Accounting Computer Science

Shannon Denton **** S Byron St Ste A

206-***-**** phone Shannon Denton on LinkedIn Seattle WA 98144-6029

OBJECTIVE: To obtain a permanent position, with a stable, growing & financially solvent company in which I can utilize my formal & continuing education (Accounting & Business Administration), the multi-industry Accounting & Administration work experience (construction, legal, media marketing, non-profit, property management [residential & commercial], public safety, real estate marketing, publishing, vehicle maintenance & wholesale/retail sales & marketing) & the 20+ years of “hands-on” experience I have under my belt, along with my “team builder/player” & “mission accomplished” attitude.

ACCOUNTING & COMPUTER SKILLS

Full-cycle AP/AR/PR analysis & processing

Elite

MAS 90

QuickBooks (desktop, DOS & “On-Line”)

AppFolio

Excel, Outlook & Word

ACH, EFT, CC, PayPal payment processing

ADP, CompuPay, PayChex

HRizons & PeopleSoft

Peachtree

Yardi

Oracle

Great Plains

Reflections

SalesForce

Solomon

Timberline

Skyline

ACCOUNTING CAREER

(PT) Administrator/Bookkeeper - HomelessNoMore 7/04 – Present

The responsibilities include basic bookkeeping/fundraising for this Non-Profit organization. Basic Accounts Payable (coding/entering/posting charges/expenses/invoices to journals, monthly check run, reconciliations), grant proposal writing, HR & other government regulatory paperwork. Also actively involved "in the trenches", with the homeless individuals WORKING (renovating & remodeling) towards their own permanent, low-income housing.

(PT) Accounting/Office Support - Ezell’s Famous Chicken 5/13 – 3/14

Basic AP data entry & journal entries into QuickBooks (desktop & “On-line”) representing daily sales reports from each of our eight locations. Answering 3 line phones & directing calls, taking messages & delivering when required, copy/file/fax/scan documents, follow-up with locations on order placement & delivery.

Accounting Assistant – Matrix Real Estate LLC 9/09 – 4/11

Managed entire AP cycle for 21 sites plus HQ. Matching purchase orders to invoices, coding & posting to GL (with attention to month-end) & billable/reimbursable expenses through MAS 90, making copies of all billable invoices & creating “remittance slips” to include with the Accounts Receivable billing. Responsibilities also include reconciling 4 VISA cards & 2 American Express cards against purchase orders & billable expenses (including previous month posting for billing purposes); bi-monthly check runs; running, reconciling (& re-billing) Google AdWords reports for 4 to 12 accounts. On a monthly basis, there is also reconciling the Seattle Times/Hearst Seattle Media statements & breaking them down by site for the Accounts Receivable billing & coordinating the office “all-in-one” machine for office/site totals (also for billing) & the 4-site “petty cash” reconciliations/replenishments.

(PT) Bookkeeper/PR/HR - temporary contract – Orange Racing LLC 11/08 – 1/09

Responsibilities included the basic bookkeeping for this operation. Entering payables & receivables into QuickBooks On-Line, reconciliations, timesheet entry, writing checks when needed, paying other bills with credit cards, filing & account maintenance. Other basic HR responsibilities include background checks, verifying SSI #’s along with other needed documentation.

GIVING BACK TO MY COMMUNITY

Volunteer (Team Lead)–One Night Count (www.homelessinfo.org/one_night_count/) 1/08-present

This is a once a year thing, in January, when we go out onto the streets of Seattle & actually tally the people that we see sleeping or walking around between 2 & 5 AM, “to document the nature & extent of homelessness in King County & to build public engagement & action around the issue. It is a solemn & eye-opening opportunity to witness the survival struggles of our neighbors who are homeless”.

Volunteer “Runner”– Rainier Valley Food Bank (http://www.rvfb.org/) 4/13 – 2/15

The responsibilities here include moving foodstuffs (we regularly move more than three tons of food, prepare it for distribution & helped to feed 500+ families & 40+ homeless people every Wednesday & Saturday) from delivery trucks to the warehouse & cooler/freezer, making sure the distribution “line” is fully stocked with all available foodstuffs & ready to be taken & used. Also, weighing donations, providing receipts when requested, repackaging bulk quantities into family size portions, as well as anything else that is requested of me.

Volunteer - Green Lake Presbyterian Church (http://greenlakepc.org/) 1/08 - 12/12

Monitoring/staffing the food pantry, restocking shelves & providing information on the amounts & services we offer but with my volunteer background & my never-ending desire to be of service to others, I am ready, willing & able to do any task asked of me. Also involved with the “Good Friday Ministries” serving those trying to survive on Aurora Avenue N.

Coach Shannon- SIBL Board of Dir.–Seattle International Baseball League 2/02- 8/04

The responsibilities here were installing the love for the game of Baseball in all its youthful glory & exuberance, in the hearts & minds of a group (15) of 13 & 14 year olds, who otherwise wouldn’t have the opportunity to even play the game, due to financial constraints, previous inexperience & hostile opponents, among other restrictions.

http://www.seattleweekly.com/2002-06-12/news/take-them-out-to-the-ball-game.php

Volunteer - University District Food Bank 3/98 - 8/05

The responsibilities here included loading & unloading shipments from NW Harvest & Food Lifeline, as well as private individuals, tracking (Excel) & weighing donations, providing receipts when requested, repackaging bulk quantities into family size portions, as well as anything else that is requested of me.

EDUCATION

North Seattle Community College Accounting/Business Administration Seattle Washington 2009

New Horizons Computer Training Center Advanced Excel Bellevue Washington

Business Computer Training Institute Accounting/Computer Apps Seattle Washington

Western Washington University Accounting/Computer Science Bellingham Washington

Central Washington University Accounting/Computer Science Ellensburg Washington

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