VICKIE M SAUNDERS
**** *. ******** **** ***** #**5, Stockton CA 95219 Cell: 209-***-****
*************@***.***
Summary
I desire an Administrative Assistant position where I can utilize my strong administrative and
human relations experience, knowledge of computer applications and excellent customer
service skills.
Highlights
Accounts Payable Processes & Spreadsheets & Accounting Reports
Management Management
Accounts Receivables Processes & Banking
Management Excellent communication skills
Invoice & Expense Report Processing
Filing and data archiving
Type 60 WPM
Advanced MS Office Suite knowledge
Accomplishments
Specialized Engineering
2011
During my second year of employment with Specialized Engineering I helped the company to
recover a loss in revenue on past delinquent accounts, and as a result, the company gained a
profit of more than $80,000 through my collections experience and persistence.
The Stockton Record
2007
I received an unsung award for my productive job performance, during the first quarter of
my second year of employment.
Experience
Administrative Assistant Dec 2011 to
Sep 2012
Specialized Engineering – Stockton, CA
• Daily activities included accounts payable and receivables, collections cold calling,
generating delinquent notices on past due accounts, processed wire transfer payments
and credit card payments for international accounts.
• Creating spreadsheets were an essential part in organizing my weekly assignments
for billing, and weekly reports, including inventory of office supplies.
• Assignments also included drafting correspondence, logging payments and
invoices in QuickBooks, and processing vendor checks and bank deposits.
• Other duties includes filing, distributing mail, UPS and FedEx shipments, running
errands and other various projects as assigned.
Newsroom Assistant Oct 2006 to
Jan 2011
The Record Newspaper – Stockton, CA
• Assisted reporters, editors and editorial staff in researching and gathering information for top news stories,
transcribing community briefs and calendar events for newspaper publishing, and online posting.
• I also screened calls for news related stories, and directed calls for all newsroom staff.
• Other duties included logging staff vacation, sick and floating holiday hours, composed spreadsheet to
track cell phone hour usage of all reporters and editorial staff for billing purpose.
• Maintained records of all company vehicle mileage and scheduled routine maintenance service when
needed.
• Processed Velox and photo orders for reprint purchases, coordinated staff meetings, ordered office supplies
for all seven bureaus and other projects as assigned, including errands.
• Maintained the newsroom library with updates and archiving, including researches on historical news
articles for current top stories.
Customer Service Representative Oct 2005 to
Aug 2006
TRC Staffing/ Charter Communication – Marietta, GA
• Established new customer accounts and assisted customer with billing, service problems,
products and features.
• Posted payments, prepared and entered field technicians work orders and made corrections
when needed to insure proper coding was applied.
• I also prepared bank deposits for Armored Mobile Banking Trucks daily pickups.
• Perform
ed other related duties as assigned.
Accounting Manager
Aug 2004 to Mar 2005
GP Gypsum Corporation – Antioch, CA
• Responsible for all customer orders and up-selling customers to value-added products order entry, and
follow-up status of orders, DFR (Deductions from Remittance) adjustments.
• Executed accurate pricing within prescribed guidelines of quoting prices, terms of sales, etc. from
documentation in the sales system.
• Sourced orders from the manufacturing point, based upon profitability to the business unit but also
balancing the needs/requirements of the specific customer.
• Working with customers in managing their inventory levels based upon anticipated changes in market
conditions or in mill production schedules.
• Negotiating alternative ship dates when required based upon raw material shortages, finished product
deficiencies, manufacturing problems or logistics issues.
Maternity Leave
Oct 2002 to Aug 2004
Sales Support/ Front Desk Coordinator
Apr 2000 to Nov 2002
Robert Half International, Inc. – Walnut Creek, CA
• Answered and directed incoming calls for all sales staff divisions.
• Scheduled, coordinated, and confirmed company in-house interviews and staff meetings,
constant interaction with technical support to improve computer problems.
• Download online applications and transferred to Micro-J data base, and input candidate's
computer skills, and evaluations.
• Verified and process I-9's and W-4 forms for eligible employment purposes, and mailed
to corporate office for record keeping.
• Created candidate e-mail spreadsheets for mass mailing of upcoming events, generated
candidates missing timesheet reports, and setup candidates on SmartForce online
computer training course.
• Maintain inventory of office supplies and performed other duties as assigned.
Education
Word Processing Courses
Lawton Business School. – Campbell, CA
High School Diploma
Overfelt High School – San Jose, CA