Andrea Howard

Executive Assistant

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

About

A seasoned and polished Executive Assistant, who is a strong team player with a wealth of experience in the private sector, banking, insurance, and not-for-profit environments. Key strengths include: • Excellent communication skills • Proven organizational, time management, and research abilities, as well as database management. • Understands the need for urgency and maintaining confidentiality. • Polished interpersonal skills across all organizational levels as well as with outside stakeholders, the key to the success of the business • Building strong and lasting relationships with peers, managers, as well as key company contacts, and donors Expertise: • Organization and completion of monthly financial and project status reports • Reduction of office expenses • Co-ordination of on- and off-site meetings, workshops, receptions, and conferences Computer Skills: MS Office (2003-2019 and office 365), SharePoint, Internet, Intranet (internal company websites), ARIBA, APSS, SAP, Oracle, Timekeeper, Blackbaud for CRM, Salesforce, Concur for travel arrangements, G-suite Software, Board Vantage, processing of invoices for accounts payable and receivables.

Experience

  • Executive Assistant at BMO
    Oct 2024 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

    Executive assistant BMO Capital Markets

  • Executive Assistant at Bmo Bank of Montreal
    Oct 2024 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Executive Assistant and Office Manager at Apellis Pharmaceuticals
    Dec 2023 - Jan 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos

    Executive Assistant to the Canadian leadership team and office manager.

  • Executive Assistant at Bmo Bank of Montreal
    Aug 2022 - Nov 2023 · 1 yr 4 mos

    Executive Assistant to the Co-CEO of GAM and Chief Innovation Officer of Wealth

  • Executive Assistant Office Manager at Voiant Group Canada
    Mar 2022 - Aug 2022 · 6 mos

    Executive Assistant to the C-Suite Team of Voiant Group International, and Toronto office manager.