Sales Management

Samrawit Kebede

Email: abpvfs@r.postjobfree.com

Address: **** ******* ******

City: Alexandria

State: VA

Zip: 22304

Country: USA

Phone: 571-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: $48,000

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SAMRAWIT KEBEDE

571-***-**** abpvfs@r.postjobfree.com

I am a seasoned expert in all aspects of accounting practices and systems as well as executive business administration. I create, manage, and deliver accounting solutions focused on growing profit, reducing costs, and providing superior customer service. I have long-term experience in:

Accounting Management Bookkeeping Executive Office Management

Bank Records Management Invoicing Tax & Financial Records Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Vault and Office Associate (Bridge Employment--attending college) Apr 2010-Present

Home Depot, Alexandria, VA

* Create and manage multiple financial reports critical to key stakeholder decision-making

* Create daily, monthly & Annual Sales & Returns Report for regional/corporate offices

* Facilitate and train staff on vault and office procedures--document/track performance

* Develop special status and analytical reports for senior management that track profit, expenses, cash assets, and inventory oversight for average daily sales of $150,000+

* Data critical to accounting and tax record management--analyze daily sales, financial accounting for all registers and balance cash and records with Vault System

* Prepare all daily sales bank deposits and tills for every register for next-day sales activities

* Identify and appoint Loss Prevention Officers to investigate inventory & supply shortages

* Orchestrate Human Resource actions--correct employee encoding records for pay, vacation, personal & sick leaves--generate daily forecast and actual man-hour and overtime reports

* Key Administrator--facilitate supply & equipment orders, follow-up on office equipment stock and facility/radio repairs

Executive Administrator/Accounting Manager Jan 2009-Apr 2010

Millennium Mimi Tax and Accounting Service, Alexandria, VA

* Executive office administrator and bookkeeper for $2,000,000.00 corporate account

* Facilitated administration/development of policies/procedures & professional growth development programs mapped to personal/organizational strategic objectives and goals

* Seasoned tax analyst--keen strategist in reducing individual and business tax liability

* Successfully capitalize on deductions/minimize taxable income to maximize refunds

* Customer connected--built a relationship of trust and confidence in all financial matters

* Managed all office administration & HR activities for senior executives and a 5-person staff

* Prepared/reviewed business reports/schedules--ensured accuracy & operational efficiency

* Developed/reviewed Excel data to analyze financial performance & accountability

* Managed client electronic file system using state-of-the-art software for rapid retrieval

* Streamlined office management efficiency--100% tracking/accuracy of invoicing/billing

* Filed/managed thousands of personal and business tax returns in ATX tax system annually

* Created monthly reconciliations/close process of bank, prepaid, & general ledger accounts

* Prepared 1099s, monthly financial reports, journal entries, special status & analytical reports & reviewed/updated tracking data for variance analyses and audit records

Accountant II (Short-term Project) Nov 2007-Dec 2008

Sprint -Nextel Corporate Office, Reston VA

* Spearheaded multi-million dollar corporate equipment purchase enterprise for government

* Conversion project of analog TV/radio transmitters to digital across the United States

* A/P, A/R and equipment transfer analyst on new IMT system upload contract in -1.9 GHz re-banding Spectrum finance project

* Managed Oracle database encoding with Access & Excel spreadsheet capability to set-up/ organize packing slips, purchase orders (POs), invoices/inventory stacking orders

* Data integration functionality tracked/analyzed/reported relevant info in Excel reports

* Tracked deposits against all out-going invoices, coded in-coming invoices/billing documents, and verified staff reimbursements prior to payment

* Validated invoice accuracy/link to POs & other data to create/issue disbursement checks

* Directed PeopleSoft Accounting System data encoding to organize & analyze critical data

* Instrumental in document reconciliation, asset records management, & variance analyses

General Sales Accountant & Executive Assistant to VP Jan 2001-Sep 2006

World Wide Auctioneers, Dubai, UAE

* Managed the establishment, updating, and tracking of key programs and strategic management plans/ objectives for executive senior leadership

* Created & managed schedules/status reporting/performance evaluations/contract reviews

* Collaborated with corporate leaders on legal compliance issues--prepared administrative directives & policies for VP to address concerns and implement organizational changes

* Directly impacted profit/revenue growth, cost reductions, and client satisfaction through integration of -Best Practices- in corporate accounting & administrative policies/processes

* Account management direct contributor to $100 million in annual sales volume

* Created encoding process to calculate/record cash/check transactions & collateral and bank guaranties from auction activities per chart of accounts process

* Posted financial entries in Peachtree computerized accounting system--maintained vendor and customer accounts for A/R and A/P ledger

* Inventoried/evaluated fixed assets and computation of depreciations for records management and Return on Investment (ROI) calculations and verification

* Established adjusted commission rates for consignors and buyers in accordance with corporate policies and respective contractual agreements

* Orchestrated account reconciliation activities and generated executive financial reports

* Program Manager of all executive clerical support, scheduling, & weekly business meetings

* Prepared executive reports, memos, letters, invoices, financial statements and other documents, using Microsoft Office Suite software

* Answered/directed phone calls to appropriate parties, recorded/relayed messages and scheduled appointments for senior executive staff--attended meetings/recorded minutes

* Consummate professional--greeted visitors, answered inquiries, problem solver who addressed issues and concerns, and facilitated problem resolution for customers and staff

* Corporate linguistic translator and negotiator with multi-lingual staffing contract agents

* Instrumental in acquisition of engineers, surveyors, hydrologists, and field/office human capital resources to support contractual requirements

EDUCATION

MBA, Concentration in Accounting Strayer University Graduate: June 2013

BA, Accounting minor Public Management Asmara University

TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS

Peachtree Complete Accounting QuickBooks Fox Pro Auction Systems Microsoft Office Suite PeopleSoft Accounting System ATX Tax System

LANGUAGES: Fluent in English

Speak Conversational Arabic

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