Property Manager/Bookkeeper

COVER LETTER DIANNE M. BELL

METICULOUS employee seeks to be a member of your team. I am cooperative, friendly,

hard-working, with a great attitude, and can add attention to detail in any duty assigned. I

also keep cost savings in mind and have previously been awarded for saving a large

commercial bank thousands of dollars in mailing costs with my suggestion.

I would sincerely appreciate the opportunity to have a personal interview, in order to share

the details of my skills that will explain how I will be a perfect fit as a member of your

team.

Expert Bookkeeper/Achiever in Business

23 A Hill Court Circle - Rochester, NY 14621

***********@*****.*** - 585-***-****

Office Administration position to provide high quality services efficiently and responsibly with cost savings

in mind. Highly detail oriented to ensure quality and accuracy to all customers. Reputation for being a

meticulous employee, self-motivated and a master at multi-tasking. Advanced Excel and Access skills.

TWO LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION FROM PROFESSORS IN OBTAINING MY BACHELORS

DEGREE

Dianne Bell

Email: ***********@*****.***

Rochester, NY 14621

OBJECTIVE

Bookkeeping/Accounting position to provide high quality services efficiently and

responsibly with cost savings in mind. Assist in major details to ensure quality and

accuracy to all customers. Reputation for being a meticulous employee.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Outstanding general accounting skills, over 30 years

• 3 years in A/P, A/R, monthly inventory and trial balance

• 4 years in account reconciliation with wire transfer and U.S. Treasury accounts at Chase

Bank, NY

• Formulated Operational Instructions for each position in Investment Support Department

at a large commercial bank

• Excellent time management skills, handling multiple tasks while under pressure

• Detail oriented: exceptional attention to details with large numbers and specific

descriptions comparing to other related documents prior to going to customers

• 9 years dealing with contractors and sub-contractors as a property manager

• 6 years in self-employed cleaning service with husband, handling all financial forms,

bids and tax preparation and payments including payroll (4-6 employees)

• 9 years in collections, including preparation of court documents for evictions and

representing the housing complex at court proceedings

• 6 years in processing large corporate deposits and payrolls in a time-sensitive, detail

driven department

• Strong, efficient and personable communication skills, 30 years with diverse customers

and co-workers; self-motivated and a self-starter, working well with others

• Excellent follow up for any task performed, in a completely professional manner

• Highly experienced in MS Word, Excel and QuickBooks

• Reputation for learning quickly easily trained

• Cost savings minded for companies suggested new system of mailing securities for

company and was awarded $3,000 for saving the company tens of thousands

DIANNE M. BELL PAGE 2

PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE

Accounting

• Processed invoices, deposits and payments using QuickBooks

• Submitted all required self-employment tax forms

• Handled bank reconciliations, A/P, A/R, trial balance, inventory and payroll

• Maintained rent rolls for 320 apartment units

Detail Oriented

• Managed 320 residential apartments: rents, leases, collections and evictions

• Investigations/Research in U.S. Treasury Bills and Municipal Bond clearing accounts

• Examination and comparison of various forms of data to ensure 100% accuracy

Strong Communication

• Managed resident issues along with employees, contractors and perspective clients

• Established relationships with buyers in sales and promotions

• Maintained good relationship with customers regarding collections

• Ability to succinctly communicate details to diverse amount of co-workers and customers

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

CARROLS, LLC (Burger King) November 2012-April 2014

Cashier

• Part time cashiering and stocking while attending online courses to obtain my Bachelor’s

degree in Business, with a concentration in Accounting

KELLY SERVICES/BAUSCH & LOMB April-August 2012

Office Assistant

• Processed work orders for Tool Engineering department, ensuring with 100% accuracy

that legal documentation matched with the products prior to delivery to customers

• Using MS Excel, maintained inventories for all parts and sub-parts by physical count and

generating additional work orders

• Filed and maintained hundreds of files ensuring accuracy of proper legal documents

RIEDMAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 2009-2010

Residential Manager

DIANNE M. BELL PAGE 3

• Managed 185 apartment units rents, leases, evictions, residential issues/complaints and

all reports including managing staff and contractors for service orders and turnovers

• Processed all invoices (used MS Excel for utility monthly reporting)

HILL COURT/ IVY RIDGE APARTMENTS, LLC 2001-2009

Leasing Consultant/Manager

• Managed 320 apartment units rents, leases, evictions, residential issues/complaints and

Reports, including managing staff and contractors for service orders and turnovers

• Trained 2 other leasing consultants in ordering, collections and complaints

• Showed apartments, processed new move ins/outs and maintenance requests

WILSON FARMS STORES, INC. 1998-2000

Cashier

• Cash and credit transactions including balancing cash at end of shifts

NORTHERN SOY, INC. 1995-1997

Customer Service/Bookkeeper

• Received orders by phone and processed shipments with bills of lading

• Processed monthly accounting, inventory, invoices, payments and payroll

• Involved in sales promotions and demonstrations

BELL’S CLEANING AND JANITORIAL SERVICE 1989-1994

Assistant Manager/Co-owner

• Processed all financial forms for tax reporting, self-employment and payroll

• All communications in customers service, collections and bids

CHASE BANK, NY 1978-1989

Branch/Head Teller

Cash Vault Teller-high volume and large deposits/payrolls-time sensitive

Investment Operations Support Clerk-Created Operational Instructions for all functions in

Treasury and Municipal Securities processing

Investigations/Research Clerk for Treasuries and Municipal Bonds-reconciling to the

General Ledger accounts including Wire Transfer

Brokerage Clerk (part-time)

EDUCATION / CERTIFICATION

DIANNE M. BELL PAGE 4

A.S. Business Administration-Monroe Community College 1976-1978

Dean’s List --- 3 of 4 semesters

Bachelors in Business, Economics & Management Concentration in Accounting

SUNY – Empire State College (on line) 2013 2014

Maintained A and B average in all courses – GPA 3.66

(PROFESSOR RECOMMENDATION FOLLOWS)

CERTIFICATIONS

Notary Public NYS- Monroe County 2004-present

LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION

June 3, 2014

Re: Dianne Bell

To Whom It May Concern:

Please accept my highest recommendation for Dianne Bell to be recognized for her educational

achievements. Dianne possesses outstanding academic and leadership abilities. Her intellectual

curiosity and quick learning style has served her well throughout her academic journey.

Additionally, Dianne has the important communication skills needed for success in a competitive

academic program. Her presentation skills are evidenced by previous class presentations, and her

written communication skills are demonstrated by detailed case studies and assignments.

Based on her solid performance, Dianne has exhibited great strengths by continually improving

her intellectual skills. She has successfully managed the relationship between theory and practice

through a combination of practical experience and formal knowledge. As her professor, I was

impressed by Dianne’s willingness to ask insightful questions and exercise in-depth analytical

skills.

Without hesitation, I forward my highest recommendation for Dianne. She is an intelligent,

diligent, and mature student – characteristics that set her apart from the rest. If you have any

questions, please contact me at 210-***-**** or *******@****.**.***.

Sincerely,

Dana Leland, PhD, MBA, MTX, MAC

Professor of Accounting

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