1. Jerome L. Sumo
242 Mill Street ▫ Darby. PA 19023 ▫ 484.904.7945 ▫ jerome.sumo@yahoo.com
OBJECTIVE: To obtain a position in the area of finance or accounting where my education and
experience will assist the company in achieving its objectives
EDUCATION: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, Fox School of Business, Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Business Administration, Graduation: January 2009
Major: Accounting and Finance
GPA: Finance 3.19 and Accounting 2.93
Completed Courses:
Advanced Accounting Investment Analysis
Auditing Multinational Finance
Costing Accounting Corporate Finance
Financial Reporting and Analysis Financial Management
Accounting Information System Global Business Policies
Real Estate Investment and Finance Intern’l Monetary
Economics
EXPERIENCE: Margibi Association of America, Trenton, New Jersey 09/07 – present
Financial Secretary
• Seek and develop investment opportunities that enable the organization to
generate needed funding for the county development initiative in Liberia
• Prepare project proposals, organize and solicit funding for development
projects and programs
• Prepare all financial reports for subsequent submission to the Executive
Committee for their decision
CADES, Swarthmore, PA 01/06 – 07/08
Direct Support Professional
• Provided support services and assisted in the integration of mentally
challenge clients into community living
• Trained clients on how to manage and expense their monthly income
• Created an environment that enables clients to participate in recreational
programs and assisted the clients in achieving their goals.
• Administered and documented medication for clients and schedule doctor
appointment
• Transported the clients daily to/ from their educational programs and
documented activities of clients
ResCare, Lincoln Dr. Marlton, NJ 02/05 – 09/07
Direct Cares Provider
• Provided support service and assisted client in their daily living
• Worked along with consumer in addressing their health need and scheduling
medical appointments.
• Encouraged consumers to participate in recreational programs
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2. Wal-Mart, Boothwyn, Pennsylvania 05/05 – 11/05
Associate: Overnight Stocker
• Stocked merchandise on shelves and created an enabled environment for
daily business transactions
• Inventoried merchandise in the store and reconciled price tags
• Assisted incoming associates with their orientation on the job
Liberian Refugee Education Program, Danane, Ivory Coast 1996 – 2003
Administrator/Founding Member:
• Founded the Liberian Refugee Education Program to provide educational
opportunity to refugee children
• Created an environment that enables over 400 children to read and write
• Established a Parent-Teacher Association so as to reinforce and develop the
educational well being of our students
Liberian National Red Cross, Monrovia, Liberia 12/91 – 05/96
National Youth Coordinator and Dissemination officer
• Analyzed, recorded and posted various accounting transactions to ledger and
prepared financial reports for programs and projects
• Set up financial reporting system that enables the 13 chapters within the
Liberian Red Cross Youth to prepare their monthly financial reports for
subsequent submission to the executive committee for their decision
• Recruited over 150 volunteers that enable the Red Cross to provide needed
humanitarian service in health, sanitation, and relief during the civil conflict
in Liberia
• Coordinated and expedited relief inventory to disaster affected locations with
over 12,000 internal displaced people.
• Reactivated Red Cross Youth Chapters and established income generating
project that provided employment opportunity for young people
• Coordinated and disseminated information about the Red Cross programs
and created HIV/AIDS Awareness Program among young people
SKILLS & TRAINING:
• Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains 8.0
• Microsoft Office 2007
• SAP Program
• Computerized Auditing Using ACL Software
• Information Dissemination Training
• CPR Certification, 2006 - present
PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATION:
Member, Financial Management Association, 2007 - present
Member, National Association of Black Accountants, 2007 – present
Member, Organization of Africa Student, 2007 - present
REFERENCES : Provided upon request
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