As Accounting Manager, I am responsible for all areas relating to financial reporting; including financial statement preparation and analysis, sales forecasting, and budgeting. I develop and maintain accounting procedures to ensure accurate and timely recording of all financial transactions of the business. Utilizing various job costing strategies, I provide management with analysis at all levels ranging from the overall company performance to individual sales reps to project or show specific performance. I handle the day-to-day accounts receivable tasks and supervise one full-time Accounts Payable Specialist. • Monitor and analyze department work to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources while maintaining a high level of accuracy.• Maintain chart of accounts.• Record all sales invoices in QuickBooks and Job Costing software.• Process customer payments and follow up on past-due balances.• Provide upper management with detailed sales reports and job costing analysis.• Assist the Payroll Manager and HR Manager with payroll processing as needed.

As project manager, I was responsible for understanding the clients budgetary restraints and taking a project through all phases including: design, customer reviews and sign-off, procurement, internal communications, production, final quality control and delivery of finished product of the project to the client. • Reviewed project requirements and timeline for estimating • Created project schedule and monitored to ensure all milestones were completed• Purchased raw materials and/or finished goods for project• Worked closely with the shop and account teams to ensuring properties met client expectations

As purchasing manager, I created a new purchasing log to create, track, and evaluate all purchases that was implemented over four years ago and is still used by the company today. The purchasing log also tracked the inventory on stock raw materials. In my first year managing the stock materials I was able to reduce overhead costs over 80% though detailed tracking and follow up of shop usage forms. I often scheduled inbound and outbound shipments for projects so I am comfortable working with freight vendors.• Developed an Access database for tracking and managing all purchase orders that provides management and account teams with real-time spending analysis on projects• Reduced overhead costs related to stock materials through detailed tracking and follow up• Worked directly with freight vendors for shipments ranging in size from one skid to five full truck loads

As operations coordinator, I managed all client owned property inventories through a proprietary inventory management tool called SparksLink. I was responsible for inputting all new properties into the system by generating new part numbers and entering detailed information on each item. I accurately tracked the outbound and inbound shipping of each property through shipping reports and recorded the status of properties with damage reports. I increased the overall accuracy of this system by being disciplined in entering information on time and correctly, and following up with team members when further information was needed.• Improved process for entering new property information by updating existing shop forms and enhanced end-user experience on SparksLink by working with IT to re-organize the way information was displayed on the website • Managed inventory of hundreds of shipping units (crates, skids, etc…) and thousands of individual properties• Utilized system generated inventory reports as well as my own Excel spreadsheets and Access database to provide account teams with accurate status of inventory• Hands on in the warehouse assisting shop personnel with non-skilled labor when needed.

As accounting clerk I assisted with posting payments and reconciling accounts receivables. I utilized cost and payment reports to provide the owner with detailed analysis of financial performance and clients with detailed status reports of accounts.• Posted payments to accounts• Created custom reports with Microsoft Access and Excel• Assisted Accounting Manager with the preparation of audits• Supervised a scanning department which reduced overhead on storage of old and new files• Improved overall efficiency by assisting in the implementation of a rating system for new files