Highly motivated Sales Associate with extensive customer service and sales experience. Outgoing sales professional with track record of driving increased sales, improving buying experience and elevating company profile with target market.
Highlights
TECHNICAL SKILLS NetSuite, QuickBooks, Excel, Power Point, Mas 90, Oracle
Accomplishments
Primary focus included Small Business Administration loans, and outstanding debts from the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense and the Department of Health & Human Services
Dean's List
Experience
Accountant, 07/2012 to Current American Electric Power – Bridgman, MI,
Handle invoicing & receivables consisting of $15 million in yearly sales
Review credit applications and issue credit terms
Review purchase orders to ensure proper amounts are received into inventory
Set up all vendors and customer records to ensure proper documentation is documented including tax exemption certificates and 1099 information
Month end reconciling for bank accounts and loan accounts
File all sales tax returns which currently consists of six states
Manage all company credit card expenses, including account reconciling and employee expense reports for approximately $40k in monthly charges
Review monthly GL, including expense accounts, fixed assets and COGS
Review sales and commission reports
Provide payroll support
Review inventory, warranties and service cases to ensure accurate records are kept
Sales & Use Tax Administrator, 06/2011 to 06/2012 Apex Systems – Summit, NJ,
File approximately $1 million in monthly sales and use tax returns throughout the North Central region, including eleven states, City of Chicago, North Dakota Propane and Minnesota Care Tax
Prepare and file tax deposits and quarterly returns according to state guidelines
Perform month-end closure for both sales and use tax general ledgers
Review and analyze account short pays for tax issues
Assess customer accounts to determine proper taxability according to tax publications set forth by the Department of Revenue
Maintain all exemption certificates to ensure state guidelines and procedures are followed
Support branch locations, administrative and corporate offices with sales tax related issues
Assist with accounts payable and receivable
Accounting Associate, 08/2008 to 06/2011 The CBE Group – City, STATE,
Accounts payable for the company headquarters and three large operational centers, including coding, keying, purchase orders, employee expense reports, etc
Portfolio balancing for several large clients including Citibank and Sallie Mae
Bank reconciliations
Importing financial data into financial reporting software using Mas90
Ensure financial records are maintained in compliance with accepted policies and procedures for both internal and client audits
Ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year-end close
Work closely with several different departments and clients to ensure accurate records are kept
Compile and analyze financial information to prepare entClaire to accounts
Accounts receivable for several different clients and systems throughout the company
Government Collections Representative, 11/2004 to 08/2008 Department Of Homeland Security – , ,
Involved with the initial startup of the department, creating and implementing policies and procedures to ensure Government regulations were met
Performed team lead position consisting of a 15+ employee team
Worked a self-managed portfolio consisting of 300 - 800 accounts
Primary focus included Small Business Administration loans, and outstanding debts from the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense and the Department of Health & Human Services
Consistent top achiever and performer
Helped to develop, implement and maintain policies, procedures and standards on training new associates
Advised and provided customers with account detail, payment history, loan refinance, etc.
Analyzed credit history and finances to determine risk to the client
Negotiated repayment of defaulted loans within government guidelines
Employment location and verification for litigation and wage garnishment purposes
Asset investigation and location for potential judgments
Education
Bachelor of Arts: Real Estate & Finance, Expected in University of Northern Iowa - Cedar Falls, IA GPA: University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA May 2008 Bachelor of Arts Degree, Real Estate & Finance
Associates of Applied Arts: Applied Arts, Expected in Hawkeye Community College - Waterloo, IA GPA: Hawkeye Community College, Waterloo, IA May 2003 Associates of Applied Arts Dean's List
Affiliations
Skills
Credit, Purchase Orders, Accounts Payable, File, Million, Sales, Sales And, Sales Tax, Tax Returns, Collections, Litigation, Loans, Team Lead, Training, Accounting, Accounts Receivable, Associate, Audits, Bank Reconciliations, Clients, Coding, Financial Reporting, Mas90, Reconciliations, Accountant, Accounts And, All Sales, Cases, Cogs, Credit Card, Documentation, Fixed Assets, Gl, Including Account, Inventory, Invoicing, Payroll, Receivables, Reconciling, Review Credit, Customer Accounts, Monthly Sales, With Accounts, With Sales, Excel, Mas, Mas 90, Netsuite, Oracle, Quickbooks, Finance, Real Estate
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