Manager Sales
Resume:
Beverly Powell-Taylor
Ridgeland, MS 39157
April 24, 2011
Attn: Human Resource Manager
Dear Human Resource Manager:
I am writing in regard to the vacant position that is available at your company to you at the suggestion. My financial
management expertise, leadership skills, and extensive experiences are an excellent fit with your position.
My success is due to passion for quality and excellence, tenacity, and a willingness to confront and conquer tough
challenges. I have exceptional organizational skills and a keen eye for details. My strength lies in building quality
financial processes that meet and exceed expectations. I believe gaining a thorough understanding of all aspects of the
business is required to financially guide the organization. I consider myself a team player willing and able to tackle
any challenge in the financial arena and an ability to embrace and implement change. I also, believe, I offer expertise
that would be of benefit to your company. With proven record in building solid accounting and reporting procedures,
and providing sound financial analysis, I would like to explore the possibility of putting my talents to work for you.
I am confident that I will be an asset to you. Therefore, I would be pleased to have the opportunity to meet with you to
discuss your needs and how I might be able to meet them. Please feel free to call me at 601-***-**** with a
convenient time.
Thank you for your consideration, I look forward to speaking with you soon.
Sincerely yours,
Beverly Powell-Taylor
Enclosure: Resume
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Beverly Powell-Taylor
167 Powell Road
Ridgeland, MS 39157
abhlky@r.postjobfree.com
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Objective:
A responsible, challenging, career-oriented position, which utilizes a background in Business Administration to allow for
professional growth.
Experience:
Jesus and I Trucking Canton, MS
Accounting Specialist July 1997 to August 2009
Negotiate shipping rate, schedule delivery, maintain contracts, coordinate the movement of freight and trucks and stay in contact
with drivers as well as with freight customers. Dispatch loads. Prepare company budget, monitor cash flow, loans and tax
preparation. Attend meeting with auditors to verify compliance with Federal standards. Formulate and submit various reports to
appropriate state agencies. Handle all financial transactions and recordkeeping. Researched the coordination, development, and
evaluation of complete cost and pricing, estimates and breakdown for contract proposal. Responsible for all aspects of the
accounting department including accounts payables (data entry, invoice processing and research, vendor file maintenance,
accounting entries(debits/credits), corrections, reconciliations, cash receipts, form(s)W-9 and 1099’s) receivables, payroll, fleet
management and operation of business software. Collect documents necessary to enter all data required for weekly billing.
Department of Environmental Quality Jackson, MS
Accountant/Auditor October 1983 to September 1998
Enter receipts in the Fee Tracking and RealWorld Accounting System. Reconcile programs. Generated invoices quarterly.
Responsible for the transfer of monies to the state treasury and ACH request, interest, receipt for MS State departments.
Reconcile payment voucher for reimbursement of expenditures. Handle NSF checks and checks security. Physically deposit
monies into the bank daily. Cross-trained to provide coverage of other position to insure smooth daily business operation. Direct
interaction with all employees in obtaining necessary information to complete tasks of position. Maintain receipt logs and
program files. Prepare grant reports in accordance with regulations. Auditing accounts and ensures compliance with state and
federal regulations. Code document according to agency procedures. Supervise the administration of an agency’s personnel
program. Handle the purchasing of supplies, equipment, acquiring repair services, federal grants and state contracts. Audit
employee timesheet and expense reports and correct appropriately. Prepare bid packages, analyze and evaluated proposals.
MS Library Commission Jackson, MS
Clerk Senior June 1981 to February 1982
Processing patrons-adding new patrons, change of address, additional format, transfer patrons, canceling patrons, and deceased
patrons. Compiling and mailing of the quarterly Service for the Handicapped Newsletter. Weeding active files and maintaining
Talking Book Topics mailing list. Answer the telephone.
Madison Furniture Industries Canton, MS
Sales Coordinator August 1980 to June 1981
Problem solving by telephone and mail, informing customers of fabric problems, tracing merchandise, take phone order, handle
credit problems and approval of credit, also mailed sales materials to customers and sales representative. Process requests for
quotes, sales orders, and order changes, confirmed shipment dates and track delivery schedules. Verify customers credit status
with the Credit and Collections departments and complete necessary paperwork to issue credits and debits; and works to resolve
past due receivables balance. Calculate discounts and markups. The territory involved was central and western United States and
Canada.
Wilson’s Jewelers & Distributors Jackson, MS
Manager September 1977 to September 1979
Responsible for the operating efficiency of entire department; adjust errors and addressed complaints, issued written and verbal
instruction. Compose composite reports. Keep perpetual records of merchandise or stock on hand, inventory control, issued
accommodation slip when merchandise was returned. Displayed, explained and sold merchandise. Train new employees.
Maintain ledger, received shipment, and stocked shelves.
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Education:
Jackson State University Jackson, MS
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration 1973 to 1977
Jackson State University Jackson, MS
Business Administration (Graduate School) 1977 to 1979
Qualification:
Assistant Church Treasurer: Present
Finance Committee: 1997 to 2004
Church Treasurer: 1985 to 1987, 1990
Count and verify contribution collected. Ensure that the amount actually agreed to amount indicated on contribution envelopes.
We ran an adding machine tape of envelopes in order to compare the total to the amount of fund collected. Contributions are
earmarked as “conference funds” and “church funds”. Therefore, it is necessary to compute amount of contributions of each.
Deposit contributions weekly. Posted to the cash receipt journal and the general ledger. Both checking accounts are reconciled
monthly. Prepared financial statements and reported financial conditions at board meetings. Handle the collection of NSF checks.
Reviewed journal entries made by assistant. Prepare the church overall budget. Obtained quotes and secured contractors for
service. Inventoried and purchase church supplies. Generate regular reports.
Pathfinder Director
Training:
Basic Secretarial Seminar
Advanced Secretarial Seminar
Basic Data Processing Fundamentals
Introduction to MicroComputer and MS-DOS
Lotus 1-2-3
Advanced Lotus 1-2-3
Dbase IV
Advanced Dbase IV
DisplayWrite IV
WordPerfect
Time Management for Secretaries and Administrative Assistant Seminar
The Take Charge Assistant Seminar
Introduction to Government Bookkeeping and Accounting
Versa Check Smart Invoice Software
PowerPoint
Word 2007
Excel 2007
Quickbooks
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