BETTY RECOLLET
Calgary,AB
Summary
A professional with over 30 years of office administration experience within the private, public and government sectors. I am continually educating myself with the different aspect’s office management. Bringing over 16 years of event planning experience, such as conferences, golf tournaments, hockey tournaments, travel planning, etc. Organized and dedicated Administrative Assistant with proven track record of providing exceptional customer service in fast-paced environments. Offering keen attention to detail and strong decision-making skills to manage multiple, concurrent tasks. Self-motivated work ethic to perform effectively in independent or team environments. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
administrative services
Office Management Consulting
05.2021 - Current
- To businesses
- Manage HR aspects for clients
- Manage ADP Payroll and Canada Life for clients
- Provide bookkeeping services to clients
Event Coordinator
Indigenous Bar Association, IBA
10.2007 - Current
- Assist the IBA Administrator plan the annual IBA conference;
- Request quotes for accommodations, catering, etc for approximately 200 attendees;
- Provide registration duties and assist the Board of Directors, as needed;
- Prepare and scribe minutes from agenda for IBA Annual General Meeting (AGM).
Office Manager (Bookkeeper)
Maurice Law
10.2003 - 04.2021
- Maintain close working relationship and provide assistance to the Partners & Management, as an integral part of Management team;
- Participate in the development of corporate strategy for the law firm;
- Act as Human Resources representative for employees, duties including onboarding new employees, managing Canada Life (Great West Life) benefits, and payroll;
- Act as signing authority on accounts and bank documents, while performing bank deposits, ensure proper trust accounting; one of the main contacts for bank, investors, consultants and clients;
- Provide direct supervision to administrative office staff at all branches across Canada; provide expertise to lawyers, researchers and finance;
- Responsible for invoicing clients, monitor accounts receivables, and provide reports to Sr
- Partner/Accountant through Pclaw; and assist Accountant with year-end procedures;
- Recommend appropriate operating policies, procedures and implementation;
- Plan and coordinate client meetings, conferences, golf tournaments, with responsibilities including promoting events, collecting funds, arranging catering and conducting a correction of errors for future learnings.
Indian Claims
11.2000 - 09.2003
- Commission, EA to Commission Counsel (AS, Maintained close working relationship with Commission Counsel;
- Produced monthly status reports of all files (active, abeyance, closed);
- Maintained calendar and scheduling for land claim files for Commission Counsel;
- Assisted Commission Counsel in preparing papers for seminars and conferences;
- Managed and provided updates of the legal/research unit to Commission Counsel;
- Drafted correspondence to ICC employees, First Nations, Government of Canada, etc
- Coordinated travel arrangements and prepared expense claims;
- Scheduled and arranged logistics for all Planning Conferences.
04.1989 - 01.2002
- Personnel, DIAND (CR-02, 1988)
Executive Assistant
National Association of Friendship Centers
01.1999 - 11.2000
- Recorded and prepared summary for all meetings, including Board of Director meetings;
- Coordinated travel arrangements, hotel reservations;
- Record incoming/outgoing correspondence;
- Responsible for daily maintenance of office equipment.
Solicitor, Executive Assistant
Alan Pratt, Barrister
05.1998 - 01.1999
- Maintained legal files and assisted with preparation and filing of court documents
- Processed staff payroll, bank deposits, financial administration i.e
- Processed office expenses, invoiced clients using Pclaw Jr;
- Assisted in the day to day function of entire office, including scheduling staff meetings;
- Assisted articling student, as required;
- Prepared travel arrangements;
Admin
Indian Claims Commission
01.1998
Project Assistant
Women’s Association of Canada
01.1997
Clerk
Directorate, DIAND
01.1993
Immigration (Clerk
01.1992
Legal Services, Secretary
DIAND
01.1991
Secretary
01.1991
Clerk
Intermediate Informatics
01.1990
Education
Human Resources Certificate (On-going studies -
Mount Royal University
Executive Assistant - Office Administration
Sault College of Applied Arts & Technology Sault
Marie, ONSkills
- COMPUTER SKILLS
- Microsoft Office, MS word, Excel
- Pclaw
- NetDocs (database)
- Scanning documents and electronic filing
- Transcription (from cassettes)
- Accounts Payable and Receivable
- Event Coordination
- Policy and Procedure Modification
- File System Maintenance
- Office Administration
- Account Collections
- Human Resources
- Training and Development
- Billing and Invoicing
- Business Correspondence
- Administrative Management
- Microsoft Office
- Confidential Records Management
- Administration and Operations
- Human Resources Management (HRM)
- Self Starter
- Invoice Preparation
- Compensation and Benefits
- Executive Support
- Bookkeeping and Basic Accounting
- Travel Administration
- Administrative Policies
- Maintain Filing Systems
- Confidentiality and Discretion
- Company Event Coordination
- Payroll
- Bookkeeping
Certification
Third Party Neutral 1 – Canadian Institute for Conflict Resolution – Saint Paul University, Ottawa
Building Trust Relationships
Managing the Job Development Process
PCLaw – Law Office Time, Billing, Accounting and Management Software Management Skills for Secretaries, Admin Assistants
Business Writing
Mistake Free Grammar & Proofreading
Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial People
Timeline
administrative services
Office Management Consulting
05.2021 - Current
Event Coordinator
Indigenous Bar Association, IBA
10.2007 - Current
Office Manager (Bookkeeper)
Maurice Law
10.2003 - 04.2021
Indian Claims
11.2000 - 09.2003
Executive Assistant
National Association of Friendship Centers
01.1999 - 11.2000
Solicitor, Executive Assistant
Alan Pratt, Barrister
05.1998 - 01.1999
Admin
Indian Claims Commission
01.1998
Project Assistant
Women’s Association of Canada
01.1997
Clerk
Directorate, DIAND
01.1993
Immigration (Clerk
01.1992
Legal Services, Secretary
DIAND
01.1991
Secretary
01.1991
Clerk
Intermediate Informatics
01.1990
04.1989 - 01.2002
Human Resources Certificate (On-going studies -
Mount Royal University
Executive Assistant - Office Administration
Sault College of Applied Arts & Technology Sault
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