Suzanne Williams
Shreveport,LA
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Driven tax preparer successful at working with customers of all backgrounds and cultures to analyze financial histories and prepare accurate tax filings.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
ACCOUNTANT/TAX
Suzanne Williams
Shreveport, LA
04.2003 - Current
- Successful part time, home based business with stable client base.
- Prepare, correspond, and file required individual, corporate & partnership returns, including Income, payroll, and sales tax.
- Compile and reconcile financial transactions and communicate results.
- Guide clients in business startup, requirements, and documentation.
- Coordinate and complete multiple tasks for clients in construction, medical, professional and oil & gas industries.
- QuickBooks, Turbo Tax, Excel, Word, multiple browsers, various tax filing software.
CENSUS FIELD SUPERVISOR/RECRUITER/LISTER
United States Census Bureau
Atlanta, GA
08.2019 - 10.2020
- Contacted representatives from community-based organizations to request assistance with promoting census employment opportunities.
- Conducted activities to recruit local residents, including attending local events to distribute job information and talk to attendees, hung posters, and attended job fairs.
- Executed the local recruiting plan, made recommendations on recruiting strategies, and reviewed reports to determine progress towards recruiting goals
- Used an electronic tablet to review recruiting reports and maps, use e-mail to communicate with office staff and organizations that provided potential recruiting sources, and completed other job tasks.
- Prepared and gave presentations.
- Supervised Census Takers (Enumerators), including reviewing their work.
- Facilitated group training sessions using Census Bureau training guides and materials.
- Conducted personal observations of Census Takers (Enumerators) as they worked in the field and conducted on-the-job training.
- Submitted requests for replacement workers and ensured operations were staffed to maintain workflow.
- Monitored the progress and performance of assigned staff and ensured assignments were completed on schedule and within quality standards.
- Monitored and resolved notices of potential issues by following up with assigned staff.
- Provided instructions to Census Takers (Enumerators) for improving production and performance to meet deadlines and quality standards and ensured they performed as expected.
- Passed federal government background check.
FIELD REPRESENTATIVE
United States Census Bureau
Atlanta, GA
04.2011 - 07.2014
- Consistently met or exceeded production and response goals, resulting in bonuses & pay grade increase.
- Communicate, interview, collect, and report survey data for ongoing surveys.
- Responsible for interacting with respondents, supervisors, and other public as necessary.
- Data collection and daily reporting utilizing secure technology and laptop computer.
- Selected for additional survey, increasing responsibility, and additional training at Regional office.
- Utilized problem solving techniques when dealing with difficult situations encountered during field work.
- Passed federal government background check.
FIELD OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR /CREW LEADER
United States Census Bureau
Dallas, TX
04.2010 - 09.2010
- Received rapid promotion from Crew Leader to Field Operations Supervisor with increase in responsibility.
- 2010 Decennial Census, temporary positions.
- Supervision, scheduling, fingerprinting, and training of enumerators and crew leaders.
- Daily reporting to Area Census office Managers.
- Scheduled, organized, processed, and trained over 200 workers in classroom setting.
- Supervised 10 Crew Leaders and 20 enumerators with reporting, payroll, scheduling, and data collection.
ACCOUNTANT
Samaritan Counseling Center, Inc.
Shreveport, LA
12.2003 - 09.2005
- Organized the accounting department including institute of new accounting software, format and design of financial statements, and establishment of accounting and administrative procedures.
- Administered accounting functions, including billing, payroll, accounts receivable, bank reconciliation, customer service, and financial statements.
- Supervised daily cash collections, payroll processing, account payables and receivable postings.
- In charge of financial reporting and communication of results to Board of Directors and management, assisted in grant requests.
ACCOUNTANT/TAX MANAGER/MEMBER
Hummingbird & Kings, CPAs LLC
Shreveport, LA
01.1990 - 04.2003
- Consistently advanced within firm, began as bookkeeper, progressing to various positions with increased responsibility, such as staff accountant and Tax Manager, resulting in Member status.
- Accounting and tax return preparation and review for various entities including, individuals, corporations, and partnerships.
- Supervise, coordinate, delegate work product to staff, directed workflow, trained, evaluated and hired personnel.
- Oversaw, directed, and met multiple deadline requirements.
- Communicate and resolve questions from clients, and acted as agent in negotiations with federal and state agencies with a consistent positive outcome.
- Recommended changes in structure, designed templates, and documented procedures that resulted in increased productivity.
- Successfully recruited, screened, interviewed, hired, and trained employees for both internal positions and client needs, with long-term success.
- Influenced firm policy changes regarding employee benefits and compensation, and motivated staff with open door policy and positive encouraging attitude.
- Analysis, selection, installation and training on accounting software for clients and employees in various industries, including medical, oil & gas, construction, retail and professional.
- Delegated effectively, trained, reviewed, coached, and counseled administrative and professional staff.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Louisiana State University
Skills
- Bookkeeping
- Verbal/Written Communication
- Relationship Building
- Research/Due Diligence
- QuickBooks Proficiency
- Multi-State Tax Filing
- Performance Management
- Employee Supervision
- Schedule Management
- Phone and Email Etiquette
- Report Preparation and Analysis
- Recruitment
- Self-Motivated Work Ethic
- Administrative Skills
- Payroll Administration
- Financial Recordkeeping
- Advanced Computer Skills
- Tax Return Preparation
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
CENSUS FIELD SUPERVISOR/RECRUITER/LISTER
United States Census Bureau
08.2019 - 10.2020
FIELD REPRESENTATIVE
United States Census Bureau
04.2011 - 07.2014
FIELD OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR /CREW LEADER
United States Census Bureau
04.2010 - 09.2010
ACCOUNTANT
Samaritan Counseling Center, Inc.
12.2003 - 09.2005
ACCOUNTANT/TAX
Suzanne Williams
04.2003 - Current
ACCOUNTANT/TAX MANAGER/MEMBER
Hummingbird & Kings, CPAs LLC
01.1990 - 04.2003
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Louisiana State University
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