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Offering 18+ years of management experience and the development of high-performing teams through recruitment, training, organizational development, management coaching and consultation, and performance evaluation. Strong record of accomplishment working with senior leaders to build organizations to meet performance goals. Offering 12 years of bookkeeping experience. Strong background in payroll, through QuickBooks as well as third party payroll services. Buyer of high end home décor, furniture as well as perishable flowers and plants. Airline menu planning, sourcing and execution. CORE COMPETENCIES AND ACHIEVEMENTSLeadership and Management. Program manager for LSG skychefs. Planning and implementing new menus and analyzing consumption and waste of products. Owner and operator of a successful floral, special event and high end décor business for 8 years. Provide strategic counsel to Senior Leaders. Continuously sought after for input by other leaders and employees. Successfully led a team of several employees, ensuring quality work was delivered, and deadlines were met at all times.Communication. Cross-cultural work experience; effective communicator across all levels of the company or organization, able to prepare diverse communications with cultural sensitivity and emotional intelligence. Effectively communicate the overall vision and concept to designers and crew to ensure flawless event production.Creativity and Innovation. Proactively produce and implement unique ideas/solutions for a problem- solving and competitive edge. Create new ideas for clients to achieve their desired outcome for parties, weddings, and corporate events.Project Management. Exceptional ability to manage all aspects of projects from ideation to completion and sustainability. Consistently delivered quality projects on time and ensured deadlines were met repeatedly. Successfully produced numerous, parties, galas, meetings, and corporate events. Operated and managed the day to day workings a two highly successful retail florists.Analysis and Budgeting. Accurate, reliable, and diligent. Responsible for managing invoices and budgets. Proficient in costing analyses and data driven reporting for business and workforce planning needs. Proficient in Quickbooks and GAAP. Billing/invoicing and accounts receivable and payable; account reconciliation, general ledger entry, as well as profit and loss and other essential reporting.