Laura Wilkerson

Advanced from entry level to executive management within three years.

Drove record-breaking growth for two consecutive years in a 42-year-old company.

Executed disciplined budgeting and precise financial reporting to enhance operational efficiency.

Managed accounts payable/receivable, bank reconciliations, and payroll processing effectively.

Oversaw all financial reporting to ensure transparency and accuracy.

Conducted P & L management and high-level financial analysis to inform strategic planning.

• Collaborated closely with ownership to align financial goals with business objectives.

• Captive Allstate Agent that built a "scratch" agency to 3.6 million within 3 years of opening through strategic marketing, outreach, and community relationships.
• Responsible for overseeing business and financial management of daily operations.
• Created and managed sales/support/administrative teams within agency to meet and exceed all goals.
• Established and executed marketing programs to generate new business. Set policies and procedures to maintain existing relationships and achieve referral growth.
• Ensured agency compliance with local, state, federal authorities.

• Responsible for all administrative processes including data entry, preparing correspondence, office forms, invoices, and all other business related documents.
• Arranged meetings, conferences, created and kept master calendar for production, installation, and employee hours.
• Worked to alleviate overload by becoming company liaison between customers, vendors, representatives, management, employees, and external business associates for all locations.
• Performance driven leader providing high level administrative and managerial operations support. Drove efficiency, detail, remained calm and calibrated in high stress environments delivering quality results.