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Byron Menzie Email: acxyk6@r.postjobfree.com

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Santa Paula, CA. 93060

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS & OBJECTIVES

Twenty three years experience in the import and wholesale trade business managing all areas of daily

operations, from accounts payables and receivables to purchasing, marketing and sales. Four years experience in

high volume accounts payable department. Very good working knowledge of Quickbooks Premier, Microsoft

Excel, Word and Publisher. Fluent in the Spanish language.

I'm reliable, a self-starter with a positive attitude and great disposition. I am endlessly eager to learn from

others and ready to accept new challenges and by no means permit anything less than 100%. I believe good

team work maintains a positive well-integrated productive work environment.

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ACHIEVEMENTS

With tremendous amount of sacrifice and effort, obtained B.A. degree in History from California State

University Northridge after 25 years absence.

Passed California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

School Administrative Assistant

Worked with Q SIS and Substitute Management Software.

Multi-tasked in busy office environment with constant interruptions.

Wholesale Imports Owner/Operator

Prepared financial summaries and maintained ledgers and journals.

Traveled overseas to find and to work with new product suppliers which led to increased sales.

Negotiated quantity and price through export supply chain companies.

Selected suppliers based on product quality and price to increase profits.

Created analytical spreadsheets for monthly, quarterly & yearly product sales profit comparisons.

Accounts Payable/Receivables Specialist

Reviewed all invoices for appropriate documentation and approval prior to payment .

Matching, Batching, Coding and entering invoices.

Processed check runs.

Entered and uploaded invoices into system

Tracked expenses and processed expense reports

Prepared and processed electronic transfers and payments

Post transactions to journals, ledgers and other records

Maintained vendor accounts and relationships.

Maintains all accounts payable reports, spreadsheets and corporate accounts payable files .

Initiated international wire transfers.

Research and resolve invoice discrepancies and issues

Obtained revenue by verifying transaction information, computing charges and refunds, preparing a nd

mailing invoices, identifying delinquent accounts and insufficient payments.

Collected revenue by researching delinquent accounts and notifying customers of insufficient payments.

Prepared and entered deposits on a daily basis.

Statement reconciliations for credit cards and bank accounts.

Created credit memos and process returns as needed.

Purchasing Agent

Increased revenues by negotiated purchases to ensure lowest cost while maintaining product quality.

Continually researched alternate sources for products in order to ensure the most competitive pricing.

Reduced freight costs and found early pay discounts.

Verified purchase requisitions by comparing items requested to master list, and clarified unclear items.

Obtained purchased items by forwarding o rders to suppliers; monitored and expedited orders.

Provided purchasing planning and control information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data

and trends.

Graphic Designer

Created consumer packaging for retail customers for better product visibility.

Produced advertisement campaign strategies for a variety of products and strategies.

Communicated corporate identity through design of logo.

Designed and created catalogs, brochures and flyers when needed.

Shipping and Receiving Manager

Responsible for dealing with shippers when merchandise was found to be damaged or lost.

Maintained records on destination, rate charges and weight on all outgoing freight.

Retrieved customer orders and packaged for shipment.

Prepared shipping documents and mailing labels.

Verified that orders were filled correctly.

Tracked and recorded all incoming shipments.

Used UPS, FedEx and USPS online shipping programs.

EMPLOYEMENT HISTORY

Santa Paula Unified School District, Santa Paula, CA 04/2014 - Present

Substitute Teacher (Part Time)/School Administrative Assistant I

Eleanor Menzie Imports, Santa Paula, CA 2005 - 2016

Owner/Manager

Eleanor Menzie Imports, Santa Paula, CA 1992 - 2005

Accounts Receivable/ Payable Specialist

Purchasing Agent

Graphic Designer

Shipping and Receiving Manager

Logicon Inc.

Accounts Payable Specialist 1984 - 1988

EDUCATION

California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA 2010

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