Sarah Melton, Cpa Email & Phone Number

Greater Atlanta Area

Perform the monthly compliance needs of my clients' sales tax requirements.

Greater Atlanta Area

- Actively manage and implement account penetration strategies across industries and specific companies to build the new business pipeline in the market.- Lead, organize, and/or support opportunity management and proposal conversion efforts for large, complex or key prospects.- Organize and lead efforts for leveraging large national marketing services and events to increase brand awareness in the market and local business development.- Define and communicate marketing event services in the region including preparation, planning, and execution of client-facing events in the market.- Collaborate with local business partners to communicate marketing services and help ensure alignment with national marketing efforts.- Develop and manage on-going client relationships for large, complex, and/or critical Marketing Priority Portfolio (MPP) accounts.

Greater Atlanta Area

Audit Associate:• Prepares work papers in accordance with firm and professional standards.• Applies knowledge of testing both the design and effectiveness of internal controls.• Teams with senior associates and managers on a regular basis.• Utilized eAudit to retain and document all audit procedures.• Developed a strong understanding of US GAAP, US GAAS, and PCAOB auditing standards.Advisory Rotation:• Managed the demanding weekly schedule of visiting 15 stores per week.• Identified the appropriate inventory to be moved between locations as specified in the contract.• Received recognition from manager for excellent personal efficiency, for dedicated communication with the project management team, and for exceeding the client’s expectations. Lottery Engagement• Guaranteed that each drawing was truly random by observing and documenting the lottery staff’s completion of all designated procedures.• Verified that the numbers actually drawn were correctly communicated during the live television broadcast and also correctly communicated to the official lottery headquarters.• Teamed with additional auditor from the State of California for the MegaMillions Drawing to ensure that the procedures were followed correctly and that the drawing results were communicated and documented accurately.Industry Experience:• Fortune 500 Retail Manufacturer (Mohawk Carpet)• Gaming (GA Lottery)• Large National Pharmaceutical Retailer.

Greater Atlanta Area

· Solely responsible for all AR/AP functions, expense and cost flow schedules. · Utilized QuickBooks to update vendor and client files, run reports, process invoices, and receive payments. · Created systems/procedures to reduce payment errors, reclaiming $8K lost profit by saving 30labor hrs/wk. · Organized and coordinated the office move. · Improved office productivity by designing and standardizing new processes and operational documents. · Trained employees on company policies, procedures, and applications such as Quickbooks and PCCharge.

Greater Atlanta Area

· Created and implemented a database and organized system for easy storage/retrieval of company software. · Completely reorganized available space to maximize storage for office supplies, vendor files, financial information and computer software. · Responsible for miscellaneous office tasks.

Bradenton, Florida

· Categorized and organized estate, trust, audit and tax files. · Reorganized and consolidated off-site document storage by purging 1,200 boxes of out-dated files, thereby saving the company $200/mo in storage costs. · Created, implemented and managed a database to track onsite and offsite files.

Bachelor, Accounting

Activities and Societies: Beta Alpha Psi & Internal Audit Student Association 4.0 GPA Have passed the CPA exam 150 hours complete

Bachelor Of Science In Business Administration, Entrepreneurship

Bachelor Of Arts, Theatre

Activities and Societies: Founder of student organization United Christian Artists.