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Overview
Work history
Education
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Pratiksha Chauhan

London

Summary

  • Aim to be progressive & go ahead with opportunities that give me the scope to apply my knowledge and experience and to play an active role in the organization's growth.
  • Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work history

Shop Manager & Office Administrator

Anglo Asian Cash & Carry Ltd
London
09.2021 - Current
  • Till Operating & EOD accounts handling
  • Planning & scheduling installation of new equipment, fixing IT issues in consultation with the service provider
  • Introducing new systems to bring up the business
  • Hiring, training, supervising, and evaluating staff members
  • Preparing staff work schedules
  • Addressing staff disputes, questions, and concerns
  • Ensuring all staff adhere to safety standards, company policies, and procedures
  • Managing and accounting for all money-handling procedures
  • Ordering, recording, and managing inventory
  • Ensuring the shop is adequately stocked, clean, and visually appealing
  • Motivating staff members to provide excellent customer service
  • Handling customer complaints
  • Managing couriers, email correspondence, decision letters, dealing with HMRC & Brent Council, Water Company etc
  • To resolve the issues.

Office Manager/ EA/ Travel Desk Manager

Nishith Desai Associates - Law Firm
Mumbai, India
08.2011 - 02.2021
  • Handling/Greeting International visitors as Clients, Customers, and Partners in a highly professional manner
  • Screened phone calls and routed callers to appropriate parties
  • Keep and maintain accurate filing system for preservation of office information
  • Assisted managers in compiling and organising materials for meetings
  • Called maintenance team to perform repairs and inspections on office equipment
  • Provided printing, photocopying scanning support to colleagues
  • Coordinating with vendors on various aspects considering the necessary arrangements to be made in regards with the facility
  • Sorting out queries pertaining to the Facility department
  • Supervising & controlling various departments like Security, Housekeeping & Pantry
  • Booking of Conference rooms, setting up of the work station & configuration of PC/Laptop along with the IT staff
  • Checking of Invoices of all vendors and processing for payments
  • Handle and oversee all travel arrangements (air, lodgings etc.) and operations
  • Provide advice on travel documents, visas, travel insurance, etc
  • Prepared, reviewed, and submitted team expense reports and reimbursements
  • Maintaining Meeting Calendars / Meeting Schedules of Partners and Senior Associate, create email notifications, invitations and agendas for meetings, events and appointments
  • Setting up/Connecting Video phone Calls / Video Conferencing with International Clients using Cisco VC Units
  • Meeting all Travel Requirements domestic and International during Business Meetings - flights /Cab/Ferry/Limo booking
  • Arrangement of Foreign Exchange (any Country) for Business travels
  • Arrangement of Local Sim + Handset for foreign travels
  • Hotel Stay Arrangements - Domestic International
  • Updating associates Time Spent / Cost Entries etc using Elite http://www.elite.com/Elite-3E daily
  • Coordination with Partners regarding upcoming Events and Speaker Invitations from Media as well as Clients
  • Keeping a track of Vendor Payments and releasing the same on periodical basis
  • Preparing Various Cheques - Vendor Payment, Conference Registrations, Staff Reimbursements
  • Handling Petty Cash of 50,000 per month / Cash Tally every day
  • Maintaining Petty Cash Vouchers and submitting to Accounts dept on monthly basis
  • Conference Registrations / Online Purchase of PE Magazines using company Credit Card
  • Preparing DD / Banking Requirements - Cheque/Cash withdrawal & Deposits
  • Updating Punctuality Emails in the link (after 9am attendance record) for all the offices
  • Attendance for CE (Continuous Education) Session happening every day in all the offices
  • Arrangements of Cakes/Gifts/ Tokens for various events
  • Helping HR in preparing/printing of offer letters/Appraisal Letters/ Confidentiality Agreements and taking specimen of appropriate partner/mentor on the same

Frontdesk Executive

Company, Volkswagen Group Sales India Pvt. Ltd
Mumbai, India
04.2011 - 08.2011
  • Handling of EPBX Board Line with 250 extns
  • Handling International visitors as Clients, Customers, and Partners
  • Receiving Domestic and International calls & operating fax
  • Coordinating with vendors on various aspects considering the necessary arrangements to be made in regards with the facility
  • Sorting out queries pertaining to the Facility department
  • Supervising & controlling various departments like Security, Housekeeping & Pantry
  • Making necessary arrangements for clients (lunch, meeting room setup, setting up of the work station & configuration of PC/Laptop with the help of the IT, booking of dinner tables at restaurants if requested
  • Arranging & coordinating for executive cars for visitors or epmloyees pick up and drops to & fro to office
  • Checking Invoices of all vendors and processing payments

Frontdesk Representaive & Accounts Executive

Sigrun Realties Ltd
Mumbai, India
06.2009 - 03.2011

Branch Office Administrator

Global Direct (Associates of Vodafone Essar)
Mumbai, India
01.2008 - 06.2009

Head Cashier

Spencer's Supermarket
Mumbai, India
01.2006 - 12.2007

Education

Bachelor of Commerce -

Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University
2003

Skills

  • Office Administration, Telephone Manner
  • Highly Multitasking
  • Time Management & availability at any hour during emergencies
  • Support to team members at any given time
  • Customer Service
  • Work under pressure in fast-paced environment
  • Travel arrangements
  • Adaptable to any given situation and constructive approach to problem solving
  • Excellent communication skills in English both in written & in dealing with Clients, Internal Senior Management, staff at all levels
  • Always ready to accept new challenges and perform up to the mark

Timeline

Shop Manager & Office Administrator

Anglo Asian Cash & Carry Ltd
09.2021 - Current

Office Manager/ EA/ Travel Desk Manager

Nishith Desai Associates - Law Firm
08.2011 - 02.2021

Frontdesk Executive

Company, Volkswagen Group Sales India Pvt. Ltd
04.2011 - 08.2011

Frontdesk Representaive & Accounts Executive

Sigrun Realties Ltd
06.2009 - 03.2011

Branch Office Administrator

Global Direct (Associates of Vodafone Essar)
01.2008 - 06.2009

Head Cashier

Spencer's Supermarket
01.2006 - 12.2007

Bachelor of Commerce -

Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University
Pratiksha Chauhan