Saisamoa Vaitautolu
P.O. Box ****
San Bernadino, CA 92413
Email: ********@****.***
OBJECTIVE
Seeking a position, with opportunity for advancement
PROFILE
Results-driven and highly skilled Accounting and Finance with 8 years of
extensive experience
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL STRENGTHS
. Proven initiative and leadership, with highly developed organizational
and management skills
. Demonstrated ability to analyze and process complex information from
various sources
. In addition to established accounting and auditing expertise,
demonstrates strong administrative, process management, investigative
and financial analysis abilities
. A highly motivated and quick learner, flexible and adaptable
. Dedicated and detail-oriented team member who excels at collaborative
problem solving
. Correspondence and dictating skills
. Gathers, compiles and reports information relevant to/for department
. Prepares schedule, meeting agenda, conference and events,
internal/external control
. Investigator Officer
. Dealing with all financial reports
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Department of Commerce Pago, American
Samoa Accounting & Finance
Jan. 3, 1999-Dec. 28, 2007
. Administrative Assistant
. Investigator Officer/ A/P & A/R
. Sales & Life Insurance Officer
. Preparation of Annual Budget for the Project Program, AOP & AAP
. Keeping and maintaining up-to-date Project Financial Reports
. Deal with correspondence through out client especially Environmental
Assessment for each project
. Prepare monthly report for management review
. Prepare department attendance performance report
. Prepare outstanding debt report for management review
. Prepare collection report weekly, monthly and as required
. Reconcile monthly expenditures and reports
. Set up an accounts processing & filing system
. Ensure filed documents are in sequential order and supports Accounts
for verification & audit- e.g. projects & documents in their
appropriate order
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Department of Commerce
Accounting & Finance (Cont')
. Reconcile current accounts Note: there are receivables withheld by HUD
. Prepare weekly report as may be required
. Prepare payroll quarterly reports and submit to Honolulu Urban
Development for review
. Reconcile Community Development Block Grant payroll and make necessary
adjustments where non-CDBG staff pay may have been charged wrongly to
Community Development Block Grant accounts
. Follow-up and monitor that contract implementation is in accordance
with contract document
. Monitor contracts especially in relation to the numbers and costs
. Monitored all accounts, reconciling old debts and closing accounts as
warranted
. Prepared collections reports for Financial Controller, as well as
vendor statements with accompanying requests for payment
. Generated default summons for presentation in District Court for
claims of up to $10,000 through meticulous record keeping, boosted
stock sales and increased company credits.
Family Business Back in Island 1999-2010
. Reconciliation of Business Accounts
. A/P & A/R
. Prepared Financial Report before the end of the Month
. Recordkeeping
. Prepared Weekly Report for Managers Review
. Updates Outstanding Accounts / Updates Financial System
. Investigated Payroll if any error appear in the System
. Internal Audit
. Prepare weekly payment deposit in Bank
. Reconcile Business Receipt vs Bank Statement
AFFILIATIONS & EDUCATION
. Small Business Administration
. Human Communication
. Interpersonal Communication
. Conflict Resolution
. Litigation Processing
. Institute of Secretaries and Administrators
. Accounting, Business Consultants, and Tax Agents
. Faculty and Board of Managers, Vision Accounting and Management
. Master of Business Administration-Accounting:
University of Phoenix-Online
. Christchurch, Canterbury University, New Zealand-Bachelors of Commerce
. High School Diploma: Tafuna High School-American Samoa
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TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
. Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Publisher
. Peachtree
. MYOB
. QuickBooks
. SAGE
. IDIS