Administrative Assistant

Posted on: 2006-03-31

BETH ANN MCDERMOTT 304 Sweet Gum Lane Madisonville, LA 70447 504-427-7986 [email protected] OVERVIEW A highly motivated professional with a verifiable record of accomplishment spanning a 14 year career. Highly creative, recognized as a results-oriented and solution-focused individual with a well-rounded background in human resources, training, safety, operations and consumer affairs. Areas of strength include: Accounts Payable Accounts Receivable Administrative/Clerical Communication Skills Computer Literacy Problem Collections Work as Team Player HR Benefits Organizational Skills Time Management Skills EDUCATION College Education 2001 University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA Business Administration College Education ’88-‘91 Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA General Studies High School Diploma 1988 John Curtis Christian School, River Ridge, LA College Prep COMPUTER SKILLS Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP Microsoft Office Suite 2003 Visio Professional QuickBooks 2001 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Administrative Assistant 2001 - Present SAIC, New Orleans, LA Commercial IT Business Services *Direct Report to AVP and Assistant to 15 managers and 200+ employees *Research, assist, and guide employees with HR and Payroll benefits *Update and implement client’s Safety Training Program *Assistance for candidates from distributing résumé’s through to final interview *Assist with employee terminations/resignations *Procurement *Create and maintain organizational charts *New employee set-up including, but not limited to, ID and access requests, PC/phone mail and supplies *Assist Corporate Payroll with compliance and completion of all timecards including, but not limited to, creation of Extended Work Week, creating “dummy” timecards for non-compliant employees, and “dummy” approve timecards for managers *Corporate Re-works of invoices *Invoicing contractor timecards into SAP Office/Finance Manager 1991 - 2001 George Cerniglia, DDS, Metairie, LA Dental Practice *Directed recruitment and retention of staff of 5 employees *Conducted annual reviews *With assistance from top consulting firm, created and implemented employee manuals for each position *Full charge processing of all accounts receivable and payable *Manage all petty cash and office supply expense accounts *Record general ledger entries *Establish customer credit lines and set up credit accounts with vendors *Maintain OSHA log and review proposed regulations for impact *Filed and managed insurance claims and receivables ACCOMPLISHMENTS *Wrote New Employee Reference Guide to orient new hires and help better understand the client contract including, but not limited to, payroll deadlines, local facilities information, FAQs and points of contact. *Established new credit criteria for new accounts, significantly reducing bad debt *Co-author of credit policy and procedure manual for dental practice COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT 2005 President - SAIC SMILECommittee REFERENCES Promptly furnished upon request.