Laura Dyer is a British national with over 20 years of experience as an executive secretary and personal assistant, most recently supporting senior partners and directors at KPMG from 1995 to 2016. She has a proven track record of adapting to new challenges, communicating effectively at all levels, and working both independently and as part of a team.

1. Curriculum Vitae
Name: Laura Dyer
Nationality: British
Profile: I am an enthusiasticand self motivatedindividual andI thrive on supportingsenior
colleaguestothe fullestextentsothattheycan focuson businesscritical information
and projects. Iam adaptable andproactive andcan communicate effectivelyatall
levelsof managementandacrossdifferentcultures. Iam happyboth workingonmy
ownas well aspart of a team andI am now lookingforwardtonew challenges.
EmploymentHistory:
January 1995 to April 2016
KPMG - Executive Secretary (2 months as a tempand thenmade permanentfrom 1 March 1995)
Duringmy time at KPMG I have fulfilledaseries of PA appointments,supportingseniorPartnersand
Directors. AsI builtuponmy expertise,I moveddepartments,tookonnew challengesand wasaskedto
provide supporttomore seniorexecutivesincludingthose onsecondmentfromthe US.
1995 to 2000 PA to the IT Partnerand the HR Partner
2000 to 2006 PA to Partner,whoworkedon businessdevelopmentalongside hisdaytodayaudit
workload, andhisclientportfolio
2006 to 2011 PA to the sole Partnerwithinthe IT auditdepartmentandhisclients/UKteam
2011 to 2013 PA to a UK DirectorwithinaMiddle Market auditdepartment andassistedwith
secretarial dutieswithinthatdepartment/team
2013 to 2016 Continuedinmy PA role to a UK Director, whoachieved promotiontoPartnerduring
2014. I was alsoaskedto provide PA supporttoa US SecondedPartnerin2013, who
came onboard to workfor a large global client.
The dutiesin my currentrole include:
 Supporting2 verybusyPartners
 Workingremotelywith1Partnerdue to hisextensive travel
 Managing diariesandmakingappointments
 Organisationof national travel,global travel andvisarequirements forbothPartners
 Part of the Teamwithreference to PCAOBfora Global Client (equivalentof QPRinthe UK)
 Respondingto Partners emailsasandwhere possible
 Pointof contact for teamto liaise withPartner andvice versa
 Usinga varietyof software packagesincluding:MicrosoftOffice,SAP andCRM
 EnsuringPartnersare well preparedformeetings

2.  Expense reconciliations
 Accountsand correspondence typing
 Memberof confidentialityteam tomeetISOStandardsandearnaccreditationtocarry out
certaincontracts/typesof work
January 1991 to December1994
Hays DistributionServices - Depot Managers Secretary
 Full secretarial supporttothe DepotMangerand histeam
 Correspondence typingusingWordPerfect
 Diarymanagementandexpense reconciliations
 Responsibilityforstockandprovisionof safetyequipmentforstaff
1989 to 1990
ManagementPerformance Limited,Pangbourne,Berkshire - Office Manager/Secretary
1987 to 1989
Cardkey SystemsLimited,Reading,Berkshire - Secretary to the BusinessServicesManager
1985 to 1987
Inter InnovationLimited,Reading,Berkshire – Secretary to the Service Manager
1984 to 1985
PeterGittinsAssociates,Altrincham,Cheshire - Receptionist/AssistanttoPA
1982 to 1984
St. John’s Medical Centre,Altrincham,Cheshire - Receptionist/Junior
Education and Qualifications:
Reading College ofTechnology:
 GCSE French
South Trafford College ofFurther Education
 LCC Intensive Secretarial Courseincluding: BackgroundtoBusiness,ComputerStudies, Office
Practice,TypewritingandShorthand(Pitman2000)
WellingtonHighSchool
 8 CSE’s/GCSE’sincludingMaths,EnglishLanguage,EnglishLiterature,Biology,History,
Pitmanscript,TypewritingandHumanDevelopment
 TypewritingincludingRSA 1,2 and 3 andULCI 1, 2, 3 and 4
 Pitmanscript–RSA 60wpm
Other Information
 Vice Chairmanof PTA at a Local School