An experienced bookkeeper.

NANTON N JAMES

*** ******** ******, ***. **, Bronx, NY 10470

Phone: 347-***-**** • Email: ************@*****.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

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• Accounts Payables/ Receivables, Payroll. • Full Charge Bookkeeper.

• General Ledger, Income/Expenses, and P&L statements, • Licensed Financial services associate.

Trial Balance.

• Internal Audit / Income & Night Audit. GSA.

EMPLOYMENT

04/12- to present - Gentles Financial Corp Accounts Payables Supervisor/ Bookkeeper

Process by time stamping and coding invoices for payment. Expedite payment on discounted invoices, keep and

maintain journals for disbursements. Handle all returns or exchanges, liaise with all vendors to ensure a cordial

relationship. Reconcile G/L entries, amortize fixed assets, payroll withholdings, bank reconciliation, and assist

with end of month disciplines and annual audits .Supervise staff of four.

03/10-03/12 Bankers Financial Services Associates White Plains, NY

• Interviewed prospective clients to obtain data about their financial resources and needs, or the physical

condition of the person to be insured, and to discuss any existing coverage. Called on policyholders to deliver

and explain policy, to analyze fixed annuities, insurances and suggest additions or changes. Consult on

retirement plans and methods to fund retirement income. Sought out new clients and developed clientele by

networking to find new customers and generate lists of prospective clients. Asset management, crisis

management and maximizing income through investment. Explained features, advantages and disadvantages

of various policies to promote sale of insurance plans, handle policy conversions and advise on fixed and

variable annuities. Accounts management. Service orphaned policies

03/06-09/09 Woodbury Partners (Inn at Fox Hollows) Accounting Dept /Sr. Auditor Woodbury, NY

• Supervisor of accounting Depts., Accounts Payables, Accounts Receivables, aging of receivables, and

pursuit of collection efforts on delinquent accounts., Payroll (ADP), General Ledger, Income and Expenses,

Profit and Loss, Trial Balance, Bank Reconciliation, Amortization and Depreciation schedules, as well as

assisting with the day-to-day management of accounting office and end of month closings.

• Supervised team of five auditors in maintaining accounting disciplines during scheduled month end audits and

unscheduled audits that included bank counts and other procedures such as arbitrary tests to show compliance

with (GAAP) AND (SOP). Worked closely with external auditors during annual audits. Conducted training

sessions with cashiers and front office staff to identify areas needing improvement and to underline the

company’s policies and strict adherence to it particularly in the area of finances. Submitted monthly reports to

executive management to outline actions based on activity.

06/04-07/06 C.B.A. Distribution Route Inspector (Supervisor) Bronx, NY

• Analyzed data and statistics accumulated in the field.. Reviewed findings with team of inspectors to identify

areas for specific marketing campaigns according to data collected. Presentation of information to prospective

clients. Suggest and determine policy changes consistent with information provided.

07/89-01/04 Hilton Hotels Internal/Audit (supervisor) New York, NY

• Supervisor of in house staff auditors to ensure the accuracy of all revenue generating departments, and the

compliance with standard operating procedures, analyze credit card activity and reconcile against data

extracted from operating systems .State and City sales tax review to guard against unusual variances,

reconcile and summarize food and beverage activity extracted from Micros (POS), against revenues analyzed

on Excel spreadsheet. Performed banquet and function revenue analysis with respective sales departments.

06/86-07/89 Park Central Hotel Income Auditor/Night Auditor New York, NY

Verification, reconciliation, and summarizing of daily revenues and preparations of management reports.

Reconcile cashiers and night audit reports.

06/81-06/86 Bing & Bing Mgmt. (Dorset Hotel) Accounts Payables Clerk New York, NY

• Preparation for disbursement by coding, and extension verification on all invoices supported by authorized

purchase orders. Expedited payments on discounted invoices. Categorized payments into expenses and fixed

assets. Maintained general ledger entries for disbursements. Prepared month-end income and expense

statements, P&L statements, and Amortizations. Prepared daily bank deposits and bank reconciliations.

Inventory management, assist controller in other accounting functions. Maintained state and city sales tax

journals.

EDUCATION:

06/74-06/78 U.W.I. Management Studies, BS Cave Hill

05/83-05/85 Taylor Business Institute Accounting AAS New York. NY

CERTIFICATION:

12/09-02/10 Global Education Institute Accident, Life, and Health License New York. NY

NYS # LA-1145387

SPECIAL SKILLS:

• Microsoft Excel and Word, QuickBooks Pro, Micros, Opera, HPMS,AS400, People Soft.

LANGUAGES: English, French, and a working knowledge of Spanish

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