Jenny Wright

As I support the Energy division, I recently qualified in becoming a Low Carbon Energy Assessor. This involves going to site and surveying buildings based on their energy consumption and producing an DEC (Display Energy Certificate) which produces a rating based on operational usage.

Main duties:

• Arranging access to site, liaising with client and walk around the building
• Collecting annual gas and electric data and collate
• Completing a survey proforma and take pictures for the evidence pack
• Edit the relevant information into DEC software to produce recommendation report and annual certificate
• Issue finalised report and certificate to client

Drees & Sommer UK is a Consultancy firm of various divisions that offer support in a large range of sectors.

Main duties include:

• Diary Management for Director of Energy & Sustainability division as well as Associates and Consultants within the team
• Liaising with some of the company's largest clients
• Travel and accommodation bookings, national & international
• Taking minutes during meetings
• Submitting expenses and collating receipts and account coding for the Director's company credit card
• Recruitment
• Managing project trackers including arranging access for a large number of buildings to meet deadlines
• Funding applications for clients
• General admin assistance to the team where required
• Arranging social events and office events
• Formatting of documents and assisting with bids in a timely manner

OAH is a law firm which specialises in Health & Safety.

Main duties included:

• Daily office duties including opening and closing up, incoming and outgoing mail and daily check to DX, stock checks, printer maintenance
• Diary management whilst maintaining a good knowledge of the Director's diary
• Phone and email enquiries in a timely and accurate manner
• Itinerary's and travel arrangements including local, national & international, both personal and business
• Collating and preparing information for client meetings and court hearings as requested
• Ensuring the team time sheets are completed weekly
• Audio typing, managing external provider of legal typing, ensured relevant fee earner saved and checked
• Used Quickbooks to create invoices which were checked against relevant fee earner an then issued to clients and chasing outstanding payments
• Organising suppliers payment
• Opening new files and maintaining the filing system
• Arranging Heath & Safety workshops including preparing training material, information for delegates and preparing refreshments on the day
• Typing of dictation letters in a timely manner

During 2015 - 2017 I travelled to Australia on a working holiday visa where I undertook many admin roles ranging from reception to complaints handler and some regional work to earn my second year visa.

VDS Ltd is a mutual insurance company run by experienced Veterinary Surgeons on behalf on the Veterinary profession. I started my role here at a Receptionist and worked my way up to the Membership team where I became a Team Leader.

Main duties included:

• Monitor the workload on a daily basis to ensure work is spread evenly and fairly between members of the team
• Providing quotes on request
• Deliver training to new members of the administration team
• Promote the benefits of VDS membership
• Deal professionally and competently with queries from members relating to the membership of the VDS and the VDS's Professional Indemnity Policy
• Responsible for reviewing and managing the 'Unpaid Invoices' list and for chasing invoices which have been overdue for greater than 14 days
• Responsible for liaising with Finance, particularly at month-end, to ensure any anomalies/queries are dealt with/corrected before the Nominal Ledger is closed
• Assigned as Account Manager for several of the company's largest corporate members