Lisa L. Venable
Columbus, OH ***09
614-***-**** (cellular), ********@***.***
Summary Eight years of accounting experience in the following industries: mining,
communications, legal, non-profit, and governmental.
Experienced working in the following accounting functions: accounts
payable, cash receipts, payroll, fixed-assets, expense amortization, excel
spreadsheet progressions, financial report writing, journal entry
preparation, general ledger account coding and analysis, report
distribution and interpretation.
Developed interpersonal skills, having dealt with a diversity of
professionals, clients, and staff members.
Developed the ability to multi-task between accounting functions and to
process high volume tasks.
Gained the ability to stream-line processes.
Computer Skills Microsoft Office: Excel and Outlook
Accounting Software: IFS/SAP, Macola General ledger Accounting, Elite
Legal Accounting, MAS90
Report Writers: Crystal Reports, FRX
Keyboarding: 53 wpm, 10-Key proficient
Experience 09/04/07-01/29/2010 IRS Beckley Finance Center Beckley, WV
Accounting Technician
. Accounts Payable: audited vendor invoicing against purchase orders for
adherence to the contract terms and scheduled payment to be disbursed by
Treasury.
Resolved past due balances and reconciled accrued services with payments
disbursed.
.Transferred laterally as an accounts payable technician to process
payment on local and long distance telephone account invoicing averaging
450 payments monthly.
.Reconciliation: reconciled past due balances on telephone accounts some
of which were outstanding for over 18 months.
11/26/05-05/31/07 LIFE, Inc.
Baltimore, MD
Staff Accountant
. Accounts Payable: g/l coded and job cost coded invoices for payment
processing.
. Payroll: reviewed time sheets using ADP Etime software, responded to
payroll inquiries, and prepared payroll journal entries and accruals.
. Petty Cash: replenished imprest 15 to 20 units weekly which involved
job cost coding of client cost of care expenses
. Analyzed/ reconciled the subsidiary liability accounts of each client
for incorrect postings
. Prepared for review clients personalized cost of care reports which
indicated total projected monthly expenses for the care of each client and
fees to be received from sources for reimbursement.
. Maintained accounting department client files and accounts payable
vendor files.
. Assisted in audit preparation.
09/01/04-11/15/05 Ober, Kaler, Grimes, & Shriver Baltimore, MD
Assistant Accountant
. Reconciliation: reconciled monthly bank statements and loan account
statements; Verified the balances of Balance Sheet and Income Statement
accounts exported when writing the financial statement reports.
. Reporting: distributed personalized financial reports to over one
hundred attorneys, paralegals, and staff monthly; 1099-MISC Reporting,
responded to form W-9 requests; Calculated and reported sales/use tax.
. Accounts payable: backed up A/P clerk paying bills when needed
06/01/02-08/12/04 Highland Cellular, LLC Beckley, WV
Fixed Asset Bookkeeper
. Recorded the acquisition, capitalization, depreciation expense, and
disposition of all property, plant and equipment
. Depreciation: recorded depreciation expense monthly and reported on
quarterly by report writing into Crystal Reports and by excel spreadsheets
. Cash receipts: recorded all payments received from Tower rentals and
reconciled Tower Company bank statement.
. Amortized prepaid tower rent
. Monitored claims filed against the G-Plus cellular phone insurance
program for fraud prevention.
10/01/01-05/31/02 Raleigh Mine Industrial Supply Mt. Hope, WV
Payroll Clerk
. Completed payroll procedures to pay hourly and salaried employees
averaging forty payrolls monthly.
. Forwarded to garnishing agencies wages garnished.
. Prepared payroll related journal entries.
Education West Virginia State College Institute, WV
A.A.S in Accounting
Charleston Job Corps Charleston, WV
Allied Business Program
Qualified in clerical operations and word processing. Passed and
independent standardized test of vocational skills and knowledge.
Howard University Washington, D.C.
Major-Physics