Experience

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  SLB Associates LLC

  • Corporate Staff Accountant

    • Mar 2015 - Present

    Reconciling investment accounts, bank accounts, issuing A/P checks, etc.

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  Exxcel Management Services

  • Oak Lawn, IL

  • Owner

    • Feb 1981 - Present
    • Oak Lawn, IL

    In performing income tax services for individuals and companies, have saved people thousands of dollars and often find mistakes that national well-known tax preparers have made.For a fledgling product brokerage business and vehicle rental business, set up their accounting systems using Quickbooks...

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  Roseland Christian School

  • Chicago, IL

  • Accountant/Payroll Administrator

    • Jun 2009 - Aug 2013
    • Chicago, IL

    Took on the role of onsite Accountant (20-hours weekly) for a school that previously used all volunteers to perform accounting as they had time to do so.Succeeded at challenge of condensing 9 bank accounts down to 6 accounts and all at one bank. Increased the accuracy of accounting for all of the...

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  Sandridge Bank

  • Schererville, Indiana

  • Assistant Controller

    • Feb 1996 - Nov 1997
    • Schererville, Indiana

    Assisted controller with regulatory reporting.Created an Access database to process short-term receivable lending which eliminated a $5 million processing backlog and decreased processing time by 75-80%, literally hours to minutes.

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  Harris Trust and Savings Bank

  • Chicago, IL

  • Assistant Vice President

    • 1985 - 1996
    • Chicago, IL

    Began at bank as Unit Supervisor, promoted to Accounting Officer after 2 years, and promoted to Assistant Vice President after 5 more years.Supervised staff of 12 who reported the financial positions of the bank and the consolidated holding company to banking regulators.

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  First National Bank of Evergreen Park

  • Assistant Controller

    • 1972 - 1985

    Filing reports with the OCC & SEC, compiling board reports, assisting with application conversions