Accounting Supervisor

Posted on: 2006-09-09

381 Saratoga Avenue PH 3rd Floor Brooklyn, NY 11233 Home Phone 347-789-9020 Mobile Phone 646-671-8162 Mobile Phone 347-463-5174 [email protected] Antonette Colquhoun OBJECTIVE: To obtain a position in a dynamic company where my management, sales and recruiting talents can be effectively utilized to improve operations and contribute to company profits. EXPERIENCE: SWISSPORT CARGO SERVICE, Jamaica, New York 1999 – Present Accounting Supervisor (2000 – Present) Manage a team of associates in handling account receivables for home office as well as nine major cargo airlines with consistently profitable margins throughout the United States. Assist with weekly payroll and distribution of employee checks. Assist with recruitment of new employees. Responsible for various HR duties, including extensive recruitment of new employees. Monitor import/export account balances and collection inquiries. Prepare weekly reports of New York financial data for countrywide distribution. Review work product of fellow associates to insure integrity to company financial guidelines. Accounting Clerk (1999 – 2000) Set up office and organized the recruitment, selection and hiring of accounting staff. Created computerized data to streamline workflow. Processed account receivables and collections. NORTH SHORE COLLECTION AGENCY Westbury, New York 2005-2005 Outbound Call Center Representative Responsibilities included making outbound collection calls to clients with overdue balances. Arranged affordable payment plans for clients with financial difficulties. Collected payments from clients with past due accounts. PHOENIX COLOR CORPORATION Long Island City, New York 1998 – 1999 Executive Assistant Worked for senior management in marketing department of book manufacturing company. Duties included heavy phone coverage, typing internal memoranda and general management of office affairs. HUDSON GENERAL LLC, Jamaica, New York 1997 – 1998 Accounting Clerk Handled all aspects of budge reconciliation including manpower analysis, fuel reports, and monthly invoices for a major service company serving multiple international airlines. Served as team leader of company’s Safety Incentive Program. BARNES & NOBLE BOOKSTORES, INC. New York, New York 1994 – 1997 Sales Associate Provided customer service for a high volume retail establishment. Processed inventory and publisher returns. Collaborated with corporate buyers on customer buying pattern. Implemented display and merchandising strategies. EDUCATION Bachelor of Science, 2008 (expected), Nyack College, Nyack, New York Major: Organizational Management Certificate Awarded (1996), Katharine Gibbs School, New York, New York Major: Executive Assistant Program SKILLS Proficient in MS Office including: MS Excel and MS Word.