Experience

Commonwealth Capital Corp.

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales/Use and Property Tax Accountant

  • Aug 2017 - Present

  Filing of all monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual sales tax returns & property tax renditions with minimal training. Assisted Human Resources with registering for Employer Withholding Tax accounts and maintaining account notifications and invoices in all states required. Discovered an alarming amount of errors in sales tax and property tax filings resulting in over $80,000 of refunds, savings of penalties/interest, outstanding bill reversals, and credits. Tasked with researching and paying all types of tax invoices received on a day-to-day basis. Researched and discovered financial inconsistences going back 10+ years. Responsible for reporting and remitting all Sales and Use Tax collected each month on time. Prepare and report all sales tax reports monthly using Excel before filing returns. Timely File between 200 and 700 total tax returns across 12 companies depending on the month and filing frequency. Streamlined Sales Tax return preparation and reporting process to reduce penalties and interest by 95% and now receiving discounts instead. Check State Sales Tax rates and update Great Plains receivable invoices with new rates. Discovered & generated a penalty & interest report revealing over $25K in penalties in 2014-2017 and reduced that to $10K by timely filing discounts. Created a new detailed tutorial/training guide on sales tax processing. Updated annual property tax Excel schedules, prepared, and submitted all annual property tax renditions. Responsible for reviewing and paying all property tax invoices received through the year, create and post journal entries. Processed all personal property tax payable and receivable transactions and journal entries in Great Plains. Discovered and brought multiple accounts out of forfeiture that had been overlooked since 2014. Requested hearings and received numerous assessment corrections to remove assets that were either no longer located in the district, reported by mistake, or estimated due to non-filing. Show less



Ocean Optics, Inc.

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Recruiter and Human Resources Assistant/Contract Position

  • Apr 2017 - Present

  Researched and completed company wide I-9 audit to ensure the company was compliant. Reorganized all current and previous employee files into a new filing system. Responsible for vetting and reviewing all new resumes submitted for open positions at Ocean Optics Inc. Updated and maintained applicant tracking system with all new applicant resumes and assisted with Affirmative Action Reporting. Screened new applicant resumes. Contacted all qualified candidates to have them complete prescreening questions. Sent all qualified candidate resumes and prescreening questions to the hiring managers for review. Responsible for coordinating and scheduling interviews for the hiring managers with the candidates selected. Ordered and issued online assessments for candidates seeking management level positions. Ordered and conducted background screenings for newly hired candidates. Processed all new hire packages, onboarding documents, and created new employee files. Assisted Recruiting Manager with vendor communications, and reviewing vendor submitted resumes. Reviewed and approved vendor submitted invoices and timecards for payment. Responsible for Shipping and Receiving as needed. Tasked to dismantle work spaces in preparation for moving offices to a new location. Show less



Dock Pole Masters

• Dunedin, Florida

• General Manager/Lead Dock Builder

  • Feb 2015 - Feb 2017

  Led sales efforts in obtaining new business for all divisions of the company, dock building, boat bottom cleaning, and boat detailing. Located and obtained new customers for dock remodels, or new docks by door to door sales and Tradeshow events. Built multiple docks to code and specific standards through completion for hotels, condominiums, and private residences. Supervised and operated both dock building teams on all work sites. Collected payments from customers, deposited, and recorded all payments in QuickBooks Operated company credit card for all company expenses on a day to day basis. Trained new employees on wrapping dock poles in special plastic and building new docks. Show less



Bottom-Scratchers, Inc.

• Dunedin, Florida

• Team Manager/Lead Detailer and Diver

  • Feb 2015 - Feb 2016

  Managed boat detailing and boat bottom cleaning dive teams on all customer jobs. Detailed and maintained all customers’ boats. Located and obtained new customers for detailing and boat bottom cleaning teams. Interacted with clients daily. Helped start and make this business thrive for over 14 years before the company was sold. Managed boat detailing and boat bottom cleaning dive teams on all customer jobs. Detailed and maintained all customers’ boats. Located and obtained new customers for detailing and boat bottom cleaning teams. Interacted with clients daily. Helped start and make this business thrive for over 14 years before the company was sold.



AGR Group, Inc., Consumer Energy Solutions

• Largo, Florida

• Contract Positions

  • Feb 2011 - Dec 2014

  Managed a team of 7-10 Energy Sales Consultants daily. Consulted with clients daily to sell and enroll commercial electric and natural gas accounts into discount programs for Integrys Energy. Performed strategic marketing research to provide my team with the tools they needed to perform at the highest standards. Landed many large accounts awarding my team the Top Sales Team for multiple weeks. Excellent overall knowledge of all the programs offered at AGR Group Inc. to manage and lead many different sales teams where needed. Interact with clients daily selling and enrolling commercial electric and natural gas accounts into discount programs for Hess Small Business Services. Completed strategic marketing research to increase sales. Awarded Top Dog Status by enrolling fifteen accounts in a week. Excellent overall knowledge of the programs offered at Consumer Energy Solutions. Show less