         HR SPECIALIST           Summary     Energetic Administrative Assistant with 30+ years experience in high-level executive support roles. Organized and professional. Dedicated and focused, who excels at prioritizing, completing multiple tasks simultaneously and following through to achieve project goals. Seeking a role of increased responsibility and authority. Adept at managing multiple projects with ease using expert time management methods.        Highlights          Administration/  Accounting/HR.    Administration / Office support Purchasing, Inventory (PO/PR)  Accounting/HR: Payroll - Billing - Collection  Sales Management / Marketing /  Real Estate / Leasing  Commercial & Technical Translations Customer Service certified      Strong organizational, verbal and written communication skills.   Analytical problem solving skills; ability to manage priorities and work flow.   Independent (self-learner).   Creative, dedicated, flexible, reliable, detail oriented, and innovative team player.   Proficient in Microsoft Words, Excel, AS400, Outlook.            Accomplishments     Developed and implemented  a new procedure in accounting by creating a spreadsheet for open balances (collection) and follow through weekly.      Helped in the reduction of 30% in the cost of unpaid balances.        Experience      HR Specialist     June 2014   to   June 2014     Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Coordinated regular and temporary interviews for line management.  Conducted reference check vetting on potential candidates.  Interacted with potential employees, notifying them on application status and necessary information to complete application process.  Assisted various departmental functions with payroll, employee relations and compensation files, filing confidential documents.          Leasing Agent    October 2012   to   April 2014     Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Greeting future residents, answering all questions regarding leasing, presenting models,.  taking applications, following up with guests' walk-in, filing, taking work-orders,.  payments (rent and fees).          Administrative Assistant    September 2006   to   October 2012     Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Supported multiple level management team members (Initiated, coordinated, and executed administrative support to Branch Managers).  Assisted Engineers and Project Managers with proposals, technical reports, invoicing clients, and collections.  Compiled information and created spreadsheets for supervisor review, development and implementation of department systems and procedures as needed.  Managed supervisors' calendars and independently scheduled appointments.  Maintained training program, training lists and reported on anticipated participation levels.  Placed calls to confirm registrations for training programs or to remind participants of event details.  Developed strategic and operational plan to improve the work flow by re-evaluating priorities, resulting in increasing efficiency to meet deadlines when sending out documents.  Demonstrated a high level of professionalism in dealing with confidential information.  Implemented a new procedure in accounting by creating a spreadsheet for open balances (collection) and follow through weekly.  Helped in the reduction of 30% in the cost of unpaid balances.          French Speaking Executive Assistant    August 2005   to   September 2006     Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Updated CEO calendar, coordinated meetings with French clients.  Bookkeeping duties.  Ability to maintain and process clients files.          Exhibitor Services Representative    August 2004   to   August 2005     Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Assisted Exhibitors with orders (office and show sites), freight billing, coordinated.  with foreman for the set up and striking of exhibitor booths.          Payroll Clerk    March 1999   to   August 2004     Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Processed payroll weekly for 1500 employees (full time, part time, unions) using AS 400 payroll system.  Demonstrated accuracy and fast pace to meet deadlines for payroll transmittals to Corporate.  Audited hours and PTO information, processed new hiring, terminations, and all data changes to employee reports.  W-2 and I-9 for new hires, performed various other payroll and bookkeeping functions.          Education      BA   :   Administration Commercial
Administration  ,   1982    University of Grenoble   －   City  ,     France     Marketing  Commercial English   Accounting         Work History      Company Name                Languages     Fluent (speaking, reading, writing) in English (majored in commercial English), and French (native).       Skills     Office support:   Accounting,  billing, bookkeeping, customer service, employee relations, filing, hiring, HR, Inventory, invoicing, Marketing, meetings, Excel, Outlook, Windows, Word, Payroll, PR, proposals, Purchasing, Real Estate, Sales Management, spreadsheets, supervisor, training programs, Translations, written communication       