Julia Applegate Email & Phone Number

Toms River, New Jersey

Ocean County, Nj

► Work closely with clients when handling various bookkeeping tasks; i.e. accounts receivable/payable, payroll, general ledger coding, bank account auditing, and statement verification. Audit and prioritize financial tracking and forecasting commitments accordingly. ► Verify and allocate business transactions against various bank accounts, cross-referencing against other documents, such as client contracts, incoming/outgoing invoices, and online bank reports. Assist clients with monitoring the financial health of their businesses. ► Provide financial reports to customers upon request, which aides in the decision-making process of key areas of operation, such as sales and inventory control. Assist customers with maintaining a steady cash flow while deflecting outstanding balances.

Manahawkin, Nj

► Support prospect acquisition, customer development, marketing, public relations, and corporate messaging activities. Nurture marketing/market share expansion efforts and work closely with the sales team to support short- and long-term business growth.► Direct marketing and sales strategies for residential properties, overseeing sales, leasing, and transfers. Support the Real Estate Agent during terms of sale and coordination of transfer activities with attorneys, escrow companies, appraisers, inspectors, realtors, and title companies. ► Minimize property losses and devaluations for HUD properties, preserving bottom-line values by using outsourced contractors to handle asset repairs, renovations, maintenance, and curb appeal.

► Manage 20 direct/indirect staff supporting the human resources, financial, warehousing and the customer service department. Network heavily with each department, applying a personable approach to daily staff management and staffing issues. ► Audit and monitor financials, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, departmental budgeting, payroll, and expenditures associated with product logistics. Track bottom-line costs and the overall financial efficiency of the company. ► Coordinated and managed communications vendors for link between US and European facilities. Including VoIP technology and VPN data exchanges.► Responded to changing maritime/U.S. Customs requirements by securing a C-TPAT certification. Initiated the certification process and oversaw complete logistics to certify Neutrik as an approved C-TPAT business partner. ► Work extensively with a diverse legal team (patent, customs, employment, and general/business attorneys). Participate in certain aspects of lawsuit preparation/response and provide documentation for building an offense.. Provide testimonial/testify in court when necessary.► Serve as lead contact during internal audits conducted by the corporate office, as well as, state, federal, and customs audits. Collaborate with state and federal regulatory agencies as required.► Cooperate with an outside accounting firm relative to on-going financial reporting, tax filings, and other correspondence relative to city, state, and federal tax compliance.► Traveled throughout the US, and Europe when needed, serving as a company representative to visiting customers and trade shows. Applied extensive knowledge of the company’s new and existing product lines, building relations with future business-to-business clients.► Had a major role in ISO certifying the company, Nov. 2010.