Gerri Merritt
**** ********* ****** *********, ** 35150 334-***-**** ************@*****.***
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