Araka Castille
Ft. Worth, TX 76112
*********@*******.***
Work History
Senior Accounting Specialist WOE Construction
Duties included preparing batches of invoices for data enter, Reconciling invoices, 3-way
matching of invoices to receipts and purchase orders, coding invoices to correct general ledger
and job codes, manage the weekly check run, prepared vendor checks for mailing, vendor
statement reconciliation, processing all account payable invoices, expense reports, intercompany
expenses, payroll for 200 or more employees, certified payroll, monthly progress billing for
multi-million dollar contracts, weekly billing for the sawing & seal, and demo haul divisions,
monthly man hour reports, daily deposits, collection calls and mailing demand letters and
collection letters for pass due invoices and understanding conditional and unconditional & final
lien waivers, Notary Public, State of Texas
Office Supervisor Hamp’s Construction, LLC & Companies
2007-2010
Duties included accounts receivables and accounts payable for seven companies, payroll,
certified payroll, AIA documents, preparing all bid proposals for commercial and residential
demolition and hauling, and The Department of the Army Corp of Engineers, Professional
Liaison between Hamp’s Construction, LLC and The Army Corp of Engineers, responsible for
coordinating subcontract and joint venture agreements for subcontractors, experience with
contracts, lien waivers, release forms, contract change orders, and job costing all administrative
duties and general office, faxing, data entry, answering phones, ordering office supplies,
preparing and sending out Fed Ex and UPS packages, sorting and mailing out mail thru
stamps.com, managed 25 rental properties, collection of rent, evictions, and creating
maintenance orders.
Administrative Assistant to the Director/ Office Manager of GNOSS
2006-2007
Served as office manager and assistant to the Director of GNOSSC, prepared, distributed and
filed various reports and correspondence of confidential and technical nature, managed,
organized and maintained all office files, coordinates conferences and meetings, attend all
meetings, prepared, typed and distribute agendas and minutes, served as quality control liaison
for the entire operation, tracked and monitored daily operation of all aspects of the organization,
served as back up for state wide data collection systems including entering and training of staff
on data entry, computes hours worked, entered data into a computerized payroll system to ensure
accurate compensation, reviews all employee appropriate documentation for payroll for the
agency, and briefs administrator on all state requirement for the QE Plan.
Administrative Coordinator BFI New Orleans
2004-2005
Duties included providing administrative support for the Customer Service, Operation, and
Account Managers, managed multiple deadlines, customer service for commercial and
residential customer, back up dispatcher, answering phones, account receivables and accounts
payable, posting checks, preparing SAR for deposits, ensured accuracy of invoices and billing
statements, prepared route sheets, computing tonnage, distance, and travel time for 16 roll of
drivers, data entry, and problem solving
Office Coordinator Family Doctors
2001-2004
Duties included administrative support for two physicians, patient registration, general office
duties, opening and closing office, collection, setting appointments and arranging patient
referrals.
Proficient in the following:
Sage
Peachtree
QuickBooks
Viewpoint
10 key (Alpha& Numeric)
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office Outlook