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I am Carla Neves Marques, a Portuguese-South African professional with extensive experience in administrative management, financial coordination, HR support, marketing, and client services across multinational environments. I have led offices, managed portfolios and coordinated complex travel, events, and communications, while supporting senior management and delivering efficient administrative workflows. I thrive on continuous learning and applying theory from my studies to real-world projects. I enjoy building strong teams, streamlining processes, and delivering high-quality service to clients and colleagues alike, while exploring opportunities in real estate, finance administration, and wealth management.…I am Carla Neves Marques, a Portuguese-South African professional with extensive experience in administrative management, financial coordination, HR support, marketing, and client services across multinational environments. I have led offices, managed portfolios and coordinated complex travel, events, and communications, while supporting senior management and delivering efficient administrative workflows. I thrive on continuous learning and applying theory from my studies to real-world projects. I enjoy building strong teams, streamlining processes, and delivering high-quality service to clients and colleagues alike, while exploring opportunities in real estate, finance administration, and wealth management.

Carla Neves Marques

1st Assistant Director, 2nd Assistant Director

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I am Carla Neves Marques, a Portuguese-South African professional with extensive experience in administrative management, financial coordination, HR support, marketing, and client services across multinational environments. I have led offices, managed portfolios and coordinated complex travel, events, and communications, while supporting senior management and delivering efficient administrative workflows. I thrive on continuous learning and applying theory from my studies to real-world projects. I enjoy building strong teams, streamlining processes, and delivering high-quality service to clients and colleagues alike, while exploring opportunities in real estate, finance administration, and wealth management.…I am Carla Neves Marques, a Portuguese-South African professional with extensive experience in administrative management, financial coordination, HR support, marketing, and client services across multinational environments. I have led offices, managed portfolios and coordinated complex travel, events, and communications, while supporting senior management and delivering efficient administrative workflows. I thrive on continuous learning and applying theory from my studies to real-world projects. I enjoy building strong teams, streamlining processes, and delivering high-quality service to clients and colleagues alike, while exploring opportunities in real estate, finance administration, and wealth management.

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I am Carla Neves Marques, a Portuguese-South African professional with extensive experience in administrative management, financial coordination, HR support, marketing, and client services across multinational environments. I have led offices, managed portfolios and coordinated complex travel, events, and communications, while supporting senior management and delivering efficient administrative workflows.
I thrive on continuous learning and applying theory from my studies to real-world projects. I enjoy building strong teams, streamlining processes, and delivering high-quality service to clients and colleagues alike, while exploring opportunities in real estate, finance administration, and wealth management.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

Portuguese

Fluent

English

Fluent

Spanish; Castilian

Beginner

Work Experience

Financial, Marketing and Sales Manager at Harley-Davidson Portugal

January 1, 1999 - December 31, 2006

Managed financial, marketing and sales activities; provided HR support; handled invoicing, reconciliations and month-end processes; oversaw petty cash, travel arrangements, internal/external post, translations, filing, stock-takes and end-of-month sales reporting; supported the Marketing Director as Personal Assistant.

Managing Director and Business Partner at Belle Femme Lda

January 1, 2006 - March 31, 2008

Startup and management of a boutique; handled all administrative work, gathered financial information for accounts; implemented client satisfaction strategies; created work teams and timetables; led HR, sales, inventory, stock-taking and salaries processing.

Management at Tiquino, Sociedade de Gestão e Promoção

March 1, 2008 - July 31, 2009

Marketing and Publicity; client support; filing; answering phones; responsible for post and emails; payments.

English Teacher (Substitute) at Kids Club Cascais

September 1, 2009 - January 31, 2011

Planning and teaching English as a Foreign Language to children aged 6 to 9.

Executive Assistant and Office Manager at Imperius Asset Management

July 1, 2011 - November 30, 2014

Filing; processing withdrawals, surrenders, maturities, death claims and dealing instructions; client negotiations; new business submissions/top-ups; office organisation; salaries/supplier payments; investment portfolio updates; event logistics; client communications; CRM/Salesforce/BBO management.

Executive Assistant / Office Manager / Administrative Manager at Blevins Franks Financial Management

November 1, 2014 - June 30, 2020

Filing; petty cash; client invoicing; meeting organization; client negotiations; processing of contracts and implementing top-ups; office management; salaries/supplier payments; investment portfolio updates; post/couriers; events; meeting packs for Private Client Managers; marketing of events/websites; client communications; CRM/database upkeep.

School Administrative Assistant at PaRK IS Cascais / International School

February 1, 2021 - August 31, 2021

School administrative tasks; school trips; student/staff accident insurances; liaising with caterers; trip lunches/transport; management diaries; enrolments; third-party pick-up authorisations; school break activities; HR liaison; yearly census; annual school photos; petty cash; finance liaison.

School Administrative Assistant and Personal Assistant at King’s College School Cascais

August 1, 2022 - August 31, 2024

Same duties as above with additional responsibilities including GCSE options, language choices, management of general school email, and school tours scheduling.

Sales and rental consultancy at Quinela & Penalva | Knight Frank

September 1, 2024 - Present

Real estate consultancy; sales and rental advisory activities.