Mary Villaruz, Financial Planner

Mary Villaruz

Financial Planner

Takaful Emarat

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Bachelor's degree, Commerce
Experience
23 years, 9 Months

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Total years of experience :23 years, 9 Months

Financial Planner at Takaful Emarat
  • United Arab Emirates
  • My current job since July 2015

the financial needs of individuals and help them with decisions on investments and insurance.
•Establish rapport and trust with clients, engage in deep conversations to understand and analyze clients’ financial and life goals, current and ideal financial circumstances and level of risk tolerance in order to recommend relevant products and services and develop appropriate financial planning strategies. Analyze information on financial products and market trends and be able to provide informed advice on products best suited to individual client needs.
•Prospect new business -- identify new and untapped client bases, develop a plan to connect with potential clients; build new referral sources; generate referrals from existing clients.
•Build contacts with potential clients, either through door-to-door or cold calling strategies, in order to set-up initial meetings, either at client’s home or other location.

Financial Planner at Takaful Emarat
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since July 2015

• Assess the financial needs of individuals and help them with decisions on investments and insurance.
• Establish rapport and trust with clients, engage in deep conversations to understand and analyze clients’ financial and life goals, current and ideal financial circumstances and level of risk tolerance in order to recommend relevant products and services and develop appropriate financial planning strategies. Analyze information on financial products and market trends and be able to provide informed advice on products best suited to individual client needs.
• Prospect new business -- identify new and untapped client bases, develop a plan to connect with potential clients; build new referral sources; generate referrals from existing clients.
• Build contacts with potential clients, either through door-to-door or cold calling strategies, in order to set-up initial meetings, either at client’s home or other location.

Sales & Marketing Executive at Advance Studies and Training Centre
  • United Arab Emirates
  • October 2012 to April 2015

as company's Marketing Manager and set the marketing direction for the company. Develop marketing programs across the appropriate marketing mix, advertising, direct marketing, internet, digital marketing, events, public relations, and sales support. Attends to customer inquiries and generate new business for the company by attending public or in house trainings.
• Oversee the implementation of these programs by managing team and ensure that benchmarks and goals are measured and met. Further analysis of the results and make refinements to the plans to optimize output.

Representative at Emirates Islamic Bank
  • United Arab Emirates
  • December 2008 to April 2012

assigned recovery targets through telephone calls on defaulting credit card holders of the bank. Meeting customers and checking payments on their accounts. Collect necessary information and analyse the defaulter’s cases and initiate appropriate actions for settlements. Sustain customer relationship with organization to retain customers and providing high level of customer services.
•Handling follow up, collection and allocation of payment, monitoring customer account details for non payments, delayed payments and other irregularities of defaulter customers for 2 months (cycle 2) to 9 months (cycle 9) onwards.
•Awarded as Star of the Month on

Relationship Officer at Emirates Islamic Bank
  • United Arab Emirates
  • June 2008 to December 2008

specialized service VIP/Institutional clients of the home finance and meeting with applicants to obtain information for loan applications and to analyze the applicants' financial status, credit, and property evaluations to determine feasibility of granting loans that adheres to banking regulations, strict compliance to documentation requirements and compliance guidelines.

Marketing Executive at Tradewind Business Media-Capital Middle East & Business Islamica Magazine Publisher
  • United Arab Emirates
  • April 2007 to May 2008

as company’s Marketing Manager and manage in developing marketing campaigns in promoting Capital ME and Business Islamica Magazine which includes planning, advertising, public relations, product development, distribution, sponsorship and research. Responsible in contracting with event organizers for sponsorship barter deals and executing the contracts pre and post events in the UAE, GCC countries, Asia, Europe and USA.

document controller
  • April 2006 to March 2007

all incoming and outgoing logistics and acts as

Senior Property Consultant at LEDESCO Development Corp
  • United Arab Emirates
  • April 2003 to December 2005

of the Buena Vista Nature Park & Country Club and Taal View Heights to interested buyer and accompany clients to property site.
•Client calls, setting appointments and manning in the model units.
•Closing an account for over 7 million in Taal View Heights and 500 Thousand Shares of Buena Vista Nature Park and Country Club and received awards for sales ice breaker.

Customer Service / Project Employee, Philippine Long Distance Telecommunication Company PLDT RCBC, Makati City,

Business Consultant at NEXTEL Phil. Communication Inc. Omega Telecoms Incorporated
  • United Arab Emirates
  • May 1998 to November 2001

the company and leading a sales team of 10 people. I was responsible for office administration, accounts and delivering sales targets required each month.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Commerce
  • at University of San Agustin
  • January 1997

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Specialties & Skills

Microsoft Office
Customer Service
Administration
Photography
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
FINANCIAL
MARKETING
ADVERTISING
COLD CALLING
CUSTOMER SERVICE
FINANCIAL PLANNING
INSURANCE
INVESTMENTS
MEETING FACILITATION

Languages

English
Expert
Tagalog
Expert
Filipino
Expert

Training and Certifications

Economic Aspect of Production Sharing Contracts (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2014
ACI Operations (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2014
Treasury Product Workshop (Certificate)
ACI Dealing Certificate Training (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2014
Understanding and Trading the Forward Foreign Exchange (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2014