Experience

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  Wiregrass Georgia Technical College

  • United States
  • Education Management
  • 300 - 400 Employee

  • Accountant

    • Nov 2010 - Present

    Responsible for all financial accounting for the REACH Project. Including monitoring expenditures of funds and comparison of budgetary items. Purchase office supplies, purchase and distribute items for use by program participants. Prepare requisitions for expenditures, calculate drawdowns from United States Department of Labor (USDOL), and summarize REACH Project expenditures from Okefenokee Technical College and Southwest Georgia Technical College (partner colleges). Communicate with Allied Health Tutors, Vice Presidents of Administrative Services, and Directors of Accounting at partner colleges. Work closely with allied health tutors and REACH Project Director regarding reporting of data and necessary file documentation. Prepared forms in conjunction with the Director to be used with the REACH Project. Research reporting requirements prescribed by the USDOL and determine our responsibilities for reporting data and financial information. Prepare quarterly reports required by USDOL. Communicate with Federal Project Officer regarding various questions, reporting of data, leveraged resources, summarization of data, etc. Meet with participants (students) and assist with financial aid issues, budget issues, instructor issues, personal financial issues and assist with solutions to these problems. Entered third-party contracts in Banner. Assisted Administrative Services staff with other duties as assigned.

  • Adjunct Accounting Instructor

    • Jan 2010 - Dec 2010

    Taught accounting classes in Accounting program. Prepared course syllabus. Prepared examinations for courses. Instructed students in beginning and intermediate accounting classes. Presented the class as an introduction to the real world of accounting. Entered grades in Banner.

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  South Health District

  • Valdosta, Georgia

  • Accountant

    • Nov 2007 - Jul 2009
    • Valdosta, Georgia

    South Health District is the administrative office for the health departments in the following counties: Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Tift and Turner counties. The district office handles all bills, budgets, and purchase orders for these health departments. Prepared bank reconciliations for ten county health departments. Verified all accounts payable invoices selected for payment for accuracy and proper receipt of items. Prepared all journal entries for month-end closing of general ledger. Entered journal entries and cash deposits in accounting program. Verify all receipts of grant-in-aid monies from the State of Georgia. Assisted accounts payable clerk with questions regarding data entry of invoices. Prepared purchase orders when purchasing agent was unavailable. Prepared payroll for 250 employees when payroll clerk was unavailable. Assisted with preparation of contracts.

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  TLC Building Components

  • Valdosta

  • Accountant/Bookkeeper

    • Jan 2006 - Nov 2007
    • Valdosta

    Accounts Payable for multi-million dollar lumber business. Prepared weekly payroll for 40 employees. In charge of all employee files and all accounts payable.

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  Gary R. Zeigler P.C.

  • Valdosta, Georgia

  • Staff Accountant

    • Nov 1982 - Jan 1998
    • Valdosta, Georgia

    Prepared individual, corporate and partnership income tax returns. Prepared audited and unaudited financial reports. Was firm administrator during most of the time and was in charge of all A/P, A/R and personnel issues.