Paralegal/Legal Assistant

C hrista Armstrong

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E DUCATION

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B BA D egree: M ajor - L egal Studies a nd Business Administration

S trayer University, R oswell, GA

A ABA D egree: M ajor – B usiness Administration

S trayer University, R oswell, GA

M ember: Alpha Chi Honorary Collegiate Society

C OMPUTER SKILLS

A derant/CMS, Elite, Solomon, JD Edwards, Great Plains, Peachtree Accounting

M icrosoft Office Products

Q Law, PC Law, Time Matters, D ocufree, TimeSlips

P ROFESSIONAL EXPERIE NCE

P aralegal/Office Manager 1 1/2013 – 7 /2014

H enderson Legal, LLC, A tlanta, GA

P repare d, proofread and e dited l egal documents, f or the c ivil l itigation, c orporate l aw,

p robate and estate planning practice groups

S cheduled c losings, m aintaining firm c alendar,recording o f documents and related tasks

C reate d c lient files, maintain ed a nd organize d d ocuments and records

M anage d l aw office, including all bookkeeping and office administration duties such as

b illing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, r econciliations a nd being first point of

c ontact for clients/guests

E xecuted a nd process ed c ollection of dues for homeowner association clients

C reated d etailed trust account reconciliation system and developed HOA collection

p rocedure resulting in a signi ficant savings in ti me, money, and billing errors

A ssist ed w ith special projects as needed

C ontract Legal Billing, A/P & A/R Specialist 1 0/2012 – 11 /2013

A rnall Golden G regory, Rogers & H ardin, A tlanta, G A

S et up new c lients, perform ed c onflict checks and manage d i ncoming research requests

C omplete d e dits, time transfers, write - offs, holds, unapplied funds and related tasks

P erformed a ccounts p ayable, p rocessed e mployee expense reports, r esolved v endor

d iscrepancies

P erformed w eekly check runs, p repare d p rebills f or multiple practice groups a nd

m onthly b illing/statements

P ost ed a nd print ed b ills/invoices a ccording to firm protocol

A ccounts Receivable Specialist 0 8/ 20 11 – 10 / 20 12

J ohnson & Freedman LLP, Atlanta, GA

P rocessed d aily deposits for all firm locations using Docufree software

M anaged a ccounts p ayable for court related expenses

G enerated d aily and month - to - date financial reports

C hrista Armstrong

1 750 Shiloh Rd. NW # 914, K ennesaw, G eorgia 3 01 44 ( 404 ) 4 22 - 6639 c ***************@*****.***

B illing Specialist/CA Ledger Accountant 0 8 / 20 07 – 0 5/ 20 09

W eissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco P.C., A tlanta, GA

P repared prebills for attorneys in the Community Association/HOA Group

G enerated m onthly b illing, handled cl ient terminations and new client set - ups

A ccess ed a nd update d b illing vendor sites, prepare d m onthly e bills

M anage d i ncoming calls and research requests to departmental hotline

R esponsible for maintenance of home owner ledgers which the firm represent ed,

p repare d p ayoff letters for c onsent o rders, j udgments, f oreclosures, p re - s uit and i n - suit

m atters

M ulti - State Sales & Use Tax Specialist/Bookkeeper 0 1 / 20 04 – 0 8 / 20 07

S olomon Edwards Group, A tlanta, GA

P repared Multi State S ales and Use Tax Returns

R esearched and resolved tax variances and responded to notices from the taxing

a uthorities

P erformed b ookkeeping functions including Full Cycle A ccounts Receivable and Payable

R esponsible for monthly b ank r econciliations

I mpleme nted journal entries and executed monthly general ledger reconciliations

R esponsible for c ash management a nd m onthly billing

M ulti - State Sales & Use Tax Specialist 0 5/ 20 02 – 0 9/ 20 04

I ntercontinental Hotels Group, A tlanta, GA

P repared and filed Sales, Use and Occupancy related tax returns

R esearched and resolved notices and assessments from the tax a uthorities

C ollaborated and prepared financial data for monthly bank reconciliations

I dentified discrepancies, c leared errors and performed route - caused analysis

R eported specific service level agreement requirements and metrics

A CCOMPLISHMENTS

R ecognized for a bility to interact e ffectively a nd communicate w ell with co - workers,

c lients, vendors and all levels of o wnership and m anagement

C ommended for being c ustomer focused and s ervice - o riented

A dept at keeping a ged delinquencies to a m inimum using established collection

p rocedures, s ignificantly reducing bad debt

C reated detailed trust account reconciliation system for small law firm

W rote procedure manual for a ccounting d epartment

R EFERENCES

P romptly furnished upon request.

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