Melissa Bragg **** Jackson Rd. Griffin GA ***** • 770-***-**** • ac6ies@r.postjobfree.com

High Potential Accounting & Administrative Professional

Detail-oriented, hard-working, and technically skilled Accounting Professional with a strong background in all business accounting functions from within multiple industries including construction, distribution, real estate, logistics, and the sales and service sector. Proactive initiative-taker, accomplished in overcoming challenges and taking on new roles to ensure timely, on-target project completion and customer appreciation. Trustworthy, highly motivated, and organized, professional with time management skills driven to succeed, with ambition to make a positive reflection on the company and to further professional growth.

Key skills

• Accounts Payable/Receivable • Office & Facilities Management •Customer & Vendor Relations

• General Ledger & Journal Entries • Inventory • Payroll

• Bank Reconciliations •Collections • Ad Hoc Projects

• Invoices & Payment Transactions • Spreadsheets & Accounting Reports • QuickBooks

Career History

The Formetal Company, Forest Park, GA 02/15 to 07/18

Full Charge Bookkeeper/Accounting &Office Manager

Leads all day-to-day financial operations by controlling company cash flows including processing checks, wires, ACH's, transfers, credit card payments, and deposits. Successfully manages all AP & AR accounts, records, reconciliations, databases, forecasts, and relationships. Analyzes new customer and vendor applications based on credit history and references, and decides on open credit, credit terms, or if a joint check is required. Administers payroll, calculates and maintains employee benefits, coordinates employee timekeeping, calculates commissions based on sales consisting of multiple percentages from different product lines. Interviews, analyzes and retains prospective new employees and generates and updates confidential employee personnel files and records. Verifies and notarizes both interim and final lien waivers for construction projects upon customer payments and job completion. Completes commencement letters and correspondences for new projects. Responsible for managing office personnel and office matters through carefully planning, coordinating and implementing procedures while maintaining the company's best interest.

Guides financial decisions and protects assets by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing internal controls. Monitors and confirms financial condition by conducting audits and providing information to external auditors. Prepares budgets by establishing schedules; collecting, analyzing, and consolidating financial data; recommending plans. Responsible for producing and maintaining the Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Statement of Cash Flows. Conducts all correspondences with IRS, GA DOR, and GA DOL to keep accounts timely and accurate. Examines accounting records with CPA to ensure an accurate tax return. Files monthly sales tax in the states of Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Maintains compliance with DOT, IRP, UCC, and files quarterly IFTA taxes regarding commercial vehicle laws and regulations. Oversees daily office operations, as well as coordinates tasks within office, sales, and traffic control departments.

Delivered Results

●Revamped the bookkeeping system, making it 85% more efficient than before

● Saved the company $10,000+, by correcting erroneous tax returns, and bringing company to compliance within multiple sales tax accounts, as well as correcting asset values, and applying for and implementing the Freeport Exemption on the personal property tax return

● Discovered and recovered over $12,000 in old debt that was never recognized by the company due to errors in the accounting system

● Placed new procedures into place to reduce time spent within specific areas to improve workflow

● Reduced expenses by 22% by analyzing current vendors, procedures, and implementing needed changes to increase company cash flows

Patriot Fire Protection Inc., Locust Grove, GA 06/14 to 02/15

Bookkeeper & Inventory Controller

Handle daily AP & AR transactions, and oversee the timely, accurate processing of invoices, purchase orders, work orders, expense reports, credit memos, receiving documents, and the various types of payment transactions for a leading producer of industrial fire suppression systems. Ensure accurate and compliant accounting files and records in accordance with internal company policies and government regulations. Maintain optimal stock levels to support specific jobs, carryovers, delays, cancelations, and backorders.

Delivered Results

Implemented inventory cycle counts that increased inventory accuracy levels to 97%

Authored the physical inventory procedure manual and implemented protocols that notably increased employee accountability

Successfully manages inter-departmental coordination efforts to ensure seamless stock level maintenance at multiple locations as well as intercompany transfers

Instituted thorough cross checking of pack list, receivers, and invoices that halted a previous history of thousands of dollars of overpayments to suppliers

Develop new business, prepare bids and estimates, manage P&L and budgets to ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and to client’s specifications

Vanguard Medical Supply, Fayetteville, GA 10/09 to 5/14

Controller, Manager of Warehouse and Operations

Managed daily, weekly, and monthly accounting transactions including accounts payable, accounts receivable, invoicing, banking, credit cards, payroll, month end closeout, and prepared financial statements for a fast-paced distribution center of medical supplies and pharmaceuticals, located in two separate locations. Traveled to second and third location to provide training support and consolidate records. Managed a team of 4 office employees, 8 warehouse employees, as well as overseeing a team of 10 remotely, to prioritize workload and effectively manage time to ensure completion of tasks involved in daily B2B sales.

Delivered Results

Consolidated 3 accounting offices into 1 location and streamlined 4 sets of QuickBooks files into 1, to merge multiple locations into single corporate location

Cleaned up AR system and brought it within 94% of agreement, enabling company to borrow against that amount

Recovered 289K in bad debt from discovered sources that were unknown or displaced by the company

Re-organized work flow procedures to slash shipping errors, prevent excess purchases, manage aging stock, and maintain an accurate inventory

Created and maintained internal controls and set guidelines and operational standards for staff to follow

Education Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Accounting Major (2006 to 2011)

DeVry University, Stockbridge, GA 3.6 GPA & Deans List

Licenses/Certifications Georgia Notary Public (Commission expires October 7, 2019)

Authorized Duties: Certify Documents, administer oaths and affirmations, take acknowledgements, and witness and attest signatures and affidavits

Computer Skills: QuickBooks, Peachtree, Microsoft Office including Word, and Excel (Charts, Graphs, Formulas, Tables), Field Service Manager, Windows 10, 8, E2 ShopTech Software