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Gemma Ward

Summary

I am a motivated business administrative professional with over eighteen years' experience in the industry. I am seeking a position in a fast-paced work environment where I can enhance my communication and leadership skills. Utilising my interpersonal & problem-solving skills to further my proven track record of providing exceptional customer service, offering keen attention to detail and strong decision-making skills to manage multiple, concurrent tasks.


I am an enthusiastic, hardworking individual and I will bring excellent communication & team building skills to the workplace. I have excellent time management skills & I am able to prioritise & delegate tasks where necessary in order to achieve targets. I like to get things done and work well to deadlines. I work well as part of a team and also work on my own initiative. I enjoy liaising with customers from an office based perspective.


I have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Horizon & toolbox, with the ability to learn new software. Some skills I have learned & honed in my career are computer proficiency, attention to detail, communication, organisation, adaptability, problem-solving, customer service, multi-tasking, and confidentiality.

I am a strong person who is honest, reliable, highly organised & meticulous with an eye for detail. I am a confident, amiable person with an enthusiastic personality.

I have experience in the mortgage industry setting and my aim is to provide my employer with excellent support & workmanship.

I value customer expectations and do my best to use my experience & relevant data to maintain good consumer relations, whilst helping the team achieve company goals

I am Well-versed in training, educating, motivating and supporting staff members and talented in training and mentoring successful teams. I am hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organisational skills eager to secure an Administration position and ready to help the team achieve company goals.


I am looking to seek and maintain a part-time position that offers professional challenges utilising interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. I am organised and dedicated with proven track record of providing exceptional customer service in fast-paced environments. Offering keen attention to detail and strong decision-making skills to manage multiple, concurrent tasks. Self-motivated work ethic to perform effectively in independent or team environments.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Business Owner

GEM Admin Support
12.2016 - Current
  • Lasing with my brokers to ensure all paperwork submitted meets compliance regulations
  • Processing applications onto Horizon/Toolbox to a high standard making sure all was compliant and ensuring deadlines are met
  • Sending invoices to brokers
  • Previously organising workload for a team of administrators who were supporting me in my business
  • Trained and motivated employees to perform daily business functions.
  • Adhered to regulatory and policy changes and made necessary adjustments to maintain overall success.
  • Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics.
  • Researched and updated industry knowledge on changing legislation and regulations.

Administrator

A&A Mortgages
02.2015 - 12.2016
  • Answering & managed telephone enquiries while recording accurate messages and also dealing with any enquiries regarding application queries
  • Working alongside the Office Manager to support in day to day running of the office, such as maintaining office supplies
  • Processing applications onto Horizon/Toolbox to a high standard making sure all was compliant and ensuring deadlines are met
  • Welcoming customers face to face in the office
  • Monitoring client emails
  • Act as the first port of call for queries from clients, lenders and conveyancers
  • General office administration duties such as filing, faxing, photocopying and answering the telephone
  • Acting as a liaison between the client and the Lender to ensure that all conditions are being met
  • Reviewing documentation submitted by clients to ensure it meets the requirements of the Lender
  • Tracking mortgage status via Chasing Solicitors/Lenders for application updates and informing the customers
  • Meeting with the Mortgage Brokers to ensure all mortgage files are being processed in a timely and efficient manner
  • Providing administrative support to your colleagues as required
  • Maintained high level of customer satisfaction by providing prompt and accurate loan status updates.

Operations Administrator

ADT Fire & Security Plc
09.2005 - 02.2015
  • Liaising with clients to provide excellent customer service, this involves organising engineer attendance, courtesy calls to keep customers updated on progress and also after care
  • Resolving customer complaints, processing engineer's activity reports and managing and organising engineers training
  • Ordering and resolving queries regarding all aspects of monitored alarms
  • Collation of daily/weekly & monthly reports set to deadlines.

Bar Attendant

Goals Soccer Centre
02.2004 - 11.2007
  • To serve and sell alcohol to customers
  • To clean the bar area clean & tidy at all times

Sales Assistant

Woolworths
07.2004 - 09.2005
  • Provide quality customer service to customers on a face to face interaction
  • Replenishing stock and taking payments for items purchased.

Waitress

Leicester City Football Club
01.2003 - 01.2004
  • Serving customers their dinner in the Fosse Restaurant located at the Leicester City Football ground

Sales Assistant

The Card Shop
01.2002 - 01.2003
  • Stacking and stocking the racks up with the required cards, serving customers and operating the till.

Education

A Levels -

Wyggeston & Queen Elizabeth I College
2004

Hamilton Community College
2002

Skills

  • Task Delegation
  • Employee Training
  • Data Entry Documentation
  • Customer Service
  • Team Bonding
  • Administrative Support
  • Office Management
  • Phone Call Answering
  • Staff Management
  • Business Administration
  • Staff Motivation
  • Awarded a Star Award for my Customer Service whist working at ADT

Certification

  • March 2008 - City & Guilds

Level 1 Keys Skills in Application of Number - Pass


  • February 2008 - Edexcel

Business & Administration NVQ Level 2 - Pass

Timeline

Business Owner

GEM Admin Support
12.2016 - Current

Administrator

A&A Mortgages
02.2015 - 12.2016

Operations Administrator

ADT Fire & Security Plc
09.2005 - 02.2015

Sales Assistant

Woolworths
07.2004 - 09.2005

Bar Attendant

Goals Soccer Centre
02.2004 - 11.2007

Waitress

Leicester City Football Club
01.2003 - 01.2004

Sales Assistant

The Card Shop
01.2002 - 01.2003

A Levels -

Wyggeston & Queen Elizabeth I College

Hamilton Community College
Gemma Ward