Tara Storm
Victoria Harbour,ON
Summary
Multitalented professional with several years in top-tier organizational support. Skilled at close work with senior executive team. Strong history of offering office management, , event planning, and all administrative requirements. Excellent research, project support and organizational abilities.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
Controller
Dr. Foil & Embossing
Mississauga, Ontario
05.2019 - Current
- Managed executive schedules and coordinated meetings for the CEO.
- Prepared comprehensive reports and presentations for board meetings.
- Facilitated communication between departments and the executive office.
- Maintained confidential files and sensitive information securely.
- Streamlined office procedures to improve operational efficiency.
- Ensured that confidential information was kept secure at all times according to corporate policies.
- Coordinated executive communications, including taking calls, responding to emails and interfacing with clients.
- Created and maintained computer- and paper-based filing and organization systems for records, reports and documents.
- Managed and directed budgets, expenditures, accounting, financial reporting.
- Oversaw financial reporting, accounts payable and receivable, asset coordination, account management, and budgets.
- Administered payroll for employees and oversaw corporate payroll reconciliation and tax activities.
Senior Interpreting Coordinator
TIGI Associates
Toronto, Ontario
02.2010 - 05.2019
- Managed office operations and streamlined administrative processes for increased efficiency.
- Created and maintained filing systems for employee records, financial reports, and other documents.
- Oversaw complex office support, managing records database, and organizing contracts.
- Supervised a team of administrative assistants tasked with coordinating travel arrangements, scheduling appointments, and providing customer service support.
- Assisted in the recruitment process by reviewing resumes and conducting interviews.
- Automated office operations to optimize accounts payable and receivable, customer correspondence and data communications.
- Liaised with customers, addressed inquiries, handled meeting requests and answer billing questions to provide outstanding customer care.
- Created and maintained accurate records of departmental activities, including budgets, personnel documents and project timelines.
Executive Assistant /Front Office Manager
Systemsearch Consulting Services Inc.
Toronto
10.2000 - 05.2009
- Coordinated executive schedules and managed calendar appointments efficiently.
- Assisted in the preparation of reports and presentations for client meetings.
- Performed accounting and data entry tasks into various software programs such as Quickbooks and ADP
- Provided administrative support in preparing contracts, invoices, purchase orders, and other documentation required for daily business activities.
- Opened, read and replied to e-mails, letters and correspondence on behalf of executives.
- Managed daily invoices, reports and proposals.
- Created and maintained up-to-date records related to customer accounts or financial transactions.
- Followed proper accounting and bookkeeping procedures to support audits.
- Entered customer information and updates in database system to track leads, interactions, relationships and propel sales opportunities.
Executive Assistant
Keller Graphics
01.1990 - 07.2000
- Organized and maintained executive calendars, scheduled meetings, conferences, travel arrangements, and appointments.
- Answered incoming telephone calls from internal and external customers promptly and professionally; transferred calls appropriately; responded to inquiries in a timely manner.
- Provided secretarial support to the executive staff including composing correspondence, memos, presentations, reports and other documents as requested.
- Processed accounts payable and receivable transactions accurately .
- Developed filing systems to maintain confidential records of personnel information and business activities in accordance with company policies.
Education
High School Diploma -
Silverthorn Collegiate Institute
Toronto, ON09-1989
Skills
- Financial reporting
- Budget management
- Payroll administration
- Accounts reconciliation
- Document management
- Effective communication
- Time management
- Problem solving
- AP/AR invoicing
- Attention to detail
- Preparing financial statements
- Financial management
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Controller
Dr. Foil & Embossing
05.2019 - Current
Senior Interpreting Coordinator
TIGI Associates
02.2010 - 05.2019
Executive Assistant /Front Office Manager
Systemsearch Consulting Services Inc.
10.2000 - 05.2009
Executive Assistant
Keller Graphics
01.1990 - 07.2000
High School Diploma -
Silverthorn Collegiate Institute