Bettye Jo Halstead
Allen, Texas 75002
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OBJECTIVE: Seeking a responsible, long-term business office position with opportunities to grow and excel based on my own initiative.
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
01/09-01/2017 Management & Training Corporation, 1100 Hwy 1807, Venus, TX 76084
Accountant/Administration Clerk
Assist in the preparation of data input for financial statement and management information reports, including monthly accounting journal entries, overhead application schedules, bank reconciliations, general ledger account analysis and monthly financial statement.
Assist finance in the preparation of the departmental budget; monitor and control expenditures.
Assist in the development and implementation of new and revised policies and procedures.
Prepare and maintain cost data and related analyses pertaining to facility operations.
Oversee cash disbursements journal, general ledger and cost ledger by recording accounting transactions.
Prepare reconciliations and financial tabulations as assigned.
Ensure the balancing of books and compilation of statistical reports such as cash expenditures, departmental costs and other pertinent reports.
Supervise incoming and prepare outgoing interdivisional billings, reconcile and clear interdivisional accounts and prepare associated journal entries.
Assist in the preparation of month-end closing of financial books, facility and corporate financial reports; review reports for accuracy and resolve problems.
Coordinate with other staff concerning accounting matters.
Promote the development of positive social skills through modeling appropriate behaviors and intervening when inappropriate behaviors are observed; provide regular feedback to staff regarding social skills procedures and intervention techniques.
Maintain accountability of staff, inmates and property; adhere to safety practices.
Provide supervision for purchasing through budget control and planning
Assist the finance manager and administration in preparation of the departmental budget; monitor and control expenditures.
Assist in the development and implementation of new and revised policies and procedures affecting procurement.
Prepare and administer all purchase order contracts, subcontracts, lease/rental agreements and consultant contracts for equipment, service, repairs, utilities and rehab work.
Establish and maintain a qualified vendor list annotated as the small, large or minority business; maintain an updated file on minority business vendors.
Ensure adherence to quality standards, required delivery schedules and contractual terms.
Coordinate with accounting department relative to accuracy of pricing data.
Post routine journal vouchers or accounts payable vouchers, entering vouchers in register; post subsidiary ledgers or simple cost accounting data.
Maintain routine accounting records and reports in accordance with established procedures such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, inventory control or general accounting records.
Process payroll, insurance reports and petty cash.
Perform miscellaneous clerical duties involving typing, filing, accumulating data and preparation of repetitive reports.
10/06-01/09 The GEO Group, Inc. 1100 Hwy 1807, Venus, TX 76084
Bookkeeper
Code all invoices and enter accounts payable into Infinium on a daily basis.
Process accounts payable within time constraints set forth in policy and procedures.
Manage unit checking accounts, inclusive of writing checks, making deposits, preparing and submitting reconciliation reports.
Prepare the P/A reimbursement from corporate offices on a monthly basis or as needed.
Prepare and submit various reports within time constraints set forth in policy and procedures.
Reimburse corporate for commissary wares on a monthly basis.
Prepare expense reimbursement for employees travel expenses.
Facilitate purchase authorization and supervise business office staff in the absence of the Business Manager.
Perform various unlisted, related duties determined and assigned as needed.
9/05-10/06 Gina Chaney-Relocation Specialist, 703 Amherst, Waxahachie, TX 75165
Personal Assistant
Answer phones
Data entry
Schedule house showings
Make copies
Send faxes
Filing
9/97-11/03 Verizon Information Services, 5601 Executive Dr., Irving, TX 75016
Administrator-Publishing Operations
Process appropriate information in the VAST Data Base and meet and maintain or exceed listing keyed requirements for level.
Complete Book Close Reports in a 24 to 48 hour turnaround time with little or no strip issues to graphics.
Reduce or maintain directory errors.
Manage time wisely in all areas of performance.
Maintain good customer service both external and internal.
Continue to be innovative and creative in my approach to my job, consistently finding ways to increase productivity while maintaining excellent results in quality.
7/96-9/97 Vartec Telecom, Inc., 3200 W. Pleasant Run, Lancaster, TX 75146
Billing Specialist
Update the Billing Maintenance System.
Maintain the Line Definition File for Vartec Trunk Groups.
Update the Site Table for Vartec sales agents.
Prepare the Billed Trunk Group by Minute Report and in house phone bill report on a monthly basis.
Responsible for employee updates.
11/95-7/96 Ennis Independent School District, 1405 Lake Bardwell Dr., Ennis, TX 75119
Receptionist
Answer phones, schedule parent and teacher conferences.
Sort and distribute mail, type memos, compose schedules and agendas.
Key teacher and student absentees into data system.
9/94-7/95 J C Penny Co. Inc., Southgate Mall, Yuma, AZ 85364
Data Entry Clerk
Count all register receipts on a daily basis.
Prepare till and receipt reports, bank deposits, paid outs and receipts vouchers.
Count central tills and balance vault, issue gift certificate books.
Order and verify currency once a week, key all receipts on a daily basis, key data entry changes from the buyers.
Distribute reports, type checks to local vendors, and key price changes in the ISP inventory system.
3/94-7/94 Newsfoto Yearbooks, 2027 Industrial Ave., San Angelo, TX 75904
Proofreader
Accurately proofread student names and captions for yearbooks.
Insure accurate appearance of all artwork, correct spelling and language usage.
10/93-3/94 Connie’s Fashions, 2231 W. Beauregard Ave., San Angelo, TX 76904
Accounting Clerk
Balancing all eight store’s charges and cash receipts on a daily basis.
Answer phones, research all customer complaints and assist in period end closing reports.
3/89-5/93 GTE Directories, 3402 Green Meadow Dr., San Angelo, TX 76904
Specialist II Clerk
Accurately update and proof on-line GTE-Span computer file including sales contracts and service orders.
Read all proofs, final all books independently, prepare clear concise questions for Telephone Co.
Researches and answers queries for sales and graphics department.
Serve on quality improvement teams and assists in training co-workers.
3/82-7/86 The Kroger Company, 191 Gateway, Irving, TX 75016
Senior Accounting Clerk
Editing promotional contracts in the CRT system, maintaining CRT files on contracts and billing vendors upon expiration.
Assist in balancing promotional accounts and matching PO to invoice.
Researching and processing invoices for payment and assist in preparing period end reports.
2/81-2/82 First National Bank, Highway 10 at 157, Euless, TX 76021
Filing Clerk
Working in bookkeeping department for first three months filing checks and answering phones.
Entered check rejects into CRT system for the next four months.
Issued and dealt with certificates of deposits and balanced C.D.’s weekly for last three months.
10/78-11/80 Hemphill Wells Company, Sunset Mall, San Angelo, TX 76091
Sales Clerk
Sales Clerks for women’s sportswear department.
Kept sales and inventory records for the head buyer.
11/76-1/78 General Telephone Company, 2701 S. Johnson, San Angelo, TX 76901
Records and Filing Clerk
Checking and filing letters for the records center department.
Took telephone requests for record files and delivered files
to assigned departments.
EQUIPMENT EXPERIENCE
Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Office Excel and Other Microsoft Office products
Smart Office
ADP Time Saver
Quick Books
IBM Data Entry
CRT and 10 key
Lawson
E-Biz/SAP Business Objectives
On-Base
EDUCATION
1970-74 Bronte High School, Bronte, TX – High School Diploma
1974-75 Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX
References available upon request