Patricia A. Palmer
Glendale, Arizona 85304
Home 602-***-****)
Cell 480-***-****)
Email: *************@*******.***
PROFILE: A solid background in the field of Financial
Accounting/Bookkeeping,
reflecting knowledge and expertise in many different facets of
Accounting.
SKILLS:
Proficient in Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP, MS Word, Excel, Access.
Experienced in Quickbooks Pro, Peachtree, Lotus1-2-3.
Accounts Receivable/Payable
Payroll
Spreadsheets
Expenditure Projections
P & L Accounting
General Ledger
Financial Reports
Purchasing
Customer Service/Collections
Reconciliations
EDUCATION:
8/2005-6/2006 - Ottawa University- B/S Degree/Business Admin/Acct.
8/2009 - Masters Degree In Progress Kaplan University
EMPLOYMENT:
3/2008 to 10/19/2009 -Data Preserve-Financial Administrator
. Reconciliations of all Balance Sheet Items
. Collections and Billing through an automated system
. All facets of Accounting with Quickbooks utilizing spreadsheets
. New customer Setup utilizing Access for one database
. Issued credits when applicable
. Purchasing
10/2007 to 2/2008- Several short term temp assignments as Bookkeeper
. 6/2007to 10/2007 NewJoy Quilting Products Bookkeeper
. Reconcile Accounts
. Accounts Payable and Receivable
. All facets of Accounting utilizing Quick books
7/2005-5/2007 Advanced Technology Manufacturing-Bookkeeper
. Reconcile Accounts
. Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
. Financial Statements and analysis
. Deposits and collections all utilizing Quick books for manufacturing
8/2004-7/2005-Temp assignments including American Express, Phoenix
Childrens Hospital and Ivertex
. Accounts Payable and all facets of accounting through financial
statements
9/2003-7/2004 General Ledger Accountant. Road Machinery Phoenix
. Reconciled general ledger accounts on a monthly basis.
. Journal entries entered to correct errors and adjusting entries month
end.
. Responsible for the daily deposit and posting to the customer
accounts.
. Processed payments to vendors
. Ran Agings and reconciled Accounts Receivable on a daily basis.
5/2003-8/2003 Bookkeeper/Accounting Mgr. North Valley Dirt Work Phoenix
. Implemented policies & procedures to ensure compliance with GAAP.
. Reconciled general ledger accounts on a monthly basis using Quickbooks
. Responsible for Accounts Payable and Payroll
. Established a system for cost analysis in order to improve the bottom
line.
12/1994-4/2003 Store Manager. Texaco & Mobil Phoenix AZ
. Reconciled daily sales reports and other transactions including daily
deposit.
. Data entry for Accounts Payable and Payroll.
. Established new systems to streamline daily operations.
. Responsible for all Purchasing for the store.
. Train new employees and all personnel related duties.
8/1989-7/1995 Accounting Tech II & III State of Arizona Phoenix AZ
. Collected and reconciled all revenue received by agency daily and
monthly.
. Purchased office supplies for the state.
. Data entry for processing accounts payable for the agency.
. Processed payroll for state employees using the statewide accounting
system.