FREYA BERNEDETTE FURTADO
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Summary
PERSONAL STATEMENT
A practically minded hardworking individual with excellent working knowledge of purchasing and skills in negotiation .Proactive and flexible under pressure to achieve tasks accurately within deadlines. Learns quickly to build skills and competencies, aiding team growth.Builds positive supplier relationships to achieve low prices and maximise profit.
Finance graduate with extensive experience in bookkeeping.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Buyer
Sigma Pharmaceuticals Plc
09.2017 - Current
- Maintain supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level.
- Followed market trends, competitor strategies and market suppliers for negotiating favourable contracts.
- Liaised between suppliers and procurement department for accomplishing purchases.
- Contacted suppliers to resolve price, quality and delivery issues.
- Built and managed supplier contact and maintained lasting relationships.
- Instigated and conducted supplier meetings to support operational objectives.
- Monitored and provided advice on risks and opportunities for business activities.
- Collaborated with team to support and implement agreed sourcing strategies to meet business needs.
- Contributed to annual budget-building for streamlining purchase processes and increasing generated revenue.
- Complied with company guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures during supplier negotiations and contract award process.
- Negotiated contracts and improved prices and terms with suppliers to make business savings.
- Prepared and raised purchase orders for new suppliers before stock-out.
- Conducted in-depth research for new merchandise and suppliers.
Administrator
Sigma Pharmaceuticals Plc
11.2016 - 09.2017
- Handling external or internal communication or management systems
- Processing orders
- Assist in the preparation of regularly scheduled reports
- Supervise administrative staff and divide responsibilities to ensure performance
- Produced high-quality documents, spreadsheets and presentations for internal and customer-facing needs.
- Updated website content to feature announcements and developments.
- Resolve administrative problems.
- Effectively managed incoming and outgoing mail to maximise office efficiency.
- Interacted with customers professionally by phone, email and in-person to deliver accurate service information.
Trainee Accounts Assistant
KBM Chartered
05.2016 - 08.2016
- Certified Accountants and Registered Auditors
- Setting up sales, purchase and nominal Ledgers using Sage Line 50
- Processing sale and purchase invoices using Sage Line 50 and QuickBooks
- Entering supplier payments and customer's receipts
- Performing bank reconciliation
- Preparing, reconciling and submitting VAT return to HMRC
- Maintaining filing system, date wise and in alphabetical order
- Monthly and weekly payroll and submission of RTI reports to HMRC
- Monthly and quarterly journals, accruals, prepayments, depreciation and other control accounts
- Preparing final trial balance for companies from IT, Construction and Retail sector
- Supported daily functions of accounts departments by assisting with purchase ledgers and daily cash postings.
- Recorded manual payments accurately on reconciliation system.
Photo and video Editor
Freelancer
, Goa India
01.2010 - 03.2016
- Creating documentary and wedding videos
- Perform digital video editing workflow from beginning to finish production i.e
- Ingested raw footage (AVCHD, DV, H.264, MP4, and MTS etc,Color Correction/grading
- Multiple Camera edits, titles, Final encode and export, DVD creation
- Exported final cuts, uploading to content management system and client platforms.
- Reviewed and edited film by selecting the best combination of photography, performance, sequencing and timing to tell the story.
- Organised assets by collecting data from camera media, transcoding video and audio files and managing file backup to digital asset management system.
- Delivered edits with multiple camera angle choices, titles, graphics, audio and special effects.
- Worked with FCP 7/10, Premier pro,DVD Authoring DVD Studio Pro and Toast titanium
Housekeeping Supervisor
Wockhardt Hospital/Eco clean
, Goa
12.2009 - 07.2010
- Supervise, correct and retrain colleagues when the latter does not work to the
- Evaluated employee performance and developed improvement plans, maximising team efficiency.
- Prepare daily schedule of room/house attendants and to colleagues accordingly
- Inspect all checkouts, vacant, VIP, Out-of-Service, special attention rooms
- Conduct Standard Operating Procedures and training in accordance to the work instructions
- Control & maintain cleanliness of rooms, corridors and service areas on a daily basis
- Supervise proper care and use of equipment, linen lockers, carts, cleaning and guest rooms supplies.
- Managed cleaning product stock in line with COSHH regulations.
Education
Diploma - Financial Accounting & Analysis
Manipal Institute Computer Education
2007
Bachelor of Commerce (FAAT) - Financial Accounting Auditing & Taxation
Goa University
India 06.2006 - 04.2009
Diploma - Desktop Publishing
Manipal Institute Computer Education
Goa India 04.2001 -
Diploma - 3DS MAX
Manipal Institute Computer Education
Goa India 04.2001 -
Skills
- SKILLS AND EXPERTISE
- Personal Skills Software Knowledge
- Communication Skills
- Sage 50 Accounts
- Time Management
- QuickBooks
- Attention to detail
- Excel
- Quick Learner
- Reports generation and analysis
- Sage 50 Payroll
- OTC buying expertise
- Positive supplier relations
- Continuous process improvements
- Pricing negotiations
Timeline
Buyer
Sigma Pharmaceuticals Plc
09.2017 - Current
Administrator
Sigma Pharmaceuticals Plc
11.2016 - 09.2017
Trainee Accounts Assistant
KBM Chartered
05.2016 - 08.2016
Photo and video Editor
Freelancer
01.2010 - 03.2016
Housekeeping Supervisor
Wockhardt Hospital/Eco clean
12.2009 - 07.2010
Bachelor of Commerce (FAAT) - Financial Accounting Auditing & Taxation
Goa University
06.2006 - 04.2009
Diploma - Desktop Publishing
Manipal Institute Computer Education
04.2001 -
Diploma - 3DS MAX
Manipal Institute Computer Education
04.2001 -
Diploma - Financial Accounting & Analysis
Manipal Institute Computer Education
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