Garrett P. Smith oboegps@gmail.com | 760-524-7559

1765 Santa Ana Ave. Costa Mesa CA 92627

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Financial Operations Associate January 2016 - Present

Supporting Strategies, Santa Monica CA

Financial Responsibilities Proficient in QuickBooks Enterprise and QuickBooks Online Assist client on a 100% remote basis Daily financial tasks with clients throughout California Processing Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable

Administrative Responsibilities Maintain LAVA website for monthly events (HTML Coding) Provide training in various finance / accounting software to employees Assist with new hire documents

Finance Manager January 2015 – January 2016 MXOtech Inc., Chicago, IL

Responsible for managing all account / financial responsibilities of a $4M business, including: Proficient in QuickBooks Enterprise and QuickBooks Online Processing Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable Processing payroll / employee commission / reconciling company credit cards Prepare P&L for CEO / CFO review, process Accruals and Journal Entries

Assist with the following HR / administrative duties: Serving as a liaison with managed services, application development, HR and sales functions Answering HR / benefit questions Attending and supporting college recruiting efforts Planning company events / managing the ordering / receiving of office supplies

Financial Analyst June 2014 – January 2015 Edelman Berland Chicago / Edelman LA

Assist Finance Manager in day-to-day financial activities – Highly proficient in Excel / MS Office Suite

Prepare and reconcile customer accounts

Initiate new customer contracts

Track budgets / prepare forecasts and report to Finance Manager

Attend weekly meetings / status calls SKILL SETS:

Teaching / Managing / Performing

Able to help others gain knowledge and skills, manage groups efficiently and have strong Microsoft Excel and Office Suite skills

Interpersonal / Customer Service

Able to work confidently in a group, interacts well with other people, have strong networking ability

Problem Solving / Critical Thinking

Able to adapt to new situations and settings, flexible, out of the box thinker, enjoys a fast paced environment, have an entrepreneurial spirit

Organization

Able to establish priorities, meet deadlines and follow through on multiple projects with competing deadlines EDUCATION: California State University, Northridge, CA May 2014 B.A. Liberal Studies, Emphasis in Music Performance (Oboe) GPA – 3.8 / 4.0 Apple Valley High School, Apple Valley, CA May 2009 GPA – 3.6 / 4.0 COMMUNITY INVOLVMENT, LEADERSHIP & EXTRACURRICULAR EXPERIENCE:

Splitplate.org June 2015 - Present

Founder of non-profit to assist with food waste and food insecurity

University of Illinois Chicago, Assistant Track Coach August 2015 – January 2016

Responsible for providing quality workouts for Hurdling Team

Notre Dame High School and Kadima Day School November 2012 – January 2015

Developed and implemented workout plans and practice schedules for Junior Varsity and Varsity athletes (Soccer, Track and Field, Flag Football, Basketball and Volleyball)