pooja gurdasani, Admin Assistant /Assistant to Head of Business Development & Strategic Planning (Global Banking Department)

pooja gurdasani

Admin Assistant /Assistant to Head of Business Development & Strategic Planning (Global Banking Department)

National Bank of Abu Dhabi

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Bachelor's degree, Commerce
Experience
16 years, 6 Months

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Total years of experience :16 years, 6 Months

Admin Assistant /Assistant to Head of Business Development & Strategic Planning (Global Banking Department) at National Bank of Abu Dhabi
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since December 2012

• Organizing, maintaining diaries and making appointments for Head of Business Development & Strategic Planning, Global Banking.
• Answering, screening and routing the telephone calls.
• Monitor all aspects of Room reservations and Conference Facilities
• Handling all the Secretarial duties for Head of Business Development & Strategic Planning, Global Banking Department.
• Arranging travel itineraries which includes coordinating flights, hotels and ground transportation. Anticipating when travel arrangement will be needed.
• Anticipating car travel requirements and time constraints between destinations when making travel plans.
• Handling outgoing mail dispatch and maintained a daily master file of incoming and outgoing correspondence, including correspondence transmitted electronically and also ensured the daily correspondence is organized and privatized.
• Maintaining office systems, including data management and filing.
• Order and maintain Stationery and equipment supplies for Global Banking Management Office.
• Responsible to scrutinize the visitors, the purpose of their visit and providing them with the required information.
• Supervised all the activities with regard to housekeeping staff of the department.
• Performing duties to support office functions in full coordination with Global Banking Management Office.
• Logging the IT calls for the Global Banking Management Office Team.
• Preparing Memos for the Telephone recoveries and forwarding it to the SGM office.
• Preparing minutes of Global Banking Management Meetings and distributing the drafts.
• To make amendments in the Global Banking presentations
• Preparing weekly attendance reports for records.
• Arranging the roll call for fire drilling.
• For Invoices to get the respective Departments approval which then serves as a supporting for SGM-GB to approve and process further for payments
• Liaised with vendors for repairs and upgrading of PC’s and Printers for GB Management Office.
• Recommending actions to be carried on for staff claims, staff HR/office requests, office expenditures like supply and equipment needs.
• Coordinating with Assistants for all internal and external meetings and scheduling appointments.
• Advising staff members and new comers on personnel matters.
• Ensuring confidentiality of data at Global Banking Management office.
• Coordinating Work Flow.

Front Desk Cordinator at EMITAC DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • July 2011 to October 2012

• Handling all the incoming and outgoing calls.
• Handling account inquiries, customer complaints or support issues
• Handling walking and pickup and delivery faults complains and logging the calls in the system.
• Handling all the documentations and records.
• Preparation of meetings, typing, filing and correspondence.
• Handling the cash and depositing the cash and cheques of the company in bank account.
• Maintaining the cash flow, taking the weekly reports and sending them to accounts department.
• Support and provide superior service via phones, emails and faxes as a receiver and caller.
• Effectively deal with job stress, angry callers and upset customers.
• Sometimes working on oracle.

Front Desk Coordinator at EMITAC DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • July 2011 to October 2012

• Handling all the incoming and outgoing calls.
• Handling account inquiries, customer complaints or support issues
• Handling walking and pickup and delivery faults complains and logging the calls in the system.
• Handling all the documentations and records.
• Preparation of meetings, typing, filing and correspondence.
• Handling the cash and depositing the cash and cheques of the company in bank account.
• Maintaining the cash flow, taking the weekly reports and sending them to accounts department.
• Support and provide superior service via phones, emails and faxes as a receiver and caller.
• Effectively deal with job stress, angry callers and upset customers.
• Sometimes working on oracle.

Senior Telesales Executive at First Gulf Bank
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • February 2007 to January 2009

• Maintaining a database for all the customers in various listed companies of the bank.
• Maintain specified numbers of direct calls, contacts and references on a daily basis.
• Approaching high net worth clients and offering credit cards explaining to them the features and types of advantages in the same.
• Encourage prospects to receive information and answer questions.
• Knowledge of MIS (Management Information System) and Coordination with the Credit Department.
• Received a certificate for attending retail banking examination.
• The Job required periodic consolidation of client’s satisfaction level with respect to service provided over the telephone line. There was constant learning regarding new products & services being offered by the bank, as the same needed to be explained to customers-offering solutions that would serve their needs.

Tele Sales Executive at First Gulf Bank
  • United Arab Emirates
  • February 2007 to January 2009
Handling general office administration work at First Gulf Bank
  • United Arab Emirates
  • April 2001 to March 2002

Company: National Bank of Abu Dhabi
Position: Admin Assistant /Assistant to Head of Business Development & Strategic Planning (Global Banking Department)
Duration: December 2012 - Till Date April 2014

Job Profile:
Administration
• Organizing, maintaining diaries and making appointments for Head of Business Development & Strategic Planning, Global Banking.
• Answering, screening and routing the telephone calls.
• Monitor all aspects of Room reservations and Conference Facilities
• Handling all the Secretarial duties for Head of Business Development & Strategic Planning, Global Banking Department.
• Arranging travel itineraries which includes coordinating flights, hotels and ground transportation. Anticipating when travel arrangement will be needed.
• Anticipating car travel requirements and time constraints between destinations when making travel plans.
• Handling outgoing mail dispatch and maintained a daily master file of incoming and outgoing correspondence, including correspondence transmitted electronically and also ensured the daily correspondence is organized and privatized.
• Maintaining office systems, including data management and filing.
• Order and maintain Stationery and equipment supplies for Global Banking Management Office.
• Responsible to scrutinize the visitors, the purpose of their visit and providing them with the required information.
• Supervised all the activities with regard to housekeeping staff of the department.
• Performing duties to support office functions in full coordination with Global Banking Management Office.
• Logging the IT calls for the Global Banking Management Office Team.
• Preparing Memos for the Telephone recoveries and forwarding it to the SGM office.
• Preparing minutes of Global Banking Management Meetings and distributing the drafts.
• To make amendments in the Global Banking presentations
• Preparing weekly attendance reports for records.
• Arranging the roll call for fire drilling.
• For Invoices to get the respective Departments approval which then serves as a supporting for SGM-GB to approve and process further for payments
• Liaised with vendors for repairs and upgrading of PC's and Printers for GB Management Office.
• Recommending actions to be carried on for staff claims, staff HR/office requests, office expenditures like supply and equipment needs.
• Coordinating with Assistants for all internal and external meetings and scheduling appointments.
• Advising staff members and new comers on personnel matters.
• Ensuring confidentiality of data at Global Banking Management office.
• Coordinating Work Flow.

Company: EMITAC DISTRIBUTION COMPANY (Supporting HP, Acer, Samsung & Blackberry
Position: Front Desk Coordinator
Duration: July2011 -October 2012
• Handling all the incoming and outgoing calls.
• Handling account inquiries, customer complaints or support issues
• Handling walking and pickup and delivery faults complains and logging the calls in the system.
• Handling all the documentations and records.
• Preparation of meetings, typing, filing and correspondence.
• Handling the cash and depositing the cash and cheques of the company in bank account.
• Maintaining the cash flow, taking the weekly reports and sending them to accounts department.
• Support and provide superior service via phones, emails and faxes as a receiver and caller.
• Effectively deal with job stress, angry callers and upset customers.
• Sometimes working on oracle.


Company: First Gulf Bank (Abu Dhabi)
Position: Tele Sales Executive
Duration: February 2007 - January 2009
• Maintaining a database for all the customers in various listed companies of the bank.
• Maintain specified numbers of direct calls, contacts and references on a daily basis.
• Approaching high net worth clients and offering credit cards explaining to them the features and types of advantages in the same.
• Encourage prospects to receive information and answer questions.
• Knowledge of MIS (Management Information System) and Coordination with the Credit Department.
• Received a certificate for attending retail banking examination.
• The Job required periodic consolidation of client's satisfaction level with respect to service provided over the telephone line. There was constant learning regarding new products & services being offered by the bank, as the same needed to be explained to customers-offering solutions that would serve their needs.


Company: APTECH COMPUTER INSTITUTE in 2001 (India)

Counsellor cum Coordinator at Aptech Computer
  • India
  • April 2001 to March 2002

Position: Counsellor cum Coordinator
Duration: April 2001- March 2002
• Coordinating organizing and counselling the students for various courses.
• Handling general office administration work
• Responsible for updating and maintain the certain standard market information.
• Maintain the sales contact database and ensure customer satisfaction.
• Handling correspondence related to customer inquiries.
• Managed advertising campaigns.
• To maintain and constantly review clients service standards.

Administrative Assistant at Toshiniwal and sons
  • India
  • February 2000 to November 2000

Company: Toshiniwal and sons (India)
Position: Administrative Assistant
Duration: Feb 2000 to November 2000
• Handles all official company correspondence efficiently.
• Upgraded all office filing system.
• Distributing correspondence and office messages and maintaining accurate file records.
• Created a systematic and reliable computerized customer database.
• Responsible for training of new employees who joined the Organisation.
• Filing and looking at Stationery requirements.
• Flight and Hotel Bookings.
• Projecting an efficient and professional image at all times, and maintaining punctuality, correspondence and communication skill at very high level.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Commerce
  • at MDS University
  • January 2002

Bachelor of Commerce Degree through MDS University, Year 2002

Bachelor's degree, Commerce
  • at MDS University
  • June 1997

Bachelor of Commerce- Economics, accounting and typing.

Specialties & Skills

Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office 98
Administrative Organisation
MS Office tools
CORRESPONDENCE
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
CONFIDENT
DATABASE
HIGHLY ORGANIZED
MICROSOFT OFFICE
TRAINING

Languages

Hindi
Beginner
English
Beginner

Hobbies

  • Listening Music and Travelling