Staff Accountant Accounts Payable

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Shera Minor

Professional Skills

• Yardi, MRI, AVID, OneSite, Elite Enterprise, Salesforce, Google Analytics, iMIS, SAP Crystal Reports, Constant Contact, Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, SharePoint, Outlook, Access and PowerPoint) proficiencies. QuickBooks certified.

• Staff Accountant and Office Management experience including: Vendor research and contracts, supply management, AP/AR, tax filing preparation, payroll, expense reimbursement, and maintenance requests.

• Board Member, Treasurer, Co-Chair, and Conference Planning Committee experience.

• IL Health and Life, Series 6 & 63 licensed.

Professional Experience

CFS- Chicago, IL 06/2018-Present

Staff Accountant (Cash and Accrual Basis)

• V Look-ups and 401K Census calculations using Microsoft Excel.

• Bank and credit card account reconciliation, journal entries.

• Staff Accounting and Billing including but not limited to: AP/AR, invoicing and expense reimbursements. Payroll for W2 and 1099 contractors, audit preparation, financial reporting.

• Billing over $1,000,000 in legal services per month using Elite Enterprise and Proforma.

• Completing month-end close procedures.

• Financial reporting consistent with GAAP principles.

• Initiate wire transfers for approval.

• Recording Cash Flow and Bank Activity on a daily and monthly basis.

• Processing invoices and expense reports for Vendors, Employees and Contractors.

• Preparing financial information and presenting balance sheet, profit and loss statements, and other reports to summarize financial positions.

• Property Management Accounting using MRI, OneSite, and Yardi. Proficiency with processing payables with AVID.

• Creating rent statements for tenant distribution. National Survey Service- Chicago, IL 02/2017-12/2017 Office Administrator/Bookkeeper

• Primary Bookkeeper processing Accounts Payable/Receivable. Invoice and distribute monthly statements for clients. Tax filing preparation.

• Reconcile accounts and bank statements.

• Journal Entries in the general ledger.

• Process work orders, including confirmation orders and estimates.

• Receive and deposit client payments.

• HR Generalist. Administer insurance benefits, payroll, and 401k contributions. Track employee PTO and overtime. Provide 401K reporting and record keeping support.

• Compile client database and create email marketing campaign.

• Create Social Media posts for company using Linked In. Venture Paving- Chicago, IL 11/2016-01/2017

Sales, Marketing Administrative Assistant/Bookkeeper

• Invoice and process Accounts Payable/Receivable using Quickbooks.

• Invoice clients and received payments via 3rd party platforms.

• Check processing to pay vendors.

• Draft and submit RFP and contracts to clients.

• Create company webpage for LinkedIn.

• Post advertising in local media.

Education

Metropolitan State College of Denver- Denver, CO 05/2010 B.A., Sociology

• Honor Society Member

• Research Associate for faculty survey research

Harold Washington City College of Chicago- Chicago, IL 08/2013 Accounting Coursework

• Fundamentals of Accounting

• Managerial Accounting

• Cost Accounting

• Financial Accounting

Membership

Downtown Chicago IFBWC, Membership Chair- Chicago, IL 08/2013-05/2014

• Responsible for maintaining membership roster, reaching out to members and promoting new membership.

Toastmasters International, Treasurer- Chicago, IL 08/2016-2018

• Office of Treasurer for Michigan Avenue Toastmasters. Inform members of cost of membership, process membership payments. Competent Leadership Award recipient.

• Meet regularly to practice public speaking in front of groups on various topics and critique speeches. Participate in planning committee for speech showcase event and speech competitions.

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