Michele Schaeffer 901-***-****
**** ******* ****, *******, ** 38019 **************@*****.***
25+ Years Dealership Experience
Proficient in Excel & Word
Manages others well
Experienced Title Clerk
Notary Public
Excellent organizational skills
Sarbanes-Oxley Experience
Multiple DMS Experience
Professional Experience
Collierville Auto Center
06/16 - 11/19
Accounting Manager
Achievements:
Did 6 months of work to get the books in order
Organized the accounting office
Updated & improved the daily dealership doc
Implemented procedures for posting service tickets Michele Schaeffer 901-***-**** **************@*****.*** Page
Responsibilities:
Managed daily accounting office operations
Posting of all deals into accounting
Tag & Title work
Hired & Trained employees
Bank Deposits
Cleaned all schedules
Posted Service RO’s & PO’s into accounting
Weekly, Semi-monthly, & Monthly payroll
Used ADP & Paychex payroll services
Monthly Bank Reconciliations
Monthly Sales Tax Report
Monthly Floor Plan & Inventory Reconciliations
Month end close
Monthly Financial statement & Balance sheet
Yearly Business Tax & Dealer Plates
Cordova Cars
05/14 - 6/16
General Manager / Controller
Achievements:
Implemented use of a new accounting system
Implemented new vehicle check-in procedures
Assisted in brokering the sale of over 100 LHPH accounts Responsibilities:
Oversaw Operations of entire dealership
Managed daily accounting office operations
At one point was also Finance Manager
Approved vehicle purchases for dealership
Posting of all deals into accounting
Tag & Title work
Various reports to off sight owners
Bank Deposits
Weekly & Monthly Payroll & 941 deposits
Accounts Payable & Receivable
Collections
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Monthly Bank Reconciliations
Monthly Floor Plan & Inventory Reconciliations
Month end close
Monthly Income statement & Balance sheet
Monthly Sales Tax reports
Quarterly state & federal payroll reports
Hired & Trained employees
AutoNation Ford Memphis, Memphis, TN
08/12 - 02/14
Accounting Manager
Achievements:
Improved Cash flow Opportunity
Assisted in streamlining office procedures
Responsibilities:
Daily Bank Deposits
Daily Corporate DOC & MIS reports
Managed daily accounting office operations & staff
Filled in all positions in employees absence
Monthly check of Income statement & Balance sheet
Monthly MSO & Title Reconciliation
Monthly Parts Spot Reconciliation
Monthly Inventory in SOX Compliance
Assisted Controller with month end close
Clean schedules weekly
Hired & Trained employees
Michele Schaeffer 901-***-**** **************@*****.*** Page
Wholesale Unlimited, Inc., Memphis, TN
09/05 - 08/12
Office Manager / Controller
Achievements:
Implemented use of a new accounting system
Increased Collections
Handled an additional dealership until it’s close in 2009 Responsibilities:
Daily Bank deposits, reconciliations & floor plan
Retail & Wholesale billing
Payroll and Bonuses
Sales Tax Returns & Payroll tax deposits
All tag & title work
A/R and A/P
In-house collections and repossessions
All data entry from the Service area
Clean schedules & month end close
United Auto Group / Landers Ford of Memphis, Collierville, TN 09/03 - 09/05
Tag & Title Clerk
Achievements:
Helped increase CSI Scores
Responsibilities:
All customer tag & title work
Tags for FRAC units & courtesy deliveries
Billing of inter-company & wholesale deals
Cleaned tag & wholesale schedules
Conducted the monthly physical inventory for dealership in compliance of Sarbanes-Oxley regulations
Michele Schaeffer 901-***-**** **************@*****.*** Page
Wholesale Unlimited, Inc, Memphis, TN
02/03 - 08/03
Billing & Title Clerk
Achievements:
Assisted in getting the office caught up
Responsibilities:
All wholesale and retail billing & title work
Customer Tags
Some A/R & A/P, Payroll & data entry
Answered Phones
Schaeffer Motors, Inc., Memphis, TN
10-94 - 09/02
Office Manager
Achievements:
Assisted in purchase of a new computer system
Implemented in-house collection procedures
Responsibilities:
All wholesale and retail billing & all tag & title work
Daily Bank deposits and reconciliations
Payroll, payroll tax deposits, & monthly sales tax return
In-house Collections, A/R, A/P, and data entry
Closed Customer Finance Deals
Answered phones and ordered supplies
Education
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Liberal Arts Curriculum
Memphis Harding Academy, Memphis, TN
Liberal Arts Diploma
References
References are available upon request.
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