Hired to conduct all Payroll and Accounts Receivable & Accounts Payable activities in support of 6 partner-owners and a staff of approximately 10. I brought 21 years of prior experience in AP/AR, Collections, Payroll and Bank Reconciliation, Contract Administration, Maintaining Records, and Client Troubleshooting, among other duties to this role and, within months, transitioned to the role of Office and Human Resources Management. As the company grew to approximately 25 employees, assumed additional responsibilities including Employee Benefits Administration, Recruiting, Hiring & Training, Event & Meeting Planning, Vehicle Fleet Management and Purchasing, Supplies Purchasing, Travel & Logistics Management, Vendor Sourcing and Negotiations, Contract Administration, Editing and Proofreading, and Notarizing Signatures as well as a slew of other day-to-day activities.Key Achievements:➤ Tasked with obtaining DBE/SBE status for the Company. Created and compiled all application materials and spearheaded the application process. These successful submissions enable the Company to take advantage of various resources and set-asides in the industry.➤ Suggesting the company look towards recruiting a Sales Professional instead of a Business Development Professional to help land new work from current and prospective clients. This “out-of-the-box” thinking led to the hire of a Salesperson who successfully won several new projects from new clients, resulting in company growth and the need to hire more staff to complete these projects.➤ Recommending that the company invest in a new copier to handle large printing jobs, instead of outsourcing the work to professional printing companies. The company cut costs by $10-15K annually by keeping all printing jobs in-house and has successfully won several major multi-million dollar contracts with materials produced in-house.➤Handling Project Management duties for an interior office renovation and two company location moves.