On completing one year at Hour Hands, our versatile Admin Assistant, Chloe, reviews her highlights and all she has achieved. Here is Chloe’s story in her own words.

1 year later and what a year it has been.

They say life goes even quicker once you leave University and 2024 has definitely proven that! It’s been a year since I joined the Hour Hands as an Admin Assistant. A year of learning lots of new skills and working with a great team.

As I left university and headed straight into my first full time job, I had no idea what to expect. Looking back, I have been shown all aspects of the business from bookkeeping to PA to marketing, and have gained extensive knowledge about each. One of my achievements was gaining Xero certification and learning all things invoicing and reconciliation – which is a surprisingly satisfying task to complete.

Bookkeeping and marketing – my work life is busy and diverse

Now, I spend two days of my week focusing on the Marketing side of the business alongside Nat, creating all of the team’s social posts for LinkedIn and Instagram, and I regularly update the website with tips and blogs.

The rest of the week is spent supporting the bookkeeping team. This entails dealing with invoices and many Excel spreadsheets, adding bills to Xero, and managing a pay run for one of our clients.

Within these tasks, I contribute to the general admin of the business, helping out where I can.

We work hard and we play hard too!

Working at Hour Hands definitely has its perks! I’ve enjoyed many team days out with lots of nice food, spa days, mini golf and every day office snacks just to name a few…

One thing I’ve realised is that each radio station plays the same 5 songs on repeat every day! (we are yet to find one that doesn’t – if you have any suggestions, let me know!) I am particularly enjoying trying all of the office bake-offs made by Sarah & Emma and decorating for Christmas in November! I enjoyed putting our office Christmas lights up and organising the team secret Santa.

Post-university sadness is definitely real and I am grateful to of had such a lovely team to welcome me into my first professional, full-time job. I look forward to what’s to come next year!

How the flexible Hour Hands team can support your business

Hour Hands is made up of experienced Personal Assistants as well as talented bookkeepers. All are ready to support you with those urgent and important tasks that you just don’t have the time to complete. From booking travel, to managing your diary, organising your email and delivering research  – Jo and her colleagues can help you complete tasks and shift them off your to-do list! By outsourcing your tasks, you can flex when you need support – be it ongoing support or for a one-off project or resolving a particular task. 

To find out more simply visit our website or call us on 01727 818262. We will ask how we can support you and offer a solution either on an hourly rate or package cost. The choice is yours – we simply want to help.