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Sandy Lai

Sandy Lai

Melbourne,Victoria

Summary

  • I am a working holiday visa holder from Malaysia. My visa will valid until 21.02.2025. I am currently looking for job to extend my visa for second year.
  • I am open to any jobs. I am multitasking, hardworking & fast learner. I am willing to work as many hours as possible.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Fulltime Waitress

Ramen & Dumpling House Carnegie
02.2024 - Current


  • Attended customers to seats, presented menu and took order
  • Served food and beverages
  • Answered phone calls for reservations, customer enquiries and takeaway order
  • Built good relationship with customers, improved customers satisfaction, addressing customer concerns promptly
  • Exhibited strong multitasking abilities, balancing multiple tables and orders while delivering prompt service.
  • Assisted new hires in acclimating to the workplace by providing support, encouragement, and guidance throughout their training period.
  • Weekly inventory counting, managed inventory effectively to prevent shortages and reduce waste.
  • Bussed and reset tables to keep dining room and work areas clean.
  • Worked with POS system to place orders, manage bills, and handle complimentary items.
  • Calculated staff weekly working hours and reported to business owner
  • Reference : Ms Joyce Yin (0460567777)

Senior Accounts Executive

J&T Express (Malaysia) Sun Bhd
09.2021 - 01.2024
  • Managed a team of junior executives, providing guidance, training, and performance evaluations to ensure their professional growth and development.
  • Organized Accounts Payable team structure and work arrangements, supervised the team to ensure that daily works were completed on time
  • Verified vendor invoices and ensured timely settlement
  • Keyed in and posted vendor invoices and payments to NCC accounting system, ensured correct account codes and double entries
  • Drafted company 2023 Finance SOP and announced to nationwide staffs in the groups
  • Attended meetings or on behalf of finance manager, such as: supplier tender meetings, department meetings, cross department meetings. Recorded the meeting contents and reported to manager
  • Worked on regional cost analysis, monitored regional monthly cost
  • Monthly account closing, made sure all transactions on bank statements were recorded to accounting system and amounts tallied to bank statement
  • Prepared slides and presented on monthly team meetings
  • Prepared monthly ageing report, reconciled and resolve invoice discrepancies
  • Assisted to liaise with internal and external auditors
  • Handled ad-hoc assignments
  • Reference : Ms Heyna Teh (+6011-21003088)

Accounts Executive

Merchantrade Asia Sdn Bhd
01.2019 - 04.2021
  • Verified and posted vendor invoices to NAV accounting system, ensuring the correct GL codes were used
  • Ensured timely settlement of vendor invoices
  • Prepared monthly ageing report, reconciled and resolved invoice discrepancies
  • Prepared adjustment journal for month-end account closing
  • Prepared payment voucher and process payment via online
  • Assisted manager to liaise with external auditors
  • Communicated with department staffs and vendors for payment matters
  • Handled ad-hoc assignments
  • Reference : Ms Chong (+6017-8791550)

Branch Supervisor

ZenQ Vancouver
08.2017 - 08.2018
  • Managed staff weekly working schedule, assigned daily works to staffs, staffs performance evaluation
  • Weekly inventory counting, managed inventory effectively to prevent shortages and reduce waste.
  • Managed store and ensured smooth store operation
  • In charged of store daily opening and closing procedures
  • Cooked desserts & toppings from sketch
  • Trained new staffs
  • In charged of staff recruitment, uploaded job vacancy postings on websites and arranged interview session for applicants with business owner
  • Managed social media account (Instagram : ZenQ Vancouver)
  • Cash management of daily operation, reported the daily closing balance to the business owner
  • Research and provided new ideas for new desserts
  • Mr Joseph Nguyen [+1(604)783-8298]

Waitress & Sales Promoter

Various
12.2011 - 01.2016

RT Pastry House

  • Sold breads & cakes
  • Restocked and arranged products in store
  • Bread packaging
  • Answered customers’ enquiries
  • Daily opening and closing stock count
  • Cashier



Milk powder (Protex)

  • Distributed milk sample and tester to customers in supermarket
  • Shared benefits and information of the products Answered customers’ enquiries

Baby strollers (Stroller World)

  • Distributed flyers & pushed sales of baby strollers

Travel packages (Hwajing Travel)

  • Distributed flyers & pushed sales of travel combos & packages
  • Served customers to the seats and explained on the travel itenary

Womens’ Innerwear (La Senza)

  • Pushed sales of womens’ innerwear products
  • Recommended customers best fits products based on their requirements and preferences

Education

Senior Unified Examination Certificate -

Kuen Cheng High School
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
12.2013

Bachelor Of Business (Finance) (Hons) - Finance

Help University
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
06.2017

Skills

  • Strong Customer service orientation
  • Strong multitasking
  • Hardworking
  • Fast learner
  • Mature and professional attitude towards working condition

Languages

English
Full Professional
Chinese (Cantonese)
Full Professional
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native or Bilingual
Malay
Professional Working
Hokkien
Professional Working

Timeline

Fulltime Waitress

Ramen & Dumpling House Carnegie
02.2024 - Current

Senior Accounts Executive

J&T Express (Malaysia) Sun Bhd
09.2021 - 01.2024

Accounts Executive

Merchantrade Asia Sdn Bhd
01.2019 - 04.2021

Branch Supervisor

ZenQ Vancouver
08.2017 - 08.2018

Waitress & Sales Promoter

Various
12.2011 - 01.2016

Senior Unified Examination Certificate -

Kuen Cheng High School

Bachelor Of Business (Finance) (Hons) - Finance

Help University
Sandy Lai