• Owner and operator of corporate bookkeeping/consultancy service• Maintains financial records for businesses with gross annual profits ranging from $200K to $15M. • Coordinate hiring, onboarding and terminations of employees, manage employee benefit plans, PTO policy design and tracking, and design of employee job offers. • Oversee clerical responsibilities including: manual payroll service, payroll tax deposits and returns, sales tax returns, audit management and compliance, audit assistance, accounts payable, accounts receivable, 401K administration, financial reporting and analysis, budget processes and projections, insurance policy comparison and implementation, invoicing, bank reconciliations, monthly closings, collections and liaising with government, tax and accountant professionals

• Managed prop rental business catering to still photographers and production shoots, responsible for all personnel decisions and supervision of sales staff• Maintained, organized and detailed financial records, payroll and AR/AP transactions• Drafted employee job offers to include salary, benefits and training• Negotiated vendor contracts

• Researched, planned, opened and operated downtown Manhattan retail snowboard/skateboard apparel store with gross annual sales of $400K• Managed all day-to-day operations of the store and supervised sales staff• Maintained financial records, payroll and AR/AP transacting• Designed inventory control systems and implemented new store policies• Calculated seasonal purchasing budget and sourced/negotiated store supply contracts