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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

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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
SARAH GOREAccounting Lead