Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
Legalities
Work Gap
Timeline
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Caroline Byrne

Caroline Byrne

Estepona

Summary

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Bookkeeper/Accounts

Beachyfeet Marbella
09.2021 - Current
  • Updating cash flows, inventory.
  • Credit control for all invoicing.
  • Processing orders and shipments.

Waitress

Nonna's Bistro Bar & Restaurant
03.2014 - 07.2014
  • Waitress for a busy restaurant in evenings; worked the cafe during daytime hours.

Cashier

Gerardi's Farmers Market
04.2013 - 11.2013
  • Worked the tills part-time hours on the weekends for the 2013 season as a second job.

Nanny

Private Employer
08.2012 - 11.2013
  • Full time live-out position caring for an infant (age 20 mths until 36 mths)
  • Prepared meals and activities for the course of the day.
  • Playtime and naptime supervision.
  • Housework and errands.

Sales Assistant (Christmas Staff Cover)

Fossil
12.2012 - 03.2013
  • Responsible for maximizing sales and providing excellent customer care to shop customers.
  • Constantly working to develop and increase sales under the supervision of the Shop Manager.
  • Operating the tills, processing cash and credit card transactions accurately & efficiently.
  • Keeping merchandise orderly and neat in appearance and the shop floor clean and tidy at all times
  • Assisted with quarterly inventory and out of hours floor merchandising.

Cashier (Seasonal)

Gerardi's Farmers Market
04.2012 - 11.2012
  • Responsible for opening-up, closing-down, and counting all takings, of the three tills at this busy fruit and vegetable market in New York
  • Reporting to the owner this position demanded a conscientious work ethic, honesty, hard-work and flexibility.

Senior Sales Assistant

Jigsaw
09.2008 - 03.2011
  • Working on the shop floor serving customers providing an excellent standard of customer service including styling and sourcing items.
  • Experienced with inter branch transfers, postal sales, processing sales.
  • Responsible for visual merchandising; setting up displays and changing mannequins to influence decision making of purchases.
  • Stockroom manager; ensuring stock room maintenance, knowledge of stock levels, organizing delivery on arrival.
  • Started training as deputy manager.
  • Held morning meetings with staff to discuss daily targets, new stock delivered, styling ideas.
  • Looked after staff to ensure work is being carried out as expected; breaks on time.
  • Cashing up, closing up at the end of day; Banking.
  • Key holder position.

Carer

Caremark Ltd.
07.2008 - 08.2008
  • Very brief position as a 'bank staff' carer for emergency cover
  • General carer duties involved.

Shop Assistant

The Model Bakery
09.2006 - 05.2007
  • In charge of the shop alone during the afternoon shift until closing.
  • Responsibilities included working behind the counter selling bread, sweets, making sandwiches to order, restocking shelves and cleaning up.
  • Also responsible for closing up, counting takings, ordering stock.
  • Dealing with a high volume of customers at one time.

Hostess, Waitress, Kitchen Porter

Rowfant House
09.2005 - 05.2006
  • Assisted with food preparation and production.
  • Responsible for greeting and seating customers, taking orders, plating and serving food, along with bill payments.
  • Had the ability to cover up to 45 tables, for up to 3 hours alone.
  • Also responsible for clearing tables, washing up, and kitchen clean-up at the end of every day.

Office Administrator

Prestige Business Machines
05.2005 - 08.2005
  • Responsible for running the office at this small photocopier sales and service firm in East Grinstead.
  • Dealing with incoming enquiries and booking service calls to clients.
  • Organization of toner and part deliveries, bookkeeping and credit control.
  • I left this position when the business was sold: my role was to be conducted by the new owner.

Bartender

The Royal Oak Pub
12.2004 - 05.2005
  • General bar work in a busy village pub, working alone during the day-shift.
  • Prepared the restaurant for the evening.
  • Cash handling and serving customers.

Cashier

Gerardi's Farmers Market
04.2003 - 11.2003
  • Responsible for opening-up, closing-down, and counting all takings of the three tills at this busy fruit and vegetable market in New York.
  • Reporting to the owner this position demanded a conscientious work ethic, honesty, hard-work and flexibility.

Education

High School Diploma -

Curtis High School, Staten Island, NY
Staten Island, NY
06.2002

Skills

  • Basic Bookkeeping
  • Customer Relations
  • Stock Control
  • Cash Handling
  • Credit Control
  • Computer Literate
  • Basic Microsoft Office & Zoho Accounts
  • Organizational
  • Polite Telephone Manner
  • Visual Merchandising
  • Invoice Processing
  • Opening and Closing Procedures

Languages

Native English speaker
Conversational Spanish

Legalities

  • American & UK passports
  • Spanish Residency
  • Full Spanish Driving Licence

Work Gap

Since August 2014, I have dedicated myself to being a full-time mother to my two children.

Timeline

Bookkeeper/Accounts

Beachyfeet Marbella
09.2021 - Current

Waitress

Nonna's Bistro Bar & Restaurant
03.2014 - 07.2014

Cashier

Gerardi's Farmers Market
04.2013 - 11.2013

Sales Assistant (Christmas Staff Cover)

Fossil
12.2012 - 03.2013

Nanny

Private Employer
08.2012 - 11.2013

Cashier (Seasonal)

Gerardi's Farmers Market
04.2012 - 11.2012

Senior Sales Assistant

Jigsaw
09.2008 - 03.2011

Carer

Caremark Ltd.
07.2008 - 08.2008

Shop Assistant

The Model Bakery
09.2006 - 05.2007

Hostess, Waitress, Kitchen Porter

Rowfant House
09.2005 - 05.2006

Office Administrator

Prestige Business Machines
05.2005 - 08.2005

Bartender

The Royal Oak Pub
12.2004 - 05.2005

Cashier

Gerardi's Farmers Market
04.2003 - 11.2003

High School Diploma -

Curtis High School, Staten Island, NY
Caroline Byrne