SARAH GORE
Accounting Lead
American Fork,UT
Summary
Accounting Lead highly passionate and educated in accurate accounting procedures for multiple professional businesses. Proficient verbal and written correspondence skills. Familiar with Microsoft software, databases, spreadsheets, document-imaging software, and other office equipment. Knowledgeable in payroll, A/R, A/P, and Month-End Closing. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Lead Sales Associate
Deseret Industries
American Fork, UT
12.2019 - Current
- Trained new associates in effective customer service and cashiering responsibilities.
- Attended store's safety meetings and implement new concerns to my department to ensure workplace safety.
Administrative Assistant
The Forum Academy of Cosmetology. Aesthetics, Fork
American, UT
07.2016 - 02.2018
- Performed basic bookkeeping tasks such as deposit posting to student accounts
- Streamlined and maintained student and employee files and ensured compliance to NAACAS regulations
- Tracked 30 to 50 students' graduation dates and calculated their overages and late fees
- Uploaded reports to NAACAS and arranged files for audits.
- Self taught Adobe Acrobat Pro to complete NAACAS reports and upload to website for compliance review.
Area Business Process Manager
West, Service Experts, LLC
, Utah
04.2003 - 02.2015
- Exported into Excel monthly and weekly AR aging reports, for collection calls on outstanding invoices, update on pending payments and notes for monthly AR review with Regional Controller
- Maintained 90% aging under 90 days old.
- Analyzed monthly financial reports for negative impact on business, researched anomalies to determine areas of inefficient processes, such as in gross margin erosion and labor costs out of alignment
- Participated in monthly regional conference calls, to review previous month's working capital and other financial impact to EBIT
- Provided documentation for accounting compliance audits (SOX)
- Optimized customer experience by delivering superior services and effectively troubleshooting issues.
- Applied effective time management techniques to meet tight deadlines
- Acted as a team leader in group projects, delegating tasks and providing feedback
- Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility
Education
High School Diploma -
Bountiful High School
Bountiful, UT 84003 08.1976 - 05.1979
No Degree - General Office Certification
LDS Business College
Salt Lake City, UT 08.1980 - 04.1982
No Degree - Accounting
Utah Valley University
Orem, UT 08.1999 - 03.2001
No Degree - Human Resources Training
Hume N Resource Co
Online 04.2023 - 05.2021
No Degree - AHRP
Human Resource Certification Institute
09.2021 - 09.2021
Skills
POS system knowledge
Detail-Oriented Accounting
Self-Taught Software Programs
Reliable Month-End Reporting
Proficient 10-Key by Touch
Employee training
Timeline
No Degree - Human Resources Training
Hume N Resource Co
04.2023 - 05.2021
No Degree - AHRP
Human Resource Certification Institute
09.2021 - 09.2021
Lead Sales Associate
Deseret Industries
12.2019 - Current
Administrative Assistant
The Forum Academy of Cosmetology. Aesthetics, Fork
07.2016 - 02.2018
Area Business Process Manager
West, Service Experts, LLC
04.2003 - 02.2015
No Degree - Accounting
Utah Valley University
08.1999 - 03.2001
No Degree - General Office Certification
LDS Business College
08.1980 - 04.1982
High School Diploma -
Bountiful High School
08.1976 - 05.1979