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Overview
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Tara Mele

Carmel Valley,Ca

Summary

Thorough team contributor with strong organizational capabilities. Experienced in handling numerous projects at once while ensuring accuracy. Effective at prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines. I have a willingness to take on additional tasks in order to help team members achieve goals.


I am pursuing a full-time role that presents professional challenges, effective time management, and problem-solving expertise.



Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Accounting & HR Mgr

Holman Ranch
06.2015 - Current
  • Busy Wedding and Event venue including a tasting room and winery operation, creating and managing event contracts and payments, event insurance
  • Responsible for all daily accounting transactions including compliance, TOT tax, CA sales tax filing, unearned and earned revenue, vendor payments, invoicing, tasting room transactions.
  • Assist with month end closing, reporting and year end, including 1099 filings
  • Responsible for all Human Resources management, payroll, EDD, workers compensation, benefits, wage compliance, sexual harassment, attend yearly Chamber conference
  • Research and Development, market studies
  • Assist with vineyard compliance
  • Staff productivity and KPI goals
  • Operational efficiency bring new ideas to improve business management
  • Winery inventory and loss prevention
  • Tasting Room compliance, POS management (Wine Direct), DTC and tasting room operations, wholesale, brand management


Banquet Manager

Montrio Bistro
02.2005 - 06.2015
  • Responsible for all banquet food, liquor and wine sales. Increased sales 20%
  • Responsible for all contract negotiations
  • Managed accounts receivable and assisted with accounts payable and payroll
  • Assisted with wine purchasing for banquet wines
  • Coordinated event logistics
  • Coordinated hotel concierge outreach program

Assistant Controller

Erickson, Arbuthnot, et al
01.2001 - 01.2004
  • Accounts Payable manager, managed 7 different locations
  • Balanced general ledger, processed all journal entries for each location
  • Handled all vendor payments and requests for each location
  • Reconciled all bank accounts for each location

Education

No Degree - General Education

Arizona State
01-1995

Continuing Human Resources Education

Notary Public

Skills

  • HR policies and procedures
  • Microsoft office proficiency
  • Records management
  • Benefits and compensation management
  • Payroll administration
  • Onboarding and orientation
  • Recordkeeping
  • Employee handbook development
  • Policy enforcement
  • G/L, A/P, A,R, J/E
  • Cash Flow
  • Quickbooks, Paychex, other POS systems
  • Risk management

Certification

Attend Yearly CalChamber employment law seminars -SHRM credited

Timeline

Accounting & HR Mgr

Holman Ranch
06.2015 - Current

Banquet Manager

Montrio Bistro
02.2005 - 06.2015

Assistant Controller

Erickson, Arbuthnot, et al
01.2001 - 01.2004

Notary Public

No Degree - General Education

Arizona State

Continuing Human Resources Education

Summary of Qualifications

  • Over 20 years in hospitality including events, tasting room operations, guest room management, restaurant, banquet and catering
  • 15 years management experience
  • Human resources management, including compliance and conflict resolution
  • Property Management
  • Experience in accounting, including all functions of payroll, A/P, A/R, bank reconciliations, financial analysis, budgeting and inventory control
  • Passionate leader with ability to build strong and capable teams
  • Capable of “wearing many hats” and ability to adapt to change
  • Notary

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