Kay T. Davenport
Clayton, NC ***20
Phone: 919-***-****
**********@***.***
Career Summary
Energetic, self-motivated, and accomplished professional with 24 years of broad based Management, Accounting, and Human Resource skills. Exceptional analytical and problem solving skills that have helped me assist in the operation of 6-20 rent-to-own and retail store locations throughout NC & SC for over 24 years. All duties associated with day-to-day operations of these locations from staffing, payroll for 30-85 employees and all taxes, benefits, workers compensation, supervising employees, AR/ AP, monthly financials, general ledger, sales taxes, payroll taxes, daily and monthly bank statements and their reconciliation with the stores POS system including credit cards, on line payments, daily ACH/wires, cash deposits, and handling inventory issues.
Employment History
Staff Accountant
10/1995 - 10/2016
Royal Crown Leasing, Inc. dba: Rent America/ Rent-A-Center and All American TV and Stereo
Fayetteville, NC
Staff Accountant
Prepared and executed the month-end closing process for S-Corp company with 2 divisions-rental and retail in NC and SC. This included all general ledger entries-adjustments/ reconciliations, accruals, prepaid expenses, and preparation of all financials for officers, bankers & CPA of a $5 Million+/year company completed accurately and in a timely manner.
Supervised fast paced corporate office with a staff of 3-6 people on a daily basis to maintain an effective and cohesive support staff for 6-20 rental/ retail locations throughout NC & SC.
Daily reconciliation of the rental/retail stores daily reports, inventory, credit card, cash transactions, and online payments including any adjustments/ corrections that needed to be made to the accounts. Working with the rental/ retail stores and the credit card company to make the necessary credit card/ online corrections at the store level and on the company’s general ledger.
Supervised all accounts payable and accounts receivables for $5 million/year Company consisting of 6-20 store locations throughout NC & SC for 21 years. Weekly payables were on average $100K+. Account receivables were on average $450K-$500K/ mos.
Approved/ matched all payables and inventory through a PO system to verify receipt of products and services before payment. Resolved any issues with short &/or damaged inventory by working with vendors to receive credits. Maintained all vendor files.
Prepared and distributed yearly 1099’s and W-2’s
Printed all the checks for the company and made sure all bills paid timely on a weekly and monthly basis with less than 1% error rate in payments, eligible discounts, and terms of payment. This was achieved due to my exceptional attention to detail, analytical, and follow-up skills.
Prepared, filed, and paid semi-monthly NC & SC Sales taxes, bi-weekly 941 Payroll taxes and quarterly 940 Payroll taxes.
Performed all yearly audits for various lending institutions, worker’s compensation, and property tax audits, etc.
Cut AP expenses over 10% of $350,000/mos G&A over 8 mos. period by renegotiating terms with vendors-credit card processor, phone and trash companies, etc.
Supervised all accounts receivables due to the company and made sure the monies were collected on a timely manner.
Balanced monthly Bank Statements for multiple bank accounts with great attention to detail and accuracy.
Made weekly bank deposits for the company, coded and posted to correct general ledger accounts.
Handled all aspects of payroll consisting of gathering employee information, time sheets from the rental stores, figuring weekly and monthly bonuses for hourly and salaried employees, and printing the biweekly payroll checks and distributing to the employees with less than 1% error ratio on all payroll checks through High Touch and ADP payroll system.
Executed and submitted yearly property tax listings and paid all property taxes for 20 locations in a timely manner.
Handling all rent payments, lease renewals of the 6-20 Rental Stores, and the repair issues, etc. with the landlords.
Maintained all fixed assets for the company.
Human Resource Director (10/1995 - 10/2016)
Duties consisted of Recruiting, Hiring, & Disciplinary measures on a daily basis from approximately 30-60 employees in 6-20 locations throughout NC & SC over 24 years.
This consisted of making sure all rental stores were staffed adequately and employee counseling &/or disciplining when needed.
Onboarding of all new employees including new hire paperwork, benefits, uniform, and coordinating necessary training.
Gathering, entering, and printing biweekly payroll for 35-85 employees thru High Touch and ADP payroll systems. Paid all bonuses as well-daily, weekly, and monthly bonuses.
Kept payroll overtime expense within 1-2% of budgeted amount on a consistent biweekly basis.
Administering benefits including Medical/ Dental/Life/401K/ short term and long term disability.
Figuring Payroll taxes on biweekly, quarterly, and yearly basis and making tax payments timely and any correspondence with IRS.
Unemployment claims & hearings of entire company with less than 1% loss of all hearings.
Worker's Compensation claims with dealings with insurance company and employees, lawyers, etc.
Computer skills: Daily usage of Office and Excel, all office equipment, Daily Online Banking, High Touch POS and High Touch accounting system, which is a retail POS system that integrated the Rent-A-Center stores with the Accounting/ General Ledger side. I managed the inventory, payables, receivables, financials and payroll through the High Touch system. Prior ADP payroll experience, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access.
Education and Training
Completion Date
Issuing Institution
Location
Qualification
Course of Study
05/1992
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC
Bachelor's Degree
Business Administration
05/1988
Terry Sanford High School
Fayetteville, NC
High School Diploma
General High School Curriculum
Honors & Activities
SHRM member-Society for Human Resource Management (2013-2015)
Girl Scout Leader for 10 years + (2004-2014)
PTA president and board member for 4+ years & volunteer of the year
recipient (2004-2008)
Booster Club fund raising & board member for 3+ years (2010-2013)
References Available