Janet Sera, Executive Secretary

Janet Sera

Executive Secretary

Kuwait Clearing Company

Location
Kuwait - Al Kuwait
Education
Bachelor's degree, Bachelor of Commerce
Experience
37 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :37 years, 1 Months

Executive Secretary at Kuwait Clearing Company
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • My current job since November 2016

*Providing complete secretarial and administrative support to the Deputy CEO - IT Sector.
* Handling routine correspondence, follow up with various departments on pending issues.
*Managing IT contracts with vendors, payment of invoices
*Assisting in the annual budgeting .
*Attending meetings and taking minutes
* Screening and responding to telephone calls, attending to visitors, maintaining diary for meetings, making travel arrangements.
* maintaining up-to-date filing system,

Senior Executive Assistant to the Vice President Treasury & Investments at United Arab Shipping Company SAG (UASC)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • May 2008 to October 2016

• Provide complete secretarial support to the Vice President/Dept. Managers.
• Independently handling all other regular communication, including faxes and email, routing correspondence as necessary.
• Screening and responding to telephone calls, attending to visitors, maintaining diary for meetings, travel arrangements, setup and organize meetings, conference calls, attending dept. meetings and preparing minutes.
• Handling reimbursement of expenses, settling invoices, ordering office supplies, maintaining efficient filing system.
• Observe confidentiality procedures, safe custody & registering of bank guarantees, other accountable documentation
• Assist in the process of opening new bank accounts, closure of accounts, KYC documentation as well as tax related FATCA documentation, year end audit requirements
• Responsible for maintaining and communicating the authorized signature list, standard settlement instructions to all counter parties.

Executive Assistant to Deputy CEO & Chief (Finance & Aministration) at United Arab Shipping Company
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • September 2005 to September 2008

* Providing complete secretarial and administrative support to the Dy. CEO.
* Handling routine correspondence including faxes and email, routing correspondence as necessary and drafting replies where appropriate, follow up with various departments on pending issues etc.
* Observing confidentiality procedures and register and track accountable documentation, records and reports to ensure security and control.
* Screening and responding to telephone calls, attending to visitors, maintaining diary for meetings, making travel arrangements, maintaining up-to-date filing system, ordering supplies, operating office equipment.

Executive Assistant to Vice President (Legal & Risk Management) at United Arab Shipping Company SAG
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • May 2000 to August 2005

• Providing complete secretarial & administrative support to the Vice President/Dept. Managers
• Independently handling routine correspondence including emails and faxes.
• Assisting the department in drafting and execution of various legal documents, Agency agreements, Lease agreements, Terminal contracts, IT contracts, miscellaneous contracts.
• Screening and responding to telephone calls, attending to visitors, maintaining diary for meetings, making travel arrangements, maintaining up-to-date filing system, ordering supplies, department library.
• Liaising and follow up with external legal consultants.
• Safe keeping/archiving of all original contracts & corporate documents of the Company.

Admin. Assistant - Fire & General Accidents Dept. at Warba Insurance Company, Kuwait
  • Kuwait
  • April 1997 to April 2000

• Providing secretarial & administrative support to the Fire & General Insurance
• Independently handling routine correspondence, faxes.
• Preparing quotations for various types of insurance as per requirement of Clients, Brokers and Agents.
• Issuing all types of insurance policies such as Fire, Theft & Burglary, Money Insurance, Personal Accident, Workmen’s Compensation, Erection All Risk, Machinery All Risk, Third Party Liability & Professional Indemnity Insurance.
• Follow-up with Clients relating to renewal of policies

Personal Assistant to Regional Manager (Estates & Office Services) at Life Insurance Corporation of India
  • India
  • April 1985 to April 1995

Life Insurance Corporation of India is a leading National Insurance Company with branches all over India as well as Middle East.

Job responsibilities:

• Providing secretarial & administrative support to the Estates & Office Services department.
• Liaising with various departments under the control of the Regional Manager.
• Receiving mail and routing the same to relevant sections, Screening and responding to incoming calls & attending to visitors, attending to visitors, maintaining diary for meetings, making travel arrangements, maintaining up-to-date filing system
• Follow up with various departmental heads for timely submission of reports etc.
• Attending meetings and preparing reports.
• Maintaining strict confidentiality

Education

Bachelor's degree, Bachelor of Commerce
  • at University of Mumbai
  • April 1984

Major subjects: Financial Accountancy, & Costing, Auditing, Economics, Commerce & Marketing, Business Law, Advertising, Export Management.

Bayt Tests

English for Business Skills Test
Score 88%

Specialties & Skills

E mail Management
Administrative Support
Computer literate
Good communication & interpersonal skills
Attentive to detail, analytical thinker, work under pressure
Written English
Executive Reporting
General Office Duties
Office management
Organising, prioritising tasks, time management

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Intermediate

Memberships

Insurance Institute of India
  • Licentiate - Life Branch
  • April 1989

Training and Certifications

Short Work Programs in Information Technology (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 1994
Valid Until:
June 1994

Hobbies

  • Reading, listening to music