Leslie Wolfe-Baylen

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Union Grove, WI 53182 262-***-****

Coldwater Creek, Pleasant Prairie, WI

June 2006 – September 2007 Store

manager

• Set up of new store, hired and trained associates.

Administrative duties include weekly and monthly sales goals, weekly and monthly metrics, conversion, e-mails, credit card offer rate,

credit card accept rate, sales per labor plan, upt’s and average dollar, all part of driving business in weekly/monthly power ranking.

• Payroll, Balancing of Transfers and Receiving of Goods, Discrepancy and Damages.

• Evaluated Associates every six months and year end. They were evaluated against quarter metrics and personal performance in the store.

• Visual Merchandising of store and floor sets changes every month.

• Ran quarterly inventory.

• Traveled with Coldwater travel team who opened new stores for the company.

Multi Media

May 2005 – Present Sales Representative

• Worked in family business in advertising with local hotels and race tracks.

• Ran Midwest Region for the company.

• Set up meetings with local businesses.

• Met with clients.

• Sold ads for directories and posters.

• Worked with printer on layouts.

• Proofed ads.

St. John Company Store, Pleasant Prairie, WI

February 2003 – May 2005 Store Manager

• Set up store, hired supervised, trained staff.

• Administrative duties included scheduling, payroll, accounts payable and monthly reporting of sales reports by margin/by department, weekly/monthly sales goals by

department, forced ranking reports by sales.

• Evaluated staff quarterly, six month and early reviews based on sales rank by division and performance within the store.

• Established weekly/month sales goals by department for individual staff members.

• Utilized visual merchandising back ground in creating window displays/mannequins/jewelry case/shoe department design and accessorizing.

• Established and maintained high level of customer service for exclusive clientele.

• Built personal clientele book of ~2500 clients, following up weekly with clients on personal needs as well as informing them of new collections. Journaled personal

client events and plans to anticipate future shopping needs.

• Phone sales/charge sends comprised over 30 percent of net sales as a result of personalized clientele sales efforts.

• Personal store sales 600K a year.

• Ran alterations department to include all garment marking/pinning and appropriate descriptions/directions for alterations staff. Also experienced in blocking

garments using specialized blocking equipment.

• Ran quarterly inventory.

• Order entry receipt of inventory.

Exceeded first year sales plan and commission sales expectations.

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In twelve month period, exceeded sales goals for eight months and ended fiscal year 40K ahead of sales plan.

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G. H. Bass and Co., Gurnee, IL

September 2000 – November 2001

Store Manager

• Hired Assistant Managers and Sales Associates. Supervised, trained and evaluated staff.

• Payroll and scheduling.

• Acquired specialized training in footwear.

• Advertising, mailing list and inventory.

• Visual merchandising: Setting of storefront windows, floor and overhead signage.

Carthage College, Kenosha, WI

September 1998 – May 2000 Manager

of Government Accounting

• Managing the Federal Perkins Loan Program.

• Managing the Carthage College Loan Program.

a) Preparation of loan notes and Truth in lending disclosure in compliance with due diligence requirements.

Leslie Wolfe-Baylen

15828 Durand Avenue

Union Grove, WI 53182 262-***-****

b) Monthly transmittal of executed loans to University Accounting Service (UAS) for credit bureau reporting.

c) Monthly placement of all delinquent loan accounts to three collection agencies after accounts fall into default and preparation of legal

authorization for securing judgment against borrower.

d) Weekly correspondence with borrowers regarding rights and responsibilities of recipients of all three loan types.

e) Annual projection of Perkins and Carthage College Private cash flow to advise Financial Aid Office of funds available for awarding in the

forthcoming academic year.

f) Entrance and Exit interviews with parents and students regarding their Private and Perkins loans, along with deferment, forbearance, hardship

and cancellation counseling.

g) Balancing Perkins and Carthage College Private loans accounts each semester with

Financial Aid Office and the University Accounting Service.

h) Monthly journal entries for federal funds accounts, Perkins and Carthage College Private loan bank accounts.

• Daily reconciliation of the receipts and deposits for 100% of cash revenue received by Carthage.

• Daily responsibility for managing the cash needs of the college and reconciliation of the business Office and bookstore petty cash accounts.

• Assisted with management of $40,000 60,000 cash needs of semiannual bookstore buyback.

• Responsibility for the reconciliation of the electronic fund transfers (EFT) from the Department of Education with Title IV Authorizations in

conjunction with the YTD Federal Work Study dollars earned on campus. Pell, Seog and Perkins Financial Aid Transfers (FAT) to student accounts as

well as the college matching requirements.

• Responsibility for all monthly journal entries to Federal Fund accounts, Perkins and Carthage College Loan Fund accounts and the monthly

reconciliation of the Federal Perkins and Carthage College Private Loan bank accounts.

• Management of Cohort program, working the Cohort default rate to keep Carthage College in line with the federal regulation, 14.99% or lower.

• Placement and administration of delinquent tuition accounts with collection agency along with setting up tuition payment plans.

• Responsible for annual FISAP Report to the Department of Education with regard to the Federal Perkins, Seog and Federal Work Study Funds

for the prior fiscal year.

• Assisted with the student payroll each month.

• Assisted in the conversion of the new campus phone system.

North Central Bible College, Minneapolis, MN Bible History and Religion Education 1976 1978

Education:

Gateway Technical College, Kenosha, WI Real Estate Law/ Appraisal & Finance/Marketing

References: Jeff Wolfe

Multi Media 772-***-****

Gregory Nichols, Senior Accountant

Carthage College 262-***-****

Laurie Brown

Coldwater Creek 262-***-****

Jacqueline Sacramento 262-***-****

Coldwater Creek

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