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Melia Whitcomb

Brooklyn,NY

Summary

Passionate professional with a proven track record in high-volume environments, providing exceptional clerical and operational support. Positive, motivated, and personable individual with sound judgment to handle diverse daily tasks with minimal oversight. Dedicated to cultivating positive client, staff, and management connections. Highly-developed communicator with outstanding skills in complex problem-solving and conflict resolution.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Accounting Clerk

Harps Food Stores
Springdale, AR
08.2022 - 07.2025
  • Processed payments for 40 Harps stores. Identified and reconciled missing and inaccurate invoices.
  • Utilized Excel and the Microsoft Suite to organize invoice data and support monthly and quarterly reporting tasks.
  • Corresponded with vendors, store managers, and internal accounting teams to clarify invoice discrepancies and resolve payment issues.
  • Assisted with IRS and bank compliance measures, balancing coin and vending machine data for all stores, vetting money orders.

Research Assistant

Social Perceptions Arkansas Lab
Fayetteville, AR
01.2024 - 05.2025
  • Assisted on a research study investigating differences in women's social and coping behaviors across different contraceptive methods for three semesters. This included corresponding with over 300 participants to gather continual data, configuring this data securely and timely using Excel and participant-facing platforms.
  • Coordinated community outreach events to gather headshots to be used in a photo database for college-wide studies.
  • Conducted in-person recruitment of study participants across campus and in the community.
  • Served on the lab's service committee by cooking dinner and providing meaningful conversation for the residents of a transitional housing shelter for people experiencing chronic homelessness at least once a month.

Sales Representative

Belk
Rogers, AR
12.2023 - 01.2025
  • Drove sales in the shoe department with warm, engaging customer service. Consistently met and exceeded daily sales goals.
  • Developed key customer relationships to increase sales.
  • Organized stockroom inventory and floor displays.
  • Maintained product knowledge to inform customers about features and benefits.
  • Processed transactions efficiently using point-of-sale systems.
  • Assisted in merchandising displays to attract customer attention.

Mixologist

Fruitealicious
Bentonville, AR
06.2021 - 08.2023
  • Provided friendly and knowledgeable customer service for order-taking and preparing drinks.
  • Strategically communicated with co-workers to create a streamlined output process for this high-traffic beverage shop, as well as lead shifts in opening, cleaning, restocking, and closing duties.

Education

BA - Psychology, Legal Studies

University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
05.2025

Skills

  • Effective communication
  • Team collaboration
  • Confidentiality
  • Payment processing
  • Correspondence
  • Administrative support
  • Customer service
  • Community outreach

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Research Assistant

Social Perceptions Arkansas Lab
01.2024 - 05.2025

Sales Representative

Belk
12.2023 - 01.2025

Accounting Clerk

Harps Food Stores
08.2022 - 07.2025

Mixologist

Fruitealicious
06.2021 - 08.2023

BA - Psychology, Legal Studies

University of Arkansas

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