Entry Level Accounting (Philadelphia,PA)
Date: **12-11-09, 9:24PM EST
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Kareem Abdullah
Philadelphia PA 19133
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OBJECTIVE
My goal is to achieve experience as an entry level accountant and establish myself as a businessman. I'm a team player, reliable, dependable, and self-sufficient. I remain committed to outcome, and embraces flexible ways to achieve challenging project goals.
EDUCATION
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA
B.S. Accounting May 7, 2011
WORK EXPERIENCE
Quiznos, Indiana PA 2008 -- 2010
Food Assistant
Utilized customer service skills to ensure complete customer satisfaction by preparing meals and food accessories according to individual customer requests while complying with and maintaining company standards. Responsible for assisting in the on-boarding and training of new employees. Demonstrated leadership abilities in routinely working and closing the store during overnight hours. Handled cash transactions. Actively participated in store inventory; organizing food and food related items when necessary.
Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS), Indiana PA February 2007 to May 2007
Phone Interviewer
Assist people with such tasks as consumer surveys, and other forms. I assisted in the on-boarding and training of new employees. Job responsibilities include gathering and verifying information, creating files, and performing processing tasks. I would contact respondents by phone, asking scripted questions word-for-word, and accurately recording responses into the computer.
Sears, Indiana, PA September 2006 to December 2006
Customer service Associate (CSA)
Greet and assist customers, retrieve merchandise and assist with customers if needed. Stock and price merchandise, open and remove merchandise from boxes, verify retail price and price produced. Organize the men's, children's, and shoe department while greeting and assisting the customer.
The Lights of Liberty Show, Philadelphia, PA April 2003 to August 2005
Headset Programmer
Assist and greet the customer while giving out the headsets from the appropriated shows and times. Organize the times of the show an hour before the customers arrives and maintain a clean and structured floor.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Access
Intuit ProSeries Professional Tax Software
QuickBooks Accounting Software
ACTIVITIES AND ASSOCIATIONS
Student Accounting Association, 2007 - Present
Community Service Chair, 2008-2009
Student Congress, 2007 - 2011
Student Co-op Finance Committee, 2009-2011
University Affairs Committee, 2007-2009