Melanie Cohoon
Florence,AL
Summary
Highly competent bookkeeper offering 15+ years of accounting experience who has initiative and resourcefulness to deliver excellent job performance.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Office Manager/ Bookkeeper
CustomWorks, LLC
01.2022 - Current
- Serve as the point-person for all office related tasks
- Manage accounts payable and accounts receivable
- Maintain all customer and vendor records
- Process biweekly payroll and all payroll tax filings
- Maintain personnel files and employee benefits
- Create policy procedures as required
- Record journal entries to the general ledger
- Reconcile and process sales tax payments
- Reconcile business credit cards
- Coordinate outgoing shipments to vendors and customers
- Maintain various bank account records and reconcile bank accounts
- Update and maintain Chart of Accounts
- Perform reconciliation of all general ledger accounts to ensure accuracy
- Prepare balance sheets, profit and loss, and other financial reports
- Monitor fixed assets
- Prepare 1099 and W2 information for the CPA
- Prepare information for external auditors for business related insurance
Bookkeeper
McDaniel Machine, LLC
04.2018 - 01.2022
- Created customer estimates
- Managed accounts payable and accounts receivable
- Created policy procedures as required
- Recorded journal entries to the general ledger
- Reconciled and processed sales tax payments
- Monitored and ordered office supplies as needed
- Reconciled business credit cards
- Coordinated outgoing shipments to vendors and customers
- Matched customer job packets to invoices
- Maintained various bank account records and reconciled bank accounts
- Updated and maintained Chart of Accounts
- Performed reconciliation of all general ledger accounts to ensure accuracy
- Provided clerical and administrative support to the business owners as requested
- Processed biweekly payroll and all payroll tax filings
- Maintained personnel files and employee benefits
- Prepared monthly account summaries and reports
- Monitored fixed assets
- Prepared 1099 and W2 information for the CPA
- Prepared information for external auditors for business insurance and workers compensation insurance
Purchasing Coordinator
Whitesell Corporation
01.2013 - 04.2018
- Created and sent purchase orders to vendors
- Sourced product domestically and internationally
- Negotiated pricing directly with vendors to obtain discounts, lower pricing, and discount pay terms
- Arranged expedited shipments to prevent unscheduled manufacturing down time
- Maintained and audited vendor records including ISO/TS Certifications
- Obtained freight quotes for import ocean and air shipments
- Submitted import payment request to the accounting department
- Worked closely with planner and customer service to ensure product would be received in a timely manner to meet customer demand
- Ensured on-time delivery of products through consistent communication and follow-up with the vendors
- Reconciled all purchasing credit card receipts and submitted to finance monthly
- Assisted with special projects focused on cost reduction initiative and process improvement
- Worked closely with Engineering on part set up
Staff Accountant-Cash Management
Whitesell Corporation
10.2006 - 12.2012
- Reconciled a high volume of complex bank accounts for multiple locations on a daily basis
- Processed all outgoing domestic ACH payments and international wire payments
- Tracked all incoming accounts receivable payments as well as all outgoing accounts payable payments
- Processed all loan note payments along with interest calculations and recorded to the general ledger
- Entered journal entries to the general ledger
- Reconciled numerous general ledger accounts including payroll, 401K, and vacation
- Made daily bank deposits for multiple locations
- Reconciled and filed sales tax
- Assisted with multi-line switchboard
- Assisted with other projects as requested
Education
Some College (No Degree) -
University of North Alabama
Florence, ALSome College (No Degree) -
Northwest Shoals Community College
Muscle Shoals, ALHigh School Diploma -
Central High School
Florence, AL 05.1994
Skills
- Payroll Management
- Business recordkeeping
- Account Reconciliation
- Office Management
- Administrative Support
- Payroll Processing
- Credit and collections
- Professional Demeanor
- Attention to Detail
- Multitasking Abilities
- Bookkeeping
- Problem-solving aptitude
Attributes And Skills
- Strong interpersonal communication, organizational, time management and problem resolution skills.
- Exceptionally detail oriented with an excellent figure aptitude
- Keen ability to recognize and correct discrepancies.
- Strong organizational skills
- Committed to continuous improvement
- Recognized for consistently exceeding expectations and job requirements
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Programs, Excel and Outlook.
- Strong background with QuickBooks and Accounting Software.
Timeline
Office Manager/ Bookkeeper
CustomWorks, LLC
01.2022 - Current
Bookkeeper
McDaniel Machine, LLC
04.2018 - 01.2022
Purchasing Coordinator
Whitesell Corporation
01.2013 - 04.2018
Staff Accountant-Cash Management
Whitesell Corporation
10.2006 - 12.2012
Some College (No Degree) -
University of North Alabama
Some College (No Degree) -
Northwest Shoals Community College
High School Diploma -
Central High School