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Are you looking to go global and effectively reach the Spanish-speaking market by selling your products or services with confidence, knowing that your content is professional, accurate, engaging and flawless?
Are you already targeting Spanish customers, but you need quality website and marketing translations or UX localisation to ensure your presence in the Spanish market is reputable and strong?
Perhaps you are a global company currently struggling with internal communications, whether it is sharing corporate updates, training your staff or collaborating seamlessly with your Spanish-speaking teams?
Or you need a reliable virtual assistant (Spanish or English-speaking) that can help with day-to-day admin and executive support duties, such as schedule and email management, data entry, file organisation, research, travel arrangements or financial tasks?
My background:
-7 years as a freelance translator (business, marketing & lifestyle, medical content, romantic fiction, UX).
-2.5 years as a translation PM and executive assistant to the director of a consulting firm.
-10+ years in the Business & Finance sector at UK-based multinational businesses, from general, finance and insurance admin to middle management and global payroll coordination.
-Academically trained, with a Postgraduate degree in Translation Studies, a Master's in Medical Translation and a growing number of CPD courses.
-Trusted by leading Danish multinationals, renowned for quality, innovation and sustainability.
-Unique business insight and understanding of corporate jargon that comes from working in the corporate sector, so I can help your business better, whether it is with language services or support roles.
-Truly multicultural from living in Spain, Denmark and UK.
I am looking forward to working with you!
Experience
- FreelancerEnglish to Spanish Translator & Virtual AssistantApril 2018 - Today (6 years and 11 months)Salford, England, United KingdomSince 2018, I work with businesses of all sizes, making their lives easier by handling translations and executive support with precision and efficiency, helping them run smoothly and connect with Spanish-speaking audiences, ultimately expanding their client base.Language ServicesMarketing & Branding – Creatively translating and adapting marketing copy for the lifestyle sector (fashion and luxury, culture, travel and tourism, food and drink, health and wellbeing…) to ensure your brand connects with Spanish-speaking audiences.Corporate & Business – High-quality translations of websites, handbooks, e-courses, newsletters, internal communications and more.Medical & Healthcare – Accurate and reliable translations of medical texts, including medical device info, pharmaceutical content, patient leaflets and product labelling, backed by a Master’s in Medical Translation.Editorial & Publishing – Maintaining the emotions and authenticity in romantic fiction for Spanish readers.MTPE & Terminology Management – Refining machine-generated translations and managing terminology databases and glossaries to ensure consistency and accuracy.Cultural Consulting – Advising on cultural nuances to optimise content and business strategies for Spanish-speaking markets.Project Management – Overseeing multilingual translation projects, managing deadlines, quality control and client communication.Executive & Virtual AssistanceExecutive Assistance –Efficient diary management, email and correspondence handling, travel arrangements and general business support tasks to keep your business running smoothly.Administrative Support – Document handling and filing, data entry, invoicing, research and HR/payroll support, ensuring efficiency in your daily operations.Process & Workflow Optimization – Streamlining administrative and operational tasks to enhance productivity and improve efficiency.
- ABS CONSULTINGEMEA Payroll SpecialistHUMAN RESOURCESNovember 2015 - April 2018 (2 years and 5 months)Warrington, England, United KingdomIn this role, I coordinated outsourced payrolls across multiple EMEA countries, ensuring accurate processing of payroll changes, overtime and employee data. Generated reports, handled queries and supported finance teams with funding, salary journals and payroll procedures.
- Coordinated and validated outsourced payrolls in EMEA countries (including Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Greece, Nigeria, Bahrain, Oman and Qatar) within the company's Finance Shared Service Centre.
- Timely collected payroll changes from each local branch and HR department.
- Utilised the company's hours' collection systems to collect and calculate overtime.
- Submitted payroll changes (including new starters, leavers and expats) to the Third-Party Provider (CloudPay), according to the approved payroll calendars.
- Checked all payrolls, once processed by the Third-Party Provider, to ensure accuracy and consistency.
- Ran and formatted monthly payroll reports (Gross to Net, Gross to Net Variance, Gross Reconciliation, Payment Data) for distribution to the local branches.
- Timely prepared and submitted funding documents for Accounts Payable to process.
- Manually created salary journals for the Accounts team to post.
- Prepared Intercompany Recharges for the Accounts Receivable team to process.
- Answered internal and external queries, such as employee payroll queries and audit requests.
- Wrote and updated manuals/procedures for the payrolls of my responsibility.
- Assisted the Finance Shared Service Centre with any language queries.
- SafeGuard World InternationalGEO Coordinator (Global Employment Outsourcing / Employer of Record Service)HUMAN RESOURCESAugust 2014 - October 2015 (1 year and 2 months)Sandbach CW11, UKIn this EoR role, I managed 20 clients and 50+ workers across 23 countries, overseeing global HR and payroll operations. Coordinated with third-party providers, ensuring contracts and payroll were accurate, consistently exceeding my clients´ expectations.
- Managed account of 20 clients and over 50 workers in 23 countries all around the world with minimum supervision.
- Coordinated daily activities between third party providers, clients and workers in order to manage their HR & payroll through the full duration of their employment assignment.
- Answered clients' and workers' HR & payroll queries and obtained payroll changes/expenses, liaising with our providers (employers of record) when necessary.
- Reviewed workers' contracts prior to signature to ensure accuracy and compliance.
- Reviewed biweekly and monthly payroll reports, ensuring workers got paid accurately and on time.
- Supported the funding/billing process (quality control of invoices, chasing salary funds from clients).
- Kept track of workers' payslips and social security payments, updating HR & payroll data on our systems.
- Held regular conference calls with my clients all over the globe to ensure they were satisfied with the service.
- Translated documents from Spanish into English as and when required by the team/other departments.
- Consistent monthly scores of 4/5 and 5/5 from my clients.
- Quality of my work described as "exceeds expectations" in most recent performance appraisal.
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Education
- Master´s in Medical TranslationAulaSIC2023Specialisation in Medical Translation
- Postgraduate Degree, Language Interpretation and Translation (English, French, Galician)Universidade de Vigo2004Postgraduate Degree, Language Interpretation and Translation (English, French, Galician)
- Erasmus Student, Translation and Business Studies (English, Danish)Copenhagen Business School2001Erasmus Student, Translation and Business Studies (English, Danish)
- Spanish PayrollGlobal Payroll Association (GPA)2024Specialisation in Payroll in Spain