Lori Mcdaniel Email & Phone Number

Charlottesville, Virginia

Design, create and repair pearl and bead strands using hand-knotting techniques for various local jewelry and specialty retail shops.

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

Process incoming invoices and timely payments for accounts payable.Use QuickBooks to manage multiple business accounts for store owner.Communicate with vendors in the daily processes of accounts payable department.Perform daily cash drawer balancing for bank deposits.Perform monthly bank reconciliations and Virginia State sales tax reports and payments.Work in cooperation with the business accountant for tax and year-end reports.

Responsible for opening and closing of store.Make executive decisions regarding customers, employees and vendors.

Manage, total time cards, and call in payroll for timely payment to employees.Perform accurate data entry of incoming merchandise and ongoing inventory control.Run full store itemized inventory count annually, including justification and balancing. Provide store owner with specialized sales and inventory reports.Manage performance and in-house computer services of server and seven computer workstations.Implement and maintain two new inventory and sales computer programs. Train salespeople on the use of the new programs.Maintain and update customer database.Assist in creating effective advertising campaigns, including magazine, postcard, direct mail and email promotions. SalespersonCommunicate directly with designers and national service departments for work and estimates. Assist customers with fine jewelry purchases, repairs and custom design of one-of-a-kind pieces.Work as the go-between with the customers and our local jeweler to effectively communicate a balance between desire and design for new custom pieces of jewelry.

Work directly with the bench jeweler for repair and redesign. Minor repairs on jewelry; battery replacement. Restringing of pearl and bead necklaces.