Bookkeeper/Adminstrative Assistant (Within ** Miles of Enosburgs Falls, VT)
John Perkins
*** **** ******, ********** ******, VT 05471 Home: 802-***-**** - abqr4v@r.postjobfree.com
Profile and Objective
Accomplished Executive with demonstrated ability to deliver mission critical results and owner of successful award winning Vermont country inn. Retired and seeking part time work as administrative assistant or bookkeeper.
Skill Highlights
● Management ● Word
● Budget Development ● Power Point
● Presentations ● Excel
● Accounting
● Analysis
Core Accomplishments
Fiscal Management
● Chief Financial Officer, American Express Bank, Holland
● Managed all financial activities for in country operations of American Express Bank
Operations Management
● Chief Operating Officer, American Express Bank, Austria
● Managed all in operations for in country operations American Express Bank
● Handled all functions relating to accounting, operating systems, facilities and customer service
Systems Development
● Senior VP, Systems Implementations, American Express Bank
● Managed systems staff and headed development and implementation of worldwide customer service system
Contract Negotiations
● Assumed lead role in 30 MM contract negotiations for financial services for US Department of Defense overseas deployments
Staff Development
● Successfully managed development of international team of financial and systems analysts
Project Management
● Managed implementation of Six Sigma worldwide processing improvement
● Reduced overall operating costs for financial services operations by 7MM
Professional Experience
Owner Phineas Swann Country Inn -- Montgomery Center, Vermont
January 2006 to February 2013
Successfully built profitable award winning country inn in northern Vermont
Manager to Senior Vice President - American Express Bank
July 1972 -- September 2005
Over the course of a 33 year career with American Express Bank assumed roles as Chief Operating, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Systems Implementations Officer in multiple countries for worldwide systems implementations and operations management and improvements
Education
University of Utah 1982
Frankfurt Germany - Annex, Hessen, Germany
Business
MBA
Completed MBA program through University of Utah Annex in Frankfurt Germany
University of Pennsylvania 1971
Philadelphia, PA
English
Bachelor of Arts
Graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Summa cum Laude