Human Resources Accounts Payable

MARTIN R. COLEMAN

Phone: 678-***-**** ( ab0z6n@r.postjobfree.com

ACCOUNTING / FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

SKILLED AND EXPERIENCED ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONAL WITH PROFICIENCY IN A WIDE

RANGE OF ACCOUNTING

functions, including general accounting, journal entry preparation, general

ledger, payroll,

reconciliations, budgeting, accounts payable, accounts receivables, contract

negotiation and financial

statement preparation and reporting.

TECHNOLOGY SNAPSHOT

. QUICKBOOKS PRO

. SAGE 50 (PEACHTREE)

. PEOPLESOFT

. EXCEL

. WORD

. ACCESS

. ALOHA

. RESTAURANT MANAGER

. POWER POINT

OPERATIONS EXPERTISE

. FINANCIAL MGMNT

. BUDGET PREPARATION

. INVENTORY MGMNT

. STAFF DEVELP. / MGMNT

. BANK REONCILIATIONS

. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

. MONTH END CLOSE

. OFFICE ADMINISTRATION

. VARIANCE ANALYSIS

. FINANCIAL REPORTING

. ACCOUNT RESEARCH

EXPERIENCE

2011 - Present Operations Accountant

Phoenix Staffing, Inc.,

Hospitality staffing firm. Placed in various temporary

assignments with several restaurant groups

including Chaudhry Inc (Subway's), Joyner Enterprises and

Sweet Potato Cafe

Accounting/ Financial management

. Oversee all financial and report functions accounting,

budgets, cash management and internal audit

. Provide unit management with financial analysis of the

operation

. Report on unit's financial position in the areas of

income, expenses and earnings based on past, present

and future operations; Prepare ad hoc reports as

requested

. Train staff on compliance standards and accounting

policies and procedures

. Process and record all invoices submitted for payment

for accuracy

. Reconcile all vendor statements

. Prepare payment for Sales Tax returns

. Reconcile and record daily sales

. Prepare weekly management reports

. Prepare journal entries for A/R, A/P, inventory and

month end adjustments

. Review A/P and A/R trial balance

. Prepare monthly financial staements

. Prepare variance reports describing variances of actual

results as compared to budget

. Update and maintain all Human Resources information on

current and past employees

. Maintain all employee files

Accomplishments

. Performed internal audit of 1 year of revenue reporting

to discover over $37,000 of unreported sales for 10

Subway locations

. Set up accounting systems (with proceedure manuals) for

7 restaurants

. Created loan package for $1 million start-up

. Set - up logistics for 5 person accounting office

. Complete business set-up for 3 restaurants (business

licences, vendor account set-up, accounting systems w/

training and human resources manuals w/ job

descriptions

MARTIN R. COLEMAN

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2004 - 2011 Assistant controller / Director of Operations

Caf Atlanta Corporation (Caf Intermezzo), 1845 Peachtree Rd,

Atlanta, GA 30309 Casual service restaurant chain

with two company owned locations grossing $5.5 million annually

and governance of two franchised locations grossing $7.2 million

annually.

Accounting/ Financial management

. Completed monthly close processes, journal entries and

reconciliation relating to revenue, expense and cash

for multiple locations

. Completed monthly account and bank reconciliations

. Prepared monthly company P&L and other reports used by

operations personnel

. Created and maintained various audit reports and

summaries

. Assisted in the development and compliance of

accounting procedures, systems and practices

. Oversaw the A/P and A/R process

. Calculated and compiled monthly sales taxes

. Assured the accuracy of all product inventories

. Reviewed the general ledger and made adjustments for

internal management transactions

. Proposed and implemented process improvements for areas

of responsibility

Purchasing / Supply Chain Management

. Responsible for all food, beverage, material and

equipment purchases for the restaurant's multiple

locations

. Controlled inventory, scheduled maintainance projects

and interacted with department managers to determine

their needs

. Worked with vendors to maintain pricing

. Solicited competitive bids for all equipment purchases

. Calculated monthly and yearly material / equipment

requirements

. Negotiated contracts with suppliers

. Returned defective inventory products

Human Resources

. Managed HR functions for 150+ employees throughout the

company

. Recruited / hired /oversaw the training of all

company personnel

. Resolved employee relations conflicts

. Defended the company against Department of Labor

unemployment claims

. Completed weekly staff schedules

. Developed and implemented training materials to educate

staff members

Accomplishments

. Created an invoicing system to bill Caf Intermezzo

franchisee for licensed products

. Designed employee training materials which enhanced

product knowledge and reduced customer complaints

. Implemented internal controls which allowed for lower

Cost of Goods Sold (Food - 19%, Beverage - 25%, Alcohol

- 18%)

. Participated in the planning, purchasing and logistics

required to renovate caf locations

. Launched (2) franchise locations

. Expanded company revenue by creating a Bakery to sell

pastries to franchised locations

. Established licensed products division of the company

. Implemented employee appreciation programs and

management directives which reduced turnover by 75%

MARTIN R. COLEMAN

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1999 - 2003 Assistant Accountant

Emory University, 1762 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322

Assisted in the launch of Emory University's in-house temporary

agency (Emory Temporary Services).

Accounting

. Prepared journal entries to reconcile errors and took

corrective action to balance departmental accounts

. Assisted in the preparation and monitoring of

department budgets ($1,000,000+)

. Prepared monthly financial statements for Emory's in

house temporary agency (ETS)

. Coordinated and oversaw the accounts receivable

process which included all

. invoice and statement preparation and distribution

Human Resources

. Recruited, screened, interviewed and referred

qualified applicants to fill temporary positions

. Verified applicant information by checking criminal

backgrounds, administering pre-employment drug

screening and verifying past employment

. Data entered employment information into HR

PeopleSoft database (new hires,

terminations, pay rate changes etc.)

. Trained employees on properly completing the

Personnel Action Form and benefits enrollment form to

initiate employment status changes

Payrolll

. Managed Payroll / Time and Attendance process for

100+ temporary employees

. Coordinated the training and manual entry of

telephone Time and Attendance

. System (TAS) errors

. Identified ways in which payroll system could be

improved

. Prepared operational and statistical reports for

management review

Accomplishments

. Developed and improved Accounts Receivable process by

implementing an a automated billing process which

increased billing accuracy and efficiency

. Closed out FY 2003 under budget for the Employment

office despite forecasted

shortfall

. Identified and corrected accounting errors made by

the Controller's office which recaptured over $50,000

in erroneous charges

1998 -1999 Assistant Accountant

Emory University (Norrell Financial Staffing), 1762 Clifton

Road, Atlanta, GA 30322

Accounting / Payroll

. Audited insurance company benefits records

. Created and maintained department spreadsheets

. Calculated employee payroll adjustments

. Investigated and resolved employee benefits

discrepancies

Accomplishments

. Designed an Excel spreadsheet which allowed

Accounting Manager to easily

. decipher insurance benefits exception information

. Manned a one person help desk which responded to

employee concerns regarding

. PeopleSoft pay advices (5,000 calls in a one month

time span

1996 -1998 Founder / Manager

Global Cleaning Contractors, 5671 Deerfield Court, College Park,

GA 30349

Accounting / Financial management

. Created and monitored yearly budget for all company

operation

. Implemented automated accounting system

. Accurately maintained the general ledger

. Managed the accounts payable process

. Generated customer billing

. Collected all overdue receivables

Purchasing

. Submitted competitive bids to perspective clients

. Coordinated and negotiated the purchase of all

equipment, office supplies, uniform and scheduled

equipment maintenance

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MARTIN R. COLEMAN

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1995 - 1996 Fiscal Administrative Officer / Purchasing Officer

(Purchasing, A/P)

State of CT - Dept. of Public Utility CTRL,

10 Franklin Square, New Britain, CT 06051

Accounting / Accounts Payable

. Handled all month-end closing activities

. Prepared and verified all accounts payable documents

. Audited and researched accounts payable records for Central

Accounting

Purchasing / Contract Administration

. Generated purchase orders against existing State Contract

Awards

. Monitored vendor performance against contract criteria

. Conducted competitive bid solicitation

. Prepared and issued purchase orders

. Arranged and expedited delivery schedules with vendors

. Inventoried new merchandise received

Facilities Management

. Coordinated all scheduled maintenance contracts i.e.

security, janitorial, HVAC, trash removal and emergency

electrical service calls

. Relayed employee building complaints to appropriate

landlord representative

. Conducted routine physical inspections of building damage

Accomplishments

. Successfully purchased, arranged delivery and paid all

invoices in relation to the post

construction furnishing and equipping of a new Connecticut

State government office

building which housed 150 state employer

1993 - 1995 Financial Clerk (Federal Grants)

State of Connecticut - Military Department, 360 Broad Street,

Hartford, CT 06105

Accounting

. Assisted in preparing operational budgets for Air National

Guard training sites

($5,000,000+)

. Performed account reconciliations for assigned Air National

Guard accounts

. Prepared federal reimbursement vouchers

. Processed accounts payables for all Air National Guard

training sites

Purchasing / Contract Administration

. Generated purchase orders against existing state contract

awards

. Coded employee purchase requisitions

. Data entered and issued purchase orders

. Arrange delivery schedules for Air National Guard purchase

Payroll

. Tabulated and data entered all Air National Guard

timesheets

Accomplishments

. Created budget monitoring spreadsheets to track

expenditures for 10 federally reimbursed National Guard

maintenance accounts

. Assisted with the migration from DOS to a windows based

operating system.

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