Diane E. Halabrin

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Janesville, WI 53545

708-***-****

Summary of qualifications: Dynamic Administrative/ Management professional with proven ability to produce, manage, motivate and lead, left my position; relocated to Florida to be be a caregiver for my parents. I am now anxious to re-enter the workforce. I am not necessarily looking for a management position. I am looking for an office position where I can use my knowlwdge to be an asset to your company.

Computer Skills: Microsoft Office Professional suite, Quicken, Paychex, Paycom, ADP, and several others.

Professional Experience

5/2016 – 2020 Caregiver

Ocala, FL

2/08 – May, 2016 - Martin Nissan, Skokie, IL. Office Manager/Controller for Nissan dealership

Handled all financial aspects of dealership, along with month end and year end closing; and printing of financial statements.

Re-organized and re-trained office staff; combined L&T and Billing into one position to better utilize hours

Met with companies to compare and purchase insurance, new phone system, upgrades to computers, etc. Involved in all purchases.

11/06-1/08

Midwest Luxury & Imports Westmont, IL - Office Manager/Asst.Controller for three luxury used auto dealerships and seperate body shop

Same duties as above, although dealership has now closed.

Dealership went from one store to four, with no experienced office staff; re-trained and re-staffed

Organized all four financial statements to flow properly as well as created manual excel spreadsheets to combine all four financials into one for organizational review

12/04-11/06

Luxury Motors – Downers Grove, IL Office Manager/Asst.Controller for multil line auto dealership—our outside CPA from below job recommended me for this position.

Same duties as above – with me as only office manager for 800+ cars sold monthly for one year until more management was hired and trained by me

Dealership was in transitional period with exceptional growth and no experienced office staff

Trained one of my assistants that I promoted to Office Manager of our new Saab dealership one block away, as well as assisted her with the set up of this new location with a new ADP system.

1/06 lost my in house full time controller, assumed his duties, and continued to assist Saab Office Manager.

10/06 Transferred to the new Infiniti (downtown Chicago) store to handle the set up and staffing of same.

7/03 – 12/04

Highland Park Volvo Chrysler - Office Manager/Controller for dual line auto dealership until owner retired

Same duties as below until dealership sold in Nov, ’04.

Drastically cut expenses in bank fees, credit card fees, office supplies,etc.

Created spreadsheets to assist owner in reviewing/comparing financial statements quickly and easily

1/00 – 3/03

Perillo Lincoln Mercury Saab/Chicago, IL - Office Manager for auto dealership

9/01 Controller retired that was at my location; assumed his duties

Completely retrained office staff, going from eight full time people handling just Lincoln Mercury to four full time people handling Lincoln Mercury and Saab with me becoming the controller

9/97 - 01/00 -- (9/97 - 6/99 Glenview; 6/99 1/00 - Libertyville)

Fields Auto Group, Fields Volvo/Infiniti, Libertyville, IL • Fields Infiniti, Glenview, IL

Office Manager for Volvo/Infiniti dealership.

5/99 transferred to Libertyville to reorganize this dual car line office. Trained my replacement for 3 months at Glenview office, as well as running my new store.

Oversee daily operation of A/P; A/R; Collection; Payroll, G/L, Schedules; Financial Statements, etc.

1987 - 8/97

Chicago Lamb & Veal, Inc. Chicago, IL(prev. FRED OPPENHEIMER CO.)

Controller/Office Manager for wholesale meat company.

Supervise office staff handling A/R, A/P, Sales, Payroll. Also handled the renters of seperate real estate investments of owners

Responsible for in house accounting, Collections, and Weekly/Monthly P & L and budgeting decisions

Liaison to bank; also developed procedures which tied in the Union contract

References

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