Sales Manager

ANN-MARIE BISHOP, CPA

**** ****** ****

Cordova, Tennessee 38016

901-***-**** (work)

901-***-**** (home)

901-***-**** (mobile)

*******@*****.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS: An ambitious Tennessee Certified Public

Accountant with approximately fifteen years of experience in public and

private accounting and a Masters of Accountancy with a tax emphasis with a

track record for being a flexible multi-task oriented professional with

documented accuracy, dependability and honesty. I am willing to relocate.

PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE

Adjunct Professor ( teaching college accounting courses)

1998-2004

Southwest Tennessee Community College, University of Memphis, University of

Mississippi

Colliers Management Services, Memphis, TN

5/2008 - present

Assistant Controller

. Prepare monthly financial packages sent to owners of industrial real

estate properties for eight clients

. Record and pay accounts payables invoices of properties

. Record monthly receipts of tenants

. Prepare monthly journal entries

. Process debt payments

. Assist external auditors in audits of properties

. Reconcile various bank accounts

. Prepare explanations of variances between budget and actual

. Monitor aged accounts receivable balances and maintain communication

with property managers on ensuring timely collection of outstanding

balances

. Prepare monthly and quarterly cash projections for owner distributions

and future cash needs

CB Richard Ellis, Memphis, TN

8/2007 - 4/2008

Accounting Supervisor

. Managed, supervised, and evaluated four people responsible for preparing

various accounting reports such as revenue, expense, and/or variance

reports.

. Reviews, posts, and prepares journal entries.

. Responds to client and vendor requests and questions.

. Oversees the reconciliation of various bank accounts.

. Oversees the processing of various types of payments.

. Responsible for identifying training needs, tracking performance,

coaching, and motivating direct reports.

. Provides input into hiring, terminating, compensation, and performance

evaluation.

The Memphis Group, Memphis, TN

10/ 2002 - 06/2003

Assistant Controller

. Managed, supervised, and evaluated four people responsible for accounts

receivable, accounts payable, and all other general ledger accounts

. Prepared financial statements package for company and subsidiaries

. Reconciled all financial accounts

. Reviewed and maintained fixed asset database

. Coded all accounts payable invoices

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. Timely filed miscellaneous tax returns

. Monitored daily cash projections

. Assisted external auditors in government, financial, and workman's comp

audits

Helena Chemical Company, Collierville, TN

7/ 2000 - 6 / 2002

Manager of Accounting Operations

. Managed, supervised, and evaluated seven people responsible for accounts

receivable, payroll, property taxes, and salesman incentives

. Acted as the liaison for the Southern Business Unit comprised of 4

divisions and 3 levels of management

. Drafted and tested standard operating procedures manuals for areas under

my supervision and developed payroll department disaster recovery plan

for 3000 employees and 270 locations

. Analyzed profit and loss statement account variances for local

cost centers

. Participated in the hiring, training and mentoring of new employees for

accounting operations units made up of 3 groups and 7 accountants

. Calculated incentives for 960 U.S. salesmen that amounted to

approximately $10 million

. Prepared annual budgets, reviewed account reconciliations and performed

year-end inventory for accounting units and various outbound locations

. Prepared nine months of thirty-five accounts receivable account

reconciliations to meet year -end deadline

Helena Chemical Company, Collierville, TN

5 / 1998 - 6 / 2000

Subsidiary and Consolidation Accountant

. Prepared year-end audit schedules for independent auditors of 4

subsidiaries which were 50% to 100% owned by Helena Chemical and

forecasted subsidiary financials as needed

. Planned United Way fundraisers for 3 years to include coordinating

monthly events, organizing volunteers, managing donations and developing

and auditing contribution reports

. Served as Acting Controller during the sale of a subsidiary, while

maintaining constant communication with Chief Financial Officer and

served as liaison between seller and purchaser

. Consolidated financial statements in preparation for external audits

. Reconciled and recorded elimination journal entries for inter-company

transactions between parent company and subsidiaries in preparation for

monthly and year-end financial statements

ServiceMaster Diversified Health Services Collierville, TN

2 / 1996 - 4 / 1998

Financial Manager / Senior Controller

. Trained, monitored and evaluated new and existing employees on standard

operating procedures for health care accounting and continuous

improvements initiatives

. Supervised 3 controllers in their management of cash, financial

statements and other budgetary functions for each assigned facility

. Assisted independent auditors in reviews of the 6 major facilities

managed by DHS in preparation for year-end financial statements, which

included compilation monthly financial statements

. Analyzed variances between actual and budgeted amounts for 6 major

facilities to insure revenue was allocated appropriately while providing

performance enhancements

Kimble & Company, P.C. CPA's, Bartlett, TN

7/1994 - 1/1996

Staff Accountant

. Participated in audits of financial statements for organizations in the

corporate client base

. Prepared state sales and use tax, business tax, federal and state payroll

tax and federal and state income tax returns

. Managed client portfolios, compiled clients' financial statements and met

all personal and business tax deadlines for approximately 35 clients

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Ann Marie Bishop

Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX

7/1990 - 10/1991

Accountant, Manufacture and Sales Oil Revenue

Oil and Gas production

. Posted monthly sales revenue and analyzed and reconciled accounts

receivable and accounts payable

. Reported monthly production volumes of oil and gas to state boards

. Initiated internal lease and field audits for contract compliance

of production and sales

. Received Shell Quality Advocate Award for a twenty-six month

retroactive recoupment

project that resulted in a net recovery of $3,000

. Implemented an eight month retroactive recoupment team project that

resulted in a net recovery of $336,000

EDUCATION:

Master of Accountancy - Tax Emphasis (GPA 3.40)

University of Mississippi

Bachelor of Accountancy (GPA 3.47)

University of Mississippi

Advanced Teacher Education Program (GPA 4.00)

Crichton College

OTHER EXPERIENCE:

University of Tennessee at Memphis

1994 - 1994

Coordinator

Armstrong Allen Prewitt Gentry Johnston & Holmes Attorneys at Law, Memphis,

TN 1993 - 1993

Tax Consultant

Frontier Meat Company, Inc., North Little Rock, AR

1992

Consultant (graduate student)

Lausanne Collegiate School (through Kelly Services)

2004

Technology Specialist, Teaching computer lab applications that include

Word, Excel, Pagemaker, and Photoshop to second, third, fourth, seventh,

and eighth grade students.

Kelly Services

2003 - 2004

Substitute teacher at Woodland Presbyterian School, Grace St. Luke's

Episcopal School, and Lausanne Collegiate School grades K-12.

De La Salle Elementary at Blessed Sacrament, Kindergarten teacher

2004 - 2005

Chimneyrock Elementary School, Kindergarten teacher, 2nd grade reading

tutor 2005-2007

TRAINING / COMPUTER SKILLS:

. Graduate of Dale Carnegie Leadership Training Course

. Oracle, Yardi, Legacy, JD Edwards, CTI (AS 400 system), Rcash Pay,

Insight, Expesite, Easy Accounting, Estate Planning Assistant, Federal

Tax Returns, Professional Write, Microsoft Suite Windows 95, 98 and 2000

MEMBERSHIPS:

. International Leaders in Business - past member

. American Institute of Certified Public Accountants - past member

. Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants, past Director,

current committees

. International Who's Who of Professional Management - past member

. Associate Member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners -

past member

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