KAREN BAZANKURS
***-**** ****** ***. ***** York, Ontario M3M 1H6/416-***-****/ **************@*****.***
CAREER OBJECTIVE
To secure a responsible and a challenging position as Administrative Support where my experience, knowledge and skills will be utilized to contribute to the success of your organization, while further enhancing my experience.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
-Over 10 years’ experience in administrative support, customer service and reception backup.
-Team player interested in achieving all departmental goals.
-Self-motivated, hardworking, responsible, reliable, punctual, resourceful, loyal and enthusiastic.
-Excellent communication – verbal and written-organizational and interpersonal skills.
-Able to handle various assignments within a fast-paced environment, while continuously meeting tight deadlines.
-Analytical thinker, with great problem-solving and decision-making abilities and a great level of orientation.
-Remarkable ability serving people of diverse socio-economic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
-Proficient in MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, with 80 wpm typing ability.
-Assisted other departments when necessary, Payroll, TTC, Accounts Receivable/Payable.
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Supervisor-Administration/Customer Service
Royal Taxi Incorporated, North York, ON 2006-2018
-Performed customer service and cashier functions for all drivers.
-Received payment in cash, debit and credit cards with ease and accuracy.
-Demonstrated polite and courteous behaviour with business clients and co-workers.
-Prepared clients’ billing statements on a bi-monthly basis accurately and on time (Some statements were done manually).
-Numerical sorting and filing of taxi chits.
-Responsible for training new hired employees.
-Running and extracting various reports from downloads.
-Investigated customer statements and credit card discrepancies and issued credits/refunds where applicable.
-Added new customer accounts for billing.
Inventory Supervisor/Accounts Payable
The Kara Group (Chain of Jewellery Stores) North York, ON 1997-2005
-Data entry of transfers, receiving, defectives, adjustments and item maintenance for 25 store locations.
-Oversee all costing and retailing.
-Supervision of inventory department and 6 employees.
-Assisting the Controller with inventory variances for 25 stores.
-Responsible for monthly inventory counts.
-Oversee all ticketing of merchandise.
-Accounts Payable – matching invoices to customer statements and preparing cheques for payment.
EDUCATION
Medical Secretarial Program
Mohawk College (Hamilton, Ontario)
References available upon request