NITA MARTIN

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Memphis, Tennessee 38109

901-***-****

Email: acfj36@r.postjobfree.com

Experience:

Holmes Road Liquor Store, Memphis, TN - 2004 to 2014:

Retail Store Owner

. Responsible for day-to-day retail store operations

. Maintain all financial data and accounting records

. Prepare payroll and payroll tax reports and returns

. Responsible for purchasing, receiving, sales, and reconciliation of

inventory using Quick Books Point of Sale system

. Responsible for Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions

. Prepare sales tax and income tax returns

. Perform all bank account reconciliations

ATS - Accounting & Tax Services, Nashville, TN - 1994 to 2004:

Owner / Independent Consultant:

. Independent contract consultant for Nikon, Inc., Long Island, NY.

Prepared various financial reports using DBS Millennium

General Ledger software

. Independent contract consultant for Nissan, Inc., Smyrna, TN.

Acting Payroll Director using DBS Millennium Payroll system.

Responsible for entire payroll for the Smyrna, TN manufacturing

plant and office, as well as supervising Payroll department staff

. Owner of accounting and tax company that performed income and

payroll tax preparation and planning services for small businesses

and individuals

Service Merchandise Company, Inc., Brentwood, TN - 1988-1994:

Director, Financial Systems Development (1992-1994): Analyze, propose,

plan, develop and coordinate installation of Financial Accounting

Services systems and procedures to provide the highest quality

service at the lowest possible cost. Served as liaison between

Accounting/Finance, Management Information Systems and software

vendors

( Perform feasibility studies, develop re-engineering

methodologies, report capabilities and adequacy of systems to

meet future business needs

( Develop management reports to track each project's progress,

and conduct regular status and steering committee meetings

Promoted from

Manager, Financial Systems (1990-1992): Manage professional staff with

objective to

develop, test, implement and maintain the Dun & Bradstreet General

Ledger financial

system. Technically assist and coordinate Finance Systems requests

to meet divisional

and end user needs

. Develop training manuals and taught end user classes on all aspects of

Dun and Bradstreet General Ledger software

( Convert the Company's accounting periods from monthly basis to

4-4-5

( Automate manual processes through use of Accounts Payable,

Accounts Receivable, Capital Projects, Fixed Assets, General

Ledger, Human Resources and Purchasing software applications

Promoted from

Senior Financial Systems Control Analyst (1988-1990): Develop and

maintain the General Ledger financial reporting system. Develop

complex special financial reports, monitor entries and reports for

accuracy and oversee the distribution of reports

Malone & Hyde, Inc., Memphis, TN - 1983-1988:

Accounting Manager (1986-1988): Prepare consolidated financial

statements. Manage corporate accounting department including

eleven professionals. Coordinate annual audit performed by

outside Certified Public Accounting firms. (Featured as

outstanding employee in Memphis, TN newspaper, Tri-State Defender,

1987)

( Develop intercompany accounting system

( Account for corporate restructure, including acquisitions,

mergers, sales and spin-offs Promoted from

Corporate Accountant (1983-1986): Prepare corporate financial

statements, record transactions for the corporate division,

analyze and reconcile account balances. Coordinate centralized

accounting functions including cash concentration and disbursing

systems

. Assist in selecting and converting to Dun & Bradstreet (formerly

McCormack & Dodge) General Ledger software and Accounts Payable

systems from in-house applications

Software Packages:

Microsoft Office (including Excel, Word, Access and Power Point)

Quick Books Pro Series (financial software and point-of-sale systems)

Turbo Tax

Dun & Bradstreet Software-- Millennium Series

Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Capital Projects, Fixed

Assets, General Ledger, Human

Resources, Management Report Writer, Millennium Security, Payroll,

PC Link, Purchasing

Education:

University of Memphis, Memphis, TN - B.B.A. 1983, Accounting

Certifications/Affiliations:

Certified Public Accountant -1987 (retired license 2003)

Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants - 1987

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