YELENA GORELIK
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Successful in-depth experience in positions of growing responsibility in the field of accounting,
fiscal planning and office management.
Extensive hands-on experience in logistical operations of small-to-medium size businesses with
focus on fiscal planning and office management.
4 AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
• Strong ability to evaluate, identify and implement best practices for cost effective
operations related to all aspects of office management.
• Experience in Accounts Receivable, Collections, and Accounts Payable.
• All aspects of payroll management and reporting.
• Bank reconciliation and reporting.
• Analysis of accounts, trial balance, balance sheets, adjustment and closing entries.
• All aspects of human resources: hiring, grievances and disciplinary actions, terminating,
Liability and Worker’s Compensation insurance, Union issues, regulatory compliance.
• Team building, change management; goal setting, follow up.
• Real estate management: lease negotiation, service contracts, maintenance and repair,
tenant relations, management of account receivable and account payable. Reconciliation
of bank statements.
• Proven capability to efficiently multitask and resolve complicated issues with minimum
or no guidance.
EXPERIENCE:
William Somerville Co., Inc. New York (Architectural Woodworking Firm.)
Full Charge Bookkeeper 03/1998-2/6/2014
• Responsible for all phases of Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable.
• Matching invoices to purchase orders.
• Monitoring payments to vendors to ensure timely remittances, supervising check printing
process.
• Accountable for a weekly payroll for 63 workers, and transmission of data to ADP, Inc.
Responsible for payroll transfers.
• Daily bank reconciliation (Commerce – On Line Software) and weekly bank
reconciliation (Chase On-Line Software). Monthly reconciliation of credit cards and
travel expenses.
• Prepare bank account balances report for the owners. Prepare 1099 forms.
• Analysis and Control of all jobs costs and inventory control.
• Prepare Union Reports and petty cash reports. Handle all traffic violation payments.
• Responsible for monthly preparation of accounts analysis. Run Trial Balance, Balance
Sheet, and General Ledger. Adjusting and closing entries.
• Point of contact with Banks, ADP, customers, vendors, project managers, Union, and
insurance brokers. Extensive Data Entry (Quick Book Software and Peachtree Software).
• Assisted in finance and accounting tasks and special projects.
Pretty Girl Inc. New York (Major Ladies’ Apparel Retailer)
Bookkeeper, Full Charge 09/1995-02/1998
• Responsible for Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable for the Headquarters.
Responsible for wire transfers from the stores to the Headquarters.
• Responsible for Monthly Bank Reconciliation for 17 Stores and the Headquarters.
Prepared weekly payroll for 370 employees.
• Responsible for monthly Federal, State, and City Tax transactions and reports.
• Prepared Trial Balance, Balance Sheet and General Ledger.
• Point of contact with customers, vendors and the Bank.
• Performed data entry (Peachtree Software and Chase On-Line Software).
A. R. Walker & Co., Inc. New York. (Real Estate Management Agency)
Bookkeeper 1993-08/1995
• Prepared computerized monthly rent bills. Prepared late payment list the 10th of each
month for managing agents. Prepared and sent Late Payment Notices to tenants and
followed up with telephone calls, if necessary.
• Made bank deposits (rent, brokerage commissions, etc.). Recorded bank deposits in the
ledger. Used the RIS software to track the rent status.
• Managed Accounts Payable and reconciled bank statements for all company accounts.
Wine by Gerard, Inc., New York. (Major French Wine Wholesaler)
Bookkeeper 1990-1992
• Responsible for Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Inventory Control, Sales
Journal, Cash Disbursement Journal, and Bank Reconciliation.
• Handled collection issues, and where necessary, turned accounts over to collection
attorneys.
• Performed extensive data entry, filing, copying, faxing. Provided customer service.
EDUCATION:
Advanced Software Analyses, Inc. Information and Accounting. New York, NY
A.A Degree in Accounting.
Gomel Technological College, Gomel, USSR.
BS Degree in Finance.
SOFTWARE AND SKILLS
Computerized Accounting: Quick Books, Peachtree, Excel, Outlook, Microsoft Office
applications.
REFERENCES:
Available upon request.
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