1. CURRICULUMVITAE
PERSONAL DETAILS
NAME Karen Hooper
ADDRESS
Unit 2.14
194 Hinemoa Street
Birkenhead
Auckland
TELEPHONE Cell: 021 150 0535
EMAIL ADDRESS
karyn.hooper1@gmail.com
NATIONALITY New Zealander
PERSONAL STRENGTHS
• Excellent leadership and communication skills
• Ability to pick up new skills and new ways of approaching challenges
• Intelligent, friendly and outgoing
• Ability to organise and streamline procedures for efficiency and clarity
• Analytical approach
• Personable appearance
• Excellent marketing skills
• Have sound work ethics
EDUCATION / TRAINING
ACE TRAINING Word 1 & 2, Excel 1 & 2, Touch Typing
POLSON HIGGS Accounting for Non Accountants, Turning Point Course,
Te Reo Maori Introduction
ST JOHNS First Aid Training
SUNDRY Health & Safety Team member, Fire safety warden, Social Club member &
Treasurer
Current member of AAPNZ
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Outlook, Lotus Notes, P C Banking, MYOB-Debtors, Valbiz,
CashManager, IMS Payroll, Headway Valbiz system
WORK HISTORY

2. 28 Feb 2012-14 Oct 2016 Ford Baker Valuation – Property Valuers. Temp roles
(Reception/Admin & Titles Admin) and permanent role – Financial Administration
Responsibilities
• Creditors & Debtors
 Process supplier invoices
 Maintain the purchase order system
• Reconcile Bank statements
• EOMoutstanding debtors
• IMS Payroll
• PAYE Monthly returns
• Monthly Financial Reports
 Maintain and reconcile general ledger
• Monthly Valuer commissions
• GST, FBT, ACC Returns
• Year end Financials
• Order stationery etc
• Reception, phones & customer enquiries
• Incoming & outgoing mail, courier deliveries
• Banking cheques & electronic bankings
• Credit card & Eft Pos sales
• Filing
• Property searches for the valuers
• Set up matters for future invoicing
• Secretary of Val Group (shared role with GM)
• Day to day running of VG- creditors & debtors
• AGM, monthly meeting & financial info
• Update VG directory, directors payments, levies
Nov 2011-Feb 2012 Farmers – Fixed Term Contract
General Sales person Womenswear
Responsibilities
• Floor, sorting stock, tidying shelves, client enquiries, Loss prevention
• Counter serving customers
• Finance card payments
• Club card sign ups & queries
• Stock queries, returns & refunds
2008-Nov 2011 POLSON HIGGS – Business Advisors/Chartered Accountants.
Office Administrator
Responsibilities

3. • Accounts payable
• P C Banking and Call & Term Investments for clients
• Supervise office junior
• Organize partners travel and accommodation
• Prepare daily banking and deliveries
• Operate off market share trading desk for client
• Order stationery
• Deal with office R & M matters
• Debtors queries
• Photocopying & scanning documents
• Sort daily incoming & outgoing mail
• Reception cover for breaks etc
• Marketing, organise client functions and relationship building events for the firm. Source
branded products. Organise seminars and speakers
• Health & Safety committee member
• First Aider and fire warden
• Back up PA as required
Staff leave and induction/review files updated
1986-2008 POLSON HIGGS-Business Advisers/Chartered Accountants
Receptionist/Administration
Responsibilities
First port of call for client enquiries
Answering telephone enquiries
Daily bankings and deliveries
Scheduling and management of meeting rooms & staff/client meetings
Scheduling partners appointments, travel, accommodation
Supervising and training the office junior
Sorting incoming/outgoing mail, courier documents
Photocopying and scanning documents
Client funds investments and trust account
Marketing administration, organise client functions, seminars and speakers and
relationship building events
Also-First Aider, Fire Warden and Health & Safety Committee member
INTERESTS / HOBBIES
• Walking, reading, gym, travel (overseas & nationally), socialising with friends, volunteer
work
• Dancing - ran my own dance school for 12 years – Hot Tempo studio of dance where I
taught Salsa, lambada & merenge
REFEREEES available on request