KAREN BARROW
Winter Haven, FL *****
561-***-**** / *********@*****.***
Office Manager, Bookkeeper, Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable (AP/AR), Administrative Assistant with 15+ years of experience, which includes support positions in Finance, Customer Service and Sales and Marketing SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• Strong listening, written, and verbal communication skills
• Computer literate with an ability to learn new programs and procedures quickly
• Experience in general office management and in AP/AR
• Capable of multi-tasking while maintaining full attention to detail, goals and deadlines
• Good analytical, organizational and mathematical skills
• Ability to take on various roles within companies as needed COMPUTER EXPERIENCE
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), QuickBooks Pro and the Internet PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Office Manager 5/16 – 7/20
Norr Building Corp – West Palm Beach, FL (Specialty Construction)
• Completed weekly financial reports, printed various QuickBooks reports for the President and completed permit applications
• Filed Notice to Owners, kept close track of customer payments and reconciled company accounts once a month
• Maintained incoming payments, scheduled outgoing payments in Outlook and made bank runs weekly
• Typed releases, notarized for partial/final payments, sent payroll requests and scheduled forklift training sessions
• Registered all the company vehicles, applied for all company insurance and ordered office supplies as needed
• Helped design our monthly advertisements, emailed case studies to all customers and prepared for audits Office Manager 9/12-9/15
K&S Interiors, Inc. – West Palm Beach, FL (Drywall Construction)
• Processed AP/AR (using QuickBooks Pro) for the company
• Managed the insurance for the company and its employees
• Requested releases from vendors to obtain payments from general contractors
• Deposited company checks, performed notary services and prepared for audits
• Reconciled the company’s bank accounts and made monthly draw requests
• Collected all documents and payments for annual city, town and state registration renewals Administrative Support Positions 9/11-5/12
Obtained through Nelson Staffing – San Rafael, CA (Architectural/Engineering Firms) Office Manager 1/11-5/11
American River Flood Control District – Sacramento, CA (Contract Position)
• Served as clerk to the district’s board of trustees and posted board meeting minutes
• Handled AP/AR (using QuickBooks Pro), confidential office records and all correspondence
• Maintained the general fund expenses and regularly updated the district’s website Account Payable/Accounts Receivable Administrator 8/05-7/10 Chico Drywall and Stucco Supply – West Sacramento, CA (Drywall/Stucco Supplier)
• Ensured the quantities and pricing on all incoming and outgoing shipments
• Checked vendor invoices for errors against purchase orders, current prices and quotes
• Saved the company thousands of dollars requesting invoice revisions from vendors
• Calculated, made adjustments and approved purchase orders
• Processed invoices, daily cash sales, credit card sales and customer credits EDUCATION
B.A. English Literature – Emphasized literature analysis, Notary Public: Commission # GG 038430 business and creative writing – San Francisco State University, Expiration Date: 10/29/2020 San Francisco, CA