I’m looking for a part-time or full-time role, working remotely from home, where I can use my people skills and methodical, accurate approach to deliver excellent results, drawing on my customer service, finance, and administration experience.
Michael Amos
@michaelamos1321
Business owner and business/career coach with strong IT skills and an excellent communication style.
What I'm looking for
I’m Michael Amos, a Management graduate who is currently living and working in Italy. I bring extensive experience in coaching/tutoring and training staff across diverse businesses, and I’m extremely IT competent with genuine enthusiasm for the learning process.
Through my self-employed role as a Business Owner at Blue Jellyfish Career and Business Services, I provide custom-tailored career and business advice, including letter writing, proofreading/editing, marketing, training and development, and ongoing support that grows to match my clients’ needs.
I also have broad administration and accounts experience, from accounts payable work and invoice processing to training on systems and improving department efficiency. I’m currently studying with ACCA to broaden my accounting knowledge and become fully qualified.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Providing career and business advice and support, custom-tailored to each client’s individual needs. Letter writing, career and business support, proofreading and editing, marketing, training and development; the services I provide are always increasing to fill the niches required by my clients.
Performed interview duties and supported market research activities, including communications, query handling, and customer service support.
Teaching English grammar/spelling/sentence structure etc, creating lesson plans and setting study assignments, marking completed study assignments and providing feedback, assistance in the translation of documents, etc.
Inputting invoices onto Origin, answering enquires by email and telephone, liaising with staff and suppliers to progress invoices, providing regular updates/reports, creditor schedules, filing and other administrative duties etc. I also implemented numerous new systems to improve department efficiency and undertook training on the I-procurement system.
Managing International accounts from start to finish, inputting purchase and sales orders, creating required documents for customs clearance, monitoring deadlines to ensure smooth transactions, finalising accounts, updating trackers, analytical spreadsheet creation and management, use of Sage Line 100 and X3, liaising with procurement and sales agents, liaising with suppliers for documents, produc
Creating and despatching orders via Red Prairie, Navision and TIMS systems, allocating and amending stock, liaising with warehouse staff to resolve issues, aiding customer services with claim enquiries, creating paperwork for loads, monitoring paperwork compliance and compiling records for enquiry purposes, answering internal and external enquiries via phone and email, general admin duties i.e. sc
Relocation
Career Break
Apr 2013 - Sep 2013 (5 months)
Move from Aberdeen back to Stafford.
Supervisor, Catering & Reception
University Of Aberdeen
Oct 2008 - Mar 2013 (4 years 5 months)
Provided supervision across retail/coffee shop and sub-outlets, including staff management, training, stock ordering, organisation for audit purposes, and Health and Safety oversight. Also handled cash office, reception and switchboard duties including enquiries, switchboard work, parcel receiving, visitor sign-in, and parking permit issuing.
Supervisor/Catering Assistant/Cash Office Assistant/Reception and Switchboard
Oct 2008 - Mar 2013 (4 years 5 months)
Supervisor, ShopHub, Aberdeen
Daily Duties/Experience: Staff management/rotation/training, stock management and ordering (via Picos system), organisation of paperwork/file keeping (for audit purposes), Health and Safety management, sales maximisation, till and shop opening/closing, store/stock maintaining (for presentation and stock availability), cash handling and float management.
Supervisor,
I primarily worked as an Operations Manager for Sundays and Thursday evenings with varying tasks i.e. refunds/exchanges (dealing with general customer complaints/enquiries), sales, managing members of staff (holidays/workloads/training etc), till work, team briefing (i.e. appraisals /sickness/disciplinary etc), stock managing, store close down etc. I also took on the Personal Care section alongsid
Taking and filling orders, cleaning, stock monitoring, till work, serving food/table set up etc.
Phone and letter enquiries, minute taking, letter creation, file management, extra training etc.
Stock management/rotation, customer enquiries, cleaning, taking deliveries, managing staff etc.)
Business Service Assistant (Temping)
Jan 2007 - Mar 2007 (2 months)
Phone enquiries/notifications, file management, letter creation/franking, staff support etc.
Customer enquiries, till work, head of men's formal wear, stock management etc.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
ACCA
ACCA, Accountancy
Centre of Excellence
Diploma of Education, Accounting and Bookkeeping
TEFL Professional Network Ltd
TEFL 120 hour, TEFL
University of Aberdeen
Master of Arts, Management Studies
2008 - 2011
University of Aberdeen
Master of Arts - MA, Management Studies
2008 - 2011
Wolgarston High School
A Levels, Psychology/Sociology/Economics
2004 - 2006
King Edwards VI High School
GCSEs, Various (see description)
1999 - 2004
Completed GCSEs (including Maths, English Language/Literature, French, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, and others) from September 1999 to July 2004.
King Edwards VI High School
GCSE's, Various - see description
1999 - 2004
Maths, English Language, English Literature, French, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Graphic Design, Geography, RE, Food-Technology
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
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