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Responsible for vehicle licensing within the company.
Responsible for obtaining vehicle titles on all new and purchased vehicles.
Maintain and organize a database of vehicle titles including proper titling for vehicles transferred between states.
Maintain a database of renewals, renewal dates, fee information, etc.
continually looking for ways to automate processes to make them more efficient.
Maintain and organize store and vehicle files.
Responsible for sorting and coding Sales tax exemption forms to switch customers tax exemption status.
Initiated sales tax refunds if the customer was charged for tax in error
Following up on and auditing records to ensure that all exempted accounts are valid and current.
Keep up with all state regulations and forms regarding sales tax exemption eligibility for various business types
Reconciling monthly spend records for the department

Finance Tech 2 Tax Compliance 

Responsible for vehicle licensing within the company.
Maintain and organize a database of vehicle titles including proper titling for vehicles transferred between states.
Maintain a database of renewals, renewal dates, fee information, etc.
Maintain and organize store and vehicle files.
Responsible for sorting and coding Sales tax exemption forms to switch customers tax exemption status.
Following up on and auditing records to ensure that all exempted accounts are valid and current.
Keep up with all state regulations and forms regarding sales tax exemption eligibility for various business types
Reconciling monthly spend records in for the department

Finance Tech 1 Tax Compliance

Designing and assembling trophies and plaques for internal events as well
as external customers
Managing product inventory, order management and machine maintenance
as needed.
Conducted regular reviews of operations and identified areas for
improvement.
Maintained database systems to track and analyze operational data.
Managed to help cut costs of sourced materials, leading the department
to turn a profit instead of just recoup cost.
Championed the adoption of new software tools, such as Generative AI
and an internal communications app called Zipline that streamlined
workflows across multiple areas for the department.
Attended training programs to deepen professional skillset and assisted in
training fellow team members on existing and new training programs.
Maintained overall safe work environment with employee training programs
and enforcement of safety procedures.
Earned recognition as a top performer consistently exceeding targets
throughout my tenure as a specialist in the field.

Awards Specialist 2

Designing and assembling trophies and plaques for internal events as well
as external customers.
Making unique original designs for the department and championing the
use of internal art instead of externally bought graphics.
Made a whole library of unique designs for the department to use on all
awards and different materials.

Awards Specialist 1

Nightcire Handmade

Posted a profit my first year in business with profits almost doubling every
year of operation until the last two years.
Was the owner of the business, which made a variety of products from
wooden toys to wooden household products. That we sold online and at
in-person craft shows.
Achieved a booth at Silver Dollar City selling our products our second year
in business, which contributed to a line share of our early direct and
residual revenue.
Had two full-time employees which worked on everything from production
to content editing for the online stores.
Streamlined operations to improve efficiency, enabling more time to be
spent on strategic planning and decision making.
Put together realistic budgets based upon costs and fees for successfully
operating business.
Enhanced operational efficiency and productivity by managing budgets,
accounts, and costs.
Leveraged COVID and the boom of E-Commerce to propel the business to
higher sales figures through competitive pricing and targeted advertising.
The last year in business we posted just over $84,000 in profit.
Eventually sold the business to a local competitor in a private sale that was
$150,000 in value.

Self Employed

I currently work at O'Reilly Auto Parts as a Finance Tech. After having owned my business for several years.
I am constantly looking for growth and development opportunities.

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