Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Attributes And Skills
Timeline
Generic

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, AL

Some College (No Degree) -

Northwest Shoals Community College
Muscle Shoals, AL

High 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
Melanie Cohoon