Bookkeeper

••••• DENISE •••••
••••• Unit J
Columbia, Maryland •••••
Home Phone (•••••) •••••
Cell Phone •••••
Work Phone (•••••) •••••


OBJECTIVE: To provide outstanding leadership that supports the vision and mission of the organization while utilizing my extensive problem-solving skills, technical and mentoring abilities.

EDUCATION:

University of Maryland University College
Adelphi, MD •••••
January, ••••• March •••••
••••• Credits

College of Notre Dame of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland •••••
Bachelors Degree, August, •••••

University of Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland •••••
August ••••• April •••••
••••• Credits

Baltimore City Community College
Baltimore, Maryland •••••
A.A. Degree/Accounting - June •••••

EXPERIENCE:

University of Maryland Baltimore County
Receivables Manager
December, ••••• Present
Baltimore, Maryland •••••
Responsible for management of various areas within the Bursars Office including: Third Party Billing, Tuition Payment Plan, Unbilled Receivable, Off Campus Billing. Cashiering operations, Central Collection accounts, scholarship payments, and Federal Student Aid refund verification.
Specific management duties include: reviewing and approving journal entries and reconciliations, administering the Annual Performance Management Process, periodic financial reports, recommending changes in procedures that will increase the efficiency of operations.
Technical responsibilities include: troubleshooting technical issues experienced by staff members during processing in Peoplesoft Accounts Receivable & Billing and identifying resolutions. Facilitates Departmental Deposits training sessions and ensures the success of any Testing and implementing of Peoplesoft Upgrades. Various other duties as assigned.




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LaFarge Mid-Atlantic
Billing Supervisor
May ••••• December, •••••
Towson, Maryland •••••
Responsible for supervising day-to-day activity within the Billing Department; including, but not limited to sales and billing activity, cash application, reconciliation of COD accounts, charge backs, credits & re-bills, and customer inquiries.
Instrumental in identifying improvement opportunities including, but not limited to the creation and management of a sales analysis database.

Catholic Relief Services Position#3
Accountant/Analyst II
January ••••• May •••••
Baltimore, Maryland •••••
&#•••••; Worked within a regional support team structure; provided comprehensive financial management support for assigned Country Programs.
&#•••••; Provided "first Line" support in the resolution of questions and requests submitted by assigned Country Programs. Assisted field offices as required in line with Finance Department policies and procedures.
&#•••••; Conducted detailed financial data analysis and processing as required. Coordinated monthly account analysis and general ledger reconciliations between the fields SunSystem database and JD Edwards system maintained at Headquarters. Resolved any reconciling differences.
&#•••••; Reviewed Country Program bank reconciliations and provided necessary feedback.
&#•••••; Assisted in the review and transmission of intra-agency charges to Country Programs, and monitored the timely upload of that data by the Country Programs.
&#•••••; Coordinated the timely review of all data error reports, and resolved "business unit" coding issues with the field in order to minimize suspense postings. Recommend suspense postings as required.
&#•••••; Coordinated the timely submission of suspense files to the field and monitored the proper resolution of all suspense items on a monthly basis.
&#•••••; Monitored budget uploads in SunSystems as well as in JD Edwards, and review actual expenditure in Country Programs in line with approved Agency and donor-specific budgets. Ensure that all budget maintenance is processed in accordance with required procedures.
&#•••••; Closure of government grants upon expiration.
&#•••••; Travel to Overseas offices to perform troubleshooting of Financial Accounting system as needed.
&#•••••; Various other duties as assigned.

Life Celebration Center•••••
Director of Budget & Finance
December ••••• December •••••
Baltimore, Maryland •••••
Salary: N/A (Volunteer)
&#•••••; Automated organizations financial records and member information.
&#•••••; Supervised staff of four trustees.
&#•••••; Maintained financial records in member-driven database.
&#•••••; Provided annual contribution records for tax purposes.
&#•••••; Reviewed and analyzed budgets for over ••••• auxiliaries to ensure accurate, justifiable, and attainable by the organization.
&#•••••; Oversaw revenue intake and recordation.
&#•••••; Developed strategies to promote International partnership donations.
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&#•••••; Coordinated the planning, marketing, implementation, and follow-up for various fundraising events


Catholic Relief Services Position#2
Financial Analyst
March ••••• - December •••••
Baltimore, Maryland •••••
&#•••••; Processed monthly financial reports for (5) International field offices.
&#•••••; Followed established report processing procedures, review budget and actual ledger reports for data integrity and compliance with financial systems procedures.
&#•••••; Provided recommendations for upload in the HQ accounting system, or define follow up required by Country Programs.
&#•••••; Provided feedback to Country Programs regarding any additional or revised reporting data required prior to processing. Followed up to ensure that any missing data was received and processed on a timely basis.
&#•••••; Assisted in the review of monthly error reports and suspense items, and followed up to ensure that Country Programs processed required corrections.
&#•••••; Assisted in account analysis and general ledger reconciliations between the fields SunSystem database and JD Edwards system maintained at HQ Office.
&#•••••; Resolved questions and support requests submitted by assigned Country Programs.
&#•••••; Provided support as required for monthly and year-end closing processes.

Catholic Relief Services Position#1
Grants Accountant
December ••••• March •••••
Baltimore, Maryland •••••
&#•••••; Analyzed Grant Funding provided by the Government to various countries.
&#•••••; Reconciled monthly bank statements with general ledger
&#•••••; Reconciled various general ledger accounts.
&#•••••; Communicated with field offices as needed.
&#•••••; Organized records of funds wired to countries on a monthly basis.
&#•••••; Various other duties as assigned.

NeighborCare Pharmacies
Accounting Assistant
May ••••• December •••••
Baltimore, Maryland •••••
&#•••••; Received daily cash receipts documentation; including, processing of bank deposits and all lockbox cash receipts.
&#•••••; Prepared weekly sales reconciliations for (•••••) retail pharmacies.
&#•••••; Recorded financial data for month-end processing into Excel spreadsheets.
&#•••••; Maintained month-end billing for various third-party members.
&#•••••; Interacted with pharmacy managers regarding discrepancies with weekly store processing.
&#•••••; Performed month-end comparison of weekly versus monthly transactions.
&#•••••; Ensured accurate and timely entry of monthly journal entries.
&#•••••; Updated and analyzed various G/L expense accounts and firm bank accounts on a monthly basis.
&#•••••; Various other duties as assigned.




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NeighborCare Pharmacies
Accounts Payable Clerk
July ••••• - May •••••
Baltimore, Maryland •••••
&#•••••; Communicated daily with pharmacy personnel regarding invoicing details.
&#•••••; Analyzed general ledger accounts as assigned.
&#•••••; Processed vendor payments on a weekly basis. Provided backup support for Escrow Specialist, Accounts Payable Specialist, and Lawyer billing department as needed.

Venable, Baetjer, & Howard
Financial Assistant
December ••••• July ••••••••••
Baltimore, Maryland •••••
&#•••••; Primarily responsible for assisting the Manager of Financial Reporting with unlimited setup of analytical spreadsheets, data entry and review of reporting projects.
&#•••••; Processed and distributed monthly/yearly financial reports.
&#•••••; Maintained Accounting Department archives that contained vital attorney statistics.

SKILLS
&#•••••; ••••• WPM; Fundamental Accounting skills
&#•••••; Solid interpersonal and communication skills
&#•••••; Strong Analytical Ability
&#•••••; Functional in Database creation and management
&#•••••; Familiar w Report Writing and Query Management & Development

SOFTWARE
&#•••••; OSAS System Accounting Software
&#•••••; Displaywrite/•••••
&#•••••; Lotus •••••, WP Plus, Advanced Lotus (some ••••• version)
&#•••••; WordPerfect, LAS (Legal Accounting System)
&#•••••; Microsoft Office Package; Windows XP
&#•••••; JD Edwards Software ••••• & •••••
&#•••••; SunSystems ••••• Version.
&#•••••; Lawson Financial System.
&#•••••; PeopleSoft ••••• & •••••
&#•••••; HP/Reflections (SAR System) Student Accounts Receivable.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS
&#•••••; One-Term Vice President of BCCC Accounting Club
&#•••••; Recipient of Maryland State Senatorial Scholarship
&#•••••; Recipient of Principal Scholarship


REFERENCES
Available Upon Request