1. CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME ELIZABETH GRAINGER
RESIDES SOUTH WOODHAM FERRERS
DATE OF BIRTH 2ND
MARCH 1964
EDUCATION TRINITY CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
WOODFORD GREEN, ESSEX
QUALIFICATIONS 0’LEVEL BIOLOGY B
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION B
ENGLISH LANGUAGE C
COMMERCE C
LAW C
MATHS C
ART D
C.S.E. NEEDLEWORK 1
ENGLISH 2
COMPUTER STUDIES 3
R.S.A. TYPING I & II
BOOK KEEPING
O.C.R. BOOK KEEPING LEVEL 1
COMPUTERISED BOOK KEEPING
FULLY CONVERSANT WITH WORD OFFICE, EXCEL ETC.,
SAGE ACCOUNTS
I AM CURRENTLY WORKING PART-TIME AND WOULD NOW LIKE TO
MOVE INTO FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT.

2. CURRICULUM VITAE
Elizabeth Grainger
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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Sept 1999 - MANOR LANDSCAPES
PRESENT Book keeper/Secretary
Solely responsible for all accounts
Payroll, PAYE returns, Purchase and Sales ledgers, VAT
returns, invoice payments and sales receipts, banking, banking
reconciliation’s end of month figures including trail balance at
end of financial year. Making and receiving all telephone calls
relevant to the accounting side of the business.
Other duties include Secretary to two partners. Typing letters,
making & receiving calls on their behalf, filing, photocopying,
and keeping their diaries up to date.
Whilst in this position I have computerised all records using
Word and Excel and am currently using Sage Accounting
system. I completed a home study course in Book Keeping to
enable me to fully understand the procedures of my job.
Feb 2005- THE PAMPERED CHEF
JAN 2007 Self-employed Kitchen Consultant
This role is self-employed; where I obtain bookings for shows,
coach the host to be able to achieve the best results, revenue,
leading to free products. I demonstrate in front of 5-30 people
various recipes then showing them how and the benefits of my
kitchen utensils and stoneware. At then end of each show I
then collate the orders handle all the cash, cheques and credit
cards, deal with the banking of same. I have to go on online to
submit the orders. Deal with any queries and follow up on
leads for new bookings.

3. Jan 1995- Bringing up family
Sept 1999
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Elizabeth Grainger
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Sept 1993 OFFICE ANGELS LTD
Jan 1995 Telecom Security Ltd
Branch Office Co-ordinator (Sept 1993 – Dec 1994)
Solely responsible for co-ordinating residential and commercial
installations with a work force of eight technicians. This role
consisted of scheduling appointments for technicians by liasing
with internal network, surveyors and customers. Controlling
stock for both categories of installs as well as technicians
impress levels. This role was where the branch made the
majority of its income. The secondary role was processing all
paperwork e.g. invoices, expenses, timecards, banking, holiday
requests and sickness reports, stationary including various other
documentation to ensure the smooth running of the office for
30 staff. Producing statistical information for the manager,
spreadsheets for payroll, typing all correspondence for the
branch.
REASON FOR LEAVING: End of assignment
Aug 1988- REED PERSONNEL SERVICES PLC
March 1993 Branch Manager (July 1991-March 1993)
Supervising a team of four staff, training different aspects of
sales required for effective sales. Selling company services by
telephone and face to face. Budgeting for branch, compiling
weekly and monthly reports on performances, setting targets
for each month.
Temporaries Consultant (Jun 1989-June 1991)
Promoting Reed Employments’ temporary service to potential
and existing clients by telephone and face to face, recruiting
temporary staff by assessing their skills to be able to promote
them to gain further new assignments, applying and supplying
of references, sorting of tax queries. Generating weekly and
monthly figures on section.
Permanent Consultant (Aug 1988-Jun 1989)
Same as Temporaries Consultant but on permanent vacancies.
Temporary Secretary (July 1986-Aug 1988)
Using audio, copy typing, general reception, VDU and telex
skills in various assignments within the London area. I was
kept constantly in work including a nine month assignment.

4. REASON FOR LEAVING: To stay at home with first baby.
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Elizabeth Grainger
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Feb 1986 University of Languages – Valencia, Spain
July 1986 Student
I spent two terms studying Spanish
Sept 1981 GLENN BEER INSURANCE BROKERS LTD
Jan 1986 PA Secretary to Chairman
PA Secretary to Chairman (Aug 1984 – Jan 1986)
In addition to previous duties I was solely responsible for
keeping records of all accounts paid, holiday and sickness
records for all staff (12). Arranging temporary workers,
recruiting secretarial and clerical staff.
Secretary to Non Marine Broker –Director
(Mar 1982-Aug 1984)
Arranging meetings, keeping diary, travel arrangements audio
and copy typing of letters, memos, reports, debit and credit
notes, telephone liaison, all telex correspondence together with
internal, external post and filing.
Started position as an Office Junior dealing with all telephone
enquiries, back up typing and telex. Writing of Cover Notes
and filing.
REASON FOR LEAVING: Wanted to travel Europe