Muriel Harley

About Muriel Harley

I have always been a go-getter and a lifelong learner who has never let my age or station in life limit me. I began walking at 7 months old and reading at 4 years old. I taught myself to play the piano at 10. When I was 43, I taught myself to make natural and organic lotions and body butters, which I have parlayed into a small home-based business. At 53 I self-published my first book. I am now fulfilling my dream of becoming an MBA, after completing my Bachelor of Business Administration degree while working full time and raising a teenage daughter as a single mom.One may ask, how does all of that relate to my career? It proves that I am innovative, curious, and goal-oriented. I am also an organized planner who can accomplish whatever tasks are set before me. In the early 1990’s I was the purchase card administrator at a major pharmaceutical company. Email was a fairly new tool at the company; I harnessed the power of email to successfully administer the purchase card process, which resulted in virtually no late payments. At more than one company, as an administrative assistant, I converted forms that were previously photocopied and completed manually into electronic, mail-merged forms, saving days of intensive labor. Recently, as an Office Manager, I created an automated process for the owner to turn a week-long manual billing process into a two-day process. This freed up his time to participate in more billable work.One of my greatest talents is my ability to streamline and improve processes. A pet peeve of mine is to be told, “We’ve always done X-Y-Z that way.” I believe there is always room for improvement. Time is money and I strive to help increase the bottom line.

Experience

1. Accounts Payable Administrator

   Highland Express Shuttle Service

   Oct 2023 — Present · US

   Finance Department Team Lead. Project Manager.

Education

• Strayer University

  Bachelor’s Degree, Marketing

• Jack Welch Management Institute

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General

Skills

• Marketing
• Ms Project
• Government
• Technical Writing
• Html
• Training
• Troubleshooting
• Visio
• Data Entry
• Recruiting
• Negotiation
• Microsoft Office
• Accounts Payable
• Expense Reports
• Spreadsheets
• Non-Profits
• Analysis
• Editing
• Change Management
• Interviews
• Project Planning
• Leadership Development
• Budgets
• Community Outreach
• Event Planning
• Employee Relations
• Outlook
• Research
• Microsoft Word
• Team Leadership
• Program Management
• Kronos Timekeeping
• Social Services
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Customer Service
• Organizational Development
• Access
• Quickbooks
• Public Speaking