Experience

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  Government Agency

  • Accountant

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  Government Agency

  • Accountant

    • Jan 2015 - Present

    Provides professional accounting advice and assistance in the application and compliance of generally accepted accounting principles, policies, and procedures.Recommends and methods to resolve current problems and enhance the validity, accuracy, and integrity of accounting processes.Assesses operating programs, practices, and procedures related to receiving, controlling, validating, recording, and reporting accounting transactions affecting the asset, liability, revenue, expense, and budgetary accounts of supported organizations.Assists in establishing and monitoring internal controls to identify problem areas, determine actions required to improve operating program effectiveness, and ensure and maintain the integrity of financial and accounting information.Performs special audits, studies, reports and/or, analysis to evaluate the status of the financial health and/or position of accounting operations based on balanced scorecard measurements or indicators.

  • Contact Service Representation

    • Jul 2014 - Jan 2015

    Provides detailed information on all facets of an area of pay such as military, civilian, retired and annuitant, travel, or commercial/vendor pay across all ranks 6,000,000 user client base.Receives, researches, analyzes, and answers telephone and written inquiries, maintenance of call logs.Discusses problems and questions related to an area of pay and provides immediate answers to inquiries.Explains and/or assists in the preparation of various forms and documents

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  Tom Paige Catering Co.

  • Cleveland, OH

  • Accounts Payable

    • Oct 2011 - Jul 2014
    • Cleveland, OH

    Responsibilities include: Entering and management of accounts payable (Peachtree). Resolution of all issues concerning accounts payable. Receive inventory (CostGuard), Provide Quality Control/Inventory Manager with ongoing analysis of price changes and recommendations to use different vendors; Purchase Order and Delivery -- includes some reporting. Provide back-up to sales; includes preparation of invoices and delivery tickets as well as back-up customer service calls. Provide administrative support to Controller and Plant Manager. In addition moniter legal notices for suitable bids to increase sales. Look for other opportunities of increasing income and maintain vendor relationships.Review Accounts Receivable and pursue collection of invoicesResponsible for delivery route database and access entry system.Responsible for company uniform programSome Human Resource functions including drafting of job descriptions, placement of job adds, manage job boards, screen applicants.

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  Department of Health and Human Services Office of Hearings and Appeals Medicare

  • Cleveland, OH

  • Administrative Clerk

    • Mar 2011 - Aug 2011
    • Cleveland, OH

    Temporary Student Opportunity-- Provided support to paralegals and lawyers across the various teams. Audit and preparation of case documentation including the updating of the MAS database with case information.Worked on the AMT case processing procedures. Faciliated training of new personse to the AMT team. Exhibited court documentation and verification of system database integrity. Familiarity with recording equipment.

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  Willoughby-Eastlake School System

  • Substitute Secretary/Bookkeeper/Education Aide

    • Jul 2010 - Mar 2011

    Provided clerical support, maintenance of attendance records and contacting of parents in reference to absences, assist teachers in the classroom and provided assistance as well as guidance to special needs children of all age groups.

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  KeyBank National Association

  • Accountant II

    • Oct 2004 - Apr 2010

    Ensure accuracy of financial statements and compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.Performance of general ledger account reconcilements as assigned.Analysis of financial transactions to determine accuracy and completeness of entries. Facilitate close process with timely and accurate processing of significant month-end entries.Standard costs and incentive compensation entry).Deferral and amortization of contingent liability for standby letters of credit.Process monthly tax credits along with the appropriate true-up entries.Assist in preparation of FRB Reg W Reporting.Goodwill and intangible accounting.Monthly interest accrual entry.Foreign Currency Translation for Global Vendor Services Division.Sox Control Testing.Provide assistance to Business Units regarding accounting-related matters to ensure that transactions are recorded according to GAAP in the general ledger.Provide information and insightful analysis to assist in decision making.Provide assistance in driving business results.Proactively generate actionable ideas and/or solutions.Represent Financial Accounting Group in various meetings and projects.Adjustment analysis.Loan restructures guidance.Loan Accounting suspense outage clearance guidance.

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  KeyBank, N.A.

  • Loan Accounting Specialist

    • Jan 1979 - Oct 2004

    In this position my performance of various administrative functions allowed the credit officers to call on more clients and focus greater attention to credit aspects of client accounts.Acting as sole contact of 46 clients for all aspects of loan servicing and DDA management including:Preparing booking documentation, account transfers, loan transactions, investment transactions, wires and opening of various types of accounts.Thorough knowledge of various cash-management products and services along with basic banking products and services.Conference calls and meetings with clients and officers to discuss cash management service changes.Resolving complex issues related to internal accounting for problem (or non-performing) loans, including:Identifying and resolving out-of balance loan records.Working with corporate accounting and loan operations areas in the booking of very complex, uneven loan restructures.Calculating losses on trading below par and applying asset-sale proceeds between multiple loans.Closing of trades among the bank group, including the manual calculation of adjustments to fees and interest accruals and responsibility for the integrity of the bank group accounting on Key-Agented loans.Supporting five credit officers in problem-solving on operational issues, including:Managing borrower's certificates utilized in asset-based loans. This includes determination of advance availability and aging of accounts receivable and accounts payable.Managing various databases and information to aid credit officers in the management of their portfolios. Includes prevention of overdraft exposure to Bank. Discovered and brought to attention of division manager that UCC liens were not set-up for renewal and a project was initiated to correct the problem. This would have lead to the loss of significant collateral. Responsible for the reconstruction of NPL loan assets when they converted incorrectly during a conversion.

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  KeyBank National Association

  • Branch Secretary

    • Jan 1973 - Jan 1979

    Opened various types of accounts and cash checks.Managed and tracked various sales promotions.Assisted the Assistant Manager in the research and resolution of processing errors.Researched and resolution of old passbook savings accounts that were out-of-balance with computer records.Balanced the savings department and assist tellers in the balancing and payment of utility-bill payments.