Melissa Codina Lucia Email & Phone Number

Montreal, Quebec, CA

• Accounting Responsibilities: preparation of financial statements, administer payroll, full-cycle Accounts Payable (A/P) and Receivable (A/R), bank reconciliations, general journal entries, month-end, manage travel.
• Human Resources Responsibilities: create and maintain employee files, administer benefits program, manage master vacation schedule
• Management Responsibilities: strategic planning, weekly/monthly sales reports, standardization of reporting process

Dorval, Québec, CA

• Supply Chain Responsibilities: design, training and development of standardized processes and procedures across three organic food stores; integrate new Point of Sale system, creation of training program including.
• Marketing Responsibilities: market research, market studies, pricing strategy, creation of product catalogue
• Management Responsibilities: strategic planning, monthly operations report, weekly/monthly sales reports, standardization of reporting process

• Accounting Responsibilities: full-cycle Accounts Payable (A/P) and Receivable (A/R), bank reconciliations, general journal entries, month-end, manage travel expense reports
• Customer Service Responsibilities: manage service contract renewals and quotations, triage incoming support requests, coordinate support logistics
• Supply Chain Responsibilities: purchasing, inventory management, shipping logistics, scheduling
• Administrative Responsibilities: arrange corporate travel, draft corporate correspondence, corporate filing

• Accounting Responsibilities: prepare/send significant wire transfers ($250K+), A/P tasks (verify invoices, prepare invoice batches/cheques, maintain vendor files), bank reconciliations, manage expense reports, process.
• Human Resources Responsibilities: create and maintain employee files, administer benefits program, manage master vacation schedule
• Administrative Responsibilities: arrange corporate travel and meetings, draft corporate and personal correspondence, prepare quarterly packages for Trustees Meetings, corporate filing
• Developed a training manual for the Executive Assistant to President Position

CA

• Selwyn House School – Private Independent boys’ school
• Scheduled/planned annual Gala Fundraiser (350 attendees, $1.25M raised for endowment)
• Responsible for A/P tasks, GL and variance analysis, bank reconciliations, filing/follow-up of student accident reports
• Assisted directors in coordinating activities and administrative tasks (e.g. drafting education plans)

Montreal, Quebec, CA

• Full-cycle event planning: Conceptualized, scheduled, organized and executed events for the 40+ members involved in the club
• Co-chair of the 2013 Women in Business Conference hosted by Concordia and McGill (150 attendees, limited budget): Coordinated guest speakers and logistics

Elk Grove, California, US

• Assisted in writing project management reports for construction projects valued at $1M+, including monthly progress reports and PowerPoint presentations detailing the overview of projects
• Assisted in preparing budgets, scheduling and controlling costs for general capital projects

• Developed innovative, practical protocols/report forms to ensure that patient procedure and pathology records met required safety recommendations and were readily available
• Assisted doctors during procedures while monitoring patients; enhanced ability to take initiative and improved critical decision making/organizational skills in stressful situations
• Managed inventory levels of medical supplies
• Prepared rooms for procedures; managed equipment calibration and calibration schedule
• Assisted in defining/allocating responsibilities among other technicians

CA

• Replaced receptionist as required: answered phones, distributed mail, did clerical work and filing
• Organization of school events, including planning/executing senior school closing ceremonies
• Managed school bookroom, including office inventory, order and distribution of books and supplies

Pointe-Claire, Québec, CA

• Coordinated research teams for studies; solicited study subjects and met with families to explain the program
• Administered study tests on subjects/recorded results; completed data entry using SPSS Database
• Acted as a liaison between the head researcher and other members of the research team
• Organized lab meetings and took minutes, and performed various administrative tasks

Graduate Diploma In Accounting

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Physiology, General