Manager Accounts Payable

Shawn Deborah Long

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Sugar Hill, Georgia 30518

678-***-**** ***********@*****.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Proven success as full charge bookkeeper – payroll, accounts payable, accounts

receivable, collections, journal entries, & balance sheet analysis.

Exceptional skills in utilizing the internet to lower purchasing and delivery costs

office supplies to equipment to travel.

Analytically strong in terms of financial analysis and risk assessment.

Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate across functional areas.

Day to day devotion to get the job done!

Strong user of Quick Books Enterprise, Excel, Word, and Outlook; including imports

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

EXCELERATE AUTOMOTIVE SOLUTIONS, LLC, Buford, GA 2009 to

Present

Accounting & Office Manager, reporting to President and Chief Financial Officer.

Multi unit operation spanning 7 states, with up to 140 employees; reached $2.7 million in

revenues annually. Strategic decision made to close the business effective summer, 2011.

Responsible for payroll, tax compliance, on boarding, accounts payable, accounts receivable,

collections, data quality, purchasing (local and field locations), balance sheet analysis, bank

reconciliations, issuance of weekly Profit & Loss statement, administration of benefits, bonus &

commission calculations, as well as financial analysis. Hired & managed one associate.

Imported data from field locations; performed data quality review and clean up utilizing

the phone and email to communicate with site managers

Performed minimum wage and overtime calculations for a piece rate payroll

Issued invoices to all customers within 2 business days of week end close

P&L review and analysis is completed within 4 business days of week end close

Interacted with Pay Chex and CBIZ payroll processing companies to run payroll;

implement cost savings opportunities; and manage tax issues

Saved 10% in chemical/equipment costs through consolidation of vendors, estimated

savings in 18 months of $30 thousand

Coordinated move of home office including lease negotiations, utility hook ups, furniture

purchases, and physical move

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DENT WIZARD INTERNATIONAL, Chamblee, GA 1999 to 2009

Regional Retail & Office Manager, reporting to Regional Vice President.

Responsible for 2 retail stores: sales, accounts receivable, collections, accounts payable,

purchasing, & talent management (up to staff of 50).

Responsible for operations of $2.4 million book of business (auction, rental, dealer, and

retail)

Completed new store opening on time and within budget (cost of $75 thousand)

Retail store ranked #1 in the US (2003 2009)

Created, drafted, and implemented retail procedures for use in all Retail locations

nation wide

FIXX DENT, INC., Duluth, GA 1993 to 1999

Office Manager, reporting to President.

Startup business focused on metro Atlanta with 30 employees and $1.2 million in annual

revenues. Company acquired by Dent Wizard International in 1999.

Responsible for payroll, tax compliance, on boarding, accounts payable, accounts receivable,

collections, data quality, purchasing (local and field locations), administration of benefits, bonus

& commission calculations, as well as financial analysis.

Created, drafted, and implemented retail store opening & closing procedures

Prepared and submitted Federal and state employment tax deposit filings

PROFESSIONAL & COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Attended Cox Management University: Human Resources, Leadership, and

Operations training (2003 2007)

Sunday School teacher for kindergarten class (2009 Present)

Graduate of North Gwinnett High School, Suwanee, Georgia

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