1. Sarah Nichols
182 Falcon Drive
Vidalia, Georgia 30474
1sarajohnson@email.phoenix.edu
(912)326-5692
Summary of Qualifications
• Experienced Administrator of 15 years
• Master of Science in Accounting Student (GPA 3.73)
• Recent Graduate - Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Criminal Justice Administration (GPA 3.73)
• Eligible Applicant for Certified Public Accountant Exam
• Maintains excellent Performance, Ethics, Commitment, Motivation, and Professionalism
Professional Experience
Bland Farms LLC, Glennville, Georgia September 2013 – February 2014
Purchasing Administrative Assistant
• Purchased supplies for entire organization through various vendors based on cost efficiency, rapid delivery, and
the amount needed to support large production.
• Maintained systematic files and reports for purchase orders through an accounting software called, Sage Pro.
• Tracked vendor shipments and numerous vessels for departure and arrivals at various ports across the United
States and other countries, daily.
• Close Liaison between the Port of Authority, Fed-ex Brokerage, USDA, and Bland Farms
• Maintained daily excel worksheets documenting the produce shipped from various countries with their
anticipated weight, size, amount, country of origin, inspections ordered, warehouse location, amount of cost for
vessels, logistics, and costs associated with inspections.
• Drafted Inspection Certificates needed for ordering inspections from USDA for each load, and Importer
Security Files needed for each vessel of produce to be released from the port of Savannah, Georgia, through the
Port of Authority, FedEx Trade Network (Brokerage Firm), and The United States Department of Agriculture.
• Dispatched trucks for pickup, and for returning empty containers to the same port in a timely manner to ensure
no surcharges.
• Intermediate problem solver, multi-task achiever, team member, self-starter, detail oriented, financial analyst,
and bookkeeper.
• Continuously monitored cost of products and negotiated prices when necessary.
• Monitored general ledger for accuracy and input pertinent data in purchase software (Sage pro) regularly.
• Created monthly financial statements for Purchasing Department
• Collaborated and held meetings with various departments, such as Accounting, Finance, Information
Technology, Sales Team, Warehouse, and the President (Delbert Bland) regularly.
Fast Break Inc, Lyons, Georgia August 2008 – May 2011
Store Manager
• Managed fiscal reports, excel spreadsheets, monthly financial statements, quarterly reports, and bookkeeping.
• Purchased supplies and negotiated costs with vendors weekly
• Responsible for collection on past due accounts
• Managed, trained, interviewed, terminated, and hired skilled staff.
• Responsible for managing and communicating profit and loss reports, monthly expense statements, future
economic outlook, payroll, banking deposits, and bill payments.
Caring Hands AFC, Lansing, Michigan June 1995 –August 2007
Administrator
• Responsible for human resources and administrative duties, such as daily logs, MS excel spreadsheets, MS

2. Word documents, as well as staffing the facility, training, payroll, and benefits.
• Managed several employees and residents onsite.
• Liaison between the company and Licensing Officials, Mid-Michigan Guardians, The State of Michigan, and
other public/private entities involved in placement of residents.
• Assisted case managers with residential goals, therapy, medical records, physicians, schooling, or other various
programs offered to clients.
• Responsible for clerical duties, payroll, purchasing, financial reports, scheduling, bill payments, data-entry, and
various forms needed for licensing.
• Detail-oriented, self-starter, multi-task achiever, problem solver, team player, and hard worker.
Education
University of Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona April 2015 – Present
Master of Science in Accountancy
GPA 3.73
Relevant Coursework:
• COMMUNICATIONS FOR ACCOUNTANTS
• FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
• ACCOUNTING THEORY & RESEARCH
• ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS
• MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING & LEGAL ASPECTS OF BUSINESS
• INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS
• FINANCIAL REPORTING
• AUDITING
• TAXATION
• NOT-FOR-PROFIT & GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING
• FORENSIC ACCOUNTING
• HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
University of Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona October 2007 – July 2014
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration
3.73
Relevant Coursework:
• GRANT WRITING
• RESEARCH STATISTICS
• BUDGET, FINANCE, AND PLANNING
• MANAGING PERSONNEL
• CULTURAL DIVERSITY
• ETHICS
• RISK MANAGEMENT
• BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
• ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND MANAGEMENT
• FORECASTING AND STRATEGIC PLANNING
• INFORMATION SYSTEMS
• CASE MANAGEMENT
• CRIMINAL JUSTICE THEORY, POLICIES, AND PRACTICE
Lansing Community College January 1994 – January 1994
Required Academics
Ross Medical Education Center-Lansing January 1994 – January 1994
Certified Nurses Aide
Additional Information
• Skills: Relevant skills: Entry level Accountant, AP/AR, Team Player, Human Resource Management,
Administration, Data-Entry, 50 WPM, Multi-task Achiever, Detail Oriented, Dependable, Purchasing

3. experience, Personnel Management, Organizational Leadership, Organizational Goal Implementation,
Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, General Ledger Knowledge, Cultural Diversity Awareness,
Professional Liaison/Business Organizations, Payroll, Customer Service, Office Management, Call-Center,
Time Management, Outlook, Teamwork, Networking, Team Building, Quickbooks Pro, and knowledge of
Accounting Software Sage Pro, and Intuit.