Personal Highlights & Skills
Excellent organizational skills including the ability to manage large workload with frequent interruptions and meet critical deadlines
Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
Self-motivated; quick learner; strong initiative in taking on and completing new and challenging assignments
Proven leadership and people management skills; ability to maintain tact, diplomacy, good judgment and confidentiality
Competency in prioritizing and quickly adapting to change, recognizing the necessity for dynamic
changes to working priorities; work well under stressful conditions and timelines
Effective problem solving and decision making skills; good analytical skills and attention to detail
Committed to personal and professional development; Creative, energetic and enthusiastic
Responding to clients who are in financial need and/or crisis in a sensitive and respectful manner, maintaining sensitivity to personal needs and ensuring they receive appropriate attention and assistance
Work Experience
Fairstone Financial Inc
Branch Manager (February 2018 – May 2019)
Providing knowledge and expertise to employees, by way of guidance, regarding loan and insurance products, credit and delinquency decisions, difficult account problems
I established production goals, optimizing profitability and controlled operating expenses
Resolving product or service problems by clarifying customer complaints; determining the cause of the problem; selecting and explaining the best solution to solve the problem; expediting correction or adjustment; following up to ensure resolution, and make decisions
Train new staff members as well as develop current staff to progress in their careers, providing leadership, and mentorship within the office
Track our yearly progress to ensure we are on plan to exceed our growth targets, using my strong analytical skills and attention to detail; I closely monitor daily and monthly status reports.
Fairstone Financial Inc/CitiFinancial Canada Inc
Senior Branch Account Executive (January 2014 – February 2018)
Perform outbound calls to current, former and prospective customers advertising the products and services available at Fairstone
Provide customers with information on the features and benefits of lending products and answer all questions customers may have
Manage the loan application process over the phone, internet and in person with the customers by completing a loan application and reviewing credit worthiness
Cultivates new business, retains customers, and manages the loan portfolio; including up-sales to larger portfolios consolidating other debts
Interpreting and explaining debt and collection practices to existing clients, as well as potential clients on a daily basis
Daily collection of fees, appropriation of revenue collected, balancing cash, preparing receipts and the issuance of refunds
Maintaining accurate and complete records and files within the office
CitiFinancial Canada Inc
Consumer Financial Sales Associate (October 29th, 2012 – January 2014)
Ensuring that staff and client information is handled in a secured, and professional fashion
Primary focus on sales and sales administration of loans and insurance products
Presenting loans, real estate products and insurance products to potential and existing customers
Processing applications, cultivating new and repeat business from internal and external clients, scheduling loan closings and meeting pre-determined sales goals
Sales targets are set on a monthly basis; and meeting those targets determines eligibility for monthly bonuses on top of my established salary
Customer Service skills are essential as this position was the main point of contact for customers; greeting scheduled and unscheduled visitors
Providing exceptional customer service; including but not limited to answering customer questions before, during and after the sale; and making early stage collections calls on existing past due accounts
TD Canada Trust
Customer Service Representative (September 4th, 2007 – October 28th, 2012)
Perform customer transactions, providing service and advice to create exceptional customer experiences
Understanding customer needs and identifying opportunities to promote TDCT products and services to customers, referring them to appropriate team members or internal Bank partners.
Completing financial transactions such as deposits, withdrawals, bill payments and/or other account transactions for customers in an accurate and efficient manner
Ensuring the customer area and personal workspace is professional and inviting in appearance
Guaranteeing customer problems are handled appropriately, escalating issues when necessary
Delivering an enhanced customer experience and creating a positive “First Impression’” by greeting and engaging customers in a range of sales, service, informational conversations, and personal relationship building
Knowledgeable of Bank and industry codes of conduct; in addition to securities laws and regulations
Understand and apply bank/branch operating policies and procedures – which included assisting with the branch opening and closing procedures on a rotational basis
Ensuring necessary due diligence to support the accuracy of all customer transactions
Contributed to the achievement of branch business objectives by meeting or exceeding individual sales and referral goals
Education & Development Courses/Certificates
Adam Scott Collegiate and Vocational Institute and Intermediate School
175 Langton Street, Peterborough, ON K9H 6K3
Grade 12 Diploma (2000)