About Rhona
Strategic and adaptable Finance & Operational Specialist with 7+ years’ experience driving operational excellence across consultancy, start-ups, remote teams, and hospitality sectors. Proven ability to lead financial insight and planning, compliance, corporate personnel management, general administration, and project delivery.
Known for building efficient systems and fostering collaborative environments, I am keen to use my expertise to support your business needs.
English
Native or bilingual
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- SoMoCo LtdOperations CoordinatorSeptember 2018 - Today (7 years and 9 months)Liverpool, England, United Kingdom• Spearheaded the strategic financial management of a growing business, whilst ensuring operational stability and long-term growth, strengthening overall business performance.• Led on delivery of a £250k multi-partner project, maintaining continuity during Covid, including reporting and financial oversight.• Developed adaptable and diverse skillsets in both project and business management within a fast-paced small business.• Achieved multiple promotions for outstanding performance and operational leadership.Responsibilities:• Financial Management: accounts payable/receivable | payroll, pension & tax | banking & reconciliation | financial forecasting | scenario cost analysis reports• Project Management: budget & resource analysis | delivery management and oversight | production and maintenance of PM documentation | client & stakeholder relation | report production• Personnel: recruitment and onboarding of employees and suppliers | production and maintenance of policies & procedures | annual leave records | recruitment processes including cost-benefit analysis• Data Protection & Governance: device security management | development, oversight, and adherence to processes in accordance with UK GDPR/DPA (external data audit resulted "one of the most compliant audit reports conducted")• Office Management: management of all assets, licences and supplies |booking travel | general PA support | diary management | document/storage manager
- VariousFreelance: Operations & Financial Administration, various clientsJune 2017 - February 2022 (4 years and 8 months)United KingdomThrough a variety of short-term and long-term clients, I built upon and showcased my diverse range of skills for a variety of clients including start-ups, PhD researchers, videographer, and podcasters.• Accounts & Bookkeeping: invoicing, banking & reconciliation, financial forecasting & cashflow• Comms & Media: content creation and account oversight for various marketing outputs incl social media accounts, bi-weekly newsletter, and written output for video/podcast• Supervision & Training: creation of internal training programme for system & processes, line supervision of team of remote virtual assistants with KPIs• Administration: email and schedule management, resource and template library maintenance
- VariousFront Office & Hospitality Supervision, VariousAugust 2011 - September 2018 (7 years and 1 month)HSBC UK, Edinburgh, Scotland, United KingdomWith the experience gained through various positions in hospitality throughout my education, I took on roles with increased responsibility in a variety of hotels, restaurants and cafes in the UK, Australia and New Zealand, developing a wide range of universally adaptable skills and experiences.*more• Departmental & functional coordination, collaboration• Employee onboarding, ongoing training & support• Guest/customer relations, problem resolution• Compliance with industry and service standards• Report preparation & database maintenance• Supplier and invoice management, account audits and reconciliation
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Education
- AAT Level 3 Certificate in Bookkeeping & Accounting2025AAT Level 3 Certificate in Bookkeeping & Accounting
- AAT Level 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping2024AAT Level 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping