Total 134 audit assistant job vacancies in pasig city national capital region

Salary: P60,000 to P70,000 (Monthly Package)

Schedule: Monday – Friday  (09:00 AM - 06:00 PM EST)

What are we looking for?

Skills Required:

• 3+ years of proven experience as an Executive Assistant or similar role
• Able to support 2 or more C-Level executives simultaneously.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks effectively.
• High level of professionalism and confidentiality.
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Good communication and interpersonal abilities
• Ability to work independently and remotely

What will you do?

• Monitor and organize the executive team’s inboxes, ensuring all emails are categorized, flagged, and prioritized appropriately.
• Draft, proofread, and send professional emails on behalf of the executive team, maintaining a consistent tone and style.
• Respond to routine inquiries, redirecting emails to the appropriate team members when necessary.
• Develop and implement email templates for repetitive responses to streamline communication.
• Set up automated rules and filters to manage the executive team’s inboxes efficiently, reducing clutter and highlighting critical messages.
• Perform data entry tasks, including updating spreadsheets, managing contact lists, and maintaining databases with accurate and up-to-date information.
• Prepare and format documents, reports, and presentations, ensuring they meet the company’s standards for accuracy and presentation.
• Manage the executive team’s calendar by scheduling meetings, appointments, and calls, taking into account time zones and prioritizing engagements.
• Coordinate travel arrangements, including booking flights, hotels, and transportation, while preparing detailed itineraries.
• Organize digital files, creating a systematic filing system that ensures quick retrieval of documents when needed.
• Assist in the creation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for recurring administrative tasks to ensure consistency and efficiency.
• Conduct thorough research on a variety of topics related to secured debt, market trends, potential investment opportunities, and industry best practices.
• Gather and analyze data from multiple sources, compiling findings into comprehensive reports that offer actionable insights.
• Stay informed on the latest developments in the finance and investment sectors, providing the executive team with regular updates and summaries.
• Investigate potential business partners, vendors, and service providers, evaluating their credibility, reputation, and fit for the company.
• Research and recommend tools, software, and technologies that can enhance the executive team’s productivity and streamline business processes.
• Track and manage the progress of ongoing projects, ensuring deadlines are met and tasks are completed to the executive team’s satisfaction.
• Liaise with internal teams and external partners to gather necessary information, follow up on outstanding tasks, and ensure alignment with the executive team’s priorities.
• Set up reminders and alerts for key milestones and deliverables, ensuring nothing falls through the cracks.
• Maintain a task management system to organize the executive team’s workload, delegating tasks when appropriate and tracking their completion.
• Act as the primary point of contact for all communications directed to the executive team, handling phone calls, messages, and inquiries with professionalism and discretion.
• Draft internal communications, memos, and announcements on behalf of the executive team, ensuring clarity and consistency in messaging.
• Coordinate and manage virtual meetings, including setting up video conferencing links, preparing agendas, and distributing meeting notes.
• Facilitate communication between the executive team and other members, ensuring information flows smoothly and any issues are promptly addressed.
• Handle sensitive and confidential information with the utmost discretion, maintaining the executive team’s trust and confidence.

Join the awesome team and enjoy these benefits & perks:

• Work from home
• Medical, Dental Coverage and Life insurance from day 1 of employment
• Paid Vacation and Sick Leave (with Quarterly Sick Leave Conversion)
• Competitive salary package and annual appraisal
• Financial Assistance Program
• Mandatory Government Benefits and 13th Month Pay
• Complimentary Sleeping Quarters, Coffee at no cost
• Complimentary Office Fitness and Wellness Facilities at no cost
• Regular Company Events, Work Life Balance, and Career growth opportunities
• Accessible location at the heart of Metro Manila --- the Mega Tower, EDSA

JOIN CONNECTOS NOW!

ConnectOS is certified as a Great Place to Work and is a top-rated Philippines employer of choice.

Our Client was established in 2009, for the purpose of purchasing distressed commercial real estate loans and properties across the United States. Since inception, our Client has acquired and actively managed over 80 assets, across 22 states and multiple property types. Our Client administers two investment funds and several separately managed accounts. To date, they has realized an average Gross IRR of ~25% on its investments.

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Equal Employment Statement

Employment decisions at ConnectOS will be conducted without consideration of factors such as age’, race, color, religion, gender, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, and marital status. ConnectOS ensures the full confidentiality of the data it processes.

• Monitors rebate, allowances, house charges, and paid-out amounts to ensure that each account is properly authorized and has relevant explanations, and to report any deviations.
• Ensures the timely preparation and issuance of audit reports, and the distribution of revenue and statistics reports.
• Ensures that the hotel complies with corporate policy on Income Audit.

• Develops design art work according to corporate standards and ensure optimum brand image for hotel collateral, advertisement and exposure.
• Manages collateral printing and hotel merchandize in line with brand standards. 
• Assists in production of all displays and signage in the hotel public areas and seasonal/theme decorations.
• Maintains an up-to-date image and collateral filing.

• Develops and maintains a high level of communication with major sources of business, and advises the Reservations Manager of feedback, as needed.
• Caters to room inquiries and reservations on a daily basis received via telephone calls and emails with full utilization of Opera PMS for creating and updating room reservations.
• Works towards maximizing hotel revenues by promoting upselling in the department, ensuring efficient availability control procedures and overbooking decisions.

The Executive Assistant is responsible for providing administrative support to one or more executives, performing day-to-day tasks such as coordinating diaries, preparing materials for meetings, organizing and managing data, and liaising with other departments. A valuable asset to the executive team, the Executive Assistant is expected to communicate effectively and display professionalism, resourcefulness, and the highest degree of confidentiality.

• Closely coordinate with the executives to maintain their diaries. This should be aligned to the executive's preferences, priorities, leniencies, and limits, to create a proper balance between commitments.
• To work closely with the executive in terms of structuring and proper prioritization of the day-to-day administrative activities including key events, travel plans, and other action items.
• Create and maintain reports, spreadsheets, distribution lists, email groups, and other necessary documents and databases in response to and in anticipation of executive's needs
• Able to arrange domestic and international travel (Airline, Hotel, Car Rentals, Train Tickets)
• Practice collaboration with all levels within the company, develop effective networks with peers as well as external professional groups
• Practice confidentiality and maintain high standards of business ethics, ensuring strict compliance with company policies
• Prepare and coordinate presentations
• Assist in the staging of virtual and in-person events
• Able to oversee correspondences for the executive by identifying important emails and sorting based on priorities by assigning some rules
• Prepare and submit the Executive’s expense reports aligned with service-level agreements
• Conduct research - data gathering in a particular field or industry to generate valuable insights
• Prepare and process expenses and invoices for payment
• Process purchase requests, purchase orders, invoice coding, vendor setup, and conduct accounts payable coordination
• Maintains and organizes documents in Sharepoint and Teams databases for stakeholders, including tasks such as saving, organizing, and creating folders for efficient document repository management.
• Assist in office activities such as Friday night events, birthdays, and other office activities needing support that can be done remotely.
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish more complicated goals. Completes tasks independently and receives guidance on new assignments or atypical matters.
• Perform and accomplish the responsibilities listed above with moderate guidance from the Team Lead.
• Perform other related projects and duties as assigned.

The Claims Division is seeking an Indexing Assistant to join the Claims Operations Team.  Under general supervision, the Indexing Assistant provides administrative support to one or more individuals in the Claims Department.

• Identify, classify and triage incoming documents/mail to the appropriate owner (could be a TPA, a different department within Arch, Arch claims etc…)
• Process document/mail and index to appropriate Arch claims files in the system; ImageRight system / FlexiCapture Verification which includes:
  • Surety indexing
  • Canada indexing
  • Dropfile

• Ensures consistency on exceeding guest services expectations by personal involvement in the arrival, rooming, and departure of key/VIP guests.

• Establishes strong and effective communication with all Departments and ensures that all Front Office Policies and Procedures are adhered to.

• Creates an environment that allows Colleagues to achieve job fulfillment and provides a path for career development with Fairmont Hotels & Resorts.  Develops strong teams through active involvement in the operations and through the development and support of a continually evolving team. 

This role provides administrative support for various tasks, such as data entry, timekeeping, expense reporting, and general assistance to one or more managers within a group, office, or business unit. This role works under direct guidance and supervision.

• Assist in general administrative tasks and may provide support to Executive Assistant On-Shore.
• Prepares and maintains basic reports, spreadsheets, and other necessary documents in response to and in anticipation of department’s needs.
• Prepares, reviews, submits, and tracks expense reports for reimbursements.
• Enters, tracks and processes departmental expenses and invoices for payment.
• Maintains and organizes documents in Sharepoint and Teams databases for stakeholders, including tasks such as saving, organizing, and creating folders for efficient document repository management.
• Processes timesheet approval, submission and Oracle Time Adjustments (OTA) (including approvals, transfers and cost center changes) for employees.
• Format documents as needed for other stakeholders
• Process and handle Employee Center cases.
• Inputting data from various sources into computer system or databases accurately, efficiently, and timely.
• Conduct online research or other types of research for onshore partners.
• Reroutes documents to other approvers when necessary.
• Perform other related projects and duties as assigned.
• Maintain confidentiality and a high level of professionalism in all interactions and when handling sensitive information.
• Assist senior administrative colleagues by assisting with tasks such as creating and maintaining basic reports, organize shared files, and other assigned duties
• Receives guidance and training on well-structured assignments relying on instructions and established procedures.
• Perform and accomplish the responsibilities listed above under direct guidance and supervision of an SME or Team Leader.

This role provides administrative support for various tasks, such as data entry, timekeeping, expense reporting, and general assistance to one or more managers within a group, office, or business unit. This role works under direct guidance and supervision.

• Assist in general administrative tasks and may provide support to Executive Assistant On-Shore.
• Prepares and maintains basic reports, spreadsheets, and other necessary documents in response to and in anticipation of department’s needs.
• Prepares, reviews, submits, and tracks expense reports for reimbursements.
• Enters, tracks and processes departmental expenses and invoices for payment.
• Maintains and organizes documents in Sharepoint and Teams databases for stakeholders, including tasks such as saving, organizing, and creating folders for efficient document repository management.
• Processes timesheet approval, submission and Oracle Time Adjustments (OTA) (including approvals, transfers and cost center changes) for employees.
• Format documents as needed for other stakeholders
• Process and handle Employee Center cases.
• Inputting data from various sources into computer system or databases accurately, efficiently, and timely.
• Conduct online research or other types of research for onshore partners.
• Reroutes documents to other approvers when necessary.
• Perform other related projects and duties as assigned.
• Maintain confidentiality and a high level of professionalism in all interactions and when handling sensitive information.
• Assist senior administrative colleagues by assisting with tasks such as creating and maintaining basic reports, organize shared files, and other assigned duties
• Receives guidance and training on well-structured assignments relying on instructions and established procedures.
• Perform and accomplish the responsibilities listed above under direct guidance and supervision of an SME or Team Leader.

This role provides administrative support for various tasks, such as preparation of reports, charts, and other presentation materials, inventory of office supplies, timekeeping duties and maintenance of files, databases, and archives of relevant records to one or more managers in a department or group in an organization. This role works under general guidance and supervision.

• Provide support in general administrative tasks such as but not limited to filing, encoding, maintaining, and sorting files and documents.
• Prepares, generates, and maintains reports, spreadsheets, presentations, and other necessary documents as required, in response to and anticipating the department’s needs.
• Prepares, reviews, submits, and tracks Stakeholder’s expense reports for reimbursements
• Enters, tracks, and processes departmental invoices for payment.
• Processes timesheet approval, submission, and Oracle Time Adjustments (OTA) (including approvals, transfers, and cost center changes) for employees.
• Maintains and organizes documents in Sharepoint and Teams databases for stakeholders, including saving, organizing, and creating folders for efficient document repository management.
• Process and submit ServiceNow IT ticketing.
• Process and purchase orders for office supplies, including IT hardware and software services. Conduct online research or other types of research for onshore partners.
• Reroute documents to other approvers when necessary.
• Perform other related functions, projects, and duties as assigned.
• Maintain confidentiality and a high level of professionalism in all interactions and when handling sensitive information.
• Receives guidance and training on well-structured assignments relying on instructions and established procedures and may be relied on to solve routine problems/issues.
• Perform and accomplish the responsibilities listed above under the general guidance and supervision of an SME or Team Leader.

In this role, you will be the single point of contact for the Commercial and Finance teams, to liaise on Finance/Revenue related requests. You will be the go-to person from the Commercial side on all Finance related processes, platforms and documents who can advise on actions accordingly. You will also be responsible for ensuring that all key cut-off dates based on the Monthly Closing Calendar are strictly adhered to

• Update opportunities for Commercial teams and advise on opportunity set-up in Salesforce. 
• Commission opportunity in Salesforce to get the job number (i.e. include billing instructions, final contract details, evidence of agreement (EOA) and/or PO). Raise job number request for exception cases, if needed.
• Raise request and coordinate new SAP account creation and credit checks.
• Review and approve proforma invoices .
• Follow up with the Billing team on sending invoices to clients.
• Raise credit memo request for invoice revisions/ cancellations.
• Attend the local Billing and Cash Collection calls and coordinate action items with the Commercial team.
• Ensure project dates in SAP are updated. Raise SAP change requests as needed.
• Follow up with the Operations team on pending fieldwork start date confirmation.
• Follow up with the Commercial team on pending evidence of delivery (EOD).
• Other Finance/Revenue-related duties, as assigned

ABOUT US

BSA Solutions provides talent outsourcing services to small and medium-sized businesses. We offer global businesses access to highly skilled professionals from the Philippines and Malaysia, enabling businesses to build their offshore dream teams. Our vision is to be the place where the bright minds meet to build a community of successful companies. We help talents chart their professional careers and allow our clients to focus on strategic and high-level tasks while we care for their talent management needs. We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional results through our personalized services and our in-depth knowledge of the markets we serve.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Marketing & Executive Coordination is responsible for driving marketing initiatives, coordinating campaigns, and supporting the marketing department in day-to-day activities. This role also includes providing high-level administrative support to the Sales & Marketing Director, ensuring smooth operations and effective time management. The primary focus is on marketing coordination, with supplementary responsibilities as an executive assistant.

What's in it for you? 

• Full-time, permanent position with a day-shift schedule so you can maintain a healthy work-life balance.
• Office-based in vibrant Cebu City, offering a modern collaborative work environment.
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge financial tools and systems, enhancing your skills and expertise.
• Be part of a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion, where you can showcase your unique talents.
• Grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs.
• Competitive Salary Package (between 35K – 40K) + generous benefits + personalized learning and development. 

This role has been specifically designed to align with the aspirations and talents like you. 

This is a full-time, office-based role in Cebu City. To start in September 2024.

Join us and connect and collaborate with the best minds, building a community of successful companies. 

Marketing Coordination:

• Develop the marketing plan, organizing ideas from your manager and the team into actionable strategies.
• Oversee the execution of the marketing plan, ensuring timely delivery of all initiatives.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external vendors to implement marketing campaigns across various channels.
• Manage the company’s digital presence, including the website and social media platforms.
• Support content creation, including copywriting, graphics, and multimedia.
• Conduct market research to inform and refine sales & marketing strategies.
• Lead the marketing and lead generation team to meet monthly targets.

Executive Assistant:

Administrative & Communication Support:

• Manage calendar’s, including scheduling meetings, appointments, and travel.
• Handle correspondence, phone calls, memos, newsletters and emails on behalf of the Sales & Marketing Manager, while facilitating internal communications and acting as a liaison with departments and external clients.
• Manage and follow up on tasks to ensure timely completion and adherence to deadlines.
• Manage confidential files, ensuring discretion and confidentiality in all communications and document handling.
• Drafting and sending out internal communications, such as memos and newsletters.
• Assist with managing the budget by processing invoices, tracking expenses, and ensuring expenditures align with budget allocations while addressing any financial discrepancies.

Sales Support:

• Prepare, edit, and distribute documents, reports, presentations, sales materials, proposals,  contracts and the like.
• Assist with the maintenance of customer databases, CRM systems, and sales records.
• Coordinate with the sales team to track targets, KPIs, performance metrics, and analyze data for growth opportunities.
• Facilitate communication within the sales team, ensuring smooth information flow and maintaining high standards of customer service.

Event and Project Coordination:

• Organize and coordinate sales meetings, conferences, and events, including logistics and material preparation.
• Support key project management tasks such as setting timelines, coordinating efforts, and tracking project progress.

Continuous Improvement:

• Process Standardization and Improvement: Assist with developing, documenting, implementing, enforcing, reviewing and updating SOPs to ensure consistent and standardized practices. Continuously reviewing and updating SOPs based on lessons learned and contribute to the ongoing enhancement of Walmay’s methodologies.
• Training and Onboarding: Assist with conducting training sessions and onboarding new team members to ensure understanding and adherence to established SOPs as required.

Associated Duties

• Undertake other duties which are appropriate to the level of the position, as directed by your Manager
• Act in accordance with and strive to meet the company vision, purpose, core values, virtues, policies, procedures, regulations, and legal requirements.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational and time management abilities
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience with social media platforms and content creation
• Basic understanding of graphic design principles
• Familiarity with ODOO and Gympie Docs is a plus
• Copywriting experience and a background in working with Australian clients are advantageous

BSA Solutions, Inc. emphasizes in:

• Providing you with competitive compensation and benefits that exceed market standards and the Labor Law.
• Ensuring your health and well-being with a comprehensive and generous HMO benefits package for you and one dependent from the start date, a 24/7 employee assistance program, mental health assistance with licensed practitioners, and in-house fitness and wellness programs.
• Encouraging you to take ownership of your choices and be accountable for your personal growth, happiness, and success.
• Challenging your status quo, pushing your boundaries for you to embrace your potential and pursue greatness.
• Building supportive and inclusive communities that inspire and uplift each other, fostering a sense of belonging and connection among its employees and the wider local communities.
• Encouraging you to be authentic, be true to yourself, embrace your uniqueness, and live a fulfilling and purpose-driven life.
• Promoting a growth mindset and a commitment to lifelong learning and encouraging you to seek knowledge, explore new experiences, and embrace challenges as opportunities for personal and professional development.
• Encourages you to appreciate each moment and find balance in your lives, being fully present, cultivating mindfulness, and finding joy in the present.
• Encouraging you to set clear intentions, align your actions with your values, and make conscious choices that contribute to your overall well-being and happiness.

Join us and connect and collaborate with bright minds. Be part of a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion, where you can showcase your unique talents and expertise to create successful outcomes for you, the client, and the company. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, gender identity/orientation, race, colour, religion, origin, or other characteristics.

Apt Resources, a leading consultancy firm, is currently seeking a Research and Analysis Assistant to join our team. As a Research and Analysis Assistant, you will play a crucial role in providing support to our consultants by conducting research, analyzing data, and preparing reports. This position requires strong research and analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

• Conducting research on specific industries, markets, and trends to gather relevant data and information.
• Collecting, cleaning, and organizing data from various sources.
• Performing quantitative and qualitative analysis on data and providing insights.
• Preparing reports and presentations based on research findings.
• Assisting consultants in project coordination and management.
• Monitoring and tracking industry news and competitor activities.
• Maintaining accurate records and databases of research materials.
• Supporting the team in any other research and analysis-related tasks.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Statistics, or a related field.
• Strong research and analytical skills.
• Proficiency in using research tools and databases.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in work.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience in a research or analysis role is a plus.

TBD

This role provides administrative support for various tasks, such as data entry, timekeeping, expense reporting, and general assistance to one or more managers within a group, office, or business unit. This role works under direct guidance and supervision.

• Assist in general administrative tasks and may provide support to Executive Assistant On-Shore.
• Prepares and maintains basic reports, spreadsheets, and other necessary documents in response to and in anticipation of department’s needs.
• Prepares, reviews, submits, and tracks expense reports for reimbursements.
• Enters, tracks and processes departmental expenses and invoices for payment.
• Maintains and organizes documents in Sharepoint and Teams databases for stakeholders, including tasks such as saving, organizing, and creating folders for efficient document repository management.
• Processes timesheet approval, submission and Oracle Time Adjustments (OTA) (including approvals, transfers and cost center changes) for employees.
• Format documents as needed for other stakeholders
• Process and handle Employee Center cases.
• Inputting data from various sources into computer system or databases accurately, efficiently, and timely.
• Conduct online research or other types of research for onshore partners.
• Reroutes documents to other approvers when necessary.
• Perform other related projects and duties as assigned.
• Maintain confidentiality and a high level of professionalism in all interactions and when handling sensitive information.
• Assist senior administrative colleagues by assisting with tasks such as creating and maintaining basic reports, organize shared files, and other assigned duties
• Receives guidance and training on well-structured assignments relying on instructions and established procedures.
• Perform and accomplish the responsibilities listed above under direct guidance and supervision of an SME or Team Leader

About The Role:

We are looking for an IT Assistant Manager to be responsible and accountable for the smooth running of our computer systems within the limits of requirements, specifications, costs, and timelines. You will supervise the implementation and maintenance of our company’s computing needs. The successful candidate will have improved skills, proven professional experience, and a detailed knowledge of the industry’s best practice processes.
 

Responsibilities:

• Maintain essential IT infrastructure, including operating systems, security tools, applications, servers, email systems, laptops, desktops, software, and hardware
• Take responsibility for projects and operational solutions within the larger business initiative
• Manage Help Desk tickets, distribute ticket load evenly daily to the team, planning and prioritizing systematically to minimize backlog and ensure operational efficiency.
• Handle business-critical IT tasks and systems administration
• Research and evaluate emerging technologies, hardware, and software
• Track and maintain hardware and software inventory. 
• Management of IT staff including IT staff training, IT staff load prioritization, IT staff load distribution, coaching, counseling, disciplining, recruiting and selecting.
• Analyze departmental needs, identify vulnerabilities, and boost productivity, efficiency, and accuracy to inform business decisions
• Ensure technology components work together seamlessly to meet business needs, using their full range of capabilities, and stay informed about new features and competitor solutions
• Analyze processes, technologies, and vendors continually to find areas for improvement
• Prepare cost benefit analyses when upgrades are necessary, and monitor vendors to ensure that they’re offering the best possible service and value for business needs
• Train employees to use software and hardware; troubleshoot issues and provide technical support when needed
• Preserve assets by implementing disaster recovery and backup procedures and information security and control structures
• Completes projects by coordinating resources and timetables.
• Contributes to team efforts by accomplishing related results as needed
• Conducting regular system audits
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Skills & Competencies:

• Excellent knowledge, migration, implementation & troubleshooting of SaaS (i.e. Jira Help Desk System, Google Workspace),  Servers & Systems (i.e. Active directory, Email Servers, SMTP Servers, DNS, Domain Registrar, DHCP), Virtualization, Cloud (i.e. GCP), Data Center, Office Builds, Operating Systems (i.e. macOS, Windows), End-user-devices, Mobile Devices.
• Basic troubleshooting, administration & design of Trend Micro / Fortigate Firewall, Cisco / Aruba / Ruckus Wireless devices, Cisco / HP switches & VLans.
• Familiar with Physical Security (i.e. Face Recognition Access Controller or Biometric Door Access, CCTV cams & NVR) and Endpoint Security (i.e. EDR, Anti-virus).
• Proven knowledge of AV/VC (Audio Video/Video Conferencing) technologies (i.e. Chromebox, Nearity, Anker, Jabra, Display TVs, Projector, Projector Screens, Digital Signage) and meeting room, town hall event setups.
• Good working knowledge of project management, P.O.C., project trackers, project timelines and resource allocation.
• Wide networking & contacts to be able to find and maintain good working relationships with IT vendors.
• Proven soft skills ability to lead people, discuss and collaborate with other leaders, speak and train employees.
• Basic knowledge of scripting languages or programming languages or RPA (i.e. automation of CorpIT tasks)   

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