Haley Hixson Email & Phone Number

Fayetteville, Ar, Us

Houston, Texas, Us

Accounting:Maintain finances for 7 departments within companyLead 18 stakeholders (executives and board of directors) through financial reportsOversee $1.8m company budget plus several simultaneous grant budgets up to $125,000Gather receipts, perform reconciliations, and pay bills for the entire nonprofitManage accounts receivable for over 50 artist studios and other rental unitsWork with an outside auditor annually to ensure nonprofit maintains its 501(C)3 statusReport and remit monthly sales tax receipts to the state Payroll:Submit bi-monthly payroll for 13 full-time and over 50 seasonal staff membersSet up New Employees by collecting documentation, running background checks, and orienting recent hires to the company’s employment policies and proceduresOffboard terminated employees and ensure a safe and complete transitionHuman Resources:Maintain employee benefits including health insurance and retirement for eligible workersMediate, scribe, and file employee complaints and disciplinary meetingsAnnually file all job descriptions and oversee performance meetings between managers and employees

Researched ways to help grow and streamline the business, including cost/benefit of new marketing and outsourcing optionsContacted real estate agents and homeowners to assure access into propertiesReconciled bank statements, made bank deposits for the company, entered payroll information into Quickbooks system

Elkins, Ar, Us

--Basic cheesemaking and packaging skills including pasteurizing milk and sanitizing equipment to food safety standards.--Goat care skills include hoof trimming, mucking loafing areas, famacha scoring, veterinary care such as giving oral and subcutaneous medicine.--Ability to use vacuum pump machine for 58 goat milking operation with understanding of sanitary milking techniques and milk storage.

--Started a small business for clients who own businesses and wish to outsource their bookkeeping.--Service includes entering business receipts, invoices, and check stubs into QuickBooks, and producing profit and loss statements and custom profit margin calculations. Time is spent going over statements with customer.--Brought business information neatly to present to customer's tax accountant.

--Worked in a raw dairy operation milking cows, processing milk, and cleaning equipment.--Farmed an acre of naturally grown produce for a community supported agriculture program.--Sold produce and pork at Fayetteville Farmers Market, fielded customer questions, handled transactions.--Performed daily animal chores including feeding and maintenance of chickens, pigs, and cows.

Springdale, Ar, Us

--Systems Administrator for Spectrum Accounting Program: Responsibilities included answering questions about the system, contacting outside support, and researching new accounting processes.--Supervised all outgoing invoices and incoming deposits before posting to the accounting system.--Ran reports and officially closed each month for accounts receivable.--Gathered credit reference documents sent by potential customers and presented them to the controller.

--Learned sustainable farming practices with an emphasis on pastured chicken--Raised chickens from three days old to their final market weight, toured the University of Arkansas processor, and learned marketing strategies--Performed daily farm chores, including feeding and rotationally grazing livestock--Used basic carpentry skills to build pastured chicken pens and help with fencing projects

--Managed the company’s payables, receivables, and other accounting responsibilities using QuickBooks--Performed collection calls on delinquent accounts and report weekly progress to CEO--Organized electronic and paper filing across departments--Entered staff meeting notes in Microsoft OneNote and delegate responsibilities for action items using Microsoft Outlook

Little Rock, Ar, Us

--Answered questions about Ranch programming, fielded calls, and processed volunteer paperwork.--Used Blackbaud Enterprise software to enter information from program participants into the internal accounting system.--Typed weekly Ranch Meeting minutes and used various Microsoft Office programs to create volunteer handouts, update volunteer hours logs, and complete special projects.

Little Rock, Ar, Us

--Committed to a weekly four hour shift as the first point of contact with tourists to the Global Village.--Informed visitors of upcoming headquarters activities and of Heifer’s mission to work with communities to end hunger and poverty while caring for the earth. --Responsible for closing activities, such as the end of day report and shutting down exhibits.

--Planted seeds, transplanted seedlings, mulched beds, tilled land.--Visited other local farms to gain knowledge of different farming methods, pricing strategies, and marketing options.--Gained insight on the USDA Organic Certification process.--Sat in on Conway Locally Grown board meetings to learn about behind-the-scenes market activity.

San Marcos, Tx, Us

--Surveyed the accounting department and gained a fundamental understanding of receivables, payables, budgeting, taxes, payroll, and overdue collections for the company.--Audited store-by-store financial statements, checking against accounting entries.--Reconciled billing statements.

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting

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