Joanna Lambri Resume

HR Manager AFX Capital Markets Ltd.
01.03.2014 – Present
Globally covering all HR related issues for all of the offices in the group located in London, Milan, Dubai, Shanghai and Cyprus. Drafting and implementing all employee handbooks, policies and procedures. Complete set up of HR department and employee record files. On-boarding and off-boarding of employees. Create job descriptions, source candidates, carry out interviews, draft offer letters and contracts. Leave calculation and recording. Draft and carry out all performance reviews, carry out follow up to see if points raised have been completed or resolved in the time frame set.
Sourcing and implementing all insurance policies for the office and for employees worldwide. Assisting with the application of various travel and work visas.
Covering all other staff related needs and issues as they arise on a day to day basis.
Office/ HR Manager SAXO Bank A/S Cyprus
01.03.2012 – 28.02.2014
Coordinating a multinational and multicultural office, with employees from over 16 nationalities. Carrying out all HR functions, developing and implementing policies, handling all immigration issues, visas, work permits etc. for EU and Non EU nationals. Leave, overtime, and sick leave calculation and recording. Handling recruitment process, drafting job descriptions, create and maintain CV database, Co-ordinate on boarding of new team members. Carry out all necessary tasks when employees leave the company.
Preparation of all seminars, promotional activities and events of the company internally and externally. Arrange all recreational / team building activities for staff.
Assist finance department with invoice payments and liaise with suppliers. Cost allocation of departmental costs, and travel costs to each employee’s corporate credit card through Acubiz.
Draft text for various marketing activities, create tag lines, proof read client educational material & trading manuals before print, as well as new website content. Voice recording of all client tutorial videos in the English language due to clear accent. In general an all-round team player.
Office / HR Manager Alpari Financial Services Ltd.
24.02.2011 – 24.02.2012
Being the first member of the team to be recruited, I was responsible for overseeing the recruitment of all employees, which included liaising with all recruitment agencies, screening CV’s, arranging interviews, creating and updating the HR file for each employee, drafting of employee contracts, the creation of company HR documents including company handbook, forms with regards to leave requests, holiday schedules, driver schedules, recruitment forms, and recruitment & termination checklists. Carrying out all tasks necessary for the smooth running of the office. Arranging all insurance policies for the company, health, office, employer’s liability, car, travel etc. Keeping the company calendar, assisting the directors with every day activities including all travel, immigration and visa arrangements. Arranging for office supplies, services, keeping the petty cash box and sheets up to date, bank reconciliation for company credit cards and all other duties as required.

2000 Swindon College, England
A-Levels in Business Studies & Sociology
1998 Kingsdown School, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK
G.C.SE’s
English (C), French (C), German (C ) Greek (A), Accounting (D)
Maths (D), Science x2 (D), History (D) Drama (C)

English - Fluent in written and spoken to mother tongue level
Greek – Very Good written and fluent spoken to mother tongue.
French, German and Russian languages, basic knowledge

Back Office / HR Manager O.C.M Online Capital Markets(Now XFOREX)
01.08.2009 – 10.02.2011
Complete setup of the office from scratch, sourcing all suppliers for furniture, IT, server, structured cabling, wall partitions, white goods etc. Arranging supply for all services, Clickatell, Worldcheck, Constant contact, payment systems, telecommunications, Livechat etc.Liaising with recruitment agencies to arrange all recruitment, and all other duties related to HR. Receiving and chasing up documents from clients, approving authenticity using “World Check”, uploading documents to the CRM and opening client accounts. Ensuring that back office regulations set by CySec with regards to anti money laundering & KYC are abided to. Creating filing format of all client documentation. Liaising with compliance officer, and risk management over any possible fraudulent activity. Receiving and depositing funds from clients, bank reconciliation and approving withdrawals through NETPAY, MONEYBOOKERS and the CRM.
In parallel to this, also carried out all tasks relating to the roles of PA to CEO and Office Manager.

Accounts Officer Marlow Navigation Co. Limited.
01.11.2008 – 01.03.2009
Administration of ship accounts for various vessels both company owned and managed. Liaising with bank & checking status of accounts. Preparing profit and loss statements for each vessel. Keeping up to date files on ship’s activity, dry docking, off hire etc. Processing invoices for each ship’s expenses using “Oracle” and allocating to the relevant department to arrange payment.

Corporate Administrator / P.A Soboh Petroleum (Cyprus) Ltd.
5.4.2006 – 31.10.2008
Various positions in administration within the same organization. Last position P.A to chairman (1 year). Arranging business trips abroad, printing and inputting data from the daily PLATTS reports (oil and petroleum pricing), wording and typing faxes for various departments and tenders. In general organizing the smooth running of the office and general problem solving for various members of staff.

• First Aiders certificate, awarded November 2011
• Attended the MAP S Platis two day training seminar for employees of Cyprus Investment Firm’s. Covering all aspects of compliance, KYC & CySec rules and regulations, November 2011.
• Class representative at school and College
• Ongoing Associate member of CyHRMA (Cyprus HRM Association) Since 2012

Available on request