Gayann Buys

I started my career as a sales professional and quickly progressed to a managerial position, eventually becoming an entrepreneur and owning my own companies. I am known for my diligence and drive, and I excel in improving operations and ensuring success. My adaptable nature and commitment to excellence have made me a versatile and skilled professional in whatever I do. I enjoy challenges and take pleasure in planning, organising, and structuring. I am always open to learning new skills and implementing automated solutions that reduce overhead costs and promote efficiency.

Skills and Experience

Technical skills & Software tools

MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint
HubSpot
ClickUp
Xero
Github
Uizard
ChatGPT
Etsy
Pinterest

Professional
skills

Property Management & Administration
General Administration & Organisation
Minute Taking
Email Management
Research & Data Capturing
Bookkeeping
HR
Customer Service

Industry
Experience

Administration & Support Services
Customer Service
Education
Family & Parenting
Property & Real Estate
PR & Communications

Additional languages

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Work Experience

Remote Property Manager
Outsourcery
Sep 2023 -Current
  • Handle fines from different UK boroughs and/or counties quickly and efficiently, preventing surcharges.
  • Challenge each PCN by forwarding Drive Simple and client details and attaching required agreements.
  • Utilise Excel spreadsheets to manage and track past PCNs.
  • Streamline processes by adding changes to an Excel spreadsheet.
  • Invoice clients using Chargebee and make payments using the Pleo app with virtual cards.
  • Email correspondence with clients.
  • Property Management, including handling lease agreements, tenant communications, and property inspections for UK & South African properties.
  • CRM management on Hubspot, including organising lists, contact details, and inputting data using ChatGPT.
  • Email campaigns, including sending newsletters and managing responses. 

 

Recent Experience & Projects

Property Management & Workflow Optimisation

  • Supporting a client in the property management industry with high-volume messaging and task coordination using ClickUp, enhancing efficiency and workflow automation.
  • Developed and refined skills in Xero for financial and accounting tasks.
  • Applied Uizard for designing an app-related form builder, improving UI/UX concepts and workflow visualisation.
  • Used GitHub for version control and collaboration on projects.
  • Assisted in developing a property inspection app - this app is intended to help automate and simplify the inspection workstream and minimise paperwork.
Robotics Teacher
Various Schools
Jan 2023 - Current
  • Teaching Coding and Robotics to Grade 1 to Grade 6 classes.
Virtual Assistant and Property Manager
Personal Client (Property Management - Dubai & London)
2007 - Current
  • Oversee all maintenance and work completed on client's homes in South Africa.
  • Scheduling and overseeing maintenance and installation work required, including arranging call-outs and quotes.
  • Source products and materials for custom projects.
  • Managing all correspondence and arrangements between client and the tenants, including lease agreements, rental increases, notice to vacate property and assistance with new tenants.
  • Personal ad-hoc property inspections, and annual inspections together with client to ensure houses are up kept and in good condition.
  • Ensure all work is completed and in good order.
  • Complete and maintain my client's books for each house.
  • Processing payments.
Business Owner
Regardez Salvage
2007 - 2021
  • Manage all correspondence with clients and contracted companies, averaging 400 claims and clients per month.
  • Arranging and managing collection and sales of items.
  • Managing the company's master spreadsheet, including claim numbers, client names, addresses, contact numbers, items collected, mileage costs, sales made & salaries paid.
  • Maintain all company paperwork and record keeping.
  • Completing company books.
  • Processing of salaries.
  • Scheduling of appointments and diary management.
  • Ordering of office supplies.
Assistant to Estate Agent
Maxine Poisson Estate Agents
2003 - 2007
  • Assisting an Estate Agent responsible for 210 houses in a golf Estate.
  • Arranging all appointments between clients and Employer.
  • Communicating on behalf of the client with suppliers.
  • Scheduling of private appointments, including her children's Drs appointments, tutors, arranging collection of children and dropping children off from school, etc.
  • Creating and managing Excel sheet schedules with her sales and rentals, including percentages paid out to other Agents, balances, creditors & debtors.
Payroll Officer
Pineglades
Jan 2002 - Jan 2003

Before I joined the company, the Excel system in place was complex and inefficient. To improve this, I introduced a streamlined approach that organised the spreadsheets into distinct sections, greatly reducing workload. This involved creating a master sheet connected to seven supplementary sheets, enabling seamless data importation. The new system proved highly effective and was easily deployable on an international scale.

  • Responsible for PAYE Payroll system for 464 employees.
  • Digitalising archived payroll details to enable easier operations.

Education & Certifications

Certificate in Data Management

Certificate in Payroll VIP

Certificate in Word and Excel

Diploma in South African Sign Language

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