

Commercial Manager

GTS Estates Ltd
Chigwell
09.2019 - Current
  • In this position at GTS Estates I am responsible for invoicing out to tenants and clients at the beginning of each month and then each quarter
  • Once payments come in I reconcile them against the correct invoice that I raised using Xero online system and then manually enter them into the correct rent sheets on
  • Excel
  • As commercial units are my area it is my role to make sure all maintenance is carried out e.g
  • Roof repairs, getting quotes etc..
  • When a commercial unit comes empty it is my responsibility to find a local agent to market the property
  • I negotiate the terms with them and then liaise between ourselves and the solicitors to draw up a lease
  • I also liaise with surveyors, local councils, developers etc regarding multiple things
  • I also do admin tasks such as filing, scanning, sending emails/letters etc
  • Another crucial part of my job is coordinating maintenance work between ourselves, the managing agents and the tenants
  • Once I have arranged quotes and agreed for works to go ahead i have to stay on top of each job and then make sure the correct invoice is paid and costs are distributed evenly between leaseholders
  • On the off occasion I would be expected to attend properties and carry out inspections on the condition which then would be reported back to my manager and entered correctly into the system
  • The skills I have learnt in and continue to learn in this role is basic accounting, Xero and simple legal knowledge in regards to leases, rent reviews etc.
  • Monitored plans to meet deadlines, budget and quality standards.

Liaison Officer

Pure Estates
Forest Gate, Newham
06.2014 - 09.2019
  • In my recent position as a, at an estate agency, I provided solid and essential back up to key positions and projects
  • I worked closely with local authorities to arrange inspections, maintenance works and move in and out of tenants
  • This proved to be a great opportunity to work as part of a team as well as independently, with a focus on delivering quality administrative support on a continuous basis
  • I worked very closely with the managing director and was in charge of scheduling their diary, arranging appointments, taking calls and simple personal errands such as banking
  • During my time here I was sat with front of house and admin manager so it was my responsibility to take calls, organise the office diary, pass over messages and welcome any clients in the office
  • I was also heavily involved in the recruitment stages from advertising positions, organiding interviews etc
  • I also dealt with reports and presentations to present to department heads, identified and solved problems within the database in addition to being responsible for the maintenance and updating of records
  • It is my job to assist interested buyers and find properties to suit their needs
  • Duties I take part in are using various software packages such as Word, Outlook and Excel to produce correspondences and documents: - Devising and maintaining office systems:- Booking sales viewings and attending inspections:- Managing and maintain budgets as well as invoicing:- Recruiting, training and supervising junior staff and delegating work as require:- Using content management systems to maintain and update websites and internal databases:- Contacting current clients looking to sell their homes:- Contacting customers to see if they would be interested in specific properties on our system matching their requirements:- Managed the receptionist area, including greeting visitors and responding to telephone and in-person requests for information
  • I also had to carry out basic legal tasks such as preparing documents for legal evictions, Property Licenses etc.

Education

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NVQ Level 3 - Digital marketing

3AAA
2014

Skills

  • Additional Skill
  • Knowledge of
  • Microsoft Excel, Word , Power point , Office
  • Knowledge of Photoshop
  • Knowledge with Xero accounting system
  • Skills
  • Microsoft Word (10 years)
  • Microsoft Excel (10 years)
  • Xero (3 years)
  • Microsoft Powerpoint (10 years)
  • Bookkeeping (9 years)
  • System administration (9 years)
  • Sales (6 years)
  • Filing (9 years)
  • Phone etiquette (9 years)
  • Social listening (10 years)
  • Fashion retail (Less than 1 year)
  • Driving (8 years)
  • Accounting (3 years)
  • Contract negotiating
  • Strategic thinking
  • Account management

Additional Information

  • Eligible to work in the UK: Yes

Languages

English
Intermediate

Timeline

Commercial Manager

GTS Estates Ltd
09.2019 - Current

Liaison Officer

Pure Estates
06.2014 - 09.2019

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Drapers' Academy

NVQ Level 3 - Digital marketing

3AAA
Charlie Montgomery