Bookkeeper

STEPHANIE ANN SHIMALA

**** ***** ***** *****. . *********, TX 77461

281-***-**** . ab0va7@r.postjobfree.com

Objective Enthusiastic and motivated challenge-seeker looking for

position in bookkeeping to further develop and enhance

reporting and bookkeeping experience. Strong work ethics

along with dedication, reliability and integrity have

shaped a hard-working, solid performer.

Education

May 2008 UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON DOWNTOWN

Bachelor of Business Administration

Emphasis: Finance

December 2005 WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE

Associate of Arts Degree

Emphasis: Business Administration

Professional Experience

May 2008 - Present HARTMAN NEWSPAPERS INC. ROSENBERG, TX

Bookkeeper

. Maintain financial records for eleven community newspapers,

including the Fort Bend Herald, Katy Times, Brenham Banner

Press and the Wharton Journal Spectator as well as the

Coastal Newspapers printing press.

. Enter all companies' financial transactions and ensure all

of the transactions are properly coded for each account.

. Maintain records for all expenditures for all newspapers.

. Process check requests from publishers and bookkeepers from

all eleven newspapers.

. Collect receipts and code each expense in order to

reconcile monthly company credit card statements for

multiple publishers.

. Reconcile accounts such as A/R Billing, and intercompany

accounts, and process invoices as necessary. Request,

receive and process payments owed to Hartman Newspapers

from all eleven newspapers.

. Run EOM reports such as P & L's, Balance sheets, and

circulation reports.

. Complete quarterly Sales & Use Taxes to send to the IRS.

. Process yearly company Personal Property taxes to be sent

to the IRS.

. Process 1099 filings, and ensure W9's are on file for each

vendor that provides services to Hartman Newspapers and all

affiliates.

. Collect data on account expenditures to find out reasons

why a particular account was higher than normal and report

to the company accountant or President.

. Additional responsibilities for Coastal Newspapers Printing

Press:

. Maintain time coding for eight employees ensuring accuracy

for payroll processing.

. Create daily invoices and process monthly statements to

mail out to over 20 clients.

. Enter accounts receivables and make bank deposits as

needed.

. Process accounts payables bi-monthly ensuring all

liabilities are paid in a timely manner.

. Run month end reports such as Aging and Reconciliation

Reports.

. Maintain the Aging report and call clients as needed to

collect payment or notify them that their account will be

turned over to collections. Research discrepancies in

account balances and provide invoices and payment history

as proof to the specific account and gather payment to

reconcile the owed balance.

Aug. 2007-May 2008 FORT BEND HERALD NEWSPAPERS ROSENBERG, TX

Layout/Graphic Artist

. Designed advertisement page layouts and created ads for the

Greatwood, New Territory and Pecan Grove community monthly

publications. Worked with graphics department and editorial

staff to gather information to be published in the monthly

publications.

. Utilized InDesign and Adobe Photoshop programs to aid in

the layouts of the publications.

Sept. 2005-Aug 2007 FORT BEND HERALD NEWSPAPERS ROSENBERG, TX

Graphics Department Manager

. Managed a team of four graphic artists.

. Edited and approved my team's advertisement layouts before

sending them to the newspaper page layout staff.

. Approved timesheets for team and turned into payroll

department for processing.

July 2001-Sept 2005 FORT BEND HERALD NEWSPAPERS ROSENBERG, TX

Graphic Artist

. Designed advertisements for business accounts large and

small to be printed in the daily newspaper.

. Worked with InDesign, QuarkXpress and Adobe Photoshop

programs to build the advertisements that would then be

sent for manager approval.

May 2001-July 2001 FORT BEND HERALD NEWSPAPERS ROSENBERG, TX

Advertising Assistant

. Assisted ad representatives in daily task such as filing,

faxing, running errands, answering phones and taking

pictures.

. Also assisted editorial department in type setting.

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