Manager Project

RONNA DANIELS

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SUMMARY

Corporate business professional with expertise in office administration, process improvement, contract and vendor relationship management. Possesses strong organizational, analytical and communication skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

UBS, New York, NY

Manager/Associate Director Information Center 1999-2013

Reviewed and distributed incoming mail. Prepared correspondence, memos and reports. Filed electronic and hard copies

Reconciled, processed and submitted expense reports for reimbursement

Ordered office supplies, maintained the team calendar and attendance tracking database

Coordinated travel arrangements, prepared itineraries, and obtained approvals as needed

Worked with HR to hire and onboard new employees for my team

Organized in-house meetings and training sessions; reserved conference rooms, AV equipment, sent invites, tracked responses, created training schedules, agendas and materials and fulfilled catering requests

Planned and executed holiday parties, department lunches, milestone celebrations, and team building events

Created new floor plans to reconfigure workspaces and IT equipment. Oversaw implementation by corporate logistics

Monitored the department budget and actioned discrepancies

Worked with the Information Center Global Executive Director, Global Sourcing and Vendors to negotiate, purchase and implement over $15M in market data services utilized by 2,000+ worldwide users

Examined and approved market data invoices. Supervised a team of four who processed invoices and provided allocation spreadsheets for upload to the general ledger system

Analyzed market data spend and cost recovery for database products. Evaluated RFPs for competitive products. Worked with the Finance Control team to strengthen efficiencies, improve processes for measuring, tracking and allocating individual database costs

Researched and responded to business manager inquiries regarding allocation charges, attributes, advantages and associated costs of various one-off sector-specific databases for their teams

Union Bank of Switzerland, New York, NY

Sr. Administrative Assistant/Project Manager, Corporate Banking Division 1986-1999

Opened, distributed, prepared and filed correspondence, call reports, pitch books and updated contact lists for six account managers

Greeted and announced visitors, handled multi-line telephone system when scheduled for Reception Desk relief

Created the department budget. Analyzed and reconciled monthly general ledger and accounts payable reports for accuracy

Reviewed, prepared and submitted expenditure requests for processing

Arranged world-wide travel accommodations including flights, ground transportation and hotel arrangements. Generated and updated itineraries as necessary to reflect schedule changes

Planned and implemented various corporate events hosted by executive management for A-List client CEOs, i.e., road shows luncheons, dinners, formal receptions, museum exhibits, theatre parties, suites for sporting events, and coordinated golf and tennis outings from inception to completion at premier country clubs throughout the tri-state area

Investigated, purchased and oversaw the installation and transition of physical files to an automated filing system

Supervised two file room clerks, purchased reference materials, and arranged training on various information databases

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, D&B, Thomson Reuters, Factiva, Lexis-Nexis, S&P Capital IQ, Mergermarket, IHS and EdgarOnLine

EDUCATION

B.S. Management and Communication (Magna cum laude)

Adelphi University, Garden City, NY

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