Laura Rangel
Summary
Resourceful Manager offering history of success coordinating and monitoring operations across various departments. Effective leader and problem-solver. Highly committed with hardworking mentality to maintain quality of services and products. Proficiency in Excel, CCH, and QuickBooks.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Tax Intern
Ostrow Reisin Berk & Abrams Ltd.
01.2024 - 04.2024
- Worked closely with team members to complete tasks efficiently under tight time constraints during peak periods of high workload demands.
- Streamlined tax processes by maintaining organized client files and documentation.
- Utilized tax-related software such as CCH Axcess to prepare and process returns and research tax matters.
- Organized client tax documents to facilitate quick preparation of tax returns.
- Prepared workpapers, reconciliations, and schedules for efficient review by supervisors or managers.
HARDWARE DEPARTMENT LEAD
MENARDS
07.2021 - 01.2024
- Complete Plan-O-Grams required in department
- Create a daily to do list
- Ensure daily price changes are in place
- Create purchase orders for store use and customers
- Verify weekly inventory on high theft merchandise items.
BUILDING MATERIALS MANAGER
EVERGREEN PARK
06.2019 - 06.2021
- Train team members in successful strategies to meet operational and sales targets
- Walk through department multiple times each shift to evaluate and correct issues such as cleaning and stock replenishment needs
- Maintain focus during busy times and delegated tasks to employees to keep business running smoothly
- Assign jobs to individual employees by considering factors such as previous training, current abilities and general knowledge
- Research issues to obtain appropriate answers to customer inquiries
- Promote business development by building and maintaining relationships with new clients
- Obtain necessary knowledge in building products such as concrete, lumber, roofing, siding, doors, windows and more.
FRONT END MANAGER
MENARDS
11.2017 - 05.2019
- Oversee cashier operations and security
- Evaluate employee performance and make recommendations for improvements
- Work with security staff and law enforcement on shoplifting and vandalism response
- Monitor cash drawers in 17 checkout stations to verify adequate cash supply
- Maintain transaction security by verifying payment cards against identification
- Accounts payable
- Gather required documentation needed to pay bill and submit for payment to corporate office
- Preform mid-day and end of day balance ensuring cash on hand was correct.
DELIVERY COORDINATOR
MENARDS
- 10.2017
- Work with contracted delivery service to schedule 72+ weekly deliveries
- Inspect merchandise for damage and compare accuracy against order documents
- Obtain product specifications along with delivery address, date, and contact information
- Schedule deliveries, monitor progress, and communicate updates to customers.
HEAD CASHIER
MENARDS
06.2014 - 01.2015
- Train, mentor, and develop new cashiers with positive and encouraging techniques to maximize performance and team contributions
- Perform store opening, closing, and shift-change actions and kept accurate shift-change logs
- Assist customers by answering questions and fulfilling requests
- Educate employees on register use, merchandising and customer service
- Analyze purchases for signs of fraud.
Education
BACHELORS - ACCOUNTING -
GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY
05.2022
ASSOCIATES OF SCIENCE -
MORAINE VALLEY
05.2018
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA -
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER HIGH SCHOOL
05.2014
Skills
- Problem-Solving
- Tax Preparation
- Attention to detail
- Tax Research
- CCH Axcess proficiency
- Strategic Planning
- Tracking cash flow
- Relationship Building
- Clear Oral/Written Communication
- Telephone Etiquette
- Management Skills
Accomplishments
- Science Club
- Leo Club (community service)
- Spanish Club
References
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
Timeline
Tax Intern
Ostrow Reisin Berk & Abrams Ltd.
01.2024 - 04.2024
HARDWARE DEPARTMENT LEAD
MENARDS
07.2021 - 01.2024
BUILDING MATERIALS MANAGER
EVERGREEN PARK
06.2019 - 06.2021
FRONT END MANAGER
MENARDS
11.2017 - 05.2019
HEAD CASHIER
MENARDS
06.2014 - 01.2015
DELIVERY COORDINATOR
MENARDS
- 10.2017
BACHELORS - ACCOUNTING -
GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY
ASSOCIATES OF SCIENCE -
MORAINE VALLEY
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA -
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER HIGH SCHOOL