Antonia Ward
05-04, 21 Kim Yam Road, Singapore, 239332
(M) 91817339 toniward21@hotmail.co.uk
Work Experience
International Financial Services - Personal Assistant to Senior Consultant Aug 2015-Date
Client Servicing
Liaising with clients and dealing with queries
Setting up meetings with clients
Establish new business connection in Singapore to enhance business
Ensure sales and targets are met on a periodic basis
Complete all paperwork for new sign ups and be the main point of contact
Organised ‘Lead Gathering’ events such as quiz nights and an IFS Stand at a
Christmas shopping fair in order to gather new ‘warm’ leads for the team.
Tullett Prebon SGP Limited - Personal Assistant to Head of E Broking October 2013 - July 2014 (Maternity Leave)
Worked mainly on project SEF, organising clients and activating them to trade
Project Management
Client Servicing
Client Entertaining
Ad Hoc Duties
M&G Investments SGP- Personal Assistant to MD/ Team of 8 February 2013 - August 2013 (Contract)
Client Servicing
Events & Project Management
Created and put togethera new M&G Associate Handbookfor the company
Organised complex meeting schedules
Handled expense reports for the team
Ad Hoc Duties
Answering the main line
Managing customer relationships
Creating monthly Sales Reference Packs
Barclays SGP – Executive Assistant to MD/ Head of Asia Credit Sales & Team of 26 Mar 2012 – Feb 2013 ( 1 yr contract)
Provided administrative support to 3/4 Managing Director’s plus 2 busy team’s within the trading floor area
Booking international/European travel for all of the department and typing up detailed itineraries
Booking restaurants / taxis / meeting rooms / conferences / VC calls / Typing up documents
Complex Expenses, sorted through a back log of 6 months of expenses for the FX Sales Team
Prepare weekly internal meeting material for MD’s
Extensive use of Outlook to include Inbox management
Extensive diary management and meeting co-ordination
Compiled Mooncake orders/delivery
Order Stationary
Create excel spreadsheet’s forbudget’s/teamholidays
Co-ordinate meeting itinerary’s for London Staff when they travel to Asia
Set up new starters/orderblackberry’s/create travel profiles/ migrate systems etc.
Provided support during BAF week to 3 MD’s from the London Office
Arrange any seating changes
Nomura– Personal Assistant to MD/ Head of Emerging Markets in IBD & Cover for SCG Team Feb 2011 - Feb 2012
Provided administrative support to an MD plus a very busy team within the trading floor area of IBD
Provided comprehensive support to MD and team
Significant phone contact at a senior level, both with clients and internally
Provided personaladministrative support to MD
Extensive use of Outlook to include Inbox management
Extensive diary management and meeting co-ordination
Extensive and complex travel arrangements: co-ordination of flights, tickets, FX, accommodation and ground
transportation
Arranging Roadshows
Management of expense reimbursement and account reconciliation process within Nomura policy
Project administration
Entering data into the internal management information systemon bankers’ behalf
Timely production of presentation material which may involve liaising with computer graphics
Provided absence coverto otherteam members as required
Managing a Budget
Managing an Assistant
Deutsche Bank – Personal Assistant to MD in Legal Risk and Capital December 2010 – February 2011
Travelled to Germany on 2 occassions to work in the Frankfurt Office
Covering phone lines to high level board members of Deutsche Bank
Extensive and Complex Diary Management / Extensive Overseas Travel Management, arranging cars, travel,
hotels etc.
Personal organization; arranging parties, drinks, DJ’s, food, schooling.
Creating Powerpoint presentations and making edits.
Covering my MD’s Inbox, assisting where possible,sending emails on his behalf
Arranging complex meetings
Approving expenses, Approving Holidays for the team
PMO System
Morgan Stanley – Executive Assistant in Operations for 5 ED’s and Team February 2010 – November 2010
Extensive Diary management for ED’s, Extensive Overseas Travel Management, Powerpoint Presentations
Assisting and supporting visitors to the London office
Ensuring accurate organisation charts are prepared and uploaded on a monthly basis,Staff Absence
Management System
General office management issues/follow ups
Space Management – working on quarterly space returns, Co-ordinated all moves and processes
Integration of new hires into the department
Complex expenses and invoices for Officers
Barclays Capital – Executive Assistant in SCM November 2009 – February 2010
Diary management for team of 16
Raising Requests for team, including blackberry issues,remote access,access to folders etc.
Booking international/European travel for all of the department and typing up detailed itineraries
Organising candidate interviews and collecting feedback for Head of the SCM Team
Complex expenses/Stationary Orders/Tracking Holidays/Archiving
Organising Deal files
Booking restaurants / taxis / meeting rooms / conferences / VC calls / Typing up documents
Recording meeting information into spreadsheets fordepartment
Organising Transaction Review Committee Meetings for the team
Goldman Sachs – Team Assistant in Equities, Principal Strategies Jul 2009 – November 2009
Diary management for team of 15 (including MDs, VPs and Traders)
Organised Roadshows
Producing Live Prices for Traders
Booking international and European travel for all of the department, Prepare weekly internal meeting material
for team and completing complex expenses
General day to day tasks – post/printing/photocopying/faxing/Booking restaurants/taxis/meeting
rooms/conferences/VC calls/Stationary orders/Tracking holidays and sickness for department/
Main contact on switchboard for department – answering all calls on a dealerboard
Deutsche Bank – Personal Assistant in BCM/Protective Intelligence – 2 MD’s June 2008 – July 2009
Complex Diary Management for (2) Managing Directors
Ad Hoc Duties: Booking travel/Rooms etc.
Prepare weekly internal meeting material for MD’s / Booking
Organised Important events which included High up Members of the Police/MI5. This took a lot
of organisation and hard work to get everything perfect.
Assistance with department projects – organise Risk rating reports/editing/Co-Ord replies
Preparation of powerpoint presentations (editing slides, modifying)
Take Minutes for Protective Intelligence weekly meetings
Generate Precis’s for regular meetings/ conference calls
Proof read / Editing (documents, reports, letters)
Travelling - South East Asia / Australia / North America November 2007 – June 2008
In this time I have been travelling around the world. I have had an amazing experience. Travelling has enabled me to use my
initiative, and work well within a team.
Work Experience
Citigroup - Diners Club Operations Personal Assistant/Relationship Manager September 2005 – Nov 2007
In this role I took part in regular meetings and telephone conference calls concerning issues with Diners Cards. I would assist
with ongoing department projects, take minutes for meetings, Perform PA duties to the Operations Manager and other Ad Hoc
duties for the team. I covered our relationship Manager for the Key Accounts at Diners and produced a new set of Procedure
Documents for the Operations Department. Other job functions included:
Set up agreements for new or existing Diners Club Merchants,reviewing KYC.
Responsible for any amendments made on each account, e.g. Bank detail changes,cancellations.
Dealt with concluding complaints in a timely and mutually beneficial manner.
Supported designated VIP customers on a Daily basis with all types of Diners Club related
queries
Bank of America Cashier & CSR (Promoted to Senior Cashier) Aug 2003 - Aug 2005
Cashier:
I took part in 3 training courses (Cashier 1 , 11 and CSR 1 ) This enabled me to cross sell bank products to benefit BOA. The job
role included buying and selling foreign currency, wire transfers, loans, cashier services etc. As a senior Cashier I would
consolidate and balance up all the branch figures each day. I also received Supervisor Training, which enabled me to open and
close the bank, balance the vault and assist with the settlement of the ATM
Customer services Representative:
In this role I opened and closed accounts for authorised individuals or organisations.I set up standing orders, direct debits, ATM
Cards etc. I dealt with complaints from customers and sold our bank’s products.
Redbridge School of Gymnastics - Assistant Club Coach 2000 – 2002
To achieve this I had to take part in a course and pass a practical and written exam
Education
2002 – 2003 – Highams Park Technology College 6th Form,
Chingford. 4 A/S Levels in General
studies,Sociology, English, D&T
1997 – 2002 – Highams Park Technology College,
GCSE’s in English Literature (A), English Language (A), Science double award(BB) Maths (B), Design and
Technology (A), Business Studies (C), Sociology (A), Religious Education (A).
Computer Skills
Experienced user of MS word (Higher) and excel (intermediate) Powerpoint (Higher)
Microsoft outlook and lotus notes (Higher)
Concur/Peoplesoft/SAP Expense System
Personal Summary
Date of Birth: 8th March 1986
Marital Status: Married - Dependants Pass Visa
My personalinterests and hobbies include; gym, running and netball (Deutsche Bank team)
Qualified First Aider (2005)
Qualified Gymnastics Club Coach