G. Latimer Smith
Jackson,MS
Summary
Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level [Job Title] position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Vice President, Board of Directors
Smith Realty, LLC
06.2013 - Current
- Advise and oversee management and other employees on day-to-day tasks
- Attend Board meetings to discuss objectives, accomplishments, and issues
- Lease negotiations
- Search for prospective investment opportunities
- Strategize ideas to maximize revenue by increasing efficiency and reducing overhead.
Vice President, Board of Directors
Harold's Short Stop, Inc.
06.2013 - Current
- Advise and oversee management and other employees on day-to-day tasks
- Attend Board meetings to discuss objectives, accomplishments, and issues
- Strategize ways to maximize efficiency by increasing revenue and reducing overhead
- Lease negotiations
- Maintained and impressed upon employees the importance of maintaining positive relationships with retail vendors/suppliers, merchant service providers, and fuel suppliers.
Staff Officer - Special Projects & Contracts
State of Mississippi
01.2017 - 10.2019
- Tasked with and worked on Special Project assignments, including but not limited to, Audit and reconciliation of over $250 Million in funding for Memorandums of Agreement, Memorandums of Understanding and Sub-grants
- Created an Excel workbook to quickly, seamlessly, and efficiently balance and track spending; as well as reconcile and correct-as needed-spending and balances on agreements by using information obtained from three to four different data sources
- Performed all levels of contract procurement and solicitations
- Managed contract lifecycles
- Dispute resolution / Settled disputes between vendors and contract holders
- Wrote, reviewed and submitted solicitation packets, award packets, and contracts for approval by executive staff before publishing solicitations, awarding contracts and executing contracts, respectively
- Evaluated quotes, proposals and bids for numerous contract and solicitation types before awarding contracts to winning vendor.
Property Manager
Smith Realty, LLC
01.2009 - 06.2013
- Experienced with property management, maintenance, and landscaping for residential and commercial properties
- Winterized and appropriately maintained properties for the Fall and Winter months
- Organized, cleaned and made various types of properties presentable
- I also appropriately maintained the properties for the duration of the Spring and Summer months
- Additionally, some aspects included the use of using large farming/agricultural equipment.
Education
BBA - Finance
University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS06.2025
Skills
- Financial Analysis
- Project Coordination
- Procurement
- Research
- Financial Report Writing
- Presentation Skills
- Account Reconciliation
- Project Management
- Process Improvement
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Outlook
- Contract Management
- Contract Negotiation
- SAP
- Communication Skills
- Written & Verbal Communication
- Computer Literacy
- Computer Skills
- Leadership
- Volunteer Work
- Problem Solving
- Dispute Resolution
- Critical Thinking
- Customer Service
- Client Relationship Management
- Analysis Skills
- Account Management
- Vendor Management
- Business Analysis
- Property Management
- ERP systems
- Project coordination
- SAP ERP
- Project management
- Conflict management
- SharePoint
- Negotiation
- Purchasing
- Customer service
- Business development
- AutoCAD
- Relationship management
- Business analysis
- Account reconciliation
- Sketchup
- Accounts payable
- Property management
- Proposal writing
- Power BI
- Supply chain
- Account management
- Expense management
- Analysis skills
- Adobe InDesign
- Balance sheet reconciliation
- Financial acumen
- Presentation skills
- Budgeting
- Financial analysis
- Financial planning
- Cash flow analysis
- Financial report writing
- Financial statement preparation
- Accounting
- QuickBooks
- Communication skills
- Windows
- Sales
- General ledger accounting
- Management
- GAAP
- IOS
- Construction
- General ledger reconciliation
- Office experience
- Driving
- Marketing
- Financial Acumen
- Project Oversight
- Organizational Management
- Strategic Visioning
- Financial Management
- Policy Development
- Operations Oversight
- Business Planning
- Brand Management
- Business Administration
- Contract Administration
- Financial Administration
- Creating and Delivering Presentations
- Consulting
- Professional Demeanor
- Time Management
- Decision-Making
- Adaptability
Certification
- Driver's License, 04/01/22, 12/01/28
- Mississippi Life, Accident & Health or Sickness Producer License, 02/01/24, 02/01/26
Assessments
- Outside sales, Proficient, 01/01/24
- Attention to detail, Proficient, 01/01/24
- Sales skills, Proficient, 12/01/23
Timeline
Staff Officer - Special Projects & Contracts
State of Mississippi
01.2017 - 10.2019
Vice President, Board of Directors
Smith Realty, LLC
06.2013 - Current
Vice President, Board of Directors
Harold's Short Stop, Inc.
06.2013 - Current
Property Manager
Smith Realty, LLC
01.2009 - 06.2013
BBA - Finance
University of Mississippi