Monika Edwards

• Manage a diverse caseload Consulting & Analytics(50-60 per year), and Marketing (60-70 per year) projects annually, increasing turnaround from £1.5M a year to £4M a year in revenue
• Act as the primary contact point for business and collaborate closely with Service Delivery Leads
• Provide commercial advice and enforce relevant policies and procedures to capitalise on business opportunities
• Manage financial recording and reporting using Ariba and Oracle systems
• Handle external contract signing processes and evidence of goods/services delivery
• Collaborate with Controllership, Legal, Compliance, Finance, and Sourcing to implement and maintain adherence to business procedures with robust controls in place
• Address critical short-term project issues by identifying root causes and implementing preventive measures
• Ensure all projects comply with Visa VIK policies, revenue is recognised timely for quarterly and yearly reporting, and each project is closed with a visible audit trail
• Oversee project lifecycles from initiation to closure for allocated clusters or functions
• Implement and enhance control and process frameworks per Visa's policies
• Develop an in-depth understanding of various transaction types and their initiation processes

Oversee household operations while cultivating exceptional organizational, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills. Remain engaged with industry trends through ongoing learning and professional development.

• Organise office operations and procedures to ensure efficiency
• Provide comprehensive backup support to the Managing Director, including on-call assistance with client and service information
• Managed contract and price negotiations with office vendors, service providers, and office leases
• Develop and monitor the company's annual budget to align with strategic goals
• Managed executives' schedules, calendars, and appointments
• Ensured office efficiency by planning and executing equipment procurement, layouts, and office systems
• Recruit office staff, provide orientation and training to new employees, and set them up with company systems such as BambooHR, Gmail, Slack, Expensify, Confluence, Atlassian, Jira, and Asana
• Managed staff levels, wages, hours, and contract labour related to revenues
• Executed and calculated employees' payroll and VAT returns and paid HMRC and vendor invoices using Sage accounts
• Set up and monitored medical insurance for all employees
• Author employee handbook, expenses, and travel policy documents for company compliance

• Provided backup support to 2 Directors, scheduled meetings across multiple time zones, organized team off-sites, and analysed/improved organizational processes.
• Managed company conferences, created vendors and POs, tracked/reconciled $1M+ budgets, created business expense reports, recruited/oriented/trained staff, and arranged complex international travel.
• Provided communication support and maintained discretion in all correspondence while staying up to date on technical/professional knowledge.

• Provided backup support to 2 Directors, scheduled meetings across multiple time zones, organized team off-sites, and analysed/improved organizational processes
• Managed company conferences, created vendors and POs, tracked/reconciled $1M+ budgets, created business expense reports, recruited/oriented/trained staff, and arranged complex international travel
• Provided communication support and maintained discretion in all correspondence while staying up to date on technical/professional knowledge

• My financial responsibilities include processing multi-entity billing for EMEA/APAC regions, credit control, invoicing, updating & reconciling ledgers, creating expense reports, and updating exchange rates
• Help identify risks and implement control procedures for efficient company processes

• Company Overview: 12-month maternity cover contract
• Oversaw daily operations for Clerkswell and EasySharePoint Ltd
• Managed accounts, payroll, payments, and relationships with vendors, service providers, and landlords
• Implemented cash flow management and forecasting, prepared financial statements, and ensured office operations and procedures were organized
• 12-month maternity cover contract

• Company Overview: Digital agency based in Farringdon, clients included Deutsche Bank, ECNLive, Financial News, Dow Jones
• Digital agency based in Farringdon, clients included Deutsche Bank, ECNLive, Financial News, Dow Jones

• Company Overview: Infection prevention technology, most known for their brand Clinell used by all NHS hospitals and trusts
• Infection prevention technology, most known for their brand Clinell used by all NHS hospitals and trusts

• Company Overview: Supplier of quality photo frames, customers included John Lewis, TKmax, Fenwick
• Supplier of quality photo frames, customers included John Lewis, TKmax, Fenwick