Experience

Fodera Guitar Partners, LLC

• United States
• Musicians
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Bookkeeper, Inventory Managment

  • Mar 2015 - Present

  • Perform all bookkeeping duties in Quickbooks Online for manufacturer of high-end custom instruments including daily bank reconciliation, processing payments via credit card, check, cash and wire transfers. • Create shipments for domestic and international delivery; filing for clearance from government agencies that regulate exotic woods. • Order and maintain adequate stock levels of high-priced custom parts for instruments, including pickups, tuners and bridges. • Order and maintain adequate stock levels of consumable supplies for instruments, such as screws, washers and springs as well as all office supplies. • Work closely with in-house CPA to ensure that proper cash flow is maintained for timely Accounts Payable turnaround. • Fulfill all e-store and Amazon orders for bass strings, merchandise and other accessories. • Create and maintain weekly production schedule. Show less



Self Employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Bookkeeper

  • Jun 2013 - Present

  • Update and maintain company records in Quickbooks. • Reconcile and balance bank and credit card accounts. • Manage payroll data. • Issue financial reports to CPA. • Update and maintain company records in Quickbooks. • Reconcile and balance bank and credit card accounts. • Manage payroll data. • Issue financial reports to CPA.



TheFuture.FM

• United States
• Musicians

• New Member Acquisition

  • Jan 2012 - Sep 2012

  Researched, entered and updated new member profiles for internet start up radio station. Researched, entered and updated new member profiles for internet start up radio station.



Direct Brands, Inc

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Manager, Merchandising

  • Apr 2001 - Aug 2011

  • Oversaw product merchandising for all online and offline channels of BMG Music Service, YourMusic.com and boutique music stores housed within Direct Brands' book and DVD clubs (Doubleday, Book-Of-The-Month Club, Columbia House, and more). • Acquired product for all musical genres (over 6,000 skus including pop, country, rock, urban, classical, jazz, Gospel and Christian titles) to be used in print, web and email promotions seen by over 3 million club members. • Created and maintained all title information in SAP database. • Forecasted first use demand and monitored sales performance for efficient product ordering. • Provided feedback and action plans for slow moving sku's to inventory management. • Contributed ideas for strategy, planning, pricing and presentation of all sales campaigns. • Additional duties have included training new staff on computer systems, managing and writing annual appraisals for subordinate employees. Show less



BarnesAndNoble.com

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales & Inventory Analyst

  • May 1999 - Apr 2001

  • Monitored all sales and inventory positions for music and video stores. • Coordinated all merchandising efforts with product fulfillment partners to ensure adequate stock positions. • Developed and maintained databases to support these campaigns. • Created and updated over 40 weekly best-seller charts. • Monitored gross margins to ensure that financial goals were met. • Maintained all temporary and permanent price changes for music and video products. • Monitored all sales and inventory positions for music and video stores. • Coordinated all merchandising efforts with product fulfillment partners to ensure adequate stock positions. • Developed and maintained databases to support these campaigns. • Created and updated over 40 weekly best-seller charts. • Monitored gross margins to ensure that financial goals were met. • Maintained all temporary and permanent price changes for music and video products.



Book-Of-The-Month-Club

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing

• Inventory Manager

  • Apr 1994 - May 1999

  • Maintained stock levels and managed re-orders for over 4,000 audio, video and computer software titles. • Designed procedures to handle overstock returns, obsolete inventory, mis-shipments and invoicing issues. • Additional duties included maintaining inventory and authorizing book re-prints for several book clubs. • Maintained stock levels and managed re-orders for over 4,000 audio, video and computer software titles. • Designed procedures to handle overstock returns, obsolete inventory, mis-shipments and invoicing issues. • Additional duties included maintaining inventory and authorizing book re-prints for several book clubs.