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Melissa Hammar

Virginia Beach,VA

Summary

Highly motivated professional with several years of entrepreneurial and management experience. Skillfully creates and maintains professional and loyal relationships with co-workers, staff and clients while managing administrative and sales employees. Comfortable working independently as manager and leader and as collaborative team member. Applies business acumen and experience and exercises decisive judgment to meet and exceed organizational goals. Knowledgeable professional with several years of experience bringing planning and problem-solving abilities. Focused on maximizing resource utilization to support scalable operations and increase bottom-line profitability. Organized and systematic with natural relationship-building and leadership talents.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Owner/Bookkeeping Consultant

Hammar Consulting, LLC
01.2003 - Current
  • Performed full-charge bookkeeping duties for various clients.
  • Managed precise documentation of financial transactions across various functions, encompassing daily to annual record reconciling for tax preparation.

Assistant Manager

Pozzi, LLC
Wells, Maine
10.2023 - 12.2025
  • Coordinated daily operations to enhance team efficiency and collaboration.
  • Managed customer service inquiries to enhance client satisfaction and loyalty.
  • Supervised daily operations including scheduling shifts, assigning duties.
  • Maintained up-to-date knowledge of company products and services.
  • Completed thorough opening, closing, and shift change functions to maintain operational standards each day.
  • Maintained accurate records of sales transactions using point-of-sale systems.

Bookkeeper

Village Food Market, Inc
Ogunquit, ME
01.2005 - 12.2025
  • Executed full-charge bookkeeping tasks, managing accounts payable and general ledger entries.
  • Conducted monthly sales tax calculations and bank reconciliations to ensure financial accuracy.
  • Maintained precise weekly records for annual tax preparation within grocery store operations.

Bookkeeper

Native Grounds, Inc
Ogunquit, ME
01.2005 - 03.2025
  • Performed full-charge bookkeeping duties, including accounts payable, general ledger, monthly sales tax and bank reconciliations.
  • Maintained accurate records on a weekly basis for annual tax preparation for a restaurant.

Bookkeeper

Bread & Roses, Inc
Wells, ME
06.2015 - 04.2020
  • Performed full-charge bookkeeping duties, including accounts payable, general ledger, monthly sales tax, and bank reconciliations.
  • Sustained precise records weekly to facilitate annual tax preparation for bakery.

Bookkeeper

Hold Em, LLC/that place in ogunquit
Ogunquit, ME
01.2009 - 04.2020
  • Performed full-charge bookkeeping duties, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, general ledger, billing, annual licensing, annual insurance audit reporting, and monthly sales tax and bank reconciliations.
  • Maintained accurate records of financial transactions for annual tax preparation on a daily basis for a restaurant.

Education

College of Du Page
Glen Ellyn, IL
01.1993

Skills

  • Bookkeeping and financial reporting
  • Tax preparation and data reconciliation
  • Payroll processing
  • Customer relationship management
  • Attention to detail
  • Time management
  • Budget development
  • Small business operations

References

Available on request.

Timeline

Assistant Manager

Pozzi, LLC
10.2023 - 12.2025

Bookkeeper

Bread & Roses, Inc
06.2015 - 04.2020

Bookkeeper

Hold Em, LLC/that place in ogunquit
01.2009 - 04.2020

Bookkeeper

Village Food Market, Inc
01.2005 - 12.2025

Bookkeeper

Native Grounds, Inc
01.2005 - 03.2025

Owner/Bookkeeping Consultant

Hammar Consulting, LLC
01.2003 - Current

College of Du Page
Melissa Hammar