Michele Hadden
Haywards Heath,West Sussex
Summary
Professional finance and office manager with extensive experience in managing budgets, billing, and supplier relationships. Strong customer service background. Proven ability to maintain accurate financial records and ensure operational efficiency. Organised, resilient and with excellent communication skills.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work history
Finance & Office Manager
Great Walstead School
Lindfield, West Sussex
2004.11 - Current
- Responsible for termly billing to approximately 250 parents, including all fees and disbursements, creating direct debit collections and following up on missed payments.
- Procurement of school resources, establishing good relationships with suppliers to ensure best prices.
- Processing all purchase invoices onto finance system and coordinating twice monthly BACS payments.
- Weekly bank reconciliations.
- Monthly credit card reconciliations, ensuring charges allocated to correct departments.
- Managing budgets for Heads of Departments across the school.
- Overseeing the running of the on site school uniform shop, including setting up of new EPOS software, stock control and ordering.
- Covering the school reception desk, when required, dealing with parents, staff, an pupils in a professional manner.
- Various other duties, such as booking school transport, organising training courses for staff, and looking after petty cash.
- Organising staff holiday schedules, ensuring operational requirements are met.
- Tracked inventory levels of office supplies, preventing stock shortages.
Restaurant Owner
Self Employed
Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Somerset
1998.01 - 2024.10
- Ran a small Michelin starred restaurant with my then-husband.
- Lead the front of house team, with a professional and friendly manner, advising customers on food and wine choices, making everyone feel welcomed.
- Dealt with all supplier invoices, ensuring prompt payments
- Prepared quarterly VAT returns.
Education
GCSEs/AS Levels -
Bideford College
Bideford, DevonSkills
- Strong customer focus
- Positive attitude
- Problem solving
- Excellent communication skills
- Resillience
Affiliations
- I enjoy anything creative, especially painting and sewing. Following a change in my personal circumstances, I have recently passed my driving test. I am currently in the process of buying a house in Moreton-in-Marsh and I'm very excited about exploring my new area.
Timeline
Finance & Office Manager
Great Walstead School
2004.11 - Current
Restaurant Owner
Self Employed
1998.01 - 2024.10
GCSEs/AS Levels -
Bideford College