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**** ******* *****, ********, ** **443 H: 630-***-**** C: 708-***-**** *********@*****.*** Innovative accounting professional proficient in extracting financial data from various reporting systems and suggesting key operational changes.
Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Access,
PowerPoint, and Excel
Federal/State tax preparation
Individual tax returns
Bookkeeping
Budget development
Excellent customer service skills
Goal-oriented
Detail-oriented
Mathematical aptitude
Staff training and development
Strategic thinker
Zone Manager, 10/2011 to 03/2015
Walmart Supercenter – Hammond, Indiana
Assisted in the operation of multiple departments. Assigned employees to specific duties to best meet the needs of the store. Participated in hiring, training, coaching, and evaluation of associates. Responsible for training associates in all backroom equipment. Supervised all backroom safety procedures.
Income Tax Preparer, 01/2010 to Current
Liberty Tax Service – Richton Park, Illinois
Responsible for helping clients with their tax preparation needs. Duties included answering the phone, maintaining the office, handling paperwork, and other customer service needs.
Sales Representative, 01/2010 to 05/2012
Primerica – Lombard, Illinois
SUMMARY
SKILLS
WORK HISTORY
Responsible for helping families by offering financial products such as life insurance, mutual funds, and debt consolidation programs.
Retail Store Manager/Merchandising Manager, 11/1996 to 05/2009 Dollar Tree Stores – Chicago, Illinois
Interviewed job candidates and made staffing decisions. Counted cash drawers and made bank deposits.
Assigned employees to specific duties to best meet the needs of the store. Reordered inventory when it dropped below predetermined levels. Instructed staff on appropriately handling difficult and complicated sales. Hired, trained and evaluated personnel in sales and marketing. Reported to the district manager regarding all store and staff issues. Completed profit and loss performance reports.
Responsible for doing payroll at store level.
Warehouse Associate, 05/2015 to Current
Cap Barbell Inc – Joliet, Illinois
Loaded and unloaded pieces into boxes for shipment. Moved freight, stock and other materials to and from storage and production areas and loading docks. Processed 75 shipments per hour.
Loaded products weighing up to 120 pounds onto trailers for delivery. Master of Science: Accounting, 2017
Governors State University - University Park, Illinois Emphasis in Accounting
Coursework in Cost Accounting. Financial Accounting, and Auditing Coursework in Financial Statement Analysis and Business Administration Coursework in SAP, Quick Books, and ERP Systems
Coursework in Financial Management and Estate Planning Member of the Accounting and Finance Club
Bachelor of Science: Finance, May, 2008
Chicago State University - Chicago, Illinois
Emphasis in Finance
Coursework in Business Administration and Accounting EDUCATION
Member of the Accounting and Finance club
Member AICPA, Illinois
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