Administrative Assistant
. Business professional with extensive administrative support skill set
gained through experience as an office manager, administrative assistant,
purchasing manager and small business owner.
. Advanced computer skills in MS Office Suite, MAS200, QuickBooks,
Peachtree Complete and other accounting- and legal-related applications.
. Employ problem solving skills to increase office organization and
efficiency.
Key Skills
Office Administration & Organization Records & Database Management
Workflow Management & Documentation Spreadsheet & Database Creation
Legal Document Preparation & Filing
Tax Related Document Preparation & Inventory Management
Filing Scheduling & Calendaring
General Bookkeeping (A/P & A/R) Filing & Data Entry (60 WPM)
Experience
Edward F. Gogin, Jr., CPA & Rand A. Borresen, J.D., 2007 to Present
C.F.P., Irvine, CA
Office Manager
Coordinate and manage all office functions for busy attorney and CPA
offices. Provide administrative support for one attorney and three CPAs as
well as a full charge bookkeeper. Serve as primary contact person between
office clients, vendors and office personnel. Screen and route incoming
phone calls and mail. Generate documents, spreadsheets, reports and
outgoing correspondence. Schedule executive travel and client meetings.
Purchase and maintain inventory of office supplies and equipment. Operate
and maintain office related equipment including performing troubleshooting,
application upgrades and scheduling necessary vendor maintenance.
Preparation and filing of time-sensitive, legal and tax-related forms and
documents. Perform office bookkeeping functions including accounts
payable, accounts receivable, account reconciliation, and bank deposits.
. Improved office workflow efficiency and organization by implementing
balanced task-scheduling system.
. Reduced paperwork and redundancy by developing and managing electronic
legal records database.
. Developed electronic archiving system to reduce file management costs and
increase access to legal knowledge base of completed client files.
Kiva Kitchen & Bath, Irvine, CA 2004 to 2007
Purchasing Manager/Administrative Assistant
Quickly promoted from Administrative Assistant to Purchasing Manager in
the first four months of employment. Managed purchasing of major
appliances and plumbing fixtures for three major divisions and two
locations, including the corporate office/showroom. Hired, trained and
supervised administrative assistant. Generated purchase orders based on
client invoices, tracked and reported order status to management and
sales personnel. Maintained spreadsheets for sorting and comparing
vendor pricing contracts to insure lowest product cost and competitive
edge.
Experience - continued
Lextel Corporation, Huntington Beach, CA 2003 to 2004
Office Manager
Directed and monitored workflow and reported on job status. Processed
database merging and remote medical report printing. Transcribed medical
reports and outgoing correspondence. Recruited transcription contractors
and assisted in new recruit orientation.
Torelli Realty, Costa Mesa, CA 2002 to 2003
Receptionist/Administrative Assistant
Greeted incoming clients, screened and routed phone calls and mail.
Designed and produced real estate advertisement flyers, brochures and
posters, including selecting and customizing graphics. Supervised flyer
canvassing. Improved company web site by adding visual interest with
full color graphics and imbedded interactive maps. Assisted in planning
and organizing quarterly community events. Facilitated advertising
efficiency by researching and developing in-house methods for merging
vendor-supplied data into MS Access to output targeted mass mailings.
Medical Transcription and Security Companies, 1995 to 2002
Bremerton, WA
Owner/Office Manager
Researched, purchased and installed office equipment. Designed business-
related forms and established office procedures. Marketed to potential
clients; scheduled and dispatched installation crews; assisted with
security system design based on client blueprints. Transcribed medical
reports within hourly, daily and weekly deadlines.