Christina Cruz ***** Lavergne Avenue . Oak Forest, Illinois
60452
708-***-**** . *********@*******.***
OBJECTIVE
To secure a position within an established company that enables me to use
my skills and education to further enhance the company's goals and
objectives.
RELEVANT SKILLS
. Technical - Strong PC/spreadsheet skills, proficient in MS Word, MS
PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Access, MS Outlook, Windows 2000/NT/98/95,
Internet Navigation.
. Flexible - Adapt to change and procedures easily.
. Leadership - Strong work ethic and inspire others by example.
. Accuracy - Completion of all projects and special assignments to
fullest capability while maintaining attention to detail.
. Creativity - Ability to think outside of the box to come up with
original solutions to handle things differently from others.
. Team Player - Strong team player that believes the needs of the group
come before the individual. Ability to apply a personal touch at the
workplace by being generous with time and look to make the present
moment better for everyone.
EXPERIENCE
K&C Home Remodeling, Inc. 2/2006-present Oak Forest, IL
Office Manager/Accountant
REFERENCE: Enrique 708-***-****
. Provide administrative support to the President and assist in daily
and monthly accounting transactions. Includes accounts receivable and
payable in Quicken and Excel programs.
. Process vendor correspondence to include purchase order files,
maintain office supplies and manage petty cash.
. Create appointments for current and prospective clients as well as
handle customer service issues.
. Manage payroll and insurance for employees.
. Manage monthly, quarterly and yearly taxes.
. Design and produce reports and spreadsheets for reporting purposes.
CNA Insurance 5/2005-2/2006 Chicago, IL
Financial Analyst - Bureau Reporting Department
REFERENCE: Paul Casey II
. Designed and produced reports and spreadsheets for reporting purposes.
. Investigated and reported flaws within existing programs and
spreadsheets.
. Involved in various team projects as assigned.
CNA Insurance 4/2004-5/2005 Chicago, IL
Executive Assistant II/Jr Financial Analyst - Claim Cost Containment and
Metrics Department REFERENCE: Sanjay Garodia 630-***-****
. Designed and produce the monthly and quarterly reports used to provide
updates to claim management.
. Designed and assist in the production of the legal type claim metrics
used in the P&C monthly scorecard.
. Assisted in the identification of possible legal duplicate payments by
researching and analyzing the duplicate payment amounts in the claim
database which resulted in an estimated $1.5M recovery to CNA.
. Support additional special assignments as requested.
. Provide daily administrative support to the Vice President of the
department.
CNA Insurance - Reinsurance Division 9/2002-4/2004 Chicago, IL
Executive Assistant II - Contracts and Claims Department
REFERENCE: Charles D. Thomas 312-***-****
. Arrange and administer all contracts and addenda into company software
systems (UWS and/or Access database). Generate chase letters, update
processing metrics and research inquiries from brokers.
. Compile and maintain claim report comments, organize monthly
significant claim summaries and update both contentious claim and
significant loss event summary reports used for measuring claim volume
and analysis of claim trends.
. Act as a consultant to provide immediate resolution for staff of
computer application problems as needed.
. Produced various ad hoc reports.
. Support additional special projects.
. Provide daily administrative support to VP of Contracts and Claims
area.
EDUCATION
. Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, May 2002
- Bachelors Degree in Business Management
- Graduated Summa Cum Laude (3.8 GPA)
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