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Julie F. Bowman

Experience And Achievements

October 2014 to Present

Administrative Assistant/Accounting/Office Manager

Ebert Sign Co., Inc

Take customer service calls and new signage requests. Work up quotes and bill for all completed orders. Reception. All Accounts Receivables including collections and Sales and Use Tax reports. Obtain all applicable zoning and sign permits for new jobs in various counties, cities and states on new proposed job signage requests. All Accounts Payables including processing invoices, setup vendors, cut checks, bank reconciliation. HR for employees includes Payroll, Insurance

December 2013 to September 2014

Administrative Assistant/Farm Accounting

Joyce Farms, Inc.

Work with controller to work up and input all farm accounting invoices. Cut checks weekly. Employee sales. Collections. Monthly inventory reconciliation. Reception. Customer Service backup answer calls, take customer orders, input orders for process. Assist customers in order pickup. Process orders through EDI system for SYSCO. Schedule weekly transportation of orders through trucking company.

May 2008 to October 2013

SQF - Site Coordinator/Executive Administrative Assistant

Dean Foods

*Work directly with Plant Manager, QA Manager, EHS Manager and General Manager on all aspects of operations. Provide scheduling, and provide all clerical support to run the operation. Assisted with the implementation and maintenance of the new SQF, (safe quality food system). Obtaining and creating various registers and the record retention system of backup documentation to confirm compliance to the safety and sanitary policies being put into action with this program. Maintain all of the same for recertification purposes annually. Administrator to the ICIX network as well as implemented the digital kosher program for all ingredients. Assisted in the implementation and accommodation of the CI Program. Work directly with the Operations Manager and CI Manager on Input of information in KPI Tracking System. Update and correct issues with butterfats, fillweights, and other pertinent information. Prepare and publish weekly company newsletter. Assist in general safety and quality training sessions for corporate safety and quality requirements. Coordinate corporate safety, operational and quality related training sessions and meetings. Assist all managers and employees with various and regularly requested tasks. Coordinate and facilitate all employee training travel and accommodations for certification purposes. Monitored and reviewed and approve all transactions for correct general ledger coding and purchases with company users on procurement cards. Setup all company functions for luncheons, company picnics, Christmas dinners and service award banquets. Manage all wireless users for both cellular and computer devices. Backup resource for AP, corporate finance analyst for onsite issues. Started and maintain recycling, corporate go-green project. Wrote company safety incentive program and maintain teams for training, and workman comp issues. Maintain corporate procurement card program with user review and approvals for two locations. Company IT wireless superuser maintaining and upgrading all users wireless and desktop devices.

December 2005 to May 2008 Dairy Fresh, LLC

Accounts Payables

* Work directly with Controller and Assistant Controller on receipt and match up of all received payables invoices with receivers. General ledger coding, approval and input into system to process prompt payments in weekly intervals. Sales & Use Tax for NC, fuel reports, monthly and weekly A/R reports for corporate, securitization reports, process daily order/purchasing, receiving inter-company purchase orders. Monthly listings of intercompany A/R and AP invoices. Manual invoices to vendors as bill backs. Intercom any transfers of inventory between locations. CRP – continuous replacement – for all of the company Food Lion locations. Various other duties that can be explained in more detail if requested. See attached job description.

Sept.2005-Nov.2005 Allergy Centers of America, LLC

Administrative Assistant

* Work directly with the CEO and original Management team in setting up all business aspects of a new business, lab, clinic facility, including but not limited to new vendors, Accounts Payables, Payroll system, and Medical Coding system. Coordinate CEO schedule and itinerary. Worked with construction crew as well as vendors to schedule delivery and setup of new business as well as medical machinery.

Dec.2004-Sept.2005 Hendrix, Keever & Barney, CPA’s, Clemmons, NC

Office Manager/Bookkeeper

* Provide bookkeeping functions for multiple clients in various industries, which include but are not limited to monthly bank reconciliation’s, payroll, tax deposits, quarterly tax returns. End of the year 1099’s, W-2 forms and corporate tax returns. Familiar with Ultra Tax software and Creative Solutions Accounting Software.

Oct.2003-Dec.2004 Prince Telecom, W-S, NC

Administration/Dispatch

* Dispatch all technical support for installations of Road Runner

Digital, DVR and cable installations for Timewarner in the

W-S triad area. Handle all incoming telephone calls from

customers and assisted in resolving installation issues

and routing of calls. Also get together all paperwork for

Timewarner accounting staff to get payment.

Mar. 2002-Oct. 2003 HATTCO Mechanical Services, Inc. W-S, NC

Office Manager/Administrative Assistant

* Provide all Bookkeeping aspects of company. A/R, Payroll, A/P

collections as well as all State, Corporate and Employment taxes.

Setup and maintain computer system as well as Install and support of

all Software programs. QuickBooks Pro accounting package.

Dec. 1998-Nov. 2001 Business Communications, Inc Greensboro, NC

Director Information Systems/Network Analyst/ I/S Manager

Initially assisted in the build and setup of NT 4.0 Servers for all company locations including main PDC and three BDC’s . Converted over from a Novell platform in January of 1999. Recently rebuilt all servers and upgraded from Software to Hardware Raid and swapped the existing servers for the newly built servers. Due to economical layoffs my position has been eliminated locally and moved to our parent company in Buffalo.

Primary contact for I.S issues for all Southeastern company locations assisting users with basic application and operating system as well as hardware problems/issues.

Setup and maintenance of a 150 user network running Windows 95/98 2000, XP and NT Workstation. Oversee server, mail, workstations and desktop support including base UNIX problems with company implemented business system UNIX based software.

Troubleshoot and maintain all desktop PC’s as well as upgrades and software additions for same

Setup and maintain all user Exchange and Internet mail accounts including storage limits, web security and vpn access.

Perform company wide backups of servers using ARCserveIT and ARCservIT Backup for Open files

Setup and maintain Access database inventory of all internal company data, lan/wan equipment as well as all software. Perform internal inventories to accommodate Microsoft Software Audit to confirm licensing. Setup and assisted in the conversion from frame relay to ITG switch cards and routers/switches to increase access speed

Train all new users on network access and how to use email and server folders

Experience in CAT 5 cabling, patching and telephone wiring

Voice Assistant in setup of new employee extensions, voice mail and peripheral equipment.

Sept. 1997-Dec.1998 Business Communications, Inc Greensboro, NC

Director of Finance

Supervised and oversaw employees in generating invoices to customers as well as all collection issues

Recorded, posted cash receipts and made deposits for 40 million dollar a year company

Setup new business licenses in all sales locations to accommodate same

Sales and Use monthly tax reports and payments/reconciliation for North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina and Georgia

Handled all internal and external audits

Generated monthly ledger, budget and financial reports

Performed all company collections of accounts which consisted of Customer Service in the aspect of assisting customers in resolving problems, discrepancies and billing issues/complaints to accommodate collection of receivables

Filed all lease and bankruptcy information on company owned systems.

Implemented acceptable terms of sale on new contract systems, as well as working with company attorneys in writing company maintenance agreements, contracts and terms for same

1985-Sept. 1997 Business Communications, Inc Greensboro, NC

Controller/Finance Manager

Input data on main computer to generate invoices and record receipt of monies received

Ran computer summary reports.

Processed invoices for distribution to customers and for internal procedures.

Applied ledger revenue coding to documents and input data to main computer

Prepared bank deposits

Maintained customer database with contacts and system types

Troubleshot computer equipment problems

1984-1985 Business Communications, Inc Greensboro, NC

Accounts Payable

Alphabetized vendor invoices and packing slips and match/attached accordingly

Applied general ledger codes to documents for management approval and payment

Input data into main computer to generate vendor checks, process for distribution to vendors

Prepared monthly work-in-progress revenue accrual schedule

Balanced Accounts Payable to generate ledgers for management

Education

Graduated 1982 West Forsyth Senior High School Clemmons, NC

2 years Accounting/Business Major Forsyth Technical Community College, Associates.

MCSE certification and CISCO CCNA certification-CompUSA

Certificate CompUSA A+ Certification (10/99)

Certificate CompUSA Windows NT 4.0 System Architecture & Network Support (1/99)

Certificate CompUSA Windows NT 4.0 System Administration (1/99)

Certificate CompUSA Networking Essentials and LAN Basics (9/99)

Cisco Routing and Switching I & II Forsyth Technical Community College (7/00 – 10 week course completed with a 4.00 Average)

Computer Skills

Internet Protocols/Networking: TCP/IP, DNS, IPX/SPX, HTML

Software Applications: Office 97, Office2007 and XP packages, Outlook 97, 98 and Express, AOL, VPN Contivity for remote access, and various others including Excel, Access, Word and Microsoft Exchange and QuickBooks Pro 2000, Powerpoint, Lotus Notes, AS400/ROSS Rams, and various job specific software programs.

Operating Systems: Windows NT 4.0, Backoffice Suites, Workstation, Windows 95/98 Windows 2000 and Windows XP

Highlights

*30+ years experience as a Finance professional

*4+ years experience as an Information Technology professional

*Strong troubleshooting and problem solving skills

*Work effectively independently or as part of a team. Tactful team player

*Detail-oriented, multi-tasker with strong organizational skills

*Proven effective management skills with involvement in corporate management decisions

*Consistently promoted as a result of ability, to find dynamic solutions to difficult tasks and problem solving as well as excellent work performance

*Exceptional focus and follow through abilities. Innovative thinker, creative and meticulous

*Function well in fast paced environment

*Willing to take on extra challenges and responsibilities to get work done

*Familiar and comfortable with high level confidentiality issues

*Team player – willingness to take on new responsibilities, tasks and projects

PERSONAL AND BUSINESS REFERENCES AVAILABLE

DESIRED SALARY IS NEGOTIABLE

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