BONNIE T. BIERER
Bedford, VA *4523
************@***.***
OBJECTIVE Seeking a position in Computers, Bookkeeping or Accounting that will allow me to utilize my education, training and skills in computers and accounting.
EDUCATION NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE, Lynchburg, Virginia
Graduated June 10, 1994, Associate of Arts in Accounting.
Current GPA 3.60
EXPERIENCE
May 2014 CHEERY BEKAERT, LLP
Present 828 Main Street, Suite 1801, Lynchburg, VA 24504
Administrative Assistant with Cherry Bekaert LLP
Answer the phone, greet clients, scan documents, assemble tax returns, type Audit Letters & Engagement Letters, prepare error free reports, prepare letters and legal documents. Handle incoming and outgoing mail. Support Partners and staff as needed. Setup new hire cubicles and get laptops ready for new hires. Order supplies as needed for the office.
February 2014 RANDSTAD STAFFING
May 2014 2071 Colonial Ave., Suite U-29, Roanoke, VA 24015
Administrative Assistant with Cherry Bekaert LLP
Answer the phone, greet clients, scan documents, assemble tax returns, type Audit Letters & Engagement Letters, prepare error free reports, prepare letters and legal documents. Handle incoming and outgoing mail. Support Partners and staff as needed.
April 2010 - FOREHAND, INC.
October 2013 2508 Langhorne Rd, Lynchburg, VA 24501
Accounts Payable
Enter and pay bills for Property Management and Print Checks. File all paid bills into each property folder. Check and balance 14 bank statements each month. Send out Owner’s statements and Condo statement each month. Type 1099’s for Security Deposit Interest, Owners and Subcontractors at the end of each year. Update forehandrentals.com website as needed. Answer multi line phone system and input sales contracts for residential sales when needed.
EXPERIENCE CON’T
Assistant Property Manager
Work as the assistant property manager taking care of Owner’s Properties getting them ready to be rented. Complete tenant Security Deposits once the tenant leaves. Check potential properties to verify if it is a possible new property that we would manage. Help tenants make arrangements to payoff rent. Write up court papers for overdue rent. Write up writs once we have position to get eviction completed. Take rent, security deposits and prorated rents. Type leases for new tenants. Answer the phone and write up work orders for work that needs to be completed on the properties. Call owners and get approvals for upcoming work and get quotes from contractors.
Oct 2009 - ABACUS STAFFING SERVICES
March 2010 4849 Fort Ave., Lynchburg, VA 24502
(Contract 434-***-**** or 434-***-****
Expired) Contract Position with Lynchburg Health Dept
Data entry and keeping track of H1N1 accounting documents on an Excel spreadsheet so balances in each expense account are up to date each day. Entered billing for health insurance and Medicaid, input payments into computer system. Entered data entry work for vaccines. Answered the phones as need for the receptionist.
Oct 2008 - SOUND CONSTRUCTION, INC
Sept 2009 (Closed)
Office Manager
Answered phones, took care of invoices using QuickBooks Pro for contractors, and entered all the A/R, A/P, and payroll. Used word and excel programs to keep up with important documents. Find equipment and tools as needed for jobs. Oversee job site as needed.
Sept 2006 - LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
July 2008 3765 Candlers Mountain Road, Lynchburg, VA 24506
Loan Processor
Process student loans and talked to students via e-mail and phone calls.
June 2006 - APPALACHIAN PLUMBING
Sept 2006 Lynchburg, VA
(Sold opened under new management)
Customer Service
Scheduled customer calls for plumbers, worked time sheets for
plumbers and worked up customer bills and mailed them.
Aug 2005 - HOMESTEAD SETTLEMENT SERVICES, LLC
June 2006 3130 Chaparral Dr., Bldg B, Ste #103, Roanoke, VA 24018
Bookkeeper/Payroll
Entered by-monthly payroll, daily accounts receivable & payables, printed all checks and paid bills using QuickBooks Pro. Took care of payroll taxes; filed SWH & FWH as required by each department. Printed closing checks for the Trust accounts. Answered the phones when needed.
EXPERIENCE CON’T
Nov 2003 - CASE HANDYMAN & REMODELING
July 2005 (Closed due to the economy)
(Laid Off) Office Manager
Entered and balanced payroll and commissions for salesmen weekly, entered accounts receivable and payables each day, printed all checks and paid all bills using QuickBooks Pro. Took care of by-weekly payroll taxes, monthly and quarterly payroll tax information to be filed with the Federal and State departments. Kept excel spreadsheets and word documents up to date concerning the company. Answered the phone and scheduled customer appointments for salesmen; entered customer’s payments, jobs and sales information for each job into Red House (computer program designed for Case Handyman). Sold Time & Material jobs to customer over the phone.
Feb 2003 - ALTAVISTA MOTORS
May 2003 P.O. Box 509, Altavista, VA 24517
Cashier
Received cash, checks & credit card payments from customers to pay for the repairs done to their vehicles. Answered the phones during lunch. Printed and closed customer tickets.
June 2000 – TRANS WORLD CONNECTIONS,
January 2003 (Closed Out of Business)
(Laid Off) Accounts Payable/Payroll
Entered and Balanced payroll weekly and took care of the payroll taxes each week, monthly, quarterly and completed W-2’s at the end of the year. Sort and open the mail. Entered the payables into the computer and printed the payable checks. Took care of any adjustments and write-offs that need to be done for the Accounts Receivable.
April 2000 - BUREAU OF CENSUS
Sept 2000 Census Taker (Contract Position)
Went out in the field and worked and also was an Assistant Leader to the Team Leader of our group. I helped other people in our group and went over Census forms to verify the information on each form that the takers had taken was being filled out correct.
October 1998- VALLEY CADILLAC, OLDS & BMW
April 2000 P.O. Box 8068, Roanoke, VA 24014
Cashier
Checked and balanced each repair order, printed and closed repair orders. Flagged all technician time on repair orders & balanced time for weekly payroll. Checked and balanced cash register & credit card machine each day. Balanced closed repair orders for each day to a service edit report. Took care of some of the Warranty invoices for Oldsmobile and BMW.
July 1996- LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
June 1998 P.O. Box 7667, Roanoke, VA 24019
Accounting Clerk
Entered Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable and Cash Receipts
Printed checks for Accounts Payable. Completed collection calls.
EXPERIENCE CON’T
April 1996 – PRESTON A. WITT & SONS ELECTRIC
July 1996 P.O. Box 211, Forest, VA 24551
(Retired-Out of Business)
Secretary/Bookkeeper
Answered the phone and used the fax machine.
Set up Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Expense Accounts and billed invoices for each customer using QuickBooks Pro.
Set up filling system.
Took care of weekly payroll deductions and insurance for each employee.
August 1994 – BLUE RIDGE BEVERAGE
March 1996 P.O. Box 700, Salem, VA 24153
Customer Service
Took orders on the phone from customers and took care of all Presale Miller orders. Printed all invoices for Beer, Soft drinks and Wine. Operated switchboard as needed.
October 1992 – SARA WEEMS – HOME INTERIOR MANAGER
August 1994 108 Barrington Court, Hardy, VA 24101
Secretary/Bookkeeper
Answered telephone.
Kept accounting records and files up to date.
Operated IBM compatible computer to create newsletters, special event letters and special promotion letters for customers and displayers.
Used a small copier to produce copies of newsletters and promotions.
June 1992 – ACCESS PRINTING & GRAFFIX
January 1993 (Retired-Out of Business)
Secretary/Clerk
Answered Telephone.
Used a cash register to collect from customers.
Checked Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivables.
Typed programs on a Brother Word Processor.
Used a copier and numbering machine to number invoices.
Worked and finished layouts so they could be burned on to a plate to be printed on the presses. Collated books, helped with plate burning.
COMPUTER PROGRAMS Word Excel
Microsoft Programs Adobe PDF
Manex Software QuickBooks Pro (CHS, SCI)
Quicken PFS Publisher
Platinum for Windows (Accounting Program at LTS)
DacEasy Payroll (TWC) Realworld Software
COURSE WORK Accounting I, II & III Data Entry
Intermediate I & II Word Perfect I & II
Managerial Accounting Intro to Micros
Cost Accounting I Principles of Economics
Income Tax Preparation Business Organization
Computerized Accounting Business Law I & II
Computer Software/Lotus Mass Media
SALARY REQUIREMENTS $35,000 to $40,000 a year.
QUALIFICATIONS Energetic, self-motivated individual; able to work with little supervision.
Excellent computer skills and understanding of accounting and computers.
Quick learner.
REFERENCES Mrs. Patty Simpson (Lynchburg Health Department) 307 Alleghany Avenue, Lynchburg, VA 24501
Mrs. Linda Eubank (CPA for Trans World Connections & Case Handyman & Remodeling)
P.O. Box 4069 Lynchburg, VA 24502
Mrs. Debbie Feagan (Forehand Inc.)
2508 Langhorne Road, Lynchburg, VA 24501
434-***-**** ext. 108