Tara McCollum
P.O.Box ******
Hoover, Alabama ***36
Phone: 205-***-****
Email: adujok@r.postjobfree.com
Objective:
To obtain a job position that will allow me to fully utilize my experience that will allow me to gain more valuable
experience. I would like to contribute my services to a company so that we both will share mutual growth and
success.
Experience:
I have over 10 years of work experience in the administrative, IT and bookkeeping and accounting fields.
Capabilities:
Strong organizational, analytical, problem solving skills. Flexible and able to quickly identify problems and
successfully strive to implement cost efficient solutions.
Proficient in all aspects of general office maintenance, including typing. Ability to create quarterly/year-end
reports, spreadsheets and administrative correspondence.
Proficient with Internet, MicroSoft Teams, Google Docs, Chrome, Adobe Reader DC, Norton Anti-Virus Software,
Microsoft Edge, MS Outlook, Microsoft Office, MS Word, MS Access, MS Excel, MS Spreadsheets, MS
PowerPoint, MS Publisher, QuickBooks Desktop, QuickBooks Online Certified, Wind2 Accounting Software,
WordPerfect, Fed-Ex Powership Software, Courthouse Retrieval Systems Software, Kodak Smart Touch Scanner
and Kodak Capture Pro Software, Scanners and KIP Request Software, Pitney Bowes Postage Meters and Software
Rotolite Blueline Machines, HP DesignJet Printers and Software, H & R Block TPS Accounting Software, Drake
Accounting Software, Sage MAS90 Software, Oracle, Terralink (Hazardous Materials Management) Software, Real
Estate Management ( RMS) System Software and Database, Leads Router Real Estate Web Development Real
Estate Software, Leads Engine Real Estate Web Development Software.
Work Experience:
Contract Consultant Work
ADO Professional Solutions, Inc.
San Francisco, California
Time Contracted: October 2021-July 2022
Data Entry Specialist ( Remote)
* Redesigned company intranet websites for a large number of various real estate companies nationwide.
* Accurately migrate data to the companys new system using web-based technology Leads Router and Leads
Engine Real Estate Web Development Software.
* Worked independently and with teams via MS Teams software to ensure that daily productivity of assignments
are met while telecommuting with a workstation.
Apex Systems, Inc.
Birmingham, Alabama
Time Contracted: June 2017- September 2021
Data Analyst
Data Analyst for a Corporate Real Estate Division of a public utility company.
*Data Entry, Scanning and Uploading of Data into the in- house Real Estate Management System Software.
* Data Analysis of Land Maps, Land Deeds, Engineering and Field Representative Work Estimates,
Land Easements and other real estate statewide in Alabama
Randstad USA, Inc .
Atlanta, Georgia
Time Contracted: June 2014 to June 2017
Accounts Payable Accounts Receivable Clerk
High Volume Accounting and data entry for a US based global insurance company. Managed a multi billion dollar
bank account for the company as well as assisted in closing out customer accounts in another country.
*Accounts Payable
*Accounts Receivable
*Data Entry
H&R Block, Inc.
Homewood, Alabama
Time Contracted: January 2009-December 2015
Tax Associate /Tax Specialist III
* Personal and Business Tax Preparation
*Customer Service
*Sales and Marketing of H & R Bank and Tax Office Products and Services
Employer:
Environmental Products and Services of Vermont, Inc.
Geoscience, Environmental Engineering, Remediation & Emergency Response/Waste Management Company
Syracuse, New York
Time Employed: April 2012 to Oct 2012
Reason for Leaving: Job Lay-off
Office Manager/ Administrative Assistant/Accounting for three (3) Branch Offices EPS of Vermont, Inc. Alabama
Division
*Mandatory completion of Hazmat Spill Contingency Plan Training, Department of Transportation Hazardous,
Materials Transportation and Security Training, Drivers Awareness and Department of Transportation Log Book
Training, Hazard Communication Training, Company General Yard Security and Internal Yard Security Plan,
Employee Assistance and Supervisor Reasonable Suspicion Training, Facility Hazardous Waste Management and
Safety Training, Accident- Incident Training, Drug and Alcohol/Substance Abuse Awareness Training and Portable
Fire Extinguisher Training Certificates.
* Answered phones and greeted office clients
* Processed office mail
* Typing
* Shipping, tracking and receiving of all branch correspondence via Fed-Ex,UPS, and/or U.S. Mail
* Made deliveries and ran errands and cleaned office when needed
* Printing, coping, filing, labeling, organizing of branch file and correspondence
* Coping, faxing, emailing, and printing of correspondence
* Scanned all master correspondence files into the online computer server.
* Ordering branch office supplies
*Gathered correspondence for audits
* Arranged accommodations for employee travel
*Assured daily office and warehouse stored in-house hazardous and/or non-hazardous waste was locked down
safely
* Daily collection, review and processing of geosciences and emergency response field technician work data and
other correspondence
* Daily update and distribution of all field technician work schedules to managers and corporate office
*Job setup of emergency response and geoscientist jobs in hard files and online job files
* Collection and processing of employee timesheets for weekly payroll
* Collection and organization of all branch accounts payable invoices for corporate accountant
* Update and reconciliation of accounts receivable revenue excel spreadsheets for branches
* Maintained and distribute purchase orders for branches
* Creation of project invoices for three branch offices in MAS90 accounting software
* Completion and generation of geoscientist and emergency response hazardous and non-hazardous waste
manifest electronically in Terralink manifest software. Coded manifest according to local, state and EPA
regulations
*Summarization of employee vacation, sick and/or personal time off on spreadsheets for HR Dept.
* Maintain and calculation of branch employee expense reports
* Completed monthly Dept. of Transportation special transport permit logs in excel spreadsheets
* Collection, calculation, and filing of branch daily vehicle mileage sheets, Dept. of Transportation drivers log
books and intrastate vehicle mileage/fuel tax information
* Maintained branch corporate vehicle and equipment maintenance and repair logs
* Assurance of monthly employee training was completed.
* Administered new hire paperwork and current employee human resource and benefits paperwork
*Set-up of employee new hire and quarterly/random current employee drug/alcohol testing
* Administered mandatory new hire employee hazmat certification training certification courses
* Assurance of monthly completion of branch offices employee safety analysis
Education
John Carroll High School 1990-94 Graduated
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Major in Biology / Business Minor Senior Standing-Continuing Education
Tax Professional Certifications
H & R Block September 2008-December 2009
69 hours of Basic Tax Courses Completed
Additional Tax Certifications
292 hours of Continuing Professional Education Courses-Completed
Environmental/Geosciences Certifications Hazardous Materials/ Management Certifications-Completed
Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials Transportation and Security Training (49 CFR 172.704)
Drivers Awareness and Department of Transportation Log Book Training (49 CFR Part 395)
Employee Assistance and Supervisor Reasonable Suspicion Training (49CFR 382.603)
Facility Hazardous Waste Management and Safety Training (40 CFR 265.16)
Drug and Alcohol/Substance Abuse Awareness Training (49CFR 382.601)
Portable Fire Extinguisher Training (29 CFR 1910.157G)
Hazard Communication Training (29 CFR 1910.1200)
Company General Yard Security and Internal Yard Security Plan Training Hazmat Spill Contingency Plan Training
Accident- Incident Training
State of Alabama Notary Public
My Commission Expires: April 30, 2026
Membership
National Notary Association