Melody Vaughn
***** ***** **** ** *** ***, Raleigh, North Carolina 27614
******.********@*****.*** 919-***-**** (C)
objective
Seeking a position in the human resources career field that will permit use
of my payroll administration and superior communication skills. Expert team player that
is driven to exceed goals while meeting rigid deadlines in addition to producing desirable
results when assigned challenging tasks. Proficient in SAP, ADP, and Microsoft Office.
Areas of expertise:
> Payroll administration
> HR records management
> Employee screening/relations
> Confidential record keeping
> Employee training and development
> Journal entries
> General ledger entries
> Accounts payable
Professional Experience
AJINOMOTO NORTH AMERICA, RALEIGH, NC
2001-present
Current Title: Accountant
> Created written training procedures for customer service and
accounting departments
> Supervised and trained summer interns
> Administered safety and compliance presentations
> Coordinated office lay out reorganization aimed at improving employee
morale
Human resources functions:
Managing a broad range of accounting and human resources functions for
biopharmaceutical company including processing bi-weekly payroll for 130
employees and related paperwork in compliance with various laws and
regulatory mandates, maintaining benefits/401(k) stock option plan
enrollment, managing changes for in state and out of state employees,
processing garnishments and levies, new hire benefits, leave and
termination paperwork
Accounting functions:
Auditing expense reports, managing corporate credit card account,
processing weekly check run, calculating monthly commissions for broker
accounts, creating weekly AR aging report, reviewing and maintaining copies
of blanket and bulk commodity pricing agreements
Customer Service functions:
Managed 50 domestic and international customer accounts while maintaining a
positive relationship with purchasing agents and enterprise planning,
assisted sales managers and buyers with product availability, maintained
updated excel spreadsheets displaying material pricing quotes and
production planning schedules, wrote investigative summary reports for
returned material, assisted marketing team with coordinating mailers and
samples for new projects, monitored marketing budget and expenses, created
requisitions and purchase orders
EDUCATION
North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC
B.A., Psychology 2008
(Additional courses: Business Law, Financial Accounting, Financial
Reporting, Managerial Accounting, Business Management)