Samita Basnet
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Professional Summary
Highly motivated accounting professional with more than 6 years accounts payable and purchasing experience
Areas of Expertise
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
• Individual tax returns
• Experienced in Peachtree software and Am-tech Software
• Fluent in English, Nepali and Hindi
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Complex problem solving skills
• Attention to details and accuracy,
• Organizing and prioritizing
• Enjoy working in a team
Education
Western Illinois University, Moline, Illinois 2010
Accountancy
Bachelor in Business
GPA: 3.7/4.00
Experience
Accounts Payable/ Purchasing Agent
Miller Container Corporation, Rock Island, IL 61201 April 2005- Present
• Verify business transaction documents such as invoices, requisitions, purchase orders and checks
• Maintain accounting records using Am-Tech software
• Set invoices up for payment
• Monitor accounts to ensure payments are up to date
• Resolve invoice discrepancies
• Vendor file maintenance
• Correspond with vendors and respond to inquiries
• Build and develop relationships with key suppliers and customers
• Prepare purchase requisitions, approve and issues purchase orders in accordance with company policy
and negotiated terms and conditions
• Track Purchasing activity and measurements
• Develop and review purchase requests and ensure authorization as necessary to facilitate the timely
purchase
• Responsible for planning, developing and buying materials, parts, supplies and equipments in a timely
and cost effective way; timely manner while maintaining appropriate quality standards and specifications
• Negotiate price with key suppliers
Secretary- Measles Campaign
World Health Organization, Kathmandu, Nepal May 2001-December 2004
• Maintained documentation and details of measles campaign
• Supervised six employees
• Organized trips for both national staff and short-term consultants
• Drafted routine correspondence according to WHO standard
Prepared Power Point presentation and report for Measles Campaign
• Translated documents from Nepali to English and vice versa for international officials
Library Assistant
Philadelphia Biblical University, Langhorne, PA January 2004 – May
2004
• Prepared catalog cards to identify material and integrated information into library catalog
• Verified authors, titles and classification numbers on sample catalog cards
• Filled in publisher, publication date and edition information
• Prepared inventory cards to record purchase information and material locations
Awards
• Scholarship Deere & Company, 2010
• Dean’s List 7 Semesters
Professional Affiliations
• Treasurer: Quad City Nepalese Society
• Bylaw Member: Quad City Nepalese Society
• Volunteer tax return preparer – VITA
• Member: Illinois CPA Society
• Member: Society of Accountancy,
• Member: Toastmaster Club
• Member: Beta Alpha Psi
References
• Available upon request