AMF Typing Services Cc South Africa Est 2001

AMF Typing Services cc® · South Africa · Est 2001

Tavasa · South Africa · Est 2008

Cell: +27 082 871 3452 · Office: +27 011 768 5028

Skype: amftyping, · Fax: 086 514 8475
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Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amftyping

http://www.amftyping.co.za · http://alison-fourie.blogspot.com

The first VA within SA to become VACertified (worldwide)

The first VA in SA to be Awarded a VAaccolade October 2008 (worldwide)

The first VA in SA as a Nominee for the 2010 Thomas Leonard International VA of Distinction Award (OIVAC – worldwide)

First SA VA Winner of the 2010 Afrivan VAimpact Achievement Award (worldwide)

AMF Typing Services

Alison Fourie · Virtual Assistant (VAcertified)

AMF Typing Services was established 1st April 2001, we have over 30 years’ experience in typing, office management and secretarial services. AMF Typing Services offers confidential old school assistance in Typing, Word Processing, Transcription, Office Administration, and Internet Research to clients who require support in these services. By outsourcing these tasks to AMF Typing Services you will only pay for the work that you outsource to us. You will save costs in salary, employee benefits like medical aid, training, and the overheads that you would have with employees. AMF Typing Services has the skills and experience required to offer you a Quality Customer Service.

AMF Typing Services can offer you the following services:

· Typing Services - typing of manuals, course content, tenders, development/business/strategy plans, copy typing, books, reports, company typing, student (from 1st year to Masters, Phd etc) assignments (following Harvard Business/Academic Writing methods), manuscripts, all types of typing etc.

· Student Typing: Dissertations, Assignments, Thesis, Masters, PhD etc.

· Student ‘Internet Research’ for your subject material.

· Data Entry.

· Transcription/Dictation Services - general, legal and medical.

· Business Presentations.

· Word Processing - graphics, graphs, flow diagrams, spreadsheets, company structure diagrams etc.

· Email, Faxing, Scanning Services.

· Office Administration - invoicing, statements, quotes, email correspondence etc.

· Internet Research.

· Telephone / Skype Liaison with clients.

· Office Administration Services.

Can we be of virtual assistance to you! Can we help you VIRTUALLY?

· We can prepare your company administration for you on a monthly basis or as and when.

· Do you get your company invoices out on time; do you have time to follow up with clients who do not pay you on time?

· Do you need to send out emails, do you have lists of clients who you need to contact regularly?

· Do you have a newsletter that you need to get out to your clients and it is not going out on time, because you are just so busy?

· Are you out of your office for hours at a time and your telephone are left ringing and no one answers, therefore you lose business?

We can provide all these Services and more; this will free you, to spend more time on your business.

· You could be just starting out your business and need office assistance.

· You could be a Business Person/Entrepreneur on the run, in and out of the office all day and never get around to your office administration therefore it falls behind.

· You could be a Dietician, Architect, Hairdresser, Plumber, Migration Agents, you will need appointments with clients, and it can take time to set up appointments.

· What about if you are a Doctor and you do lots of dictation of your patients notes and reports, we can transcribe it for you, we have medical transcriptionists who specialise in the typing of medical transcription.

· How about if you are a Legal Attorney and need your pleadings, briefs, client letters, court transcriptions, transcribed

· Why not use the services of Virtual Assistants. It will save you time and money.

· What about all that company typing you require, is your PA overworked, we are old school typing experts and can type anything from basic typing to complicated flow diagrams, graphics, graphs, company structure charts, spreadsheets, reports, tenders, business plans etc.

We can help you virtually!

"I run my own race: I am in competition with no one. I have no desire to play the game of being better than anyone, in any way, shape or form, I just aim to improve, to be better than I was before..."

Cell: +27 082 871 3452 · Office: +27 011 768 5028

Skype: amftyping, · Fax: 086 514 8475
Emails: ·
http://www.amftyping.co.za · http://alison-fourie.blogspot.com · http://www.tavasa.co.za · http://tavasa.blogspot.com/
Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amftyping

About me:

My name is Alison Mary Fourie, I immigrated to South Africa in 1986, previous to that I am UK born, Sunderland. I am a Virtual Assistant and Business Owners of AMF Typing Services (2001)and Tavasa (2008).

Professional Experience:

I worked in Sunderland, Englandfor 11 years working for 3 companies. I left England in 1986. All three companies have since gone Bankrupt.

I started working at Prudential Insurance Company (Johannesburg, South Africa) in 1986 as a Copy Typist in the Word Processing department, promoted up to Word Processor doing copy typing, typing of reports, spreadsheets, general typing etc.

Liberty Life Insurance Company bought out Prudential in 1988, all staff transferred up to Liberty, moved from the Word Processing department into the Secretarial Field as a Junior Secretary, working for an AGM, 3 Team Managers in total 63 staff in the team. Responsibilities included general office duties etc. Over the years stayed as a Secretary but quickly made promotions to finally Senior Secretary. I have an excellent reputation of being able to handle working for a large group of people using Time Management, Prioritisation and People Management Skills.

Over the years I was given the opportunity to type lots of different types of documents and learn lots of different software, from Flow Diagrams to Desk Top Publishing and various Word Processing packages e.g. MultiMate, Wang, Word Perfect, MS Office etc. I have experience in:

· Office Management

· Document Management

· Function Organisation

· Office Administration

· Telephone Management

· People Liaison

· Secretarial Support

· Database Management

· Project Administration comprising of maintaining schedules for management, writing and preparing correspondence for signature by management, manage supply inventory, provide management with current schedules, prepare news articles/current event summary sheet, distribute mail for management and perform facsimile and copying as needed.

· Schedule travel for management, complete and manage expense reports upon return from travel, manage travel accommodations.

· Plan and schedule meetings and conferences.

· Answer phones and forward to appropriate party.

· Maintain filing system.

· Manage time and attendance for management.

In January 2000 I transferred to Systems/IT Human Resources department as a Senior Secretary/HR Support Co-Ordinator.

I was given the opportunity to grow and learn many new tasks:

· I helped design, create and maintain a Web Site for the Secretaries of the Liberty Life Group;

· I initiated that all the secretaries within GIS join the Professional Secretaries Association of SA;

· I initiated that the secretaries within GIS try to obtain CPS certification (Certified Professional Secretarial Certification in SA);

· Over the years I have coached many secretaries in their positions and some have gone into becoming Executive Secretaries within the Liberty Life Group;

· I have often worked for other departments within Liberty Life apart from GIS because of my reputation of being able to give excellent Secretarial Support and my people management skills.

My responsibilities were:

· Typing and Word Processing of reports, flow diagrams, presentations, general typing, project administration typing etc.

· Creating/maintaining databases

· Data Entry

· Recruiting/Staff Management

· Compiling Stats

· Internet Research

· Proof Reading

· Maintaining Staff/Contractor Database

· Creating/Documenting/Publishing Policies for HR procedures

· Prepare Database for Salaries; assisting with compiling/formulating salary increases via Excel. · Budget management/forecasting

· Performance Management

· Web Design: creating/maintaining HR Department and Liberty Life Secretarial web sites

· Project Administration

· Liaise with Staff etc. Taking Minutes at Meetings.

· Stand in for Executive Secretary working for CEO while she took leave or was absence from the office.

I left Liberty Life Group after 14½years (March 2001).

Spent 4 months working in the offices of a Medical Aid Broker learning about the different Medical Aid Schemes, for experience.

Currently self-employed, running own business AMF Typing Services, established 1st April 2001.

Awards received during my career at Liberty Life:

November 1996 – While working at Liberty Life Group I received a very prestigious company award for providing Quality Customer Services in November 1996.
I was awarded numerous Quality Customer Services Awards (Individual and Team) for various quality secretarial tasks.

A co-worker and myself were awarded the ‘In Pursuit of Excellence’ award, for 1999 in February 2000. The award is presented annually to an organisation that demonstrates quality and support for secretaries, admin/executive assistants and related office professionals. This award was presented by the PSASA (Professional Secretarial Association of South Africa).

Skills:

· Excellent communication and listening skills

· Excellent office skills

· Professional and confidant

· Committed to establishing long-term partnerships

· Pro-active

· Time Management

· Open-minded

· Willingness to learn and aptitude to learn quickly

· Focused

· Multi-tasks capable

· Organized

· Committed to providing a Quality Customer Service

· Team player

· Respect Privacy and Confidentiality for each Client.

Emails: or , Cell/WhatsApp: +27 082 871 3452, Phone: +27 011 768 5028.