Hi Tory,

Please let me know what changes I should make to my resume to get interviews.  Thanks. 

Sherry

Objective:       A position where I can impact positively a company’s business goals utilizing my knowledge and the skills gained through previous work experiences and education.

 

 

Summary of Qualifications:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.  Work effectively with clients, vendors, customer service representatives, and various personnel across all organizational levels.
• Extensive experience preparing and maintaining budgets, analyzing accounts, summarizing financial reports, and meeting deadlines.
• Experience with approval and coding of invoices, accounts payable, and accounts receivables. 
• Technical skills include Microsoft Office applications:  Word and Excel

 

 

Experience:   

Allen Tate Realty,  Charlotte                                                                                          2007-2008

Broker/Realtor –Licensed in North Carolina and South Carolina

·        Worked with clients to successfully market and sell their property.  Provided a marketing plan tailored to meet the needs of the individual client.

·        Researched properties in the MLS that meet specific criteria to located the ideal home for clients.

·        Created and maintained excellent relationships with clients/customers throughout the entire home selling and home buying experience.

 

      H & R Block, Charlotte, NC                                                                                                                                         2005-2007

Tax Professional (Seasonal)

·        Prepared and electronically file federal and state tax returns and related documents for clients using Tax Professional Software (TPS).

·        Collected documents and personal information from the clients, while ensuring a high level of confidentiality.

·        Conducted a thorough interview with the client, asking appropriate and all necessary questions to determined client’s tax liability.

·        Promoted alternative products or services to help the clients achieve their financial objectives.

·        Educated clients about the tax advantages relative to each product or service.  

·        Reviewed returns with clients.  Provided tax planning advice and additional information that is relevant to their tax and financial situation.

 

      Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, Charlotte, NC                                                                       1998

            Independent Consultant (Belk Stores Services)

·        Conducted extensive research, reviewed accounts payable invoices, and analyzed financial statements for the fiscal years 1993 through 1997.  

·        Identified all developmental cost associated with providing services to the Belk stores.

·        Developed reports to document the method used to qualify each expense as developmental. 

·        Presented results to the project leader and tax accountant.                                                  

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     Belk Stores Services, Charlotte, NC                                                                                              1979-1998

            Cost Accounting Supervisor

·        Managed, administered, and evaluated the process used to compile, analyze, and summarize information used to produce monthly financial statements.

·        Developed highly accurate spreadsheets to improve the budget allocation process and the invoice coding process.

·        Supervised and evaluated staff of four.  Direct reports included bookkeepers and accounting clerks.   Implemented cross training of employees.

·        Prepared job descriptions.  Interviewed, hired and trained cost accounting employees.

·        Directed and monitored the work of employees to meet month end deadlines.  

·        Ensured timely and accurate payment of accounts payable invoices and billing of services. 

·        Minimized employee turnover by developing and maintaining business unit relationships.

 

Cost Accountant

·        Coordinated the budgeting process.  Compiled and summarized detailed expense and revenue budgets.  Assisted in maintaining and managing budgets. 

·        Interacted daily with managers during the budget process.  Computed and analyzed budget variances of specific accounts for department managers.

·        Developed spreadsheets to track and to allocate equipment and software leases.

·        Reviewed and approved accounting documents. Work with confidential payroll information.

·        Assisted in establishing pricing for new and existing data processing services.

 

Accountant

·        Created detailed expense and revenue budget templates.  Provided budget diskettes to expense center managers for completion.  Updated budget information as required.   

·        Determined how approved accounts payable documents should be allocated and coded for input into the cost accounting system.

·        Prepared monthly preliminary reports.  Analyzed accounts to determine month-end journal entries and miscellaneous accruals.

·        Reconciled prepaid accounts.  Tracked equipment and software leases.  Reviewed contracts from vendors.

·        Verified that invoices from vendors were accurately billed per terms of the signed contract.  Pinpointed and resolved discrepancies. 

 

Education:    Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration

·        Specialized in accounting with courses in computer science

Dale Carnegie Course:  Effective Speaking and Human Relations 

H & R Block:  Income Tax Courses

CPCC:  Real Estate Course       North Carolina  and South Carolina Real Estate License

 

Community Service - Volunteer                                                                                                                

·        Sunday School Teacher for children, ages three to five.

·        Assist in various projects for the Habitat for Humanity organization.

·        Supervised high school and middle school students on various field trips.

·        Helped elementary school students to excel in the Math Superstars program.