KIMBERLY K CARPENTER

• Company Overview: Steel Manufacture
• Reported directly to the President, ensuring clear communication and timely updates of financial information. Verified and posted accounts payables in QuickBooks, ensuring that outgoing expenditures were accurately recorded.
• Managed and posted accounts receivables in QuickBooks, maintaining precise records of incoming funds.
• Examined and analyzed purchase orders, purchase acknowledgements and invoice records to ensure recording accuracy.
• Assisted in material procurement by placing orders, tracking deliveries, and verifying order acknowledgements against invoices.

• Company Overview: Commercial Cabinet Manufacture and Install Contractor
• Directly reported to the President. Managed Account Payables (A/P).
• Examined and analyzed purchase orders, purchase acknowledgements and invoice records to ensure recording accuracy.
• Negotiate new vendor material pricing and new material sources. Negotiate current pricing with vendors.
• All aspects of Material Purchasing: place material orders, track materials, check in and put on drive as in, verify order acknowledgement with invoice and pay.
• Reduced project costs by implementing effective cost control strategies and monitoring budgets closely.

Delivered Results:

• Saved $1200 on material costs and found several new vendor sources

• Company Overview: Commercial Cabinet Manufacture and Install Contractor
• Directly reported to the Controller. Managed Account Receivables (A/R).
• Created 702 & 703 Pay Applications based on percentage complete of project.
• Maintained Account Receivables Aging list, by sending out emails and making calls on balances owed.
• Organized and implemented new office and account receivable procedures to improve efficiency.
• Reviewed all project Contracts before owner signing.
• Delivered Results:
• Implemented procedure to digitize job folders to streamline the A/R process.
• Updated a new system with historic job data for year 2023 and current year 2024 into new software.
• Created a Subcontract Contract to use with our subcontracts and outside install services.

• Company Overview: Commercial Cabinet Manufacture and Install Contractor
• Directly reported to the President. Managed Account Payables (A/P).
• Examined and analyzed journal and ledger entries, bank statements, inventories, expenditures and other accounting and financial records to ensure financial recording accuracy.
• Organized and implemented new office and accounting procedures to improve efficiency. Created job costing reports to inform management where we were on cost.
• All aspects of Material Purchasing: place material orders, track materials, check in and put on drive as in, verify order acknowledgement with invoice and pay.
• Purchased new products and oversaw inventory stocking and availability.
• Created and Implement Collaborating Work Dashboard that is accessed online

Delivered Results:

• Saved $9,000.00 by negotiating new contracts with vendors and price comparison.

• Company Overview: Commercial Cabinet Manufacture and Subcontractor Installer and HR / Payroll Holding
• Directly reported to the President. Managed Account Payables (A/P) and Account Receivables (A/R).
• Examined and analyzed journal and ledger entries, bank statements, inventories, expenditures and other accounting and financial records to ensure financial recording accuracy. Organized and implemented new office and accounting procedures to improve efficiency. Interpreted monthly financial statements and researched computer and billing errors. Created weekly /monthly/quarterly expense analysis spreadsheets to inform management of opportunities to decrease expenses. Created weekly job costing reports to inform management where we were on cost. Time entering and processing. Bid packets and AIA 702 & 703 billing and change orders.
• Achieved better alignment of contracts with business objectives through revision and negotiation of contract terms.

Delivered Results:

• Discovered a $184,000.00 accounts receivable error, in the first 3 months of employment.
• Collected $80,000.00 owed for almost a year, in the first 3 months of employment.

• Company Overview: Convenience Store, Fuel and Deli
• Directly reported to the Supervisor. Managed Account Receivables (A/R), Orders, Payroll, Scheduling, Hiring and Firing of Employees, Bank Deposits. Examined and analyzed journal tapes, inventories, expenditures and other accounting and financial records to ensure financial recording accuracy. Prepared Daily and Shift Reports for corporate headquarters. Handled Customer Service and Problem Solving.
• Managed store employees successfully in fast-paced environment through proactive communication and positive feedback.

Delivered Results:

• Boosted store sales, by introducing new products and reducing cost on existing products in the first 12 months of employment.
• Placed 5th in payroll savings week out of 58 stores.
• Started an employee contest for accuracy on the cash register.