20yrs Accounting

Introduction: Profile: I am a personable self-starter with exceptional communication, organizational and technical skills who pursue a position in Accounting/Administration/Customer Service. I am proficient in a wide range of accounting and office technology. I possess a flexible skill set that allows me to organize and problem solve while interacting with internal and external customers in a pleasant and effective manner. I am able to easily adjust to new responsibilities and technologies. I have been on short term assignments throughout 2012, and I am looking for permanent/temporary employment. Experience: I was an independent contractor in Dayton and Cincinnati areas from January 2012 to December 2012. I handled accounts payable/receivable for a medical component company. I was a purchasing assistant at Crane Building Industry. I was responsible for indirect buying, cost analysis, logistics i.e. organizing transportation of more than 25 tons of cranes throughout US and Canada, and raw steel buying/maintaining vendor relationships. I also did inventory/shipping/receiving for Sew Many Parts, Inc. I was a receptionist for a more than 400 employee law firm in Northern Cincinnati. I did logistics and was responsible for organization of loading per size of material and order in which deliveries were to be made, routing drivers to job sites in the most timely manner for a fabricated home building company. I was an administrative accounting clerk at Howerton Plumbing in Dayton, OH from January 2011 to December 2011. This is a commercial/residential plumbing company, and I was a temporary employee responsible for any and all customer service aspects, from setting repair appointments to new installations, remodeling and dispatching employees to job locations. I handled accounts payable/receivable for a 30k per week company. I did managing calendar for all travel and business meetings and transcribing estimates and proposals on new projects for both the President and Vice President. I was the administrator at Willow Oaks Country Club in Richmond, VA from December 2007 to June 2009. I also worked at Premier Private Country Club where I managed both accounting and event programs. My other responsibilities included handling account payables and account receivables, financial reporting and organizing club events. Because of my skills, I was able to manage responsibilities previously assigned to three employees. I was the Manager at Hedzup Dezyn in Covington, KY from April 2005 to November 2007. At Custom Glass Artisans, I was the co-owner and did management for two diverse retail glass galleries. I was responsible for all customer service, marketing, accounting, inventory and travel sales. I also handled accounts payable/receivable, bookkeeping and bank receipts through strategic advertising. I was able to open a second retail store close to the University of Cincinnati. There was improved sales dramatically marketing ourselves on the cover of a local newspaper, CinWeekly. I was the Accounts Payable Specialist at MCM Electronics in Springboro, OH from December 2003 to April 2005. This is an electronics distribution company, and I was working directly under the accounting manager. I processed invoices accurately in adherence to company accounting procedures, verified accuracy of receipts to open purchase orders, updated the vendor master file, including new vendor setup, prepared month-end accruals, resolved accounts payable disputes in a professional manner, charged expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports and recording entries, and completed payments and expenses by receiving, processing, verifying and reconciling invoices. I was an administrative accounting clerk at Howerton Plumbing in Dayton, OH from December 2000 to December 2003. This was a commercial/residential plumbing company where I managed any and all customer service aspects from setting repair appointments to new installations, remodeling, working closely with construction companies on new commercial projects, dispatching employees to job locations, managing all incoming/outgoing monies as well as handling account payables and receivables, bookkeeping and collections. I advertised via internet and local newspapers, transcribed estimates and proposals on new projects for both the President and Vice President and was responsible for all inventory management and supply purchasing. Education: I took up Associates Communication, Arts and Humanities at the University of Maryland, Mannheim Germany from 1998 - 2000. Software Experience/Computer Skills: I independently learned computer science outside of a degree-oriented goal at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, OH from January 2010 to December 2010. This include the languages of DOS, HTML and HTMLX along with web building. I am proficient in the following software programs: - All MS Office 2010 and prior, Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Powerpoint etc. - Accounting software to include SAP, QuickBooks, Sage, Peachtree, Timberline, Movex, HP Reflection and some uncommon Swiss based programs. - All current Windows versions and prior - Typing 90wpm/13,000ksph