Brandy Leighty
Salina,KS
Summary
Professional and knowledgeable office assistant offering several years of experience in administrative support and customer service. Highly efficient planning, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Pursuing full-time role that presents professional challenges and leverages interpersonal skills, effective time management, and problem-solving expertise.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Paraeducator
USD 305 Salina Public Schools
08.2024 - 10.2024
- Assisted students in achieving academic goals by providing one-on-one tutoring and small group instruction in various subjects.
- Assisted teachers in managing classrooms effectively by maintaining clear expectations, enforcing rules consistently, and reinforcing positive behavior choices.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Maintained a safe and inclusive learning environment by addressing behavioral issues promptly and following established protocols.
- Documented behaviors, implemented interventions, and treatment results.
County Coordinator
Farm Bureau Financial Services
02.2023 - 09.2024
- Enhanced community engagement by organizing and coordinating county-wide events.
- Managed budgets, memberships, and allocated resources effectively, ensuring the timely completion of projects.
- Improved office operations by automating client correspondence, record tracking and data communications.
- Organized meetings for executives and coordinated availability of conference rooms for participants.
Store Manager
Casey's General Store
05.2023 - 07.2024
- Managed daily operations to ensure smooth functioning of the store, maintaining a clean, safe environment for customers and employees.
- Managed inventory control, cash control, and store opening and closing procedures.
- Addressed customer complaints promptly and professionally.
- Managed store employees successfully in fast-paced environment through proactive communication and positive feedback.
- Completed point of sale opening and closing procedures.
- Mentored new hires during their onboarding process, ensuring they were well-equipped to excel in their roles from day one.
- Conducted regular performance reviews for staff members, providing constructive feedback and opportunities for growth.
- Approved regular payroll submissions for employees.
- Maximized sales and minimized shrinkage through excellent customer service and adherence to standard practices.
- Reconciled daily sales transactions to balance and log day-to-day revenue.
- Managed financial aspects of store operations, including budget planning, expense tracking, and accurate record-keeping to maintain fiscal responsibility.
- Optimized labor scheduling according to store needs while adhering to budget constraints, maximizing productivity without compromising service quality.
- Oversaw loss prevention efforts, minimizing shrinkage by implementing effective security measures and training staff on proper procedures.
- Increased store profitability by implementing cost-saving measures and efficient inventory management strategies.
- Ensured compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, policies by regularly reviewing store procedures and taking corrective measures when necessary.
- Oversaw daily operations to ensure compliance with health and safety standards, maintaining safe environment for both staff and customers.
- Implemented loss prevention strategies, significantly reducing shrinkage.
- Managed inventory levels to minimize waste and ensure product availability, supporting customer satisfaction and sales efficiency.
- Streamlined communication between staff and management.
- Interacted well with customers to build connections and nurture relationships.
- Monitored daily cash discrepancies, inventory shrinkage and drive-off.
- Reported issues to higher management with great detail.
Sales Associate, Bookkeeper
Santa Fe Trail Liquor
10.2021 - 02.2023
- Handled cash transactions efficiently while adhering to company cash handling policies, ensuring accuracy in all financial exchanges.
- Maintained calm demeanor and professionally managed issues in busy, high-stress situations.
- Engaged with customers to build rapport and loyalty.
- Accurately processed POS transactions, returning coin, currency, payment cards, and receipts to customers.
- Achieved monthly sales targets consistently by implementing effective sales strategies and maintaining a high level of product knowledge.
- Maintained accurate inventory records to ensure adequate stock levels, minimizing out-of-stock situations that could impact customer satisfaction.
Assistant Manager
Dollar General
05.2021 - 09.2021
- Supervised day-to-day operations to meet performance, quality and service expectations.
- Maintained a clean, safe, and organized store environment to enhance the customer experience.
- Developed strong working relationships with staff, fostering a positive work environment.
- Monitored cash intake and deposit records, increasing accuracy, and reducing discrepancies.
- Oversaw daily cash reconciliations, ensuring accurate financial reporting and minimizing discrepancies.
- Completed regular inventory counts to verify stock levels, address discrepancies, and forecast future needs.
- Managed inventory levels to minimize stockouts while reducing overhead costs.
CNA/CMA
El Dorado Nursing Home
06.2020 - 04.2021
- Assisted patients with daily living activities, promoting independence and dignity.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and attentive care.
- Maintained confidentiality of patient information according to HIPAA guidelines while communicating effectively with team members about critical updates.
Accountant
Leighty Trucking
08.2014 - 10.2019
- Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.
- Reconciled accounts and reviewed expense data, net worth, and assets.
- Documented cash, credit, fixed assets, accrued expenses, and line of credit transactions.
- Gathered financial information, prepared documents, and closed books.
- Completed daily cash functions like account tracking and banking reconciliations.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge on professional accounting standards to manage financial recordkeeping.
- Streamlined month-end closing processes, resulting in reduced time spent on financial reporting tasks.
- Maintained integrity of general ledger and chart of accounts.
- Collected and reported monthly expense variances and explanations.
- Tracked funds, prepared deposits and reconciled accounts.
- Detected and corrected mistakes early on and implemented systems to avoid recurring issues.
Education
High School Diploma -
Cimarron High School
Cimarron, KS05.1999
Skills
- Customer service
- Positive attitude
- Database entry
- Payroll
- Organization
- Spreadsheet management
- Accounts receivable and payable
- Prioritization and time management
- Excel spreadsheets
- Word processing
Timeline
Paraeducator
USD 305 Salina Public Schools
08.2024 - 10.2024
Store Manager
Casey's General Store
05.2023 - 07.2024
County Coordinator
Farm Bureau Financial Services
02.2023 - 09.2024
Sales Associate, Bookkeeper
Santa Fe Trail Liquor
10.2021 - 02.2023
Assistant Manager
Dollar General
05.2021 - 09.2021
CNA/CMA
El Dorado Nursing Home
06.2020 - 04.2021
Accountant
Leighty Trucking
08.2014 - 10.2019
High School Diploma -
Cimarron High School
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