Dawn M. Costa-Scott
P.O. Box **, North Easton, MA 02356
PROFILE
Notary Public
Extensive bookkeeping experience
Experienced in Microsoft 95/97/2000, Excel, Word, Peachtree
Accounting Software, Microsoft Access
ADP and Ceridian Payroll Services Software
Highly skilled in reconciliation's and preparation of monthly
reports
Recognized for efficiency, thoroughness, tact and the ability to
work well with others
EXPERIENCE
Norris & Company, Avon, MA
Bookkeeper/Accounting Manager August 1998 - Present
Payroll & Benefits
. Weekly input and review of employee payroll reports
. Calculate and apply manual checks
. Maintain simple IRA - including applying and distributing monies from
employee/employer plan, maintain spreadsheet
. Enrolling new employees into health plan and life insurance plan
. Answered any questions or concerns regarding payroll, health and IRA
plan
. Researched and instituted dental plan for employees
. Handled any terminations, cobra insurance
. Keep logs of artists time cards and enter into accounting system
. Administrative work
Accounts Payable
. Account code, purchase orders, invoices and enter in computer, run
daily posting and reports
. Match and batch invoices and cut checks on weekly basis (if
necessary)
. Balance checkbook, reconcile bank statement, vendor statements, petty
cash, transfer monies form saving to checking (when needed)
. Handle month end / year end processing including backups
. Question and handle any vendor invoices with problems and vendor
calls and emails
. Handle employee expenses
. General Ledger Entries
Accounts Receivable/ Billing
. Cash applications and bank deposits, daily posts and reports (if
necessary)
. Make collection calls
. Handle customer calls and emails, research and resolve any problems
. Handle all month end / year end closings including backups
. Send out monthly statements
. Open jobs for customers
. Run individual job costs for billing
. Enter invoices, print and send to customers
. Close jobs after all costs are in and posted
. Maintain forecast for Account Executives for each period
. Handle any questions about invoices customers might have or need
. Maintain database in access, printed reports on weekly basis
. Handle all month end / year end closings and backups
Job Costing/ Insertion Orders
. Enter all purchase orders, fedex slips and other miscellaneous
charges on jobs
. Transfer any costs if over to other jobs
. Make sure all costs are in before closing and purging jobs out of
accounting system
. Enter in and print preliminary insertion orders for advertising in
magazines or websites
. Print final insertion orders and put together all backup or copy
together for VP of Media
. Enter in and print invoices to customers for space advertising
Dawn M. Costa-Scott
P.O. Box 62, North Easton, MA 02356
AK Media/MA, Stoneham, MA
Payroll Benefits Coordinator March 1997 - August 1998
L & C Flashing Barricades, Inc., Canton, MA
Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable August 1995 - March 1997
ROEMAR INC. / Concordia Cloths Inc., Stoughton, MA
Assistant to President/Accounting February 1994 - July 1995
IMPORT PRODUCTS, INC., Bridgewater, MA
Accounts payable / Accounts Receivable November 1988 - December 1993
References available upon request