Customer Service Sales

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KATHLEEN S. BUCKINGHAM

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position which will afford me the opportunity to capitalize on my background while simultaneously allowing me to broaden my business skills.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Experienced Administrative and Accounting professional, exceptionally adaptable to a wide variety of environments. Personal strengths include adaptability, commitment, strong work ethic, attention to detail, quick to learn and ability to work well under pressure. Professional highlights are represented by the following:§ Excellent Administrative & Accounting background, demonstrated by a proven track record of increasing responsibilities, including, but not limited to, sole responsibility in office organization and right hand employee to Controllers and Owners of both past and present employers.§ Working knowledge of major functional business areas, including Order Entry & Invoicing, Cost Accounting, Inventory Control, Purchasing, Customer Service, Payroll and other areas of Accounting, as well as administrative duties.§ Extensive knowledge of computer software programs, including, but not limited to, Excel, Word, Peachtree & Quick Books.

WORK EXPERIENCE

2000 - Present M-Line Inc. Stowe, PaAdministrative Assistant§ Responsible for the entire setup of a new entity, from G/L accounts to Inventory Control. Daily processes include new inventory setup, all order entry, sales, Accts. Payable & Accts. Receivable, Bank Reconciliation’s and varied other duties for this new entity, both in-house employment and remote access from a home based office. Assist owner with decisions such as new hires, office supplies & equipment, travel schedules and meetings for the parent company. Continuing responsibilities include all Job Planning, from first log to their completion, Accts. Payable, Supervising Accts. Receivable and customer service. Office Assistant § Responsible for training personnel in previous office clerk responsibilities, Job Planning, from job creation to final job invoicing, Accts. Payable, Supervising Accts. Receivable, assist in purchasing, customer service, sole customer relations with 3 large clients, and all other duties as assigned directly from the President/Owner.Office Clerk§ Responsible for reorganization of the companies files and procedures, order entry, sales, Accts. Payable & Accts. Receivable, sales representative commission schedules, and company reporting; creation and generation using various computer software. Also assist with daily purchasing of regular inventory and all office supplies.1988-2000 Amplifier Research Corp. Souderton, PaPayroll/Accounting Supervisor§ Accountable for the full complement of company Payroll, including labor distribution and updates of the Cost Accounting module, reporting of wages and taxes and tracking employee historical information. Track and reconcile company 401k plan and profit sharing portfolio. Full charge supervisor of the Accounting department, including such positions as Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Cost Accounting and Payroll. Responsible for preparation and distribution of company financials and various departmental budgets.Accounts Receivable Clerk § Responsible for the reconciliation of daily order and invoice input to the general ledger accounts and representative history files. As key credit and collection negotiator I was responsible for the accepted and verified perspective customers D & B records and any other personal credit references. Aggressive collection techniques used to recover overdue accounts. Also encompassed in these duties were the responsibilities of reporting and filing of state sales and use tax forms for numerous states and the analysis of commissions accrued for at least thirty representatives.Order Entry/Invoicing Coordinator § Responsible for the setting up of the order entry and invoicing module on the company’s mainframe computer system. Upon completion of the setup, trained various employees to use the module. Completed monthly sales reports including graphs using PC programs such as Excel for the President of the company and other reporting on various sales data required by the Accounting department.1985-1988 Hill Financial Red Hill, PaOrder/Inventory Processor§ Set up order entry and inventory programs for our in-house print room department. Processed orders from all branches for documents needed and reconciled inventory pertaining to raw material as well as each branches inventory of documents. Published budgets for each department of Hill Financial to assist in future expenditures. 1982-1985 Brown Printing East East Greenville, PaQC Supervisor§ Supervisor of quality checks performed on raw material and finished materials. Coordinated all direct mailing projects and managed bulk shipments. Daily activities included the preparation of the following shifts work schedule in order to meet client’s deadlines.

EDUCATION

1997 - 1999 Montgomery County Community College Pennsburg, Pa.n Accounting Principles I & II1980 Upper Perkiomen High School Pennsburg, Pa.n Academic Program

OTHER

Memberships:n American Institute of Professional Bookkeepersn National Association for Female Executivesn National Association of Professional WomenCertificates of completion for the following:n Mastering Payroll In Basic Supervisionn Using Microsoft Windowsn Management Team Leader