Asia Cofield
Washington,DC
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Summary
Administrative Assistant with 7+ years of experience preparing flawless presentations, assembling facility reports, and maintaining the utmost confidentiality. Expertise in Microsoft Excel. Looking to leverage my knowledge and experience into a role as Administrative Assistant Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Night Auditor
Hyatt
Arlington, VA
10.2021 - Current
- Check guest in, ensuring proper credit is received, special requests are noted and fulfilled and accurate information is established
- Thoroughly complete all guest transactions
- Promote and sell special hotel programs
- Interact with staff in a professional manner, assisting other departments with necessary information
- Be knowledgeable of all emergency procedures and policies
- Maintain house bank
- Communicate all pertinent information to the Front Office Managers and Supervisors
- Follow set procedures on posting, charges, cashing checks, safe deposits, and refunds
- Solicit guest feedback via guest comment cards.
- Handled night audit paperwork, verification of daily room occupancy and hotel revenue reviews.
- Audited and balanced cash and credit transactions daily and reset register for next day's operations.
- Managed late check-ins and provided information on hotel amenities, including dining establishments, spa hours and room service.
- Checked auditing discrepancies by reconciling cash drop and credit card transactions.
- Assessed data and information to check entries, calculations and billing codes for accuracy.
- Directed and trained new staff on procedures, service standards and productivity strategies and provided assistance and mentoring.
- Applied mathematical skills to calculate totals, check figures, and correct problems with physical and digital files.
- Maintained well-stocked and presentable complementary food and beverage station.
- Completed nightly updates to hotel rates and individual room charges.
- Maintained current understanding of state and federal accounting procedures to prevent legal or compliance issues.
Paraeducator, Special Education
Prince George's County Public Schools
02.2011 - 06.2022
- Conducted small group and individual classroom activities with students based on differentiated learning needs.
- Advocated for needs of the students with disabilities.
- Developed and maintained individualized skill-appropriate lesson plans to promote and build student confidence.
- Used vast number of teaching strategies in coordination of lesson creation and planning to meet diverse group of students' specific needs.
- Applied positive reinforcement to redirect negative behaviors.
- Worked cooperatively with special education teachers to modify curricula for special education students according to Individual Education Plans (IEPs).
- Liaised with team of professionals to implement comprehensive educational action plans for special needs and at-risk students.
- Supported diverse student populations through equitable instructional design and programming.
- Established and maintained dynamic working relationships with students and parents to support classroom objectives.
- Observed students to help teachers identify potential learning blocks and opportunities for support.
Senior Administrative Assistant
Us Department Of State
Washington, DC
08.2010 - 12.2012
- Maintained calendars in the manner the director prefers, while ensuring sensitive and confidential information is maintained with a high level of privacy
- Scheduled meetings, appointments, conferences, and interviews to the specifications of the director
- Meeting scheduled may cross international time zones
- Answered phone calls and emails to provide information, resulting in effective business correspondence.
- Prepared and prioritized calendars and correspondence.
- Scheduled appointments, meetings and events for management staff.
- Inventoried and ordered supplies for office.
- Handled incoming calls and directed callers to appropriate department or employee.
- Organized files, developed spreadsheets, faxed reports and scanned documents, maintaining front desk and reception area in neat and organized fashion.
- Coordinated travel arrangements and completed expense reports for travel reimbursement.
- Used voice recorder or notepad to compose and transcribe meeting minutes.
- Reduced financial discrepancies by accurately analyzing and managing customer orders and invoices for various Fortune 500 companies.
- Provided active assistance to the director with navigation of her daily schedule
- This includes reminders regarding upcoming appointments/commitments throughout the day and timely communication of schedule changes and cancellations using preferred technological methods
- Created and maintained log to track of weekly priorities for work related to research grants, scientific publications, and meetings
- Utilizes log to remind of weekly priorities
Administrative Assistant
Howard University
Washington, DC
05.2009 - 07.2010
- Managing executives' schedules and booking meetings
- Answering and forwarding telephone inquiries
- Screening email communication, responding to emails as appropriate
- Researching conferences, trade shows, and other events that may be relevant for executive team members
- Coordinating travel plans for executive team in concur
- Planning for meal orders, transportation, and other requests
- Overseeing and delegating tasks to the admin team
- Supporting bookkeeping and payroll activities as needed
- Proofreading and editing drafts of reports, emails, and other work for the executive team
- Maintaining organized and accurate records, updating databases, calendars, and other files
- Assisting with special projects as needed
- Answered phone calls and emails to provide information, resulting in effective business correspondence.
- Coordinated appointments, meetings and conferences.
- Responded effectively to sensitive inquiries or complaints.
- Scheduled staff and monitored resource allocation to provide optimal coverage and service.
- Organized files, developed spreadsheets, faxed reports and scanned documents, maintaining front desk and reception area in neat and organized fashion.
- Composed, edited and typed complex memos and reports with job-related software.
Education
Bachelor of Arts -
05.2018
Skills
- Strategic planning (7 years)
- Event coordination
- Outlook
- Scheduling meetings (10 years)
- Calendar Management (7 years)
- POTS inventory (5 years)
- Concur travel (7 years)
- Record maintenance
- Data entry
- 45 WPM
- Detail oriented
- Administrative Experience
- Bookkeeping
- Personal Assistant Experience
- Proofreading
- Office Management (7 years)
- Databases
- QuickBooks
- Accounts Payable
- Project Management
- Microsoft Excel
- Documentation review
- Clerical experience
- Reporting Capabilities
- Balancing Transactions
- Generating Reports
- Problem-Solving
- Tracking Expenses
- Information Confidentiality
- Multitasking and Organization
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Phone and Email Etiquette
- Incoming Mail Sorting
- Data Gathering
- Problem Solving
- IEP Familiarity
- Helping Students with Special Needs
- Reading and Writing Support
- Effective Communication
Additional Information
- Willing to relocate: Anywhere
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Night Auditor - Hyatt
10.2021 - Current
Paraeducator, Special Education - Prince George's County Public Schools
02.2011 - 06.2022
Senior Administrative Assistant - Us Department Of State
08.2010 - 12.2012
Administrative Assistant - Howard University
05.2009 - 07.2010
Grand Canyon University - Bachelor of Arts,