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Hello, Hope you are well? I noticed that you are currently recruiting, and I am very keen to be considered for this opportunity. As a quick introduction, I have 10+ years’ experience supporting businesses and now run a specialist virtual assistant business, VA Solutions UK, helping companies with their back-office and operational workload. This includes administration, finance support, business development and ad-hoc projects etc. Looking at your job description, I am comfortable with the tasks listed and believe I could hit the ground running! I have a website you can view to learn more about me - _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ - however this is mainly tailored within the recruitment industry as this is where most of my admin experience lies, however I regularly have clients outside the recruitment space. If this is of interest, it would be great to hear from you and potentially arrange a call or Teams to discuss further. Hope to speak soon. Best regards, Holly…Hello, Hope you are well? I noticed that you are currently recruiting, and I am very keen to be considered for this opportunity. As a quick introduction, I have 10+ years’ experience supporting businesses and now run a specialist virtual assistant business, VA Solutions UK, helping companies with their back-office and operational workload. This includes administration, finance support, business development and ad-hoc projects etc. Looking at your job description, I am comfortable with the tasks listed and believe I could hit the ground running! I have a website you can view to learn more about me - _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ - however this is mainly tailored within the recruitment industry as this is where most of my admin experience lies, however I regularly have clients outside the recruitment space. If this is of interest, it would be great to hear from you and potentially arrange a call or Teams to discuss further. Hope to speak soon. Best regards, Holly

Holly Rutherford

Project Manager, Social Media Manager, Content Producer, +2

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Hello, Hope you are well? I noticed that you are currently recruiting, and I am very keen to be considered for this opportunity. As a quick introduction, I have 10+ years’ experience supporting businesses and now run a specialist virtual assistant business, VA Solutions UK, helping companies with their back-office and operational workload. This includes administration, finance support, business development and ad-hoc projects etc. Looking at your job description, I am comfortable with the tasks listed and believe I could hit the ground running! I have a website you can view to learn more about me - _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ - however this is mainly tailored within the recruitment industry as this is where most of my admin experience lies, however I regularly have clients outside the recruitment space. If this is of interest, it would be great to hear from you and potentially arrange a call or Teams to discuss further. Hope to speak soon. Best regards, Holly…Hello, Hope you are well? I noticed that you are currently recruiting, and I am very keen to be considered for this opportunity. As a quick introduction, I have 10+ years’ experience supporting businesses and now run a specialist virtual assistant business, VA Solutions UK, helping companies with their back-office and operational workload. This includes administration, finance support, business development and ad-hoc projects etc. Looking at your job description, I am comfortable with the tasks listed and believe I could hit the ground running! I have a website you can view to learn more about me - _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ - however this is mainly tailored within the recruitment industry as this is where most of my admin experience lies, however I regularly have clients outside the recruitment space. If this is of interest, it would be great to hear from you and potentially arrange a call or Teams to discuss further. Hope to speak soon. Best regards, Holly

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Braintree, United Kingdom

Hello,

Hope you are well?

I noticed that you are currently recruiting, and I am very keen to be considered for this opportunity.

As a quick introduction, I have 10+ years’ experience supporting businesses and now run a specialist virtual assistant business, VA Solutions UK, helping companies with their back-office and operational workload. This includes administration, finance support, business development and ad-hoc projects etc.

Looking at your job description, I am comfortable with the tasks listed and believe I could hit the ground running!

I have a website you can view to learn more about me - Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup - however this is mainly tailored within the recruitment industry as this is where most of my admin experience lies, however I regularly have clients outside the recruitment space.

If this is of interest, it would be great to hear from you and potentially arrange a call or Teams to discuss further.

Hope to speak soon.

Best regards,
Holly

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Work Experience

Head of Resourcing / Operations Manager at Public Practice Recruitment (Accountancy Recruitment Agency)

June 1, 2021 - November 1, 2025

Acted as number two to the Managing Director, overseeing all business operations with a data-driven approach. Rebuilt internal systems with clear documentation and training; designed and implemented a comprehensive billing tracker to analyse consultant performance, market insights, source effectiveness, forecasting and cash flow mapping; built consultant funnel trackers with KPIs to drive daily activity and pipeline management; delivered analysis on offers accepted/declined to inform training; created competency frameworks; designed and managed the end-to-end recruitment process; launched monthly business development campaigns; developed dashboards for back-office and sales metrics; collaborated with marketing on analytics and continuous improvement goals.

Founder at VA Solutions

November 1, 2020 - Present

Founded VA Solutions to provide virtual outsourced back-office and operational support to recruitment agencies, helping business owners optimise efficiency and focus on revenue-generating activity. I supported clients across administrative, financial, business development and ad hoc tasks, delivering streamlined back-office operations and improved accuracy. Achievements included reducing administrative workload through process improvements, researching 20+ leads weekly to support agency growth, monitoring web analytics for a partner job board and implementing performance-driven recommendations, and managing full invoicing, timesheets and credit control to free up the MD for sales and client experience.

Office Manager at Strictly Recruitment (Business Support Recruitment Agency)

January 1, 2020 - May 1, 2021

Managed compliance and onboarding processes (background screening, DBS/credit checks, reference collection) to ensure regulatory compliance prior to start dates. Oversaw credit control and invoicing in partnership with outsourced payroll provider; processed weekly timesheets and produced invoices and credit notes. Supported marketing, events and business development campaigns; planned and delivered internal/external events; acted as PA to the COO; maintained Bullhorn CRM data integrity and produced salary reports and client insights.

Accounts Assistant / Business Support Assistant at ECS (IT / SAP Recruitment Agency)

July 1, 2015 - January 1, 2020

Progressed from business support to accounts assistant, managing accounts payable/receivable, invoicing, credit control, supplier setup and payments; produced gross margin reports, HMRC intermediary submissions and consultant commission summaries. Implemented new financial systems (Sage 50, ETZ, e-days) to streamline manual processes; improved payment accuracy and reduced late payments through clear controls and reporting. Served as Mercury xRM (Microsoft Dynamics) superuser, trained staff and built dashboards/reports; maintained data integrity across Sage 50, Dynamics and ETZ; drafted contracts via DocuSign and coordinated candidate documentation; supported directors and managers with diary management, travel, correspondence and events; liaised with legal advisers, clients and suppliers.