Venus Smith

Experience

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  Tom Thumb Food & Pharmacy

  Oct 1991 - Jun 1993

  Cash Office Personnel

  Served as Assistant Office Manager & Office Manager, balanced checker's cash drawers, balanced store's daily proceeds, assisted in figuring payroll hours, provided training to new employees, provided customer service, balanced credit card and lottery machines, cashed checks for customers, sold vehicle registrations, served as backup checker, oversaw the scheduling of up to 8 employees, assisted the UPC Coordinator with maintenance of UPC labels within the store, assisted in the start up of two new cash offices for two new stores. Show less

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  Freedom General Agency

  May 1993 - Jul 1995

  Customer Service Representative

  Handled incoming customer service requests and complaints, ordered motor vehicle reports for prospective customers, processed payments, began at company as a receptionist and continued to serve in that position as needed, provided training for receptionist position, data entry for new policies, data entry for new agents as directed by Vice President of the agency, assisted Underwriters with underwriting new policies.

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  Community Bank

  Oct 1995 - Aug 1998

  Loan Secretary

  Processed loan applications, processed loan paperwork, maintained loan records in accordance to Federal regulations, assisted in collections for loan purposes, commercial teller, maintained schedule for Branch President, assisted in report creation for monthly Board meetings, maintained floor plans for auto dealers, backed up New Accounts, Head Teller and Safety Deposit Box personnel.

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  Spring Hill State Bank

  Aug 1998 - Apr 1999

  Loan Secretary

  Processed loan applications, processed loan paperwork, maintained loan records in accordance to Federal regulations, assisted in collections for loan purposes, assisted in report creation for monthly Board meetings

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  Rose Heights Church of God

  Apr 1999 - Apr 2006

  Executive Assistant

  Instrumental in the day to day operations, assisted in the supervision of up to 12 employees in all areas of church work, scheduled & oversaw volunteers in the office setting as well as function setting, organized major events for the church as a whole i.e. major conferences, weddings, funerals, seminars, other church events & gatherings, served as needed in several instrumental parts of the office structure - accounting, attendance, etc, assisted leadership in the process of obtaining incorporation status for organization, maintained schedule of church activities and activities of Senior Pastor, contributed to and organized the establishment of Polices & Procedures for the church, conducted employee training & orientation, created & ran Power Point presentations, assisted Senior Pastor and Financial Board in the monthly gathering of financial information for monthly meetings, coordinated all travel arrangements for Senior Pastor & mission trips. Show less

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  Save Our Nations Ministries

  Jun 1999 - Mar 2008

  Executive Assistant - Volunteer Position

  Assisted leadership in the process of obtaining 501(c)(3) status for organization, assisted leadership in the process of obtaining incorporation status of organization, assisted leadership in the establishment of a business plan & budget, assisted leadership in the process of grant writing, bookkeeping, AP, payroll, maintained database of volunteers & supporters, responsible for the day to day correspondence from the main office for the President and Secretary/Treasurer, coordinated all travel arrangements, instrumental in the day to day operations of the organization, Show less

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  HOWB Companies

  Apr 2006 - Mar 2008

  Executive Assistant

  Maintained employee & truck records for trucking company according to state and federal regulations, bookkeeping, AP/AR, payroll, supervision of drivers, assisted in the process of closing land deals - surveys, title policies, contact with title companies, coordinated all travel arrangements, responsible for the set up of company information with prospective brokers, responsible for the day to day correspondence for organization, customer sales & service, assisted owner with any other areas that he required assistance in, finalized car/truck/trailers sales and corresponding paperwork,responsible for the monthly tax reporting i.e. sales tax, payroll taxes, VIT taxes Show less

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  Choice Point Properties, LLC

  Apr 2006 - Mar 2008

  Executive Assistant

  Customer service & sales, instrumental in the day to day operations of the organization, received payments from customers, money handling, initiated the writing of leases, bookkeeping, AP/AR, coordinated all travel arrangements, responsible for the day to day correspondence and first point of contact for organization to customers, handled all booking & maintaining of Party Barn, assisted owner in the oversight of properties owned including the remodeling of two such properties, assisted owner in any other areas that he required assistance in. Show less

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  DD Males Inc

  Apr 2006 - Dec 2007

  Executive Assistant

  Bookkeeping, AP/AR, payroll, assisted in maintaining property records, instrumental in the day to day operations of the organization, assisted President with any other areas that he required assistance in,

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  Texas Bank and Trust Company

  Apr 2008 - Dec 2015

  Trust Administrative Support Coordinator

  Customer Service, Open/Close accounts, Process cash management transfers daily, process Insurance Trusts, Develop procedures and corresponding forms for Division, Process retirement and IRA distributions, Process and report 945 withholding, 1040-ES and 1041-ES taxes, Work closely with Division staff and Administrators, Train fellow staff members on new procedures, responsible for the annual balancing of retirement and IRA distributions resulting in the processing of 1099-R forms for clients, graduated from 2010 Leadership class and earned Certified IRA Professional designation in May 2012. Show less

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  Hallsville Independent School District

  Mar 2016 - Sept 2016

  Substitute Teacher
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  Pine Tree ISD

  Mar 2016 - Sept 2016

  Substitute Teacher
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  Christian Heritage School

  Mar 2016 - Sept 2016

  Substitute Teacher
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  Artisan of Seagrove Beach Inc

  Nov 2016 - Jan 2018

  Administrative Assistant
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  Paparazzi Accessories

  Sept 2017 - Oct 2018

  Independent Consultant
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  Lighthouse Church

  Jan 2018 - now

  Administrative Assistant
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  LIGHTHOUSE TO THE NATIONS

  Jan 2018 - now

  Office Manager & Assistant to Executive Pastor