Gerri Merritt

**** ********* ****** *********, ** 35150 334-***-**** ad2sxq@r.postjobfree.com

Seeking a position as a valued member of your company where I can leverage my achievements, skills, energy and talent for identifying superior job candidates, while also maximizing my leadership, analytical, communication, and administrative skills, demonstrating a strong orientation to customer service and organizational efficiency in a fast-paced environment, to expand your company’s profitability.

QuickBooks

Lotus

Microsoft Office

E-Commerce

Logistics

Peachtree/Sage 50 Accounting

Sage 100 Accounting

Paychex

Intuit Pay Cycle

Benefits/Payroll Administration

Disciplinary Procedures

Operations Management

Office Management

Account Reconciliation

Account Analysis

Accounts Payable

Accounts Receivable

General Ledger Accounting

General Ledger Reconciliation

Balance Sheet Reconciliation

Journal Entries

Analysis Skills

Human Resources

GAAP

Financial Report Writing

Professional Experience

Sylacauga Parks & Recreation, Sylacauga, AL 06/2023-Present

Administrative Assistant

Answer direct phone calls. Organize and schedule appointments and reservations. Develop and maintain filing systems. Provide support to visitors. Act as a point of contact for internal and external members. Receive payments for various services and program offered by the facility. Knowledge of office management and procedures. Liaise with the executive and senior administration staff. Sumit and receive and reconcile daily various cash and credit card payment transactions. Issue payments and refunds for various departments. Manage transactions. Properly handle cash accounts. Process transactions timely and accurately. Recognize money at the beginning and ending of each shift. Provide excellent customer. Communicate any issues.

Kinpak, Inc., Montgomery, AL 09/2018-03/2020

Accounts Payable Specialist

Processed invoices received for payment and undertook the payment of all creditors in an accurate, efficient, and timely manner. Paid and kept organized records of all invoices. Monitored company expense accounts. Analyzed accounts daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly for payment accuracy. Worked with various departments to perform accurate entries and to discover possible discrepancies in cost. Prepared all mail required and tax documents. Researched and approved new vendors and created vendor accounts. Performed day to day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, and recording AP data. Prepared bills, invoices, and bank deposits. Reconcile accounts payable ledger to ensure that all bills and payments are accounted for and properly posted.

Was promoted from a temporary employee to a full-time employee within 90 days.

Received quarterly bonuses for meeting and exceeding performance expectations.

Obtained a reputation for tremendous attention to detail for input accuracy.

Chemical Addiction Program, Inc., Montgomery, AL 03/2015-09/2017

Accounts Payable Clerk/Non-Profit

Complete payments and controls expenses by receiving, processing, verifying, and reconciling PO’S and invoices. Pay employees by receiving and verifying expense reports, requests for advances and preparing checks. Maintain accounting ledgers by verifying and posting account transactions. Disburse petty cash by recording entry and verifying documentation. Maintain files and documentation thoroughly and accurately, in accordance with company policy and accepted accounting practices, ensuring compliance of recordkeeping and information management requirements mandated by government information management policies and standards. Protect organization’s value by keeping information confidential. Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.

Became more versified in different roles until the Executive Director position is filled.

Created new and valuable ideas to solve problems and develop new processes and methods.

MTW Aerospace, Inc., Montgomery, AL (Seasonal) 10/2012-01/2013

Accounting Assistant/Avionics

Processed accounts payable transactions to ensure that municipal finances were maintained in an effective, up to date and accurate manner. Monitored payments and expenditures and preparing and monitoring the payroll system. Consult and resolve technology issues for clients and develops solutions. Ensure that customers’ technology needs are met and that customers are satisfied.

Combined “World Class” customer service to ensure that customer accounts and needs were resolved with the first call as often as possible.

ITLLC & ITL, Montgomery, AL (Div. of Online Commerce Group) 03/2010-02/2012

Accounting Specialist/Logistics

Exhibited an in-depth understanding of company’s overall purposes and goals, basic accounting standards, best practices, and reconciliation and/or closed processes.

Main Responsibilities:

Credit Management

Accounts Payables & Receivables

Analyze accounting, financial and statistical data

Payroll

1099

Employment Verification

Human Resources

Online Commerce Group Montgomery, AL 07/2008-03/2010 Accounting Specialist/E Commerce

Accurately calculated, recorded, and reported financial information in a timely manner.

Main Responsibilities:

Accounts Payables

Generate and manage invoices for logistics service costs

Correct variances on invoices for inputting

Process check payment requests and manage exceptions

Complete and document financial data for final analyzing

Attempt to collect payment on overdue bills

Education

Auburn University of Montgomery – Montgomery, AL 1999-2002

Major: Business Management

Sylacauga High School – Sylacauga, AL May 1999

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