Melinda Besse

Melinda Besse

**** ****** **., *******, *********, 70458 * 985-***-**** * ac6tug@r.postjobfree.com WORK EXPERIENCE

PERSON HUFF CPA, Metairie, LA

Accountant/Office Manager, Jan 2003 - Oct 2016

Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards. Report to management regarding the finances of establishment. Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology.

Establish tables of accounts and assign entries to proper accounts. Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting or other tax requirements.

Advise clients in areas such as compensation, employee health care benefits, the design of accounting or data processing systems, or long-range tax or estate plans. Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs.

Provide internal and external auditing services for businesses or individuals. Represent clients before taxing authorities and provide support during litigation involving financial issues. Prepare forms and manuals for accounting and bookkeeping personnel, and direct their work activities. Appraise, evaluate, and inventory real property and equipment, recording information such as the description, value and location of property.

Survey operations to ascertain accounting needs and to recommend, develop, or maintain solutions to business and financial problems.

Prepare invoices, reports, memos, letters, financial statements and other documents, using word processing, spreadsheet, database, or presentation software.

Conduct research, compile data, and prepare papers for consideration and presentation by executives, committees and boards of directors.

Attend meetings to record minutes.

Greet visitors and determine whether they should be given access to specific individuals. Perform general office duties, such as ordering supplies, maintaining records management database systems, and performing basic bookkeeping work.

File and retrieve corporate documents, records, and reports. Open, sort, and distribute incoming correspondence, including faxes and email. Make travel arrangements for executives.

Coordinate and direct office services, such as records, departmental finances, budget preparation, personnel issues, and housekeeping, to aid executives.

Set up and oversee administrative policies and procedures for offices or organizations. Supervise and train other clerical staff and arrange for employee training by scheduling training or organizing training material.

Interpret administrative and operating policies and procedures for employees. Meet with individuals, special interest groups and others on behalf of executives, committees and boards of directors.

Review operating practices and procedures to determine whether improvements can be made in areas such as workflow, reporting procedures, or expenditures. EDUCATION

SALMEN HIGH SCHOOL, Slidell, LA

High School Diploma, May 1983

Melinda Besse

H&R TAX SCHOOL, New Orleans, LA

State Tax Preparer Certified, Oct 2016

US NAVAL AEOGRAPHERS SCHOOL, Chanute, IL

Weather/Oceanography Certified

PROFFESIONAL SKILLS

Microsoft Office Suite including Expert in Excel, Word, Powerpoint Budget and Financial Software including Quickbooks, Peachtree, Juris Organizational Structure

ORGANIZATIONS

Treasurer for Slidell Elks Lodge 2321 from 2011 thru 2016. Non-profit Organization. Responsible for maintaining the books for the lodge and all trust accounts. On the board for Krewe of Titans Non-Profit Organization for 2017 ENDORSEMENTS

Matthew Person 3200 Lake Villa Drive Metairie, La. 70002 504-***-**** MaryAnn Dutton16 Chamale Drive Slidell, La. 70460 985-***-**** Cynthia Laine 4370 Trieste St. New Orleans, La. 70129 504-***-****