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Natalie Edwards

Nuneaton,Warwickshire

Summary

Experienced CIPD Level 5 qualified HR Professional, with over eight years experience in Employee Relations and Reward within a construction and manufacturing industry.


Excellent reputation for being a team player and exceptional organisational skills with demonstrated ability to use time effectively and efficiently while managing multiple priorities.


Good planning, prioritisation and organisational skills with a track record of achieving and meeting deadlines.


Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate and tailor complex issues according to the target audience.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Employee Relations Advisor

STARK Building Materials
Coventry, West Midlands
06.2017 - Current

Experience of dealing with case management from end to end with a large workforce including disciplinaries, suspensions, grievances, flexible working and probationary periods.


Working with a third party Occupational Health provider for the management of short and long term absences.


Advising on company policy for maternity and paternity leave, company sick pay and holiday entitlement.


Providing clear, consistent and accurate advice to managers in line with company policy and having the ability to challenge when the correct process is not being followed.


Displaying empathy to colleagues in the appropriate manner to assist them through a difficult time.

Reward Advisor

Saint-Gobain
Coventry, West Midlands
01.2016 - 06.2017

Management of the administrative processes related to Reward including Private Medical Insurance, Long Service, Retirement, Pension, BUPA Wellness, Love2Shop vouchers, Refer a Friend, Cycle to Work, Flexible Holidays and the annual PSA and P11D returns.


Assisting with the annual Private Medical Insurance renewal.


Liaising with external providers for all matters relating to Reward.


Dealing with queries by post, email and telephone.


Assisting with the promotion of the benefits offering to all employees.

Exempted Camping Advisor

The Camping and Caravanning Club
Coventry, West Midlands
03.2013 - 12.2015

Dealing with complaints patiently and in a professional manner.


Leading training days to provide training and support external users on the Exempted Camping Database.


Validation of entries into the Exempted Camping Database.


Advising on legislation and the Clubs Exemption.


Advising new site owners of the correct rules and regulations.


Processing new site applications including ordnance survey maps.


Liaising with Publications in order to submit work for the monthly magazine.


Daily export of events information to be produced online.


Processing certificates for new sites.


Validating sites information for advertising.


Compiling correspondence for Local Authorities and liaising with them where necessary.


Answering customer queries on the telephone, by email and by letter.





Receptionist

Holywell House Orthodontics
Hinckley, Leicestershire
01.2011 - 03.2013

Booking appointments and dealing with any telephone queries that may arise.


Seeing through the process of Minor Oral Surgery from start to finish.


Organising the following days work.


Uploading photos onto patients notes.


Creating finance applications for patients.


Dealing with patients both face to face and on the telephone always in a confidential basis in line with practice guidelines.


Taking charge of the day's cashing up.



Administrator

Sign*A*Rama
Coventry, West Midlands
07.2007 - 01.2011

Creating purchase orders for stock being delivered.


Processing incoming bills and invoices.


Processing royalty cheques through an in-house computer system, recording them on a spreadsheet and then taking them to be banked.


Booking and coordinating events, hotels, flights and hire cars.


Compiling information packs for potential franchisees.


In charge of petty cash and also the cash book along with banking of cheques.


Chasing payments.


Cash Applications Agent

FedEx
Coventry, West Midlands
10.2005 - 06.2007

Daily updating of Excel spreadsheets.

Communicating with Indian outsource agency.


Preparing paperwork and raising refund requests for BACS, credit cards and cheques.


Cash allocation e.g. accurately processing cheques, credit cards and BACS to customer's accounts.


Assisting with cash application error reports.

Reviewing and responding to the departments email.

Maintaining BACS payment files, matching BACS payments to remittance details.

Education

CIPD Level 5

Chartered Institution of Personnel and Development
09.2021 - 05.2023

NVQ Level 2 - Foundation Modern Apprenticeship in Business and Administration

Nuneaton Training Centre
Nuneaton
09.2006 - 07.2007

GCSEs -

George Eliot Community School
Nuneaton
09.1999 - 07.2004

Skills

    Hard working conscientious team player, always willing to go above and beyond


    Excellent communication skills with experience of liaising with senior members of staff


    Takes pride in finishing a task from end to end, ensuring it is to a high standard


    Fast learner, with excellent computer skills including Microsoft packages, PeopleSoft, Workday and quick to learn new systems

Timeline

CIPD Level 5

Chartered Institution of Personnel and Development
09.2021 - 05.2023

Employee Relations Advisor

STARK Building Materials
06.2017 - Current

Reward Advisor

Saint-Gobain
01.2016 - 06.2017

Exempted Camping Advisor

The Camping and Caravanning Club
03.2013 - 12.2015

Receptionist

Holywell House Orthodontics
01.2011 - 03.2013

Administrator

Sign*A*Rama
07.2007 - 01.2011

NVQ Level 2 - Foundation Modern Apprenticeship in Business and Administration

Nuneaton Training Centre
09.2006 - 07.2007

Cash Applications Agent

FedEx
10.2005 - 06.2007

GCSEs -

George Eliot Community School
09.1999 - 07.2004
Natalie Edwards