Susie Sharples Quitter

Experience

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  FleishmanHillard

  Jan 1993 - Jan 1997

  Account Supervisor

  Project manager, writer, publicist, counselor and event planner for corporate clients including Wal-Mart, Healthy Choice, Energizer, Sergeant's Pet Products, and Electricite de France.

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  Syntellect

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1998

  Marketing Specialist

  Marketing communications professional, public relations manager, consultant relations coordinator and corporate writer for telecommunications software company

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  BellSouth

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2000

  Public Relations Manager

  Lead manager of public relations for $4 billion telecommunications business unit serving 70,000 businesses

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  Sun Microsystems

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2003

  Senior Public Relations Manager

  Senior manager of press conferences, messaging, press materials, media and analyst interviews for $12 billion network computing company

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  Commercial Training Solutions

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2014

  Operations Manager

  Manager of customer projects, accounting, marketing communications and human resources for software company offering virtual reality safety and operations training- Managed operations, budgets and profitability of customer projects from $25,000 to $250,000 by ensuring developers met milestones and customers paid within agreed upon terms- Reduced days sales outstanding from 45 to 15 days- Established business reporting and project management standards and procedures- Improved financial oversight by producing weekly and monthly financial reports for CEO and Board of Directors- Supervised customer, vendor and independent contractor billing - Managed payroll and benefits for employees - Wrote and edited marketing communication and sales materials including case studies, web copy and email marketing campaigns Show less

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  Windermere Union Church Preschool

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2012

  Board Member and Substitute Teacher

  Active contributor to Gold Seal recognized preschool serving the community for more than 50 years. - Substitute teacher for children ages 2-5. Assisted teacher with all aspects of classroom management including learning centers, crafts, story time, music, gym, snack, recess and classroom procedures. - Board member providing strategic input, event planning, fundraising, website development, volunteer coordination and administrative assistance. -Gold Seal recognized preschool accredited by the Florida Coalition for Christian Private Schools and the National Early Childhood Program Accreditation. Show less

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  Small Business Consultant

  Jan 2014 - now

  Small Business Operations, Contracts, Accounting and Marketing Consultant

  Provided financial, operations, administrative and communications services for a variety of small businesses.- Manage operations, accounts payable/receivable, customer agreements, financial reporting, project billing and safety for structural engineering firm using BillQuick- Provide contract management, estimates, invoices, scheduling and collections for professional services company with FreshBooks - Manage training company's financial operations with QuickBooks Online- Developed marketing communications materials such as email campaigns and brochures for telecommunications provider- Wrote web copy and provided data entry services for online retailer Show less

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  The Principia

  Aug 2017 - now

  Provide high level of customer service to internal and external customers through accounts payable and procurement card program for educational institution with preschool through college enrollment, adult educational activities, major capital projects and international programs.- Lead and train accounts payable team for institution with $50 million-plus operational expense budget. Responsible for processing hundreds of vendor and employee payments per week.- Manage procurement program of more than 300 employee credit cards with $5 million annual spend. Provide internal customer assistance, training, reconciling, auditing, posting and vendor relations. - Train and manage 5-person audit team in monthly review of expenses for policy adherence, account coding and documentation.- Ensure proper controls such as executive approval, contracts, tax documents, insurance, waivers and retention are in place.- Serve as main liaison with employees and bank to investigate suspicious activity and resolve card holder issues.- Assist international students in completing state and federal tax returns.- Deliver high level of customer service with employees and vendors on accounting procedures. Created on-boarding accounting session for new employees. Show less

  • Director of Principia Lifelong Learning

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Manager of Accounting Operations

    Aug 2017 - Feb 2024