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Hi, I’m Gili Orpeli. I am an experienced operations manager, financial analyst and HR manager, fluent in English and German, with experience across domestic and international settings. My passion is making complicated things simple.
I thrive on turning complex processes into clear, actionable plans—whether recruiting, budgeting, or coordinating cross-border projects—and I enjoy collaborating with diverse teams to deliver results.
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Work Experience
Operations, Financial Analyst & HR Manager at University of Zurich, Lab Animal Science
July 1, 2020 - PresentHR operations including recruiting, onboarding to offboarding, permits, payroll, accidents, sickness, holidays, time reporting & unemployment insurance fund; Finance: HR budget and controlling; Grants (third-party funding) management; Website maintenance; Office tasks.
Swiss Branch Operation Manager & International Client Service Manager at Corum Group International / M&A
October 1, 2021 - October 1, 2024Branch relocation; Executive Assistant to the COO; Branch operations with Swiss authorities, bookkeeping for local and parent company, cross-border banking, SWIFT, standing orders, cash management, and reporting; coordination of worldwide teams and event organization; client support, NDAs, LOUs, and terminations.
Office Manager at Light house / eDiscovery
May 1, 2020 - August 1, 2022Managed the Swiss office with HQ in the US and other European branches; accounting (salaries, AP/AR, expenses, audits); supplier relations, administrations, insurances, banks, service providers, rent; liaison with authorities; HR tasks including recruiting and onboarding/offboarding; events & team support.
Owner/Manager at Gili's Bakery
July 1, 2008 - February 1, 2020Owned and managed bakery operations, including licenses, inventory control, vendor relations, customer service, budgeting and daily operations.
Financial Analyst & Executive Assistant to the CFO at EDS, Electronic Data Systems
August 1, 2005 - September 1, 2007In charge of IT division costing; led costing assimilation, database building, interface synchronization to other systems and reports; structured division budget and performance reports; designed company rates for contracts and internal billing; SAP system integration and operational reporting.
HR Support Specialist & Office Manager at University of Zurich, Lab. Animal Science
July 1, 2020 - PresentHR operations of the department: recruiting, full employee lifecycle from onboarding to offboarding, permits, payroll, accidents, sickness, holidays, time reporting & unemployment insurance fund; Finance: HR budget and controlling, rebooking; Grants (third-party funding): managing projects for staff & consumables, monitoring budget, finance reports & invoices; Website maintenance; general office tasks; research publication.
Operations Manager & International Client Service Manager at Corum Group International / M&A
October 1, 2021 - October 1, 2024Branch operations: Swiss authorities, bookkeeping (Millions), 100 clients, 80 suppliers, & Mother company; Finance: controlling, billing and income management for local and intl. clients & vendors; Banks: cross-border transactions, SWIFT, standing orders, cash management, control & reports; Management of organizational tasks in cooperation with worldwide locations & event organisation; Task coordination of various worldwide employees: USA, Europe, South America, Asia & Africa; Working with key stakeholders across the business to ensure they have the tools to execute successfully; Clients: consulting support, NDAs, LOUs, Hiatus & Terminations.
Office Manager at Lighthouse / eDiscovery
May 1, 2020 - August 1, 2022Managed the Swiss office with cooperation to HQ in the US and all other branches in Europe; Accounting: salaries, AP invoices, creating AR invoices, expenses, audit; Maintained and overseed relationship of all suppliers, administrations, insurances, banks, service providers, rent; Contact person with all the authorities; HR: recruiting, On/Offboarding, events & team supporting.
Manager & Founder at Gili’s Bakery
July 1, 2008 - February 1, 2020Planned & built a shop from scratch; managed all licenses & authorizations; planned & structured the shop & managed all the purchases; Negotiating with suppliers & controlling the inventory; Client’s service including Theater Spectacle events & schools; Financial controlling: budget, income, expenses, Bookkeeping, insurances, VAT, Debits, Credits & billing; Banks: transactions, SWIFT, standing orders, cash management, control & reports; ALL HR: recruiting, entire employee lifecycle from onboarding to offboarding, payroll, insurances & time tracking; Office: orders, meetings, calendar, equipment, contact person.
Financial Analyst & Executive Assistant to the CFO at EDS (Electronic Data Systems)
August 1, 2005 - September 1, 2007In charge of IT division costing; led a costing assimilation including business characterization, building database, interface synchronization to other systems and reports determination; Structured division budget and performance reports; Structured company’s rates which functioned as a base for new contracts and inner billing; Specified operational reports of a new SAP system which has been assimilated in the company; Presentations.
Education
BA in Economics & Management at TA University
January 1, 1996 - January 1, 2000BA in Economics & Management at TA University
January 1, 1996 - January 1, 2000Qualifications
AI Implications on Business
January 1, 2024 - January 14, 2026Office365
January 1, 2023 - January 14, 2026Magnolia
January 1, 2022 - January 14, 2026SAP & ERP
January 1, 2006 - January 14, 2026Excel Advanced
January 1, 2000 - January 14, 2026Python
January 1, 2020 - January 14, 2026Abacus
January 1, 2000 - January 14, 2026HRMS
January 1, 2000 - January 14, 2026AVA
January 1, 2020 - January 14, 2026ZORA
January 1, 2020 - January 14, 2026AI Implications on Business
January 1, 2024 - January 14, 2026Office365
January 1, 2023 - January 14, 2026Magnolia
January 1, 2022 - January 14, 2026SAP & ERP
January 1, 2006 - January 14, 2026Excel Advanced
January 1, 2000 - January 14, 2026Industry Experience
Education, Financial Services, Professional Services, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Media & Entertainment, Retail, Software & Internet
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