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MAY AL-GHRAIRI

Summary

Experienced accountant with a strong background in the private sector, specializing in general ledger analysis, budgeting, financial statements, and banking operations. Detail-oriented and creative thinker with exceptional communication, presentation, and organizational skills. Recognized by senior management at Home Depot (Canada) for outstanding performance in providing excellent customer service and building strong relationships with stakeholders, both internally and externally.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Head Cashier and Vault Associate

The Home Depot Canada
Ottawa, CA
01.2022 - Current

Provides friendly and courteous service to all associates

  • Counting vault and key media from previous days' sales
  • Balancing petty cash and counting cashier floats
  • Balancing safe and maintaining cashier log
  • Making daily cash and check deposits
  • Logging cashier overages and shortages
  • Informing management of missing media, sorts, and overages
  • Training and supervising Cashiers (including cashiers in all remote cashier locations)
  • Providing outstanding service to both external and internal Customers by ensuring efficient Front End and Remote Cashier operations
  • Handling customer complaints in a professional manner.
  • Educated employees on register use, merchandising, and customer service.
  • Mentored new cashiers, providing comprehensive training that resulted in increased productivity.
  • Helped customers complete purchases, locate items, and join reward programs.

Front Desk Proficcional (Seasonal)

H&R Block
Ottawa, CA
02.2024 - 04.2024
  • Greet and welcome clients in a professional, friendly manner
  • Answer incoming calls, take messages, and direct callers to the appropriate staff member
  • Schedule appointments for clients, ensuring that all necessary information is collected
  • Maintain client records, including filing documents and updating databases
  • Assist with administrative tasks such as photocopying, faxing, scanning, and mailing
  • Monitor office supplies and order new items when needed
  • Provide support to other departments as needed
  • Process payments from clients and ensure the accuracy of financial transactions
  • Respond to inquiries from clients regarding their accounts or services
  • Follow up with clients after their visits to ensure satisfaction
  • Assist with special projects as assigned by management.
  • Managed approximately 30 incoming calls and emails per day from customers.
  • Resolved guest complaints professionally by listening attentively, empathizing with their concerns, and offering solutions that met both parties'' needs.

Customer Service Specialist

Lara Trading Inc.
Ottawa, CA
12.2019 - 12.2021
  • Provided excellent customer care by responding to requests, assisting with product selection and handling ordering functions.
  • Labelling and pricing the products.
  • Assisted with the placement of orders, refunds, or exchanges.
  • Informed customers of deals and promotions
  • Recommend potential products to management by collecting customer information and analyzing customer needs.
  • Sell products and cash handling by calculating total payments received and reconciling this with total sales.
  • Trained new personnel regarding company operations, policies and services.
  • Delivered exceptional customer service to every customer by leveraging extensive knowledge of products and services and creating welcoming, positive experiences.

Financial Analyst

GREENRICE Technology
Malaysia
04.2018 - 10.2018
  • Analyzed data on international trading economics to support the company's goals
  • Modelled and forecasted trends in costs and utilization
  • Researched issues and worked with the team to report findings
  • Assisted deputy project manager in planning and budgeting for five ongoing projects
  • Monitored data requests and ensured timely and accurate results
  • Maintained an internal forecasting database based on previous data.

Education

Master’s in accounting and finance (MAF) -

Help University
09.2015

BA (Hon) International Business Management -

Asia pacific University – Malaysia / Staffordshire University – UK
06.2013

Skills

  • Proficient in management of accounts payable/receivables reconciliations, routine bookkeeping, cash handling, and account/bank reconciliations, covering areas from general ledger analysis to budgeting and financial reporting
  • Experience as a business planning analyst with a proven ability to manage and organize large amounts of information while demonstrating leadership skills
  • Efficiently and accurately process and manage a high-volume transaction via system data entry
  • Strong computer skills of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, QuickBooks, SAP, and accounting and banking software experience
  • Ability to assimilate information, efficiently manage tasks with defined priorities and fixed monthly deadlines Capable to work systematically and accurately with attention to detail
  • Exceptional organizational and accuracy skills, multi-tasking, a good team collaborator with effective interpersonal skills, and ability to work alone/independently with minimal supervision
  • Customer Service skills, positive attitude and an aptitude to learn

Languages

English
Full Professional
Arabic
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Front Desk Proficcional (Seasonal)

H&R Block
02.2024 - 04.2024

Head Cashier and Vault Associate

The Home Depot Canada
01.2022 - Current

Customer Service Specialist

Lara Trading Inc.
12.2019 - 12.2021

Financial Analyst

GREENRICE Technology
04.2018 - 10.2018

Master’s in accounting and finance (MAF) -

Help University

BA (Hon) International Business Management -

Asia pacific University – Malaysia / Staffordshire University – UK
MAY AL-GHRAIRI