• Provide general accounting duties using Quickbooks Pro, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, reconciliations of bank and credit card accounts, and preparation and analysis of financial reports. • Monitor and run payroll on bi-weekly basis, tracking paid time off, overtime, sick leave and annual reviews. Remit payroll taxes to State and Federal Government, and file quarterly and annual reports for all payroll matters.• Generate monthly sales tax reports and submit information and payments to State of Illinois in timely manner. • Create and manage spreadsheet reporting to track sales at various shows and events outside of the retail stores throughout the years.• Analyze performances at both retail locations, providing appropriate reporting and spreadsheets to track sales and payroll costs.

APP&LBudget Analysis and Presentation of Reports to Board

• Independent Contractor providing general accounting duties using QuickBooks Pro. Service provided includes invoicing clients and recording customer payments, all AR/AP functions, collection efforts on past due accounts, reconciliation of bank and credit card statements, and preparation and analysis of financial reports.• Clients range in size from $40,000 to $250,000 of annualized revenue and include organizations in the retail, non-profit and photography industries.

Board Member and TreasurerP&L and Budget ManagementPresentation of reports to board and implemented budgetary directivesOrganized event planning for fund raising events.

• Provide show planning assistance and housing options for the VIP exhibitors of over 200 tradeshows nationwide.• Motivate exhibitors to book through our official housing services by keeping a detailed file about each company and utilizing that information in phone calls made.• Entrusted with complex customer service issues as a result of exceptional ability to promptly resolve concerns and satisfy customer needs. • Analyze exhibitor housing needs of each trade show to improve future housing services.• Create and manage spreadsheet reporting to disseminate show specific results for internal and client use.

• Transformed company orientation from private accounts to corporate clients realizing initial account list of 500 private accounts to 2500 accounts (95% corporate). Led revenue growth from under $1.0 Million to $3.5 Million annually. • Performed all aspects AR/AP using QuickBooks Pro; resolved all client/vendor billing issues; tracked and reconciled credit card payments through VeriSign processing.• Managed payroll and created customized reporting to accommodate multiple pay structures for different employee grades. • Reduced accounts receivable by 75% through initiating new billing and collection procedures. • Merged dual accounting systems from Peachtree into QuickBooks accounting system. Provided leadership with the integration of livery coach reservation system and QuickBooks accounting system into seamless data link.• Created new systems and computer applications to facilitate the handling of large corporate group transportation events (50-200ppl) as well as smaller, white glove executive transportation occasions (corporate board meetings). These enhancements resulted in increased revenue generation and the procurement of reliable quarterly and annual revenue streams in the amount of $75,000/year.• Directly responsible for the staffing and training of Chauffeurs, dispatchers and reservation personnel of 60+ employees. Conducted performance reviews. Monitored and maintained performance standards and developed company handbook providing guidelines, systems and business standard operating procedures. • Proposed and implemented organizational restructure and process improvements resulting in higher employee productivity and increased customer service quality.• Developed and executed on-going cost reduction programs resulting in company savings of $2400 per month.• Designed and implemented a customer satisfaction study and executed systematic changes based upon survey results.

• Managed all aspects of car rental operations, customer relations, and supervised staff of 6.• Administered vehicle tracking, billing, bookkeeping, credit card transaction processing, collection reports and record keeping.