Palina Zaitsava
Accounting Staff (Temp Assignment)
Amityville, NY 11701
************@*****.*** - 631-***-****
A reliable, dependable, energetic and motivated professional with 7+ years background in corporate accounting, interested in obtaining a challenging accounting-related position. Authorized to work in the US for any employer
WORK EXPERIENCE
Accounting Staff (Temp Assignment)
Tri-Supreme Optical, Inc - September 2015 to March 2016
• Accounts Receivable (applying daily cash, credit card, wire, and ACH payments)
• Accounts Payable (entering, processing, coding, and approving invoices and payables, issuing payments)
• Preparation of State Sales Tax payments, Sales use tax estimate payment to New York
• General Ledger/Journal Entries
• Account Reconciliations
• Month/Year end close
Forensic Accountant/Cash Application Specialist (Temp Assignment) The Chef's Warehouse, Inc - September 2014 to March 2015
• Lockbox posting customer payments by check, ACH, wire, credit card
• Payment processing which includes charging, daily report log preparation and balancing, payment posting, fee and discount calculations
• Posting journal entries
• Forensic "digging"; returned check analysis and monthly reporting of problematic accounts Bookkeeper
My Companion, Inc - April 2013 to June 2014
• Verified and posted income to the right accounts
• Cash application
• General Ledger
• Journal Entries
• Researched, entered and processed invoices/payables
• Wrote out checks to employees (processed payroll)
• Month/Year end close
Accounts Receivable Analyst
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc - March 2009 to January 2010
• Secured revenue by verifying and posting receipts
• Resolving discrepancies
• Posted customer payments by recording cash, checks, and credit card transactions
• Updated receivables by totaling unpaid invoices
• Verified validity of accounts discrepancies by obtaining and investigating information from sales, trade promotions, customer service departments, and from customers
• Researched and resolved valid or authorized deductions/chargebacks by entering adjusting/journal entries
• Resolved collections by examining customer payment plans, payment history, and credit line Accounts Receivable Clerk
Natural Organics, Inc - December 2006 to January 2008
• Posted customer payments by recording cash, checks, credit card, and international wire transactions
• Posted revenues by verifying and entering transactions from lock box and local deposits
• Maintained records by analyzing invoices, debits and credits
• Resolved valid or authorized deductions/chargebacks by entering adjusting/journal entries, write-offs. EDUCATION
Accounting/Business Management
Westchester Community College
Accounting, Psychology
Long Island University
SKILLS
CUSTOMER SERVICE (5 years), EXCEL (5 years), JD EDWARDS (3 years), MAS (3 years), MICROSOFT OFFICE (7 years), Quickbooks (2 years), As400 (3 years), Accounting (7 years), Accounts Receivable (5 years), Accounts Payable (2 years), Research (5 years), Reconciliation (5 years), Analytics (5 years) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Skills:
SAP, JD Edwards, MAS 400/500, QuickBooks, DVI, OptiFacts, Solomon, Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Outlook, problem solving, analytical, research, attention to detail, organizational, critical thinking, communication, quick learner, customer service.