Maria C. Panagiotou

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Shoreline, WA 98155

Cellular: 206-***-**** / Email: ac6l6s@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

A position as an administrative/accounting assistant which will utilize computer knowledge, organizational abilities, strong people skills, and business experience.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Word, Excel, QuickBooks, Riskmaster, Solomon IV, ADP Pay Expert, Inscomm, ACT, Outlook, PowerSchool, B2B and SAP

EXPERIENCE

September 2014 to Present

SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS / Clerical Substitute Seattle, WA

(See Attached)

October 2006 to September 2014

F.B. LERCH & CO. Seattle, WA

Office Manager / Life & Disability Insurance Agent

Handle all day to day operations of insurance agency. Customer Service, bookkeeping, recordkeeping, insurance policy application submissions. As well as personal assistance to owner.

July 1996 to October 2006

ALLIED PACIFIC ADJUSTING GROUP/CASCADE

NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY Bothell, WA

Accounting/Claim Assistant

Responsible for issuing claim payments, retrieving policy information, maintaining self-insured accounts, accounts payable, accounts receivable, monthly financial reporting, back-up to Finance Manager, assist in companywide payroll including hourly, salary and commission employees, Indexing claim histories and customer service.

EDUCATION

1993-2006

North Seattle Community College

Misc. Accounting & Business Courses/Legal Secretary

1993

Ballard High School - High School Diploma

AWARDS/LICENCES

Washington State Notary Public

Washington State Life & Disability Insurance Agent License

2005 Employee of the Year – Allied Pacific Adjusting Group

VOLUNTEERING

Northwest Burn Foundation – 2006 to Present

EXPERIENCE CONTINUED:

September 2014 to Current

SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS Seattle, WA

Clerical Substitute – Various Departments

September 2014 to April 2015

Advanced Learning

Responsible for scheduling testing dates for group, one on one and make up test dates for SPS and Private School students via direct contact with parents/guardian by US Mail, Email and/or Telephone.

Assisted testers during 2 - 3hrs test in group setting on many Saturdays during the fall 2014 testing period.

Assisted in answering questions from parents/guardians regarding next steps once scores had gone out and organized any further testing needs.

Organized Appeals coming into department for review.

Many various small projects to help the department in general.

April 2015 to June 2015

Accounting – Accounts Payable / Capital Projects

Created B2B shopping carts for Capital Projects; Furniture/Fixtures,

Small Works etc.

Routed invoices to appropriate person responsible for payment on

Capital Projects/Small Works to assure timely payment.

Assisted Project Managers with any questions or concerns.

Accounts Payable Department Mail

Filing and various small projects to help department in general

July 2015

Front Desk/Lobby – Customer Service

Greeted Visitors and helped direct them to department or person they were visiting.

Responsible for finding correct person to help answer questions for anyone coming into the building.

Answered general questions and helped give parents/guardians appropriate forms needed to enroll in upcoming school year.

Assisted current and/or past SPS students obtain copies of Graduation Diplomas or HS Transcripts.

Worked with Security for daily elevator/door code.

Customer Service Mail

August 2015

Purchasing

Assist Purchasing Manager in various tasks to help wrap up fiscal year; last minute PO’s, locating items thru vendors, coordinating delivery with vendors to assure receipt of items by end of fiscal year.

Created open Purchase Orders for upcoming fiscal year for various departments within SPS Dist.

Tracked Small Works projects for 2015 Fiscal Year

Helped each buyer contact Vendors regarding back orders.

Create labels for Small Works Filing System/General PO filing.

Any small task to help each buyer during busy end of fiscal year period.

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