Accounting Assistant

Summary A highly dedicated and motivated Accountant professional is

seeking an opportunity that will allow for career

development while contributing to the overall company

success.

Education Medgar Evers College Brooklyn, NY

Bachelors Degree in Accounting

Skills ? Full suite of Microsoft Office

. CB system

. Lawson

. Public Speaking Phone skills and typing.

Professional Dallas Area Rapid Transit

Dallas, Texas

Experience February 2010 to Present

Cash Accountant

. Responsible for reconciling various DART bank account by

balancing bank records and DART accounting records and

preparing appropriate journal entries and listing of

needed bank adjustments.

. Researches, analyzes, and reconciles customer credit

card payments and ensures that DART received money for

the credit card payments.

. Monitors and analyzes daily bank transactions and fund

transfers including money market investments and

security transactions identifies and researches unusual

transactions and makes necessary accounting entries.

. Reviews and analyzes employee group health claim,

general liability and accident claim, workers

compensation claim, and flexible spending account

activity and makes necessary accounting entries.

Analyses imprested fund and reconciles the imprest fund

accounts for workers compensation and owner control

insurance program (OCIP) workers compensation accounts.

. Performs month-end and year-end accounting close by

reviewing and verifying that appropriate data has been

captured, prepares accrual journal entries, monitors,

reviews, and analyzes revenue and expense trends, and

investigates significant variance; prepares correcting

or adjusting entries as required.

. Reviews, analyzes and reconciles assigned general ledger

accounts. Monitors, analyzes and maintains Local

Assistance Programs and general ledger balances

including recording of payments to member cities and

updating balances by member city.

. Reviews, approves and processes requests or void check,

reinstate invoices for payment and cancel invoices if

necessary. Determines the status of checks by going to

the bank website, works with treasury to place stop

payment on the checks.

. Assists in the preparation of Year-end audited

financials by reviewing, reconciling, compiling, and

evaluating accounting records and preparing year-end

audit work papers and supporting schedules for areas of

responsibility.

. Provides back-up support in the absence of the account 1-

Account Receivable as necessary to perform the

essential duties of that position and accomplish

departmental and agency goals and objectives.

Dallas Area Rapid Transit

Dallas, Texas

February 2008 to January 2010

- Accounting Assistant

. Preparing reconciliation report on various DART bank

accounts. Balance bank records and DART accounting

records. In addition to preparing appropriate journal

entries I prepare lists of bank adjustments.

. Reviews, researches, analyzes and handles lockbox

deposits related to transit pass sales, charter services,

lease, rentals, and other miscellaneous receipts.

Download bank deposits and reconciles transaction amounts

to amounts deposited to DARTS bank accounts. Assigns

payments to appropriate customer accounts.

. Prepares spreadsheets used for analytical information.

Assists in the gathering of data from source documents

and creating accounting reports. Prepares charts, tables

etc for use in reports.

. Processes daily transactions for various areas in

Accounting. Assists with maintaining records and

processing of various daily transactions.

. Monitors and analyzes daily bank transactions and

funds transfers, including money market investments and

security transactions, identifies and researches unusual

transactions and make necessary accounting entries.

Performs other clerical duties, including but not limited

to: copying and collating documents; preparing

memorandums and cover letters; filing and mailing

documents; updating audit confirms on an annual basis;

updating vendor database with W9 information.

Jackie Robinson Middle School (375)

Brooklyn, NY

May 2005 to July 2007

- 7th Grade Substitute Teacher (Math and Science)

. Prepared lesson plans that produced improved student

learning.

. Developed and administered exams within school

guidelines.

. Developed and implemented programs to encourage student

participation.

. Supervised others in the maintenance and enforcement of

school policies.

. Participated in leadership training and community

building workshops.

Affiliations Jackie Robinson M.S 352 Boys Football Team Head Coach

Brooklyn, NY

October 2006 to June 2007

Medgar Evers Men's Basketball Assistant

Coach Brooklyn, NY

September 2006 to March 2007

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