heidi cowie
PERSONAL DETAILS executive virtual PA services
Name Heidi Susan Cowie
Contact Details 082*******
Residence 35 Clifton Reynes
Clifton Hills
Hillcrest
Positions Held PA/Executive Secretary, Sales Representative, Business Owner, Recruitment Consultant, Payroll Administrator, Assistant Estimator. Employment Equity White Female
EDUCATION
Secondary Education Matric – 1993
Tertiaty Education N5 – Computer Secretarial – 1994 BComm – Financial Management (Incomplete due to premature birth of twins) Computer Literacy Hubdoc, Office365, Teamworks, Windows, MS Office, Excel, Power Point, Pastel Payroll, Pastel Accounting, Trello, InqScribe, Dropbox, Google Drive, One Drive, Zoho & Wrike DETAILED RESUME
Company HC Virtual PA Services
Position Business Owner
September 2017 – Current
Clients • Fowlstone Communications (Australia)
• CMS Building Contractors
• Nguni TV
• Pillay Laurenz Media & Communication
• ReIgnite
• Singakwazi
• AHA Training & Development
Company GCP Projects SA (Pty) Ltd
Position PA to CEO, Managing Director, Commercial Director and Contracts Director 1 September 2013 – 31 August 2017
• Client Liaison
• Arranging all travel arrangement and accommodation
• Screening all calls
• Organising and maintaining diaries
• Minute taking collation of final minutes for distribution
• Preparing presentations
• Typing all correspondence
• Handling all issues pertaining to the Business Park.
• Invoicing all tenants and business owners and following up on late payment.
• Water and Electricity water meter readings and dealing with any discrepancies.
• Reconciliations of accounts.
Reason for Leaving Started Virtual Assistant Business DETAILED RESUME (cont.)
Company Armstrong Building Contractors
Position PA to Managing Director, Commercial Director, Operations Director and Financial Director March 2012 – February 2013
• Liaison with staff and clients
• Arranging all travel arrangements and accommodation
• Taking of minutes and collation of final minutes for distribution.
• Organising and attendance of all meetings
• Presentations
• Event co-ordination
• Managing and reviewing office systems
Reason for Leaving Company went into Liquidation
Company The Toy Factory Shop
Position Sales Representative
March 2011 – March 2012
• Calling on all schools in KZN
• Sourcing new possible retail clients
• Invoicing
• Customer Liaison
• Ensuring that all orders are correct
Reason for Leaving Wanted to get back into a PA position Company Treehouse Baby Décor and Meoli & Baby
Position Business Owner
August 2008 – February 2011
• All aspects of the day to day running of a business Company D&G Recruitment
Position Recruitment Consultant (February 2005 – July 2008) PA/Secretary, Payroll Administrator (February 2004 – February 2005)
• Setting up of interviews
• Booking flights
• Sourcing applicants
• Sourcing new clients
• Capturing of all CV’s
• PAYE, UIF, VAT
• Handling all permanent and contract salaries/wages on Pastel Reason for Leaving Started my own business
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DETAILED RESUME (cont.)
Company Marriot (Pty) Ltd
Position Repurchasing Clerk, Cash Management
September 2000 – December 2002
• Repurchasing of Allan Gray Funds
• Checking of all purchasing for the Marriot Funds
• Reconciliation of funds
• Client Liaison
• Placing and withdrawal of money placed on call
• General administration
Reason for Leaving Left to have my twins
Company Agciv (Hluhluwe)
Position Secretary
November 1999 – August 2000
• PAYE, UIF and Wages
• Cash Analysis
• All office administration
Reason for Leaving Moved back to Durban
Company Afriscan Construction / Design & Construct Position Assistant Estimator / Secretary
April 1997 – October 1999
• Requesting of tender documents
• Typing Bills of Quantity into the HKC System
• Requesting material prices
• Completion of tender buying list
• Capturing material prices
• Completion of tender documents ready for submission
• Cash box
• All administration required in the tender department
• Accounts
Reason for Leaving Moved to Hluhluwe
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DETAILED RESUME (cont.)
Company Sondor Industries
Position Receptionist
April 1996 – March 1997
• Switchboard
• Cash Sales
• Typing
• Invoicing
• Dispatch
• Filing
Reason for Leaving Better prospects
Company Metroprolitan Industrial Corporation
Position Receptionist
March 1995 – March 1996
• Switchboard
• Factoring
• Posting
• Petty Cash
• All typing
Reason for Leaving Better prospects
REFERENCES Raymond Deacon – Director
Afriscan Construction (Pty) Ltd
Wayne Ric-Hansen – Managing Director
Armstrong Construction
Vernon van Wyk – Managing Director
GCP Projects SA (Pty) Ltd
heidi cowie
executive virtual PA services