Moira George

Portsoy,Aberdeenshire

Summary

Experienced business owner with over 21 year experience, preceded by 15 years of administrative experience in a high-pressure police station environment. Excellent communication skills, conscientious and diplomatic. Highly organised, with proven multi-tasking capabilities including scheduling and financial budgeting using Xero accounting software. Skilled in dealing with sensitive and confidential instances, whilst using discretion. Actively engaged in local community, serving on committees, with experience of organising fundraising events.

Overview

years of professional experience

years of post-secondary education

Work history

Business Owner/Managing Director

Soy Kilts Ltd

Portsoy, Aberdeenshire

02.2004 - Current

Established and run a Clothing Retail Outlet, specialising in traditional made to measure kilts, and for 15 years in conjunction with a successful Highland Dress Outfit Hire. Covered all aspects of running a small business, ordering of stock, organising diary and appointments, leading a small team of employees, quality assurance of product provided, communicating on a personal level with customers choosing their outfits, financial planning and account recording.

Clerical Assistant

Grampian Police

Banff, Aberdeenshire

04.1987 - 07.2025

working in a very busy office environment, mostly working on own initiative whilst answering telephones and public counter, assessing relevant department to be passed to, use of police radios to inform/update officers of incidents, co-ordinating incidents and contacting relevant agencies, use of PNC & SCRO police computer systems, typing of reports

Office Junior

Sutherlands Transport Service

Aberdeen, Aberdeen City

03.1986 - 03.1988

General office junior admin duties, filing, checking purchase orders, answering telephones, reception duties

Education

GCSEs -

Banff Academy

Banff

08.1981 - 03.1986

Skills

Experienced business owner for past 21 years with 15 years previous admin experience working within a busy Police Station Due to a change in personal circumstances I am in the process of winding down the business I have excellent communication skills and have the experience of researching current market trends and acting on these finding to change aspects in my current position

Conscientious and highly organised, with strong multi tasking skills, including scheduling workload, ordering materials, conscientious, confident communicator, with a high level of diplomacy Previous experience as an employer of a small team, supporting and maintaining good relationships with them Good understanding of financial budgeting and planning, competent understanding of Xero accounting Very knowledgeable of dealing with sensitive and confidential information due to time employed by Grampian Police

Actively involved in the local community and have served on numerous committees over the years both as general member and office bearer rolls Familiar with Zoom and Teams applications Have organised a number of successful fund raising events from initiation, booking venues, caterers and entertainment, recruiting volunteers and overseeing events from beginning to end

References

References available upon request.

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