Administrative Assistant / Executive Assistant

BENNIE CONYERS

*** **** ***** – Gurnee – IL ***** Cell: 224-***-****

email: *****************@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

A dynamic administrative assistant professional possessing experience in diverse sectors from manufacturing to financial services. Detailed oriented and poised in interaction with individuals at all levels. A successful team player highly committed to superior customer service with strong organizational, technical and interpersonal skills.

SKILLS

• Over 12 years experience as a Senior Assistant proficient in Microsoft Office

(Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, Access)

• Extremely dependable, detailed oriented and organized

• Catering and Event planning experience

• International travel arrangements and calendar management

• Fluent in Italian and French

EXPERIENCE

Ø Asylum Skate park

Office Manager (October 2015 - Current)

• Provided administrative support to Park owner and associates.

• Booked and managed complex global travel arrangements, itineraries and coordinating duties related to marketing and office management.

• Developed, maintained system to account for financial transactions by establishing a chart of accounts; defining bookkeeping policies and procedures.

• Preparedfinancial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information and trends.

• Complied with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying requirements; enforcing adherence to requirements; filing reports; advising management on needed actions.

• Contributed to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed. 2

Ø Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

Senior Administrative Assistant to Risk and Thematic Senior Portfolio Managers Toronto CA (Mar 2014 – October 2015)

• Provided administrative support to 3 Senior Portfolio Managers and their respective teams.

• Booked and managed complex global travel arrangements, itineraries and coordinating duties related to global travelling.

• Provided full administrative support in other areas including calendar management, scheduling, internal and external stakeholder communications, reports, meetings, maintenance of filing system, photocopying, printing, etc.

• Assisted with booking travel arrangements and expense reimbursements.

• Coordinated, arranged and oversaw team event planning process.

• Worked closely with external partners, assistants, vendors and other stakeholders to schedule meetings or events in various countries and cities around the world.

• Worked closely with executive assistants and teams to increase efficiencies and provided overall departmental support.

• Reconciled credit card expenses and inputted into Global Expense Reporting System.

Ø Travelers Insurance

Senior Administrative Assistant to the VP of Finance, Marketing and Actuarial - Toronto CA (Mar 2012 – Mar 2014)

• Provided ad-hoc administrative support to senior management Team (Finance, Marketing and Communications and Actuarial) with a demonstrated ability to meet demanding deadlines and improve procedures

• Arranged for set-up of meetings with internal and external partners ensuring

• all details and arrangements are handled and monitored

• Processed weekly and monthly expense report reflecting supporting documents and budget code indexes

• Coordinated corporate luncheons and developed presentations for meetings and special events

• Helped in the organization of special events, travel arrangements, itineraries and corporate agendas

• Corporate Accounting support and assisted with other basic accounting tasks as and when required

• Maintained general administration files to ensure compliance with internal business processes and requirements and quick retrieval of materials 3

Ø Ferrero Rocher Canada

Administrative and Purchasing Assistant – Brantford CA (May 2006 – Feb 2012)

• Performed personal assistant duties, prepared weekly expense reports, scheduled C.E.O personal meetings monitoring all actions items

• Provided daily front desk reception relief, serving as first point of customer contact in person and via telephone. Ordered office supplies for staff

• Played key role in design of company donation and fundraising program, collaborating with Organizational Development to identify local charity organizations needs and defining procedures and implementing the program

• Mail managing, data entry and professionally handled customer complaints

• Supported and helped junior buyers, packaging buyer and other purchasing staff, in preparing requisitions, purchase orders and confirmations through PRISM system

• Effectively hosted and coordinated various intra-company meetings, seminars and training sessions, creating promotional materials, invitations and booking venues and guest speakers

• Maintained and updated all raw materials and packaging purchasing reports for forecasting and cost tracking

• Worked with accounting personnel in resolving invoice discrepancies

• Coordinated with the Buyers special projects focused on cost reduction initiatives and process improvements

EDUCATION

Ø George Brown College – Business Administration Certificate (2014-2015) Ø Mohawk College - Tourism and Travel Management Associate Degree

(2004-2006)

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