Multi-Talented Profesional

Maria L. Colon

**** ** ******* **

Port Saint Lucie, FL

Cell Ph No. 954-***-****

Email: **************@*******.***

PROFILE

Resourceful, flexible, Multi -Talented professional with successful experience in demanding work environments requiring high levels of precision.

• Knowledge of recruitment process

• A/P, A/R and collection experience with ability to resolve invoice and credit discrepancies

• Proficient in NVOCC, freight forwarding, brokerage, export, import, warehousing, air freight

• Adaptable; transition easily between small and large task, working individually and in a team

• Personable, well-travelled individual who enjoys working with customers and colleagues from all countries and cultures

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and QuickBooks

• Competent keyboard skills to produce accurate and well presented reports

• Consistently exceed expectation and add extra value

• Extremely detail oriented, strong organizational skills and able to work with minimal supervision

• Deliver effective results, meet tight deadlines and targets

• Effective problem-solving

• Bilingual; English and Spanish

WORK EXPERIENCE

Lauren Engineers & Constructors/

FPL Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center

Indiantown, FL

10/2009 – 09/2010

HR Craft Recruiter/Administrative Assistant

• Conduct interviews, criminal background checks, pre-employment drug screens and job references as per requirements.

• Decide if applicants were suitable for employment and instrumental in hiring over 1,000 employees, meeting company deadlines.

• Enter hired applicants into applicant flow database and training roster spreadsheet.

• Perform general administrative tasks such as preparing correspondence, forms and reports, coordinate pick-up of express mail services, processing confidential reports and documents, faxing, scanning, copies, filing electronically and hard copy documents.

• Establish, maintain and control personnel, employees, recruitment relations records, files, correspondence, reports, and organization charts.

• Manage sensitive and confidential matters like personnel relations, employee relations, and organizational changes, planning and protecting the security of information, data and files.

• Conduct research, gather data and statistical reports, and maintain statistical information.

• Keep up current issues and matters in the organization related to HR department.

• Administer, conduct and monitor new hire orientation programs including process of W-4, I-9, 401K, medical insurance and provide new employee information package and handbook.

• Responsible to deliver new employees parking stickers and maintain a log report.

• Maintain employee file records up-to-date by handling changes in employee status in timely manner.

• Ensure effective reception or proper approvals on forms and enter changes in the system.

• Process report for layoffs, conduct and carry out layoffs exit interviews.

Kuehne & Nagel, Inc.

Carolina, PR

5/2005-5/2008

Accounts Payable/Receivable & Collections Specialist

• Monitor customer accounts, identify trends and prepare appropriate notices as needed.

• Place outbound calls to customers to follow up on past due accounts.

• Respond to incoming client or customer requests via phone, fax and/or email in a timely manner.

• Set up new customer accounts into computer system.

• Research and adjust check and/or cash posting errors.

• Update management on past due customer accounts immediately.

• Monitor customer accounts to ensure timely payments according to established agreement.

• Print invoices for submittal to customer.

• Perform notations and updates in system regarding each customer account.

• Notify client of customer disputes and research misapplied payments.

• Responsible for all A/P functions including high volume, full cycle Accounts Payable, batching, matching, coding, wire transfers, and daily/bi-weekly check runs.

Sea Freight & Air Import /Export Coordinator

• Handle all US Customs & Border Protection Data Entries for international freights; review, prepare, sign and electronically submit all government-required documents for all international shipments clearance.

• Process applicable state taxes upon arrival of shipments.

• Prepare and handle documentation, manifests, bills of lading, master b/l's, document receipts, LCL, SED's and loading guides.

• Process freight releases, arrival notices, rate quotations, researching and resolving freight discrepancies and customer complaints, scheduling trucking deliveries, billing and corresponding with overseas offices, agents and customers.

• Contribute to maximum efficiency of warehouse operations to safe handling of freight, accurate labeling and data entry and ensuring trucker, maritime line and airline deadlines were met.

• Perform general administrative tasks such as preparing correspondence, forms and reports, coordinate pick-up of express mail services, processing confidential reports and documents, faxing, scanning, copies, filing electronically and hard copy documents.

Puerto Rico Freight Systems

Catano, PR

11/2002-5/2005

Sea Freight Import /Export Coordinator

• Review, prepare, sign and electronically submit all government-required documents for import and export US Customs clearance.

• Prepare and handle documentation, manifests, bills of lading, master b/l's, document receipts, LCL, SED's and loading guides.

• Process applicable state taxes for international and domestics shipments.

• Process freight releases, arrival notices, rate quotations, researching and resolving freight discrepancies and customer complaints, scheduling trucking deliveries, billing and corresponding with overseas offices, agents and customers.

• Contribute to maximum efficiency of warehouse operations to safe handling of freight, accurate labeling and data entry and ensuring trucker, maritime line and airline deadlines were met.

• Perform general administrative tasks such as preparing correspondence, forms and reports, coordinate pick-up of express mail services, processing confidential reports and documents, faxing, scanning, copies, filing electronically and hard copy documents.

City Stationery, Inc.

Caguas, PR

10/1999-6/2002

Warehouse Supervisor

• Supervise warehousing and storage of all school supplies & office furniture/equipment.

• Prepare routes and coordinate delivery of equipments and office supplies to all school district facilities and public/private entities upon schedule and/or request.

• Plan, maintain and direct the inventory and stock control programs for office equipment and supplies.

• Work closely with the business office to recommend quantities of supplies and office equipment for purchase, and exercise budgetary control over warehouse operations.

• Evaluate complaints received on equipment and supplies and take appropriate action.

• Conduct interviews, hire appropriate candidates and conduct new hire orientations.

• Prepare evaluations of performance of all warehouse personnel. Conduct disciplinary action as needed.

• Supervise processing of all receiving reports on all shipments received through the warehouse.

• Responsible for delivery of all owed back up items received at the warehouse on a daily basis.

• Maintain records of office equipments, supplies and materials entering and leaving the warehouse.

• Initiate and maintain proper and necessary safety and fire prevention equipment as prescribed by law and company policy.

• Develop, supervise and maintain a safety program for all workers assigned to the warehouse.

EDUCATION

• Business Administration InterAmerican Recinto Metropolitano,

Rio Piedras, PR

REFERENCES

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