LINDA B.

La ROCCA

Staten Island, New York 10306
917-327-8899
linla@msn.com
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/linda-larocca/1a/895/908/
OFFICE ADMINISTRATION CLIENT SERVICES RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL SERVICE INDUSTRY EDUCATION & TRAINING

Service driven, self-motivated, detail-oriented and analytical. Strength in developing and maintaining partnerships with senior
management, clients and vendors. Promotes trust and confidence among management, clients and peers. Accomplished at
planning, developing and implementing strategic decisions to meet organizational objectives.
KEY SKILLS:
Office & Facility Management
HR Administration
Office Build Outs and Moves
Accounts Payable / Receivable
Bookkeeping & Payroll
Policies & Procedures Manuals
Education & Training
MS Office Suite
Expense Reduction
Meeting & Event Planning
Curriculum Writing
EXPERIENCE:
Armajaro USA Inc. 12/07-present
New York, NY
Office Manager
Accounts Receivable & Payable
Monthly bank reconciliations
Benefits coordinator
401k Administrator
General Office duties
IT maintenance.
Supervisor of program development and training.
Liaison with London headquarters and Singapore on all fiscal and office matters.
Reduction of operational errors through monitoring systems
Experienced with accounts receivable and payable.
Audits by trade and government agencies improved 90% after 1 year of implementation of new procedures which I
developed to reduce penalties and censures.
Trained personnel in new technical upgrades, new procedures and coordination of projects
Liaison between my firms and clearing members. Kept track of credit lines and positions with each firm as well as
working with Banks and auditors.

TRANSMAR COMMODITY GROUP, LLC 05/07 12/07
Morristown, NJ
Started as a consultant to redefine and improve office procedures and reporting.
Streamlined work flow and personnel procedures.
Trading assistant
Liaison between office departments Trading-Accounting-Logistics
Month end reporting of subsidiaries, bank reconciliations, accounts receivables and clearing houses.
Report and reconcile commodity physical positions to Trading-Accounting-Logistics.
Reconcile and monitor commodity futures positions between clearing houses and
Trading department. (Includes margins and equity)

CONSULTANT- 10/05 TO 05/07
Analyze office procedures and make recommendations for effective efficiency.
Observe and review personnel duties and responsibilities
Organize office systems for efficient internal audits
Produce and implement Excel worksheets to maintain record keeping and reporting
Implement company manual of office procedures, including but not limited to: benefits, regulations and employee
evaluations
Review and implement management requirements for long term goals


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GRAYSON FINANCIAL LLC - Financial Services, Broker-Dealer 11/01 - 1 0/05
Executive Administrative Assistant/Trading & Operations Manager (company closure)
Assistant to the Compliance Director
Responsible for correspondence, scheduling of meetings, travel arrangements and Directors calendar
Responsible for trade executions and reporting Margin and maintenance calls for all accounts
Confirmed new accounts via VERID new accounts were compliant with Patriot act
Supervised documentation of accounts was compliant to industry and trading regulations.
Responsible for customer resolution to complaints were done in an expedient and cost effective manner.
Liaison between firm and clearing house on all firm matters
Worked with Compliance Director on NASD, SEC audits and company employee manual
Human Resource Administrator
Responsible for health benefits
New hires & record keeping

BALMAC INTERNATIONAL INC.-COCOA DEPT. - Commodity Merchants 11/95 - 11/01
Administrator to the Cocoa Trading Department
Provided administrative support to the President; general administrative duties including meeting coordination, travel
arrangements, word processing, calendar management and maintenance.
Maintained and reported department's physical and futures positions to traders and Finance Department
Responsible for the currency positions in French Francs and British Pound used as hedging and payment tools for the
cocoa physicals bought and sold.
Project leader for the coordination and development of the computer systems implemented in the cocoa area as well as
the coffee trading area.
Responsible for margin calculations with brokers and clearing houses.
Responsible for futures trading and positions in relation to the physical position.
Supervised customer reporting, contracts, and other department communications

LOMBARD & COMPANY, INC. - Commodity Merchants 7/93 - 11/95
Trading and Administrative Assistant to Head Sugar Trader (company closure)

ROTHFUS CORPORATIONS DIVISION OF NEUMANN KAFFE GRUPPE 1/92 7/93
Trading and Administrative Assistant

VAN EKRIS & STOEET DIVISION OF BALFOUR MACLAINE 4/90-1/92
Trading and Administrative Assistant (Chapter XI )

GOLDMAN SACHS J. ARON COFFEE DIVISION 5/84-4/90
Trading and Administrative Assistant (1/89-4/90)
Supervisor - Billing/Accounts Payable (2/86-1/89)
Administrative Assistant to Vice President of Operations (5/84-2/86)

SKILLS: Microsoft Office, Outlook, PowerPoint, QuickBooks

EDUCATION: College of Staten Island The City University of New York
Bachelor of Science Degree, January, 2001
Major: Business Management Minor: International Business
College of Staten Island The City University of New York
Masters Of Science- Secondary Education June, 2012
Major: English/Education MSED

LICENSES: Notary Public, Series 3 (Commodities License)
Initial License Secondary Education - LSAT-ATWS-CST-ELA

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:
Board Officer on the College of Staten Island Alumni Associations Board of Directors (2001-2007).
Volunteer Cancer Society
Mentor High School level student Imentor
Part-time teaching Financial Literacy High School level students