Candida Sequeira

Managed daily office operations, facilities, lease, vendors, and budget for the Gulf-Levant office. Negotiated vendor contracts to cut office supply costs by 10% and wrote SOPs to reduce administrative time.

Provided administrative and business support to the GCC office, including staff in Saudi Arabia. Managed the GM's calendar, meetings, travel, and events, and negotiated with vendors for special events.

Supported the General Manager with calendar, meetings, travel, events, and reports, and acted as liaison with head office in France. Assisted the Marketing Director by supporting 8 marketing executives and managing print production.

Coordinated marketing campaigns, print materials, and events including GITEX Dubai. Prepared proforma invoices, MIS and Excel reports, price lists, and stock updates for management and sales teams.

Worked as an Analyst in the Derivatives team, handling derivative-related tasks and processes.

Worked as a Processing Officer handling processing tasks and operations.

Holds the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute.

Grade: First Class, 71%

Earned a Bachelor of Commerce with a focus on Accounts and Taxation, achieving First Class with 71%.