Sales Accounting

Patrick W. Baldwin

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Nicholasville, KY 40356

859-***-****

abnwn9@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

Aug 1993 – May 1995 Bachelors of Science Degree in Accounting from Murray State University,

Murray, KY. Cumulative GPA: 3.18.

Aug 1991 – May 1993 Associate of Arts Degree from Hopkinsville Community College, Hopkinsville,

KY. Cumulative GPA: 3.85.

WORK HISTORY

Sep 2006 – July 2008 INVENTORY CONTROL/PURCHASING AGENT, Bruce Wholesale Flooring,

Lexington, KY

• Purchasing for a wholesale distributor of flooring products supplying dealers throughout

Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio.

• Conduct weekly cycle counts of flooring products to maintain a rate of two complete physical

inventories per year.

• Reconciliation of inventory, determining reasons for variances, and acting accordingly to prevent

further variances.

• Use of historical sales data to forecast upcoming month’s usage to determine an acceptable

order point.

• Manage the receiving of trucks -- both vendor shipments and inter-company transfers.

• I/T responsibilities including:

Troubleshooting Windows XP workstations

Maintaining the Linux/based accounting system.

Maintaining email boxes in a Microsoft Exchange 2003 environment

Dec 1999 – Sep 2006 PURCHASING AGENT, Mountain Metals Manufacturing Corporation, Danville,

KY

• W orking directly with the owner in negotiating steel contracts with suppliers to supply four

manufacturing facilities in the Southeast United States.

• Purchasing cold rolled steel coil for four manufacturing facilities in the Southeast United States.

• Forecasting usage of material, and determining an ever-changing min/max quantity due to

seasonality factors.

• Conducting yearly physical inventories.

• I/T responsibilities including:

Troubleshooting Windows XP, Windows 98, and Windows 95 workstation issues

Maintaining the Linux/based accounting system.

Managing email boxes on a Microsoft Exchange 2000 server

Installing network hardware such as internet routers and network switches

• Experience procuring network infrastructure for a new manufacturing location.

• Assist accounting staff with Payables, invoicing, and applying payments to A/R.

• Reconciling of G/L accounts in preparation for yearly accounting reviews.

• Prepare monthly bank reconciliations for all branches.

Jun 1995 – Dec 1998 PURCHASING AGENT, AG Spray Equipment, Inc., Hopkinsville, KY

• Purchasing direct inventory used in manufacturing, as well as product for distribution to dealer

network.

• W orking close with the president in preparation of pro forma financial statements.

• Inside Sales

COMPUTER SKILLS

Software – SBT Accounting, QuickBooks, Windows XP Professional, and Red Hat Linux. Extensive

understanding of Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Lotus 123, and Lotus Approach.

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