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Ruth Barker Akan |
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SUMMARY |
Media sales & accounting professional with analyst skills & project management experience.
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EDUCATION |
Florida State University |
May 2001 |
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University of California - Los Angeles |
September 2007 - December 2007 |
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4.0 Grade Point Average - |
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE |
Entertainment Studios, Inc. |
March 2008 - Current |
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Account & Sales management for content distribution company.
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Entertainment Studios, Inc. |
March 2007 - March 2008 |
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(Media Payables & Receivables)
- Assisted in preparing end-of-year financial statements. Booked journal entries to G/L accounts using QuickBooks after compiling analysis in Excel - Pull and analyze profit & loss reports and assist President of Entertainment Studios Home Entertainment division in creating quarterly royalty reports (analysis of cost of goods for DVD inventory management) - Prepare for audits and supervise & assist auditors - Manage Accounts Payable & Receivable Cycles - Interface with Media Agencies to resolve A/R issues and clear/collect invoices for payment using commercial ISCI codes and traffic instructions - Weekly collect traffic instructions from Media Agencies; follow-up with contacts to obtain instructions - Draft preliminary & final Commercial Integration for satellite distribution agency - Maximize separation of competitive clients, arrange commercial schedule & troubleshoot for distribution house - Generate Clearance Lists for Nielsen Media Research, provide Nielsen the feed times, schedules and program descriptions for rating reports - |
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Golub Capital, Inc. |
May 2006 - December 2006 |
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- Prepared checks and deposits; allocated expenses; posted details of business transactions to general ledger from documents such as invoices, receipts, statements and computer printouts
- Reported bank and brokerage account activity, such as cash receipts and expenditures, reimbursable payments, accounts payable and receivable, profit and loss, and other items pertinent to operations for over 300 accounts - Created and maintained new company-wide credit card and out-of-pocket expense procedures - Interfaced with bank wire departments, loan operations teams and brokerage operations to ensure accurate transfers and sales of cash and securities - |
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New Victory Theater |
February 2004 - April 2006 |
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- Completed sales analysis for merchandise and concessions stands, redesigning accounting procedures to increase sales
- New hire orientation for 50+ employees, ongoing weekly customer service training sessions in groups of 20, Merchandise Sales staff training for 15 employees. - Supervised staff of 50 including Assistant Managers, ushers, ticket takers, lobby attendants, concessions sales persons, and merchandise sales persons. - Responsible for interviewing, hiring and orientation of all new staff. Delivered mid-year and end-of-year assessments to employees. Redesigned evaluation/assessment techniques - new forms in use. - |
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Fisher Center Foundation for Alzheimer's Research |
September 2002 - February 2003 |
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- Created program to staff call-center, developed budget, managed all purchasing and expense reimbursements. Recruited over 80 permanent staff of interns & volunteers.
- Managed, scheduled, trained and coached 40+ employees in using the ALZ-INFO Hotline; which included evaluating organization needs to place interns. - Created Program for the Fisher Center Foundation's website launch, informational hotline, and foundation needs. - |
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RR Donnelley Financial |
February 2001 - September 2002 |
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- Worked directly with Black Belt assigned to department and assisted in implementation of Six Sigma procedures for Client Hospitality division. Used Excel to track the data & present to department manager.
- Determined needs for additional staffing and modified staff procedures, in conjunction with coaching and training. - Acted as a liaison with the sales departments in their desires and concerns for the clients and the role the Hospitality Department plays when servicing those clients. - |
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Regions Bank f/k/a AmSouth Bank |
April 1997 - December 2000 |
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- Customer Service in multiple branch locations (began as teller, promoted to supervisor, then sales and annuity sales).
- Managed teller over/short accounts for main office and followed up on discrepancies. - Sold fixed annuities and was awarded outstanding sales achievement in "annuity sales over $200,000" - |
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SKILLS |
Excel, QuickBooks, PowerPoint, Publisher, Word, Outlook, Access, familiar with Accounts Payable & Receivable for Media Agencies, Commercial Integration, Traffic ISCI Codes, Clearance Lists prepared for Nielsen Media Research, comfortable creating multiple matrixes in Excel and downloading accounting reports from multiple software programs to Excel and manipulating data.
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TRAININGS DEVELOPED |
Merchandise Sales Accounting Training - Using theater games and basic accounting rules for The New Victory. Developed and facilitated the class for 20 employees.
Customer Service Refreshers - Facilitated weekly training courses for 20 employees to reiterate professionalism standards, and negotiate challenging sales situations Using Theatre to Teach English - At NYU, conducted for the American Place Theatre. In conjunction with ESL course program at NYU for 50 students. Call Center Procedures - Developed manual and orientated 40+ staff in multiple training sessions for the training program at the Fisher Center Foundation Becoming an Usher - Developed manual and orientated 80+ staff in multiple training sessions for the training program at the Marina Civic Center. |
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