PORTIA MEYERS

PERSONAL DETAILS

Full Name: Portia Carol Meyers

Date of Birth: 25 December 1971

Identity Number: 711**********

Nationality: South African

Marital Status: Widowed

Contact Number: 061-***-****

Languages: English, Afrikaans and Portuguese

EDUCATION

School Attended: Bechet Senior Secondary School (Durban)

Highest Standard Passed: Grade 12

Year Ended: 1989

Subjects: English(HG),Afrikaans(HG),History (HG)

Biology(SG),Business Economics(SG),

Geography (HG)

Cultural Achievements : Head Girl 1989

Awarded in Leadership

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Company: Multichoice Africa

Date: October 2012 to Date

Position: Finance Administrator / PA to CFO, COO and Senior Finance Managers

Contact: HR: Travis Bernard

Tel : 011-***-**** / Extension 5236

Customers: Chief Financial Officer:, Chief Operations Officer, and all Finance Senior Managers

Duties and Responsibilities:

Manager the Administrative function of the Finance Department consisting of 88 people

Travel co-ordinator: for management and staff

Arrange travel by obtaining quotes for travel schedules, getting them approved

Raising Purchase Orders on Vortal / e-Requester

Arranging Accommodation and Transfers

Applying for Visas

Arranging Forex timeously according to travel schedules

Obtaining Quotes for hardware needed for staff, and getting them approved

Raising Purchase Orders for hardware on SAP

Ensuring that pricing is within the budget provided

Organizing Functions / Venues and Catering

Business Cards

Receiving Guests

Managing Boardroom Bookings online and Catering for meetings

Setting up meetings when required

Diary Management when required

Ensuring Printers are functional and liaising with technicians

Typing out letters when need be

Logging calls with technicians/ Sevice Desk / Facilities to ensure that personnel are well set up when receiving new laptops/telephones

Receiving new stock ordered

Stocking stationery for Management

Ordering Corporate gift at year end, and arranging year end function

Handling all office queries

Company: Multichoice Africa (Randburg, Johannesburg

Date: Oct to May (Contracting) - May 01 2012 – to Date : (Permanet)

Position: Finance Administrator / PA to CFO, COO and Senior Finance Managers

Company: Zinandi Trading (Sunninghill Johannesburg)

Date: October 2005 to date

Position: Managing the Administrative section of our business

Company: Bowman Gilfillan Attorneys (Sandton Johannesburg)

Date: August 2004 – October 2005

Contact: HR or Colette Creighton / 669 9000

Position : Switchboard Supervisor / Conveyancing Secretary

Company: Sun Microsystem (Midrand Johannesburg)

Date: August 2001 – November 2003

Contact:: HR – (011-***-****

Company: Tufkem Industries (Johannesburg)

Date: August 1999 – July 2001

Contact: Fernando Perreira (011-***-****

Position: PA / Office Manager

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (CONT’D)

Zinandi Trading 129 Cc

October 2005 – September 2011

Running Export business with my husband

Duties: Office Manager

Managing all office and administration duties

Preparing Phyto Certificates

Preparing Price list

Faxing

Debtors and Creditors

Banking

Invoicing

Filling

Typing out documentation

Answering calls

Making travel arrangements

Arranging inspection of goods by the Dept. of Agriculture

Liaising with bookkeeper

Marketing the business

Timeously implementing new strategies of making our business a success

Packages worked on: Word Perfect, Excel, Pastel and Quickbooks

Reason for leaving: My husband passed on in Sep of 2011

Bowman Gilfillan Attorney’s (Sandton Johannesburg)

August 2004 – October 2005

Senior Switchboard Operator / Supervisor

Conveyancing Secretary

Duties as a Conveyancing Secretary (was in training)

Had to report directly to one of the Directors of Bowman Gilfillan

Take telephone calls and handle queries

Prepare documentation for bond registrations on Ghost Conveyancer

Liase with the various financial institutions

Apply for bond registrations

Filling

Setting up appointments with clients to sign documents

Package worked on: Ghost Convey

Reason for leaving: Personal

Duties as Senior Switchboard Operator/ Supervisor

Logging technical faults

Booking and making Conference calls both local and Internationally

Training switchboard operators

Liaising with manager on new ideas to be implemented to improve services

Customer care

Ensuring that all consoles are constantly fully operational

Evaluating staff on performance at six month intervals (Appraisals) – PD’s

Normal Switchboard duties

Receiving and distributing faxes electronically

Reason for Leaving this Position :Was Promoted to the Conveyancing Department

Contact Person for both of the above positions: HR

(011-***-****

Sun Microsystems (Midrand Johannesburg )

August 2001 – November 2003

Senior Switchboard Operator / Receptionist / Admin Clerk

Answering telephone

Receiving clients / guests

Logging technical faults

Booking Boardrooms

Arranging conference calls – Local and International

Training switchboard operators

Managing Reception area

Distributing of mail and faxes

Arranging courier services and tracking packages

Switchboard duties

Reason for Leaving: Contracting / Not permanent

Contact Person: HR – 011-***-****

Tufkem Industries

January 2000 to August 2001

Office Manager / PA To CEO

Switchboard / Reception

Placing Orders

Invoicing

Balancing the Books at the end of the month (Pastel / QuickBooks)

Data Capturing

Filing

Debt Collecting

Drawing up price list

Salaries

Code calling

Dealing with customer queries

Stock Control

Dispatch

General Admin duties

Reason for Leaving: Financial / Better opportunities

Contact Person: Mr. F. Perreira 011-***-****

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