Svenja K.-Finance Assistant

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Finance Assistant
foryouandyourcustomers Stuttgart GmbH
- Responsible for a GmbH with three locations
- Preliminary bookkeeping in Sevdesk
- Accounts payable and receivable, as well as dunning
- Credit card management
- Office Management & Assistant Support: preliminary payroll accounting
- Event Management: monthly BWA preparation
- Preparing annual financial statements
- Supporting the payroll office
- Contact person for employees on all salary-related topics
- Maintaining controlling spreadsheets
- Providing assistant support to three managing directors
Finance Assistant
foryouandyourcustomers Frankfurt GmbH
- Preliminary bookkeeping in Datev Duo Unternehmen Online
- Accounts payable and receivable, as well as dunning
- Credit card management
- Monthly BWA preparation
- Preparing annual financial statements
- Supporting the payroll office
- Contact person for employees on all salary-related topics
- Controlling & liquidity planning
- Supporting the managing director
Back Office / Office Management Freelancer
Self-employed | Freelancer in HR, Finance and Events
- Back office / office management freelancer for various clients
- HR support: coordinating with the payroll office, recruiting and applicant management
- Finance support: preparing everything from basic bookkeeping to BWA
- Social media management and concept development for children's & baby photography for Emilia Ott
- Bookkeeping in Datev Unternehmen Online and Lexoffice
- Design and creative projects for associations
- Organizing an international expert exchange for entomologists
- Developing sustainable clothing swap events
- Organizing and planning photo shoots
Event & Project Management
Talking Tables GmbH & Co.KG.
- Set up the day bar, restaurant & event venue "Who killed the Pig" in Gießen
- Worked in operations as a shift supervisor
- Recruiting & staff scheduling
- Marketing the event venue
- Planning and managing events
- Project management support for PMO Hofgut Schmitte in Biebertal
- Setting up, improving and developing administrative processes
- Bookkeeping in Datev Duo Unternehmen Online
Assistant Manager
Wayfair Stores Ltd.
- Leading and coaching a four-person back office team
- Internal and reception schedules; assigning responsibilities and areas of work
- Employee and team development
- Taking part in all leadership meetings
- Working closely with management
- Driving my own projects forward
- Improving purchasing processes
- Employer branding events for the entire warehouse
- Developing a new position, including the hiring process
- Renovating and reorganizing the cafeterias
- Developing the site
- Merchandise shop, including "Wayfair currency"
- Improving the onboarding process for new employees
- Finding and onboarding regional partners and suppliers
Office Manager
Namics (Deutschland) GmbH
- Travel management for 550 employees in DE, CH and SRB (train travel, flights, hotel bookings, group trips, conference tickets)
- Incoming and outgoing mail
- Ordering, purchasing and managing office supplies, consumables for the company bistro, catering and workshops
- Preliminary accounting: assigning projects, coding, checking for accuracy and forwarding
- Reviewing credit card statements
- Managing petty cash: withdrawals of up to 1.000 €, checking receipts and paying employees
- Managing keys and access; issuing and collecting transponders; transferring the locking system to the company’s own system
- Supporting the recruiting team: scheduling interviews, planning trial days and communicating with applicants
- Monitoring and supporting the onboarding process, including preparing for the first day of work (catering and evening event)
- Supporting the marketing team across social media channels
- Employer branding: organizing and running employee events; supporting customer events
- Site management and development; project assistance with the construction and renovation of a new bistro and collaboration spaces, desk policy and development of a security plan for all DE locations
- Maintaining and creating internal intranet pages using Confluence / Atlassian
Executive Assistant
Kamax Holding GmbH
- Supporting the Chief Operating Officer
- Maintaining and managing the calendar; entering and preparing various regular meetings
- Preparing and planning board and advisory board meetings
- Planning travel for the COO and the entire board
- Creating and maintaining various controlling spreadsheets and monthly reports
- Creating PowerPoint presentations
- Ordering, purchasing and managing office supplies
- Supporting and working with the controlling team
Industry experience
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Experienced in Professional Services, Arts and Crafts, Media and Entertainment, Information Technology, Automotive, and Manufacturing.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Human Resources, Operations, Procurement, Marketing, Accounting, and Finance.
Skills
Professional Skills
- Office Management & Assistant Support
- Structure
- Organization
- Prioritization
- Event Management
- Passion
- Creativity
- Time Management
- Feel Good Manager
- Empathy
- Heart
- Mind
- Controlling
- Maintaining Spreadsheets
Technical Skills
- Apple / Ios *****
- Windows / Microsoft Teams ****
- Google G-Suite *****
- Jira Ticket System ***
- Confluent / Intranet ***
- Photoshop ***
- Indesign **
- Lotus Notes ***
- Sap ***
- Wordpress ***
- Social Media Channels ****
- Datev Duo Unternehme Online ***
Soft Skills
- Strong Planning Skills
- Organizational Talent
- Patience & Empathy
- Problem Solver
- Resilient Under Stress
- Resilient
- Hands-On
- Service-Oriented
- Team Player
- Strong Communication Skills
- Technically Minded
Languages
Education
Provadis GmbH, formerly Hoechst AG
Foreign Language Correspondent · Frankfurt, Germany
Friedrich-Feld-Schule
Fachabitur · Giessen, Germany
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Experience
Global experience
Expertise
Qualifications
Frequently asked questions
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Svenja is based in Biebertal, Germany.
Svenja speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Intermediate), French (Elementary).
Svenja has at least 10 years of experience. During this time, Svenja has worked in at least 6 different roles and for 7 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 6 months. Note that Svenja may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Svenja would be well-suited for roles such as: Finance Assistant, Back Office / Office Management Freelancer, Event & Project Management.
Svenja's most recent position is Finance Assistant at foryouandyourcustomers Stuttgart GmbH.
In recent years, Svenja has worked for foryouandyourcustomers Stuttgart GmbH, foryouandyourcustomers Frankfurt GmbH, Self-employed | Freelancer in HR, Finance and Events, Talking Tables GmbH & Co.KG., and Wayfair Stores Ltd..
Svenja is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Arts and Crafts, and Media and Entertainment. Svenja also has some experience in Information Technology, Automotive, and Manufacturing.
Svenja is most experienced in business areas like Human Resources, Operations, and Procurement. Svenja also has some experience in Marketing, Accounting, and Finance.
Svenja has recently worked in industries like Professional Services, Arts and Crafts, and Media and Entertainment.
Svenja has recently worked in business areas like Human Resources, Marketing, and Accounting.
Svenja attended Provadis GmbH, formerly Hoechst AG for Foreign Language Correspondent.
The availability of Svenja needs to be confirmed.
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