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Soham Kelkar

Brantford,ON

Summary

Self-motivated and detail-oriented individual with over 4 years of proven experience as a manager/Supervisor and Financial Advisor in the hospitality and Retail banking industry. Seeking to leverage my impeccable analytical thinking and customer service skills, including my strong ability to provide financial advice and work with multiple individuals towards the attainment of organizational goals. Focused on driving continuous improvement through the implementation of innovative ideas and excellent background knowledge to drive financial acumen by leveraging accurate planning and support for enterprise approaches.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Financial Advisor

Meridian Credit Union
10.2022 - Current
  • Understand how Meridian’s products and services can add value to our members.
  • Provide investment advice by identifying and promoting solutions that meet our member needs.
  • Provide recommendations on credit products based on accurate and appropriate credit interviewing and underwriting skills.
  • Engage in revenue generation and sales-based activities to achieve performance objectives; build external centers of influence to optimize sales and service results.
  • Use provided tools to proactively identify and promote opportunities with all Members to deepen relationships and provide flawless service experiences.
  • Embrace virtual technology platforms and use them to host meetings and engage in impactful communication with Members.
  • Maintain discretion and confidentiality to respect Member’s privacy.
  • Opening Accounts, Servicing, and funding GIC (registered and non-registered), All Kind of Lending and day to day branch operations.
  • Managing Large membership Book in the whole branch of Approx 780 Members with large balance portfolios.
  • Increased membership retention rates through proactive communication and tailored programming.
  • Resolved escalated complaints from highly dissatisfied members by actively listening to their concerns, empathizing with their situation, and taking appropriate corrective action steps as needed.
  • Enhanced member satisfaction by developing and implementing targeted engagement strategies.
  • Managed relationships with key partners, ensuring seamless integration of their services into our members'' journey.
  • Supervise Branch when branch manager is away.
  • Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.

Awards:

  • Best Employee of the month(December 2023 )
  • Best Team Player.
  • 1st as an FA in whole district to refer quality members to Wealth with high balances.


Financial Services Representative II

CIBC Bank
11.2021 - 10.2022
  • Researched banking guidelines and statutory requirements to stay updated on new laws and applications
  • Maintained records of account
  • Expanded customer relationships by maintaining regular follow-up processes and rapport
  • Provided clients with information on bank accounts, institutional policies, financial products, and related services
  • Processed cash, check, and credit card payment transactions
  • Partnered with loan and mortgage officers and financial advisors to provide clients with optimal financial solutions.

Financial Service Representative

Easy Financial Services (go-easy)
08.2021 - 11.2021
  • Demonstrating strong ability to work in a fast-paced, challenging and highly competitive environment towards attaining success
  • Consistently providing exceptional customer service by engaging and demonstrating in-depth understanding of customers’ financial needs and providing appropriate assistance, thus enhancing optimum customer satisfaction
  • Welcome customers in a friendly and professional manner upon arrival, while ultimately providing adequate assistance towards achieving and exceeding the store sales targets
  • Exploiting financial cross-sales and add-on ancillary products by paying strong attention to customer needs towards identifying the most suitable sales opportunities while effectively communicating the terms and conditions of the company’s financial products
  • Critically review and evaluate online financial loan applications, assess the applicants’ credit worthiness, perform financial analysis, and other risk assessments towards maximizing sales quality
  • Managing the collections activities for all past due financial accounts while maintaining exceptional level of service
  • Accurately gathered the information required to complete customers’ applications for products
  • Generating leads from numerous sources such as personal reference, cold calling and inbound inquires towards the attainment of organizational targets
  • Ensuring that all products align with the customers’ needs
  • Assisting customers in refinancing their loan, consolidate debts and completing their home purchases.

Manager

Subway Restaurant
03.2019 - 08.2021
  • Managed daily company operations to ensure positive, safe and profitable working environment
  • Oversaw all procurement and inventory management procedures such as ordering, purchasing and stocking of items in a timely manner
  • Responsible for recruiting staff and overseeing training programs
  • Ensured employees follow the company’s standards, policies, and strategies on regular basis
  • Consistently check for the safety and quality of food produced.

Customer Service Representative (Supervisor)

Tim Hortons
09.2017 - 03.2019
  • Answered all customers’ inquiries in a professional and timely manner to ensure optimum customer satisfaction
  • Provided support to customers by helping with their orders
  • Responsible for handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others
  • Appointed as a first point of contact for clients assisting them with their questions and request according to their order
  • Delivered excellent customer service that ensured ongoing sales and high level of customer satisfaction
  • Implemented my impeccable math skills while overseeing all cash handling process to establish and control the flow of cash
  • Consistently utilized exceptional organizational skills to facilitate smooth work operations
  • Developed and maintained healthy relationships with customers that ensured repeated sales
  • Helped establish and facilitate the implementation of the restaurant’s policies and standard operating procedure.

Call Centre in Customer Support Service

01.2016 - 01.2017
  • Handled customers inquires and complaints in a professional and prompt manner
  • Ed customer details by using the appropriate technologies to effectively manage the company's relationships with the customers
  • Delivered professional customer service to the clients by responding to their problems
  • Contributed to team objectives and met the targets
  • Dedicated to developing and deepening positive customer relations a strong code of ethics while adhering to and protecting client privacy
  • Developed and maintained long-term rapport with customers and fostered profitable relationships
  • Professionally and respectfully negotiated with consumer and explored money sources to determine best possible arrangement
  • Increased revenue and achieved set goals and targets
  • Provided customer with accurate information and right solutions as needed
  • Performed other duties as assigned by the management.

Education

Financial Planning Services. -

St. Clair College
Toronto, ON
01.2018

Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) - Advanced Accounting And Finance

National College Ahmedabad Gujarat University
Gujarat University.
01.2017

Skills

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Strong ability to take initiative
  • CRM
  • Multilingual
  • Customer service
  • Organizational skills
  • Attention to details
  • Leadership skills
  • Analytical thinking
  • Teamwork
  • Problem solving
  • Time management
  • Decision making
  • Relationship building and management

Certification

Pursing IFIC(MFDA).

References

Available upon request

Timeline

Financial Advisor

Meridian Credit Union
10.2022 - Current

Financial Services Representative II

CIBC Bank
11.2021 - 10.2022

Financial Service Representative

Easy Financial Services (go-easy)
08.2021 - 11.2021

Manager

Subway Restaurant
03.2019 - 08.2021

Customer Service Representative (Supervisor)

Tim Hortons
09.2017 - 03.2019

Call Centre in Customer Support Service

01.2016 - 01.2017

Financial Planning Services. -

St. Clair College

Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) - Advanced Accounting And Finance

National College Ahmedabad Gujarat University
Soham Kelkar