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Elena Domenici

Epping,NSW

Summary

Driven and resourceful administrative professional with 15+ years of experience assisting with work of high-achieving executives. Track record supporting professional needs with well-organized precision. Successfully managing high-volume workloads in a rapidly changing environment.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Executive Assistant

McGrath Real Estate
03.2024 - 08.2024
  • Calender management - booking in clients
  • Putting together marketing appraisals
  • Processing agency agreements
  • Marketing updates to vendors
  • Booking in trades for vendors properties
  • Exchange Letters and overseeing exchange contracts from lawyers
  • Drafting auction invites and sending out vendor enquiries on properties
  • Requesting reviews
  • Comparable on properties
  • Load contract details and vendor details into Agent box and Rex
  • Marketing end of financial year brochure
  • Prepared and edited presentations on behalf of executives for both internal meetings and external conferences.

Executive Assistant for Head of Customer Engagement, Vice President of Product, Head of Visa Consulting, Head of Government Relations, Head of Visa Checkout, Head of CyberSource

Visa Inc.
09.2014 - 03.2024

Preparations of presentations, charts, letters & documents

  • Provide high standard of secretarial and administrative support
  • Support new joiner onboarding including requesting access to multiple internal systems, Shared Drive etc
  • Closely monitor and manage complex and highly fluid calendars
  • Manage requests from all levels of business and external partners
  • Use sound judgement and understand what key priorities are
  • Proactively plan and coordinate regular and ad hoc complex stakeholder meetings across multiple time zones
  • Build and maintain effective and cooperative business relationships with internal stakeholders and external clients including merchants, financial institutions and other third-party partners
  • Oversee logistics for global client study tours, domestic and international travel bookings and event management while anticipating and managing any potential conflicts
  • Coordinate, plan and manage administrative logistics for offsite team-building events, and other employee engagement related activities
  • Capable and creative thinking required when planning events
  • For client meetings ensure the office environment is meeting ready, pre-register incoming guests, oversee room set up including equipment, catering orders, deliveries & set up
  • Post meeting, ensure room is clean and reset for other users, clean away catering
  • Prepare documents including agendas, emails, letters, presentations, excel spreadsheets, pre-reading material, charts, and documents on behalf of three business leaders
  • Embrace new technologies and support Leadership Team members and their teams with adoption
  • Work closely with admin teams across organization, this includes the ANZSP business, Asia Pacific, and United States
  • Credit card expense management, including travel and entertainment expense reconciliation via Concur, goods and services purchasing via Ariba and timely invoice processing
  • Provide administrative assistance for sponsorship agreements.
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.

Business Services Team Associate

Visa Inc.
09.2014 - 03.2024
  • Process improvement: Build and deliver improved capabilities for the business by analyzing existing processes, investigating gaps and pain-points, identifying and testing solutions, tracking key measures of success, providing training and documenting procedures

Examples:

- Assisting in building a Waivers Repository to keep record and tracking of waivers that are due for renewal

- Liaising with Singapore IT in helping create a program that can be used to register and track all waivers

- Creating a new process guide that our BST team can use to manage and track events that we assist in organizing

  • Liaise with cross functional teams globally to discover new technologies and create recommendations
  • Take on responsibilities for numerous projects across diverse teams, with emphasis on improving their processes and streamlining workflows
  • Overseeing Briefing Documents - Assist international visitors in preparing their briefing documents, coordinate client meetings, and ensure the visit's week is organized for a successful outcome.

Executive Assistant for the Head of Manufacturing Services for NSW/ACT

Australian Red Cross
05.2014 - 07.2014
  • Screening emails and phone calls
  • Diary Calendar management
  • Expenses
  • Recruitment process
  • Extensive Minute taking (70% minute taking)
  • Extensive Co-ordination of meetings and site visits
  • Support Senior Executives as well
  • Keep up to date with Managers action items for each meeting
  • Arranging interstate travel
  • Stationary Orders
  • Timesheets to payroll for staff
  • General Ad Hoc Duties.

Administrative Co-Ordinator for Commercial Services

Australian National Maritime Museum
02.2014 - 05.2014
  • POs and invoicing (chasing invoices) To cover marketing, FOH, and Commercial Services
  • Sponsorship help get this on track ready for a Sponsorship manager
  • ELO establishment getting folders etc established on the system
  • Prepare various documents for sponsor and partner meetings such as presentation
  • Assist with developing responses to PWC audit (administration components)
  • Daily Reports and other General Ad hoc Duties for Marketing, Sponsorships and FOH
  • Clean contract agreements draw up new sponsorship and partnership agreements
  • Assisting with campaigns for Marketing
  • General AD Hoc Duties.

Executive Assistant to Global Capital Markets

ANZ
07.2013 - 02.2014
  • Diary management
  • Arranging travel & accommodation for Manager as well as teams
  • Organising Road shows for staff
  • Assisting with Power Point presentations for meetings
  • Invoicing & expense reimbursements
  • General ad-hoc duties
  • Calendar management
  • Assisting With ANZ Hunter Valley Conference Set up new starters with security passes and corporate cards if required
  • Creating agendas and arranging off-sites/workshops/educations for both departments as requested
  • Answering phone calls for DCM department
  • Managing expenses my manager's as well as directors
  • Taking minutes
  • Stationary orders.

Personal Assistant to National Manager Mortgage Credit, Origination for Rams Home Loans, St George and Westpac

Rams Home Loans (The Westpac Group)
08.2010 - 02.2013
  • Diary management
  • Arranging travel & accommodation for Manager as well as team in Sydney and Adelaide
  • Arranging day packs
  • Arranging events for Rams
  • Assisting with Power Point presentations for meetings
  • Invoicing & expense reimbursements
  • General ad-hoc duties
  • Relief cover of reception
  • Calendar management
  • Assisting our Risk Department with their monthly excel spreadsheet
  • SLP reporting, Pipeline reporting, Triage reporting and Weekly dashboard reporting for credit operations
  • Set up new starters for both departments in the system
  • Creating agendas and arranging off-sites/workshops/educations for both departments as requested
  • Answering phone calls on behalf of my boss
  • Managing expenses my manager and other team staff that have credit cards
  • Taking minutes.

Client Services Co-Ordinator/Sales Assistant

Mood Media
03.2010 - 08.2010
  • Setting up Accounts
  • Sending Service agreements to customers
  • Chasing up signatures on service agreement
  • Assessing credit worthiness
  • Converting quotes in orders
  • Managing change of ownership
  • Sales support/Administration
  • Entering orders against site cancellations
  • Managing upgrades from old units to new
  • Data entry of sites into our internal systems
  • Account management on our larger mother accounts (Pretty girl fashion, McDonalds etc).

Administrative Assistant (Accounts Division)

Consultant office of DR Massimo Vegara (Job based in Italy)
07.2009 - 11.2009
  • General office assistance
  • General filing, photocopying faxing, etc
  • Collection, logging and distribution of daily mail
  • Provide first line telephone contact
  • Typing of company documents as required
  • Diary Managment for the MD.

Contracts Administrator (Finance Division)

Microsoft Corporation
12.2007 - 04.2009
  • Business operations field support
  • Tracking in APOC systems and clarify for customer details and whether or not there contracts should be renewed
  • Work with back-office team for all subcontractor engagements
  • Ensure all Engagements are setup in a timely manner to ensure accurate invoicing
  • Follow up with client (internal and external) regarding unsigned contracts
  • Processing of legal contracts between Microsoft and third-party organisations
  • Assist the Services Executive in creating and sending contracts and proposals to customers for signing
  • On receipt of signed contracts setup, the Engagements/Projects/Tasks and resume allocation in time recording system (Change point) and communicate the details to the Field and the Services Executives
  • Raise Purchase Orders when issuing work orders for Subcontractors
  • Working with Subcontractors to ensure a smooth transition of payment
  • Working with finance at month end to ensure correct subcontractor accrual
  • Interaction with Consultants, Subcontractors and Partners
  • Daily interaction with Delivery Managers and Service Executives
  • Interaction with ANZ Service Team
  • Pivotal role for meeting deadlines with Business Operation Managers, Services Executives and Delivery Managers
  • Creating templates and process documents to increase operational efficiencies between operations and sales.

Personal Assistant and Administrator to Managing Director (IT Division)

Symantec IT Australia (Temp Role)
08.2007 - 11.2007
  • Diary Management
  • Support to the Director and Project Managers (team of 8)
  • Arranging travel plans for staff
  • Expenses for Director and team with Quick Arrow program
  • Appointment settings in Outlook
  • Raising Purchase Orders
  • Scheduling Project Managers on jobs
  • Assigning their timesheets to projects for payment.

Corporate International & Domestic Travel Agent (Deutsche Bank)

Carlson Wagonlit Travel
03.2006 - 06.2007
  • Management of Deutsche Bank travel account
  • Answering a busy switch
  • Time management-meeting constant deadlines with customers
  • Targets of incoming calls on average 60 calls per day per person
  • Daily Use of internet systems such as Serko & Amadeus
  • Checking Queues-Whether or not tickets have been issued correctly under the right rules depending in the type of airline purchase
  • Meeting financial targets as a group for the Deutsche Bank account.
  • Provided exceptional customer service at all times, resulting in increased client satisfaction and positive word-of-mouth referrals.
  • Managed complex travel arrangements, including flight bookings, accommodations, and transportation logistics.
  • Streamlined booking processes for increased efficiency in handling multiple clients simultaneously.

Education

Certificate 3 and Certificate 4 in Fitness - Health And Physical Fitness

FIA Fitnation
Ultimo, NSW
10.2017

Communication skills for the EA's & PA's -

University of Sydney - Sydney, NSW
Newtown, NSW
12.2012

Business Administration Certificate 4 -

Ryde Secondary College - Ryde, NSW
Ryde, NSW
12.2011

Statement of Attainment in Computer Studies - Business Administration

Ultimo Tafe - Sydney, NSW
Ultimo, NSW
07.2003

Certificate Three Travel and Tourism - Tourism And Travel Management

Ryde Secondary College - Ryde, NSW
Ryde, NSW
11.2001

Skills

  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • Exceptional organization abilities
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, capable of interacting effectively with individuals at all levels
  • Experienced in using databases like Oscar, Clarify, OMNIS, Galileo, Viewpoint, Systems 21, Serko, Amadeus, Tramada, Sabre, Oracle, Quick Arrow, Change point, Apoc, Outlook, Citrix, People Express
  • Familiar with Lotus Notes and FAIMS
  • Skilled in using expense management software like Concur
  • Experienced in using collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams and SharePoint
  • Knowledgeable in using Microsoft Dynamics, CWT, and Ariba, Power Apps
  • Strong Problem Solver
  • Experience with Canva
  • Experience with RP Data, Rex, Agent Box, Core Logic, Ignite, Rate my Agent

References

References are available on Request.

Timeline

Executive Assistant

McGrath Real Estate
03.2024 - 08.2024

Executive Assistant for Head of Customer Engagement, Vice President of Product, Head of Visa Consulting, Head of Government Relations, Head of Visa Checkout, Head of CyberSource

Visa Inc.
09.2014 - 03.2024

Business Services Team Associate

Visa Inc.
09.2014 - 03.2024

Executive Assistant for the Head of Manufacturing Services for NSW/ACT

Australian Red Cross
05.2014 - 07.2014

Administrative Co-Ordinator for Commercial Services

Australian National Maritime Museum
02.2014 - 05.2014

Executive Assistant to Global Capital Markets

ANZ
07.2013 - 02.2014

Personal Assistant to National Manager Mortgage Credit, Origination for Rams Home Loans, St George and Westpac

Rams Home Loans (The Westpac Group)
08.2010 - 02.2013

Client Services Co-Ordinator/Sales Assistant

Mood Media
03.2010 - 08.2010

Administrative Assistant (Accounts Division)

Consultant office of DR Massimo Vegara (Job based in Italy)
07.2009 - 11.2009

Contracts Administrator (Finance Division)

Microsoft Corporation
12.2007 - 04.2009

Personal Assistant and Administrator to Managing Director (IT Division)

Symantec IT Australia (Temp Role)
08.2007 - 11.2007

Corporate International & Domestic Travel Agent (Deutsche Bank)

Carlson Wagonlit Travel
03.2006 - 06.2007

Certificate 3 and Certificate 4 in Fitness - Health And Physical Fitness

FIA Fitnation

Communication skills for the EA's & PA's -

University of Sydney - Sydney, NSW

Business Administration Certificate 4 -

Ryde Secondary College - Ryde, NSW

Statement of Attainment in Computer Studies - Business Administration

Ultimo Tafe - Sydney, NSW

Certificate Three Travel and Tourism - Tourism And Travel Management

Ryde Secondary College - Ryde, NSW
Elena Domenici