Amber Knaps
Lafayette,LA
Summary
Sales Representative with a solid record of consistently achieving clients goals through relationship building, cultivating partnerships, and advanced product knowledge. Accomplished Payroll Coordinator with 6 years of experience working in large-scale corporations. Strong research, math and payroll software skills. Able to maintain and develop comprehensive payroll records with 100% accuracy.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Sales Associate
DSLD Homes
Lafayette, LA
09.2020 - Current
- Built and maintained relationships with peers and upper management to drive team success.
- Assisted teammates with sales-processing tasks to meet daily sales goals.
- Retained product, service and company policy knowledge to serve as resource for both coworkers and customers.
- Built trusting relationships with customers by making personal connections.
- Coordinated activities with other departments to ensure quality customer service.
Payroll Coordinator
Lamar Advertising
Baton Rouge, LA
02.2020 - 06.2020
- Received, filed and processed paperwork and documents for on-boarding employees.
- Classified, sorted and filed correspondence, articles, records and other documents to maintain organized filing system.
- Edited employee banking records when needed.
- Prepared physical checks for employees and check stubs for those receiving direct deposits of funds.
- Managed files and payroll for over 3,000 employees.
- Prepared manual checks and initiated direct deposits for over 3,000 employees.
- Organized and maintained payroll information by entering data, deleting errors, calculating and collecting information.
Accounts Payable Specialist
Mobile Mini Tank + Pump Solutions
St. Gabriel, LA
05.2019 - 02.2020
- Charged expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice and expense reports.
- Reconciled monthly statements and transactions to keep records accurate and current.
- Coded invoices and other records to maintain organized and accurate records.
- Prepared weekly payroll for hourly employees.
- Handled high-volume invoice processing
- Operated SAP to enter financial data and compile reports.
Payroll Coordinator
H&E Equipment Services Inc.
Baton Rouge, LA
05.2018 - 02.2019
- Responsible for multi-state payroll for over 3,000 employees. This includes: Garnishments, employment verifications, new hires, terminated employees, internal transfers, etc.
- Reached out to customers to verify information and follow up on issues.
- Collected records for hourly and salaried employees, and reviewed for accuracy.
- Performed research and due diligence to resolve issues in a timely manner.
- Initiated payment recovery for overpayment.
- Prepared physical checks for employees and check stubs for those receiving direct deposits of funds.
- Generated relevant paperwork and payroll reports.
- Generated garnishments for employees.
- Calculated accurate wages, including overtime, salary increases and bonuses.
- Answered employee questions in an efficient and accurate manner.
Full-Charge Bookkeeper
Wooden Creations, llc
Gonzales , LA
05.2017 - 01.2018
- Reduced financial discrepancies, effectively reconciling bank accounts and organizing information into accounting software.
- Automated office operations, managing client correspondence, record filing and data communications.
- Issued paychecks to vendors and suppliers on a weekly basis.
- Followed detailed end of month accounting procedures to verify proper balancing of all accounts and readiness for new month.
- Maintained accounts receivable documentation electronically and on paper.
- Coded invoices and other records to maintain organized and accurate records.
- Processed payroll, electronic deposits and employee pay adjustments.
Administrative Assistant
Excel USA
Baton Rouge, LA
03.2016 - 03.2017
- Set up, maintained, optimized and purged physical and electronic filing systems to keep records compliant and current.
- Answered phones and performed clerical office functions.
- Greeted visitors and appropriately directed to designated areas.
- Helped supervisor complete daily workloads.
Administrative Assistant
Trimac Transportation
Geismar, LA
05.2014 - 05.2015
- Oversaw the organization, filing and retrieval of records.
- Supported colleagues by completing daily special assignments.
- Worked professionally to handle all client, vendor and public guest requirements.
- Completed and monitored all administrative duties for location.
- Controlled multi-line phone switchboard to route callers to appropriate staff and departments.
- Increased customer satisfaction by greeting visitors promptly and professionally.
- Prepared weekly payroll for more than 40 hourly employees.
- Processed weekly invoicing, including posting and reconciling payments and addressing all aged receivables.
- Formed and sustained strategic relationships with clients.
- Updated and reconciled accounts payable with purchase orders for accuracy.
Education
High School Diploma -
St. Amant High School
Saint Amant, LA2011
Skills
- Vendor relations
- Organizational strengths
- Expert in customer relations
- Multitasking
- Financial Management
- Accounts receivable specialist
- Accounts payable
- Proficient in QuickBooks
- Tax law knowledge
- Strength in research
- Accounting understanding
- Product Sales
- Sales development
- Leads generation
- Networking and prospecting
- Client Relations
Timeline
Sales Associate
DSLD Homes
09.2020 - Current
Payroll Coordinator
Lamar Advertising
02.2020 - 06.2020
Accounts Payable Specialist
Mobile Mini Tank + Pump Solutions
05.2019 - 02.2020
Payroll Coordinator
H&E Equipment Services Inc.
05.2018 - 02.2019
Full-Charge Bookkeeper
Wooden Creations, llc
05.2017 - 01.2018
Administrative Assistant
Excel USA
03.2016 - 03.2017
Administrative Assistant
Trimac Transportation
05.2014 - 05.2015
High School Diploma -
St. Amant High School