Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Timeline
Volunteer
Elvira Davis

Elvira Davis

Toledo,OH

Summary

Driven and resourceful administrative professional with 15 + years of experience assisting with work of high-achieving executives. Track record supporting professional needs with well-organized precision. Successfully manages high-volume workloads in rapidly changing environments.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Executive Assistant & Board Liaison

Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts
Toledo, OH
05.2021 - Current
  • Provides direct administrative support to President & CEO and Music Director
  • Managing schedules, setting appointments, and making reservations as needed
  • Act as gatekeeper to internal and external constituencies
  • Create and submit expense reports and coordinate reimbursements
  • Coordinate travel, lodging and/or transportation as needed
  • Coordinate Board and sub-committee meetings and prepare subsequent documents
  • Guest artist travel coordination
  • Office management
  • Organized and coordinated conferences and monthly meetings.
  • Responded to emails and other correspondence to facilitate communication and enhance business processes.
  • Processed travel expenses and reimbursements for executive team and senior management group.
  • Produced accurate office files, updated spreadsheets and crafted presentations to support executives and boost team productivity.
  • Prepared documents, reports and presentations for executives and board members using advanced software proficiencies.
  • Transcribed minutes of meetings and executed meetings and events for company to support sales, business development and senior management teams.
  • Researched, proposed and implemented vendor agreements to decrease costs and improve services.
  • Upheld strict timetables by maintaining accurate, balanced calendars.

Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable Specialist

Ransom & Randolph
Maumee, OH
01.2021 - 04.2021
  • Assisted with month and year end close
  • Supplier statement reconciliation
  • Processed daily lockbox deposits and credit card receipts
  • Matched invoices with purchase orders
  • Entered invoices for payment to include in check runs
  • Performed collection activities on delinquent accounts
  • Applied cash to customer accounts and processed credit card payments
  • Verified vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions.
  • Paid vendors by monitoring discount opportunities and paid employees by receiving and verifying expense reports.
  • Reviewed each invoice and requisitions for payment approval.

Invoicing Specialist

Schindler Elevator Corporation
Holland, OH
05.2019 - 10.2020
  • Responsible for billing for new construction and modification elevator projects for 11 districts
  • Manual billing on Excel worksheets for special handled jobs
  • Reconciliation of billing between internal and external billing systems
  • Examination of contract terms to ensure accurate billing
  • Monthly district calls to ensure billing is up to date versus work performed on job
  • Fulfill any special request by local office and/or customer to ensure payment
  • Work closely with DAS(District Account Specialist) to make sure payments are collected and applied correctly.
  • Responded to customer concerns and questions on daily basis.
  • Developed rapport with clients and vendors to cultivate loyalty and satisfaction.

Claims Specialist

Union Home Mortgage
Sylvania, OH
08.2017 - 04.2019
  • Responsible for submission of claims for reimbursement to Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, HUD and
  • Mortgage Insurance companies for delinquent loans and disposed properties
  • Run daily Claims Payment Report and update payment data to individual spreadsheets for each loan
  • Loan reconciliation after any event
  • Reinstatement, modification, payoff or disposition)
  • Remit funds back to investors after loan reconciliation, if applicable
  • Review all incoming invoices related to delinquencies and dispositions from attorneys and vendors to ensure accuracy before submitting for payment
  • Help with collection calls, when needed
  • Take borrower payments over the phone, when needed.
  • Conducted full claim investigations and reported updates and legal actions.

Customer Service Representative

Jones-Hamilton Co
Walbridge, OH
02.2015 - 10.2016
  • Handle emergency after hours (evenings and weekends) calls or orders received by the plant or through direct contact with the customer or supplier by rotating responsibility for carrying an after-hour’s sales phone
  • Maintain accurate and thorough documentation of customer problems and complaints
  • Provide customers with shipment weights and proof of delivery as requested
  • Maintains customer information files and ship-to pricing documents supplied by sales both by paper and for electronic filing and is responsible for appropriate entries into MAPICS computer system 2
  • E
  • Gordon 419-466-1576
  • Responsible for compliance with customers request for SPC, certificate of analysis and other requested data
  • Process all necessary paperwork for customer and supplier specifications for each scheduled shipment
  • Maintains customer and warehouse telemetry reading/inventory logs and places orders as indicated by agreements and guidelines
  • Schedule daily outbound shipments with carriers and supply locations
  • Prepare paperwork for shipments including but not limited to; Bill of Lading, loading order, certificates of analysis or compliance, packing list, and customs documentation as required
  • Communicates promptly with Transportation & Logistics personnel all service issues relating to carriers and loading facilities
  • Perform daily invoicing audit for accuracy prior to release of invoices to customers
  • Provide Accounting Department with all documents necessary for preparing monthly reports
  • Prepares weekly/monthly statement billings for appropriate customers
  • Assist in writing or editing of ISO and training documents.
  • Maintained customer satisfaction with forward-thinking strategies focused on addressing customer needs and resolving concerns.
  • Answered customer telephone calls promptly to avoid on-hold wait times.

Client Services Manager

Fifth Third Bank
Toledo, OH
05.2012 - 12.2014
  • Oversee and own day-to-day client service Charitable Management Services, Escrows and/or other Global
  • Security Services clients
  • Administering Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plans along with
  • Escrows, Foundations, Endowments and Custody
  • Client interaction via, phone email and in person
  • Account openings, conversions and administration
  • Accounts Payable - GEAC
  • Administrative Reviews
  • Cash disbursements to participants via wire implementation or transfers
  • Attain and maintain up to date documentation
  • Maintain certification in compliance and training
  • Scheduled and attended meetings with clients and prospective clients as requested.
  • Partnered with business leaders to deliver services that support company objectives and consistent with corporate values.

Education

Business Administration & Management

Aquinas College
Grand Rapids, MI
2004

Skills

  • Travel Arrangement Coordination
  • Calendar and Scheduling Software
  • Visitor Greeting
  • Invoice Preparation
  • Video Conferencing Software
  • Meeting Agenda Preparation
  • Executive Schedule Management
  • Office Supplies and Inventory
  • Meeting Agendas and Minutes
  • Goal Minded
  • Reservation Coordination
  • Confidentiality and Discretion

Certification

  • Ohio Licensed Life Insurance Agent - March 2022
  • Michigan Licensed Life Insurance Agent - April 2022
  • Wisconsin Licensed Life Insurance Agent - April 2022
  • Florida Licensed Life Insurance Agent - April 2022


Timeline

Executive Assistant & Board Liaison

Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts
05.2021 - Current

Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable Specialist

Ransom & Randolph
01.2021 - 04.2021

Invoicing Specialist

Schindler Elevator Corporation
05.2019 - 10.2020

Claims Specialist

Union Home Mortgage
08.2017 - 04.2019

Customer Service Representative

Jones-Hamilton Co
02.2015 - 10.2016

Client Services Manager

Fifth Third Bank
05.2012 - 12.2014

Business Administration & Management

Aquinas College
Elvira Davis