• Integral member of the senior management team• Responsible for the development of the company's financial management strategy• Contribute to the development of the organization’s strategic goals• Develop and implement policies and procedures both in the finance and administrative realms• Oversee, direct, and organize the work of the administrative team• Advise the president and other members of senior management on financial budgeting, cash flow, investment priorities and policy matters.• Contribute to the development of strategic goals and objectives as well as the overall management of the organization• Maintain continuous lines of communication, keeping the president informed of all critical issues• Represent the organization externally, as necessary, particularly in contract and insurance matters• Maintain an appropriate system of policies, internal controls, accounting standards, and procedures• Plan, coordinate, and execute the annual budget process• Improve administrative and operational accounting services such as billing, payroll, accounts payable, and purchasing.

Accounting and HR Manager:PayrollAccounts PayableBankingProject Job CostingGeneral LedgerFinancial StatementsAccounts ReceivableTimberlineSales Tax ReturnsContract ManagementProject ManagementMarketing

Manage 100,000 square foot retail shopping center.Negotiate commercial and residential leases.Confirm lease compliance with all tenants.Secure contracts with vendors, contractors and suppliers to minimize costs and maximize value to tenants.Primary contact for tenants.Handle all bookkeeping on QuickBooks Pro.Prepare P & L and Rent Roll analyses on a monthly basis.Prepare monthly billing statements and invoices for all tenants.Handle all aspects of collections including negotiating settlements.

Hire, train and motivate sales and administrative staff for growing satellite office (approx. $1.5 MM in revenues).Grew revenues over 100% through training and territory realignment.Conduct regional training sessions on utilizing technology in a sales environment.Complete a monthly revenue analysis for upper management, including identifying trends and variances.

Responsible to increase divisional revenues monthly.Hired, educated and motivated Staffing Managers on various sales techniques including overcoming objections.Reported a monthly analysis of divisional revenue for the Branch Manager.

Actively contacted base of 100 clients to market Accountemps as a leader in specialized temporary staffing.Recruit new candidates to work for Accountemps through the Internet, Job Fairs and networking meetings.Responsible for interviewing and placing accounting and finance professionals on a daily basis.

Solely responsible for establishing Executone in the small-office market in Monroe County.Sold over $60,000 in business telephone equipment, cellular/local/long distance and Internet service in 9 months.Actively generated new leads by cold calling area companies for potential business.

Supervised, trained and motivated sales staff of nine for a multi-million dollar retail location.Accountable for the financial analysis of Sales department figures and accompanying projections.Directed biweekly sales meetings to encourage discussion and support of current business issues.Promoted twice: from Sales Consultant to Finance Manager (06/1993), then to Sales Manager (06/1994)