Oluchi Ogbuluwa

Oluchi Ogbuluwa

$20/hr
Executive Assistant/Virtual Assistant
Reply rate:
-
Availability:
Hourly ($/hour)
Age:
30 years old
Location:
Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
Experience:
5 years
Lagos, Nigeria- |- http://www.linkedin.com/in/oluchi-lucy-4Christ Highly motivated and detailed oriented Executive Assistant with over 5 years’ experience in supporting C-suite executives, strategic project management, managing multiple tasks, streamlining office operations, providing excellent accounting and admin support to Executives. Proven ability to manage complex projects and maximizing Executive efficiency, adept in Microsoft office suite, Excel, Google workspace, and various communication platforms, committed to ensuring efficient office operations. Skilled in Executive support, office management, confidentiality, regulatory compliance, global travel coordination, Financial reporting, Account receivable (AR), Account payable (AP), Budget and expense reporting. Currently pursuing an MBA to sharpen business acumen and project management skills for driving business success. February 2022 - Till Date Executive Assistant • Working Capital Management: Monitor and follow up on Account receivables (AR), perform reconciliations, and track invoices to ensure timely settlement. Played a pivotal role in recovering two "bad debt" invoices and successfully recovering over 1 billion naira in outstanding receivables within a 10- months period significantly increasing cash flow and driving revenue recovery initiatives • Preparing and generating client’s invoices and matching payments to invoice numbers, handling clients queries as regards billing issues. • Meeting Coordination: Prepare and distribute meeting agendas, minutes, reports, memos, and presentations. Organize and facilitate working capital management meetings aimed at recovering long-outstanding receivables. • Time Management & Reporting: Track and document the Partner's time allocation on various engagements, ensuring accurate job costing and time accountability. • Travel & Logistics Coordination: Manage global travel arrangements, including flight and hotel reservations, per diem processing, airport pickups, and calendar management. Ensuring seamless travel experiences through detailed planning and arrangement. • Administrative Support: Provide comprehensive administrative support to the Partner, enhancing productivity through effective task prioritization and delegation. Assist in managing calendars, coordinating travel, and overseeing expense reporting. • Expense Management: Oversee expense retirement and financial reconciliations related to the Partner’s travel and office expenditures, ensuring compliance with company policies. • Correspondence Management: Oversee and manage the Partner’s email inbox and phone calls, ensuring all communications are handled with professionalism and efficiency. Serve as the primary point of contact, responding promptly and courteously to both internal and external stakeholders. • Improved operational workflows by streamlining communication channels and reducing task redundancy, increasing team efficiency by 20%. • Procurement: Reduced procurement costs by 10% through strategic vendor negotiations and competitive bidding processes while maintaining a high standard of quality • • • • • • • • • • June 2021 - December 2022 Executive Assistant Provided administrative support to executive team (C-Level executives), including scheduling meetings, coordinating travel plans and managing calendar. Handled sensitive information, files and document in a confidential manner. Provided customer service support with professional telephone etiquette, managing incoming and outgoing calls for busy office. Liaised with departments and coordinated inter-office communication, to ensure effective office operations. Prepared weekly, monthly, quarterly report and official correspondence for programs and activities. Distributed correspondence, memo, letters faxes and forms. Acted as a point of contact for internal and external clients. Managed and maintained proper records of the company's Assets, inclusive of Vehicle, Laptops, license renewal and repairs. Collaborated with Procurement unit to ensure office supplies are timely. Budget preparation for travel and out of station staff, processing of per diem and allowance. Tracked teams performance, inclusive of drivers, janitors to ensure that quality of work is within acceptable • standards. Assisted the HR unit in recruitment process by identifying the right candidate for each role, scheduling interviews and onboarding of new employees. March 2020 - May 2021 TR Administrative Assistant • Maintained special confidentiality of documents, files and information for only parties allowed. • Maintained supplies of inventory through regular check to determine inventory level, placing order, expediting orders of supplies and verifying receipts. • Managed relationship with vendors and other third parties which includes negotiation and handling billing issuance. • Managed office files both in electronic and hard copies • Participated in various meetings and events either in person or virtually taking detailed minutes ofmeetings held. October 2019 - February 2021 • • • • Participated in various meetings and events either in person or virtually taking detailed minutes ofmeetings held. Developed scheme of work, lesson plan in English language to meet student’s needs.Created a vibrant and effective learning environment for the students’ needs. Performed traditional and ad-hoc duties including typing documents, answering telephone calls. Prevented unauthorized school access by screening visitors thoroughly and ascertaining their reasons for visiting and directing them to proper person/office. • LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY, OJO (LASU). MASTERS BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 2024 - 2026 • UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA (UNN). B.A LINGUISTICS SECOND CLASS UPPER DIVISION (2:1) September 2015 - October 2019 Filing, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) Data entry, Account receivable (AR), Financial reporting, Project management, problem solving, procurement, invoice tracking andmanagement, Google workspace, monday.com, Client relationship management, Impeccable writing and speaking skills, confidentiality, Excellent communication skills. English, Igbo, Yoruba and French. KPMG - Global Data Privacy KPMG - Global Independence Training Alison - Executive Assistant Skills Aliso- Human Resource Management Udemy - Product Management
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