JAMIE MERRILL
New Brunswick,NJ
Summary
High-energy office manager with proven leadership, critical thinking and project management abilities gained during 12-year administrative career. Experienced in managing clerical requirements of office and highly responsive to dynamic business conditions. Smoothly organize resources to keep teams efficient and achieve daily targets.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Management Specialist
City of New Brunswick
02.2024 - Current
- Reviews programs and activities and evaluates administration, objectives, efficiency, effectiveness, and suitability to current conditions, costs, and accomplishments.
- Plans, organizes, and assigns the work of the organizational unit and evaluates employee performance and conduct, enabling the effective recommendation of the hiring, firing, promoting, and disciplining of subordinates.
- Appraises adequacy and efficiency of operating systems.
- Analyzes and resolves problems.
- Compiles and interprets data.
- Assists in the installation of administrative improvements including work systems, organizational changes, and program procedures.
- Meets with the public.
- Prepares reports and correspondence.
- Assists the principal executive or administrative officer in the performance of varied functions which may include policy planning, budget preparation, finance administration, personnel, management, job training, systems operations, public relations, purchasing, and administrative research.
- Assists in coordinating the work of various units.
Obtains, directs, and administers federal, state, local, and private financial aid grants, contracts, and awards. Speaks before various civic and community organizations and groups. - Maintains inventory of equipment and supplies.
- Investigates complaints and refers to the appropriate agency for remedial action
- Studies management methods to improve workflow, simplify reporting procedures, or institute cost reductions. Analyzes, establishes or revises existing procedures.
Human Resources/Office Manager
Delicious Heights
03.2012 - 01.2024
- Manages accounts payable division, review all invoices, prepare and process checks
- Resolve invoice discrepancies correspond with 100+ vendors and respond to inquiries
- Manage a fiscal year budget
- Train and acclimate new employees to the company, process their information in systems
- Produce monthly and weekly payroll reports
- Communicate with all departments of the company, the controller, upper management, subordinates, clients, customers
- Produce monthly food and liquor sales reports, calculate daily income and review all spending
- Manage personnel payroll, benefits and compensation of 50+ employees across 3 locations
- Coordinate budget records and analyze date to identify variances and report inconsistencies and areas for improvement
- Manage and organize email communications between consumers, employees, vendors and leadership
- Manage relationships with product vendors to ensure inventory across all locations
- Responsible for relationship building with high bill customers, including special events
- Oversee daily administrative functions including staff scheduling and employee concern
- Actively participate in strategic planning with leadership
- Maintain and direct the implementation of labor laws, FMLA, ABC regulations, and other company policies and procedures.
- Responsible for WR-30 filing, sales and use tax monthly and also quarterly, weekly payroll liabilities
Education
Bachelor’s degree - Business Management
Kean University
Union, NJ06.2020
Associates Degree - Criminal Justice
Middlesex County College
Edison, NJ05.2013
Skills
- Proficient in MS Office, Excel, Outlook
- Advanced in QuickBooks and other financial management software
- Ability to balance a heavy workload while ensuring accuracy and quality
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to express solutions and ideas to leadership, peers, consumers, and other constituencies
- Team player with an acute attention to detail and an eagerness to learn
- Project Management and maintain professional relationships
- Problem Solving
- Payroll Management
- Emotional Intelligence
Timeline
Management Specialist
City of New Brunswick
02.2024 - Current
Human Resources/Office Manager
Delicious Heights
03.2012 - 01.2024
Bachelor’s degree - Business Management
Kean University
Associates Degree - Criminal Justice
Middlesex County College
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