Amber Brown
**** ***** ***** **., *. Las Vegas NV 89031
P. 702-***-**** - F. 702-***-****
Compensation Range - $37,500 to $41,500 salary
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Office Manager: American Southwest Electric - Feb 2011 - Mar 2014
Duties: Greet and direct visitors, answer multi-line phone, diffuse upset
customer calls, coordinate with technicians/project foreman on scheduling
repairs/work and deliveries, set up outbound packages, receive and
distribute mail and packages, establish processes for employees and
receivables, generate and maintain databases, draft and edit letters,
create/recreate forms, compile and maintain equipment records, review and
advise owner of insurance policy changes, prepare for tax and yearly
insurance audits, research, initiate and meet compliance requirements for
DOT registration, make travel and lodging arrangements for owner and other
managers, search for company work online, print plans and contracts, fill
out permits/contract packages for submission, perform filing, perform
company marketing, source and purchase office supplies, safety equipment,
employee apparel, revise business cards and vehicle advertising, maintain
MSDS information, locate provider for and schedule physicals, training
classes and maintain records, re-start OSHA lunch box weekly training
program as well, complete workman comp claims paperwork and OSHA forms 300
and 301, create personnel records files, code, crosscheck and enter
timecards, track payroll deductions, employee advances and banked time,
print checks and labor releases, complete certified payroll reports,
complete audits on project payroll, generate and send invoices (company and
AIA), enter in accounting software, make collections calls, record payments
received and make deposits. Contact vendors, review credit, fuel and
vendor statements, cut checks, prioritize release and send when required.
Make journal entries and bank transfers, reconcile bank accounts for
multiple companies, generate and review financial reports, provide job cost
reports from accounting software.
Small Business Owner: Brownhawk Bookkeeping - Dec 2009- 2011
Duties: Attending all functions of bookkeeping for diverse business clients
to include entering accounts payable, receivable, payroll, taxes, complete
accounts reconciliation, financial reporting, analysis and preparing for
CPA's annual filing.
Secretary/Bookkeepers Assistant: Arcon Flooring, Inc - Nov-Dec 2010 (temp
fill in)
Duties: Enter payroll, check invoices, contact vendors, give applications
and distribute checks, schedule business trips, answer phones and direct
calls and visitors, receive and distribute mail and packages, stock
supplies, request same, do filing for multiple departments, any tasks
assigned as a temporary employee. Released when no longer required.
Office Manager/ Lead Bookkeeper - TheOfficeSquad-Las Vegas, NV, Jul 2006 -
Sep 2009
Duties: Managed and trained personnel, performed as executive assistant to
owner, conduct staff meetings, inventoried & procured supplies, maintained
facilities and equipment, negotiated contracts, helped distribute workload,
performed performance reviews, interviewed potential clients, retrieved
monies thru collection efforts, maintained good customer relations and a
small client load as full-charge bookkeeper for a variety of businesses,
homeowners associations and not-for-profit agencies.
Performed filing, organized client data, answered multiple phone lines,
greeted visitors, promoted company, generated proposals, typed letters and
liens, managed multiple databases, created electronic forms and
newsletters, performed data mining, mass mailings.
Small Business Owner: Amber's Daycare-N. Las Vegas, NV, Dec 1997 - Oct 2005
Duties: to procure supplies, maintain record keeping, make receivables
reminder calls, maintain facilities and equipment, attend continued
education courses, create positive policies, tactfully handle incident
reporting to parents, create internal forms, advertise company, interview
potential families, teach the children appropriate social behavior and the
academic requirements in preparation of kindergarten.
Active Duty Military Member: US Air Force Oct 1988- Oct 1997
Duties: Supervised personnel and managed resources as Staff Sergeant
supervising staff of four in the central bakery for two years. I worked in
dining facility and flight kitchen for 3 years, backfilled linens in
lodging as a temp, staffed gymnasium for a year, housing supply office for
2 years, I worked as activity coordinator in DOD youth enrichment program
for a year as part of Morale, Welfare and Recreation and Services squadron.
ABILITIES, SOFTWARE & HARDWARE:
Computer literate, able to offer patient customer service and am detail
oriented.
I'm knowledgeable in all sub-programs of Microsoft XP, Pro & Vista such as
excel, word, publisher, access, power point. Bookkeeping software: Quick
Books versions 2005-2014, Quick Books online, Timberline and American
Contractor. Email software: Outlook, Skype and on-line email hosts such as
Yahoo and Google. Additional programs for data mining, time tracking and
remote access. Capable of typing 60wpm on computer, typewriter or data
processor, operate 10 key, credit card processing machines, operate copy,
fax and scanning machines, receipt readers and sales registers.
ACHIEVEMENTS & INTERESTS:
Promoted from filing clerk to office manager within a three year period.
Started and ran a successful business for seven plus years.
Actively participate as a leader in Boy Scouting program for thirteen
years.
Achieved Staff Sergeant Rank in the military and served honorably for nine
years.
Serve the community as election board officer for Clark County Nevada for
seven years.
EDUCATION:
College of Southern Nevada. 60 credit hours. GPA 3.9
Community College of the Air Force. 20 credit hours.
Airman Leadership School and Military Tech School.
Lakewood High School, Ohio. 1988.