Executive Assistant/Human Rsources Assistant

Sherry Simmons

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(T) 434-***-**** (C) 434-***-**** (E) ******.*********@*****.***

Career Overview _________ ________________________________________________________

Enthusiastic, well organized and career-oriented Administrative pro with over 20 years of experience in executive office

support, finance, Payroll, AR/AP, computer support and Human Resources seeks opportunity to put excellent

office and people management skills to work in an HR or Executive Assistant role.

Skill Highlights _________ ________________________________________________________

• Report development • Meeting minutes

• Problem resolution • Spreadsheet development

• Administrative support • Executive presentation development

• Meet deadline • Report analysis

• Schedule management • Administrative operations

• Knowledge in Administrative functions • Quick Books

• Meets/exceeds goals • Worker's compensation knowledge

• Project planning • Business correspondence

• Filing and data archiving • Expert Microsoft Office skills

• Payroll • Benefits Administration

• Timekeeping • AR/AP

Professional Experience ___________________________________ ______________________

09/2000 – 06/2011 L.E. Lichford, Inc dba Century Beverage Distributor Lynchburg, VA

Marketing Administrator

• Developed new customer through telephone contact and sales

• Developed new customer relations through telephone contact and sales activity. Successfully resolved 20 - 25 of

customer issues per week.

• Managed executive calendar and coordinated weekly project team meetings. and assisted in the development of

meeting agendas to increase meeting efficiency. Prepared meeting minutes, edited subcontractor proposals,

project punchlist, transmittals and memorandums for organizational support.

• Directly supported President, Vice President and Sales ManagerCreated databases and spreadsheets to improve

inventory management and reporting accuracy.

• Created company’s first employee manual including training and development, tracking of all off-site cell phones,

computers, copy/fax machines and jobsite plans.

• Processed accounts receivable and accounts payable. Liaised with vendors to order and maintain inventory of

office supplies.

• Assisted in all areas of administrative work including data entry, receptionist duties, file organization, research and

development of Performed accounts receivable duties including invoicing, cash application, researching chargebacks,

discrepancies, issuing credit memos, reconciliations and responding to customer requests for

documentation.

• Maintained and prioritized daily tasks and projects including: call log, appointments, travel, expense reports and

general errands.

• Served as corporate liaison between the finance, IT and marketing departments workflow.

• Systematically increased office organization by developing more efficient filing/documenting system and customer

database protocols.

Education __________________________________________________ ___ ______ __ ____

2012 DeVry University Online – Chicago, IL, United States

Technical Management – Human Resources Management

Deans List, Fall 2007- Spring 2009

Honors: Member of Sigma Beta Delta Business Honor Society since 2009

Keywords __________________________________________________ ___ ______ __ ____

Expert level Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher,Outlook) through version 2010, SAP, LIMS,

Peachtree, Quick Books, Quicken, Kronos, AS400, BACIS, COBOL, PASCAL, Visual Basics, Novell Netware,

Windows 95 through Windows 7 including NT Professional and XP Professional

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