GWENDOLEN K.WILLIAMS
Paterson, NJ 07514
(: H - 973-***-**** or C - 201-***-**** * *****************@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1199SEIU Benefit & Pension Funds Jan. 2014
- March 2014
Administrative Assistant (Contractor)
Provided professional and confidential administrative support to
the Assistant Director of Benefits Administration department;
manage calendars and schedules, screen callers, arrange
appointments, meetings, and conferences, as directed.
Address calls, as appropriate, for the retirees; resolve
complaints and respond to inquiries on the telephone and in person
within the scope of information and authority, and refer to others,
as appropriate.
Prepare waivers, opt-outs for review /approval and maintain tracking
system
Review retiree correspondence, filing, and provide day to day
clerical duties.
Assist with Emblem enrollment as needed by helping retirees with
completing applications and choosing a primary care physician.
Order office supplies and submit departmental expenses (i.e. staff
training, staff travel, conferences/webinars, software licenses,
etc) through Finance System (Oracle).
Generate, prepare, and initiate correspondence and reports using
Excel, Word and Powerpoint as was needed.
Provided information and assistance to retirees in a courteous
manner and with sensitivity to the diversity of a multicultural
environment.
Develop and maintain reports/dashboard that summarized waivers and
opt-outs received as well as the membership counts for the Emblem
and Humana networks. Performed additional duties and projects as
assigned by management
Info Tech Corporation Fairlawn, NJ Jan.
2013 - Dec 2013
Administrative Assistant (Contractor)
Assisted in the preparation of reporting analysis of a technical
business project within the Finance department.
Financial database management via Excel and Share Point
documentation.
Schedule appointments for client meetings as well as follow-up
calls and written confirmations
Process mail and incoming correspondence in accordance with
compliance and document routing procedures;
Set up and maintain various files, logs and tracking systems in
accordance with compliance standards;
Create internal/external correspondence, presentations and
spreadsheets ;
Compile client data and research;
Create correspondence and/or log activities in contact
management system.
Communicate with individual clients to schedule appointments.
Make routine travel arrangements and complete expense reports;
Schedule and set-up internal meetings/conference calls as
required
Acted as liaison for vendors and ensure appropriate coding and
payment of office-related invoices.
Bank of America. New York, NY Jan 2011 -
Sept 2011
Executive Administrative Assistant - (Contractor)
Provided administrative duties within the Fixed Income
department.
Maintained calendar management for senior members within the
department.
Coordinated all travel arrangements/accommodation both domestic
and international.
Processed expenses for senior and middle management.
Discreetly handled confidential personnel information for
managers and their direct reports.
Interacted with various levels of business partners, clients and
associates... internally and externally.
BNP Paribias .New York, NY Jan. 2010
- Sept 2010
Executive Administrative Assistant Global Markets Trading Floor
(Contractor)
Preformed administrative duties within the Global Markets
department.
Provided support to Managing Directors.
Set up conference calls, video conferences and scheduled
meetings
Proven track record of precisely screening incoming calls on a
30 line Turret Phone System.
Specialized in Outlook, Lotus Notes, Power Point presentation
and Excel.
KPMG Montvale, NJ. Jan. 2009 - Dec.
2009
Executive Administrative Assistant (Contractor)
Provided administrative support for Audit, Advisory and Tax
Service department.
Prepared staff productivity reports with Excel spreadsheets.
Prepared monthly financial statements and processed expense
reports
Kept daily calendar to manage all internal and external
communications.
Composed and edited correspondence, including all correspondence
for senior management.
Interacted with various levels of business partners, clients and
associates... internally and externally.
Avis Budget Group Inc - (FORMERLY CENDANT CORPORATION) Jan. 2000 - Sept.
2008
Executive Assistant - Finance Dept.
Provided daily administrative support for the Chief Information
Officer, Vice Presidents and Directors in the Information Technology
Finance Department.
Interacted with various levels of business partners, clients and
associates internally and externally.
Maintained executives calendar including scheduling all meetings,
conference calls and special projects.
Prepared/Reconcile and maintained list of General Ledger (G/L) codes
for IT related spending.
Processed invoices, copying, check requests, and monthly profit and
loss reports within the department.
Arrange all aspects of travel; scheduling travel; preparing
itineraries and expediting expense reports.
Managed organizational system of confidential /financial and
personnel information files.
Assisted in preparation of organization charts, PowerPoint
presentation material and budget updates.
Conducted internal business projects and the generation and
compilation of reports for preparation of data, graph
and presentation using spreadsheet graph software.
Cendant Corporation - Finance Treasury Department
Executive Administrative Assistant to the Treasurer and CIO
Provided daily administrative support for the Treasurer /Chief
Information Officer, Vice President in the Corporate Finance Treasury
Department
Interacted with various levels of business partners, clients and
associates... internally and externally.
Maintained executives calendar including scheduling all meetings,
conference calls and special projects.
Prepared presentations and meeting materials using Microsoft Office
Tools.
Assisted Treasurer with production of financial reports and
spreadsheet of the company.
Reviewed and processed wire transfers for accuracy and entered wires
into automated tracking system.
Navigated the Treasury Departmental resource interface with various
departments on behalf of management to collect information in response
to wire and check requests.
Organized and distributed monthly bank statements for reconciliation.
Managed organizational system of confidential/financial and personnel
information files.
Maintained list of General Ledger (GL) Codes for Treasury Departmental
related spending.
Supported other officers on the team as was needed.
Quest Diagnostics Inc. - Legal Department Jan. 1999 -
Dec. 1999
Legal Secretary
Provided daily administrative support for senior level of general
counsel's office.
Assisted and prepared written correspondence and legal litigation.
Prepared /revised legal documentation for markup and black/red lining.
Duties included drafting and editing legal documents, for comparing
/merging documents.
Maintained counsel's calendar including scheduling all meetings,
conference calls and special projects.
Managed organizational system of files and legal database of all
documentation; scheduled daily, weekly and monthly backups and
updated accordingly.
Automated Data Processing, Inc. - Brokerage Services Jan.
1998 - Dec. 1998
Administrative Assistant
Provided daily administrative support with Broker Dealer Services for
senior management and team on for stock transactions and trading.
Maintained Broker's calendars, scheduled client and internal meeting.
Arrange all aspects of travel; scheduling travel; preparing
itineraries and expediting expense reports.
Dassault Falcon Jet Corporation - Legal Department Jan.
1997 - Dec. 1997
Administrative Assistant - (Contract)
Provided daily administrative support for senior level of general
counsel's office.
Phone coverage, calendar management and booking travel, preparing
itineraries and expediting expense reports.
Composed correspondence, memos and reports for corporate aviation
litigation proceedings.
Prepared /revised legal documentation for markup and black lining.
Duties included drafting and editing legal documents, for comparing
/merging documents.
Weil Gotshal & Manges New York, NY
Jan. 1990 - Dec. 1996 Legal Assistant
Administrative legal support in a law firm specializing in financial
and corporate securities litigation.
Tracked and preformed daily legal task and assignments.
Duties included drafting and editing legal documents, for comparing
/merging documents.
Prepared/revised legal documentation for markup and black lining
Prepared correspondence, maintaining calendars, printing documents/
maintaining working files.
Organized and maintained departmental files and legal filing system.
EDUCATION
Computer Learning Center, Paramus, NJ - Computer Business Applications
First School of Secretarial & Paralegal Studies, Passaic, NJ
Kean University, Union, NJ - Business Administration
SKILLS
Desktop Applications Windows 8, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Access,
Photoshop, Office/Project Management, Share Point, Lotus Notes,Oracle,
PeopleSoft Financials, WebEx Presentations, Outlook Calendar and
Dictaphone. Turret Telephone System, Typing 75+ WPM.
REFERENCES
Furnished Upon Request