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Sf Bay Area, Ca

* Showed employees the importance of budgets being realistic.* Focused on teamwork and communication increasing productivity. * Emphasized the importance of upper management engaging with employees.* Trained companies how to integrate existing staff with new hires.* Demonstrated the power of accounting software, whether cloud based or PC, allowing staff and clients to feel out the best features of both, thus freeing the workers from feeling they could make suggestions to management.* Trained staff and clients the value of communication, body language, precise words, empathy and the value of psychology to prevent office politics from lowering productivity.

Healdsburg, Ca

* Managed to turn around the company by finding clients; increased revenue/cash flow.* Revenue increased from 250k to 1M annually; saving company from insolvency.* Reduced expenses by purchasing bulk saving 100k annually.* Month end closing-Quickbooks.* Journal entries; A/P, A/R, Payroll.* Managed a team in daily operations.* Instructed staff in how to use excel to integrate into Quickbooks while lowering repetitive tasks: re: if invoices were identical except for the client to only change client information.

Oakland, Ca

* Researched and reviewed marketing plans resulting in increase of 10 to 20 clients.* Designed human resource practices leading to reduced turnover.* Increased revenues, reduced expenses which increased profits by 30%.* Managed technical team into cooperating with non technical employees.* Designed in house accounting software.* Taught clients how to input accounting entries.* Taught clients how to interpret financial statements.* Demonstrated to clients how to efficiently enter data into software.* Instructed staff and clients how to integrate into the cloud.* Managed staff on how to speak at meetings and how to implement the strategies that would create more revenue for the company.* Trained staff and clients in how to use spreadsheets (excel) to the greatest advantage without being repetitive or using extra data entry strokes.

Sf Bay Area, Ca

* Took over department when Senior Accountant suddenly quit. Cleaned up ledger and rearranged priorities to implement a well functioning non-profit system.* Allowed non Accountemps employees to demonstrate that they knew their skill levels while gently persuading them to allow me to write down steps in the accounting software, microsoft word, and excel.* Turned resistance of non Accountantemps employees from fear of losing their jobs into one of cooperation re: I am here temporarily to help you.* Employed with a software company in the midst of their accountant being fired. Reconciled A/P, A/R, provided owner with aged reports. Pointed out to her that her expenses were to high and her budgets were unrealistic. The projected revenues were far off so we minimized expenses and balanced her books until the bottom line was back in the black.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Management Minor Labor Relations

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Accounting