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Administrative Assistant

Location:
Newark, NJ
Posted:
March 20, 2017

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Resume:

LAWANDA R. HENRY

*** ****** ******, *** *****

Newark, New Jersey 07112

*************@*****..***

862-***-****

Skills

Accounts payables and receivables, Document management, Edmunds Financial System, General human resource services, Customer Service, Data Entry, Payroll

Microsoft office suite, Quickbooks, typing 60-70 WPM

Experience

City of Orange Township

Mayor’s Confidential Secretary/Administrative Secretary to Police Director

May 2011 - August 2016

●Maintained an up-to-date department organizational chart

●Provided administrative support to the Office of Police Director

●Made copies, sent faxes and handled all incoming and outgoing correspondence, maintaining confidentiality

●Drafted meeting agendas, supplied advance materials and executed follow-up for meetings and team conferences

●Input requisitions and paid invoices

●Created and properly routed agreements, contracts, and purchase orders through signatory process

●Produced resolutions, proclamations, briefing memos and oaths of office

●Logistics coordinator for special projects

●Served as central contact point for vendors, public officials and the general public

●Maintained citizen complaint log and issued to appropriate division

●Worked closely with staff and citizens to address concerns and complaints

●Planned travel and lodging arrangements for 2 executives

Essex County College

Office Assistant

March 2010 - May 2011

●Managed reception area, including greeting visitors and responding to telephone and in-person request for information

●Designed electronic file system, maintained electronic and paper files

●Prepared mail merges and labels

●Prepared departmental reports; expense, enrollment and others at the discretion of the department director

●Assisted with development and implementation of direct marketing solicitations and mass mailings

●Maintained the organization of document management system

●Prepared all correspondence for the department

●Sorted and distributed all incoming mail

●Monitored and ordered office supplies

Department of Commerce Census Bureau

Recruiting Assistant/Office Clerk

November 2009 - July 2010

●Obtained test sites and recruited test takers

●Provided employment information to potential census employees

●Administered and scored tests

●Built and forwarded applicant files to local census office

●Data entry in DAPPS personnel data base for applicants and new hires

●Audited and batched working personnel files for local and regional census offices

●Conducted new hire selections via telephone

Kean University

Secretarial Assistant III

June 2000 - July 2007

●Provided administrative assistance for department chairperson and 5 professors

●Dispersed all incoming mail throughout department

●Created documents and presentations as needed for professors

●Received and screened a high level of internal and external correspondence

●Maintained departmental supply budget and prepared requisitions

●Copied, faxed and scanned documents

●Prepared all outgoing correspondence

●Proctored and scored exams

●Provided supervision for graduate assistants and student workers

●Prepared and routed fieldwork agreements for student intern and externships

Mac-Holland Security Agency, Inc.

Office Manager

October 1995 - June 2000

●Payroll and scheduling for 20+ employees

●Certified weekly payrolls

●Accounts payable and receivable

●General human resource services; staffing, employee compensation, and defining work

●Prepared proposals and contracts

●Setup office processes and procedures

●Researched and created Standard Operating Procedure Manual

Education

Ashford University

2010, Clinton Iowa

Psychology

Essex County College

2003, Newark, New Jersey

Business Management

SCS Business & Technical Institute, Diploma

1990, Newark New Jersey

Computer Processing Specialist

Essex County Technical & Vocational Career Center, Diploma

1989, Newark, New Jersey

Computer Technology/Cosmetology

References

Furnished upon request



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