KENNETH E. COLBERT

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Buford, Georgia 30519

954-***-****

E-Mail: ad3mvv@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY Twenty plus years practicing knowledge in the back office accounting setting, including office administration and support staff management, while working in the law firm environment.

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

June 2023 to PBX Operator

Current Legacy Lodge at Lanier Islands LLC, Buford, Georgia

PBX telephone system for hotel and reservation lines, assist with customer service requests, notification of internal and guest requests including maintenance and amenities, coordinate with front desk preparation of guest and event arrivals.

September, 2007 to Accounting Manager/Office Manager

October, 2022 Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman, P.L., Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Manage the accounting operations for a firm representing individuals and governmental municipalities; in all aspects of legal representation, including land use/zoning, labor issues and related litigation;

Maintain financial records of a limited liability partnership comprised of eighteen individual professional associations; prepare weekly cash requirement analyses and monthly and year-end financial reports for executive committee and outside accountant review;

Assist in annual review and decision making of firm’s benefit packages available to all personnel, including, but not limited to, 401k Profit Sharing Plans and health insurance benefit plans;

Member of the Administrative Team who meet to determine the office wide policy and procedures necessary for the full firm, as well as individual offices.

August, 2004 to Firm Administrator / Accounting Manager

September, 2007 Tescher Gutter Chaves Josepher Rubin Ruffin & Forman, P.A., Boca Raton, Florida

Manage the daily operations of a firm specializing in estate tax planning as well as probate administration;

Maintain all office computer hardware, server and software; identify technological needs of the firm and install necessary updates to software used by the firm; negotiate office equipment least contracts;

Performed all accounting functions including preparation of all client invoices, weekly cash flow/requirements, process firm payroll, monthly financial reports and reconciliations, expense/cost analysis, firm 401(k) plan analyses; accountant year-end review and close.

Supervise full legal support staff.

August, 2003 to Accounting Manager

August, 2004 Sciarretta & Mannino, Boca Raton, Florida

Perform the daily operations of the accounting department including overall office management of a firm specializing in real estate, personal injury and estate probate law;

Maintain financial records for four entities simultaneously; prepare weekly cash flow and monthly financial reports for partners and accountant review;

Prepare probate, guardianship, estate and real estate court documents, assist attorneys with estate administration and real estate closing documents and transactions.

January, 2002 Accounting Manager

to August, 2003 Abrams Anton P.A., Hollywood, Florida

May, 1998 Controller / Administrator

to December, 2001 Cohen, Seglias, Pallas & Greenhall, P.C., Philadelphia, PA

EDUCATION Montgomery County College, Takoma Park, MD

Institute for Organizational Management, University of Delaware

Bookkeeping for Non-Profit Organizations, University of Detroit, Washington, DC

SOFTWARE Full working knowledge of:

Legal Software: TimeSlips, Juris, Computrac, PerfectLaw, Elite

Other: Word, Excel, Quicken, Quick Books, Outlook

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