KOJO BINEY

Gaithersburg, Maryland 1-240-***-**** ad4nwf@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science Degree Spring, 2017

Major: Interdisciplinary Studies: Business Management, Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution

Salisbury University - Salisbury, Maryland

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

Certificate of Entrepreneurship -Bernstein Award-Salisbury University Spring 2017

Founder of National Association of Black Business Professionals- Non-profit Organization

Registered in the State of Maryland

●Developed business plan

●Forecasted budget for nonprofit based on proforma financial statements

●Pitched the concept to a panel of investors for funding and as a part of “Start Up Maryland”

Certificate in Conflict Analysis -United States Institute of Peace Spring, 2017

●Identified interventions appropriate to different phases of conflict.

●Generated a thorough set of characteristics for describing conflict using an analytical framework

●Analyzed unfamiliar conflicts using the conflict curve and framework

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Accounts Payable Specialist Present

Total Wine, Bethesda, MD

●Review store invoice/purchase order packages for completeness and accuracy

●Process invoices for payment within an automated environment, ensuring accuracy, and proper coding

●Ensure that invoice submissions comply with Company requirements

●Upload invoices from Access and Excel into Lawson Accounts Payable

●Prepare supporting documentation in batches for review by a supervisor

●Review vendor statements for exceptions and omissions

●Mail check payments

●Log activities and exceptions

●File paid invoices

●Follow up with vendors, store managers, and other employees to resolve open issues and discrepancies

●Handle Accounts Payable Help Desk inquiries within set timeline

●Perform research on payments and outstanding checks

October 2019-Present

Educational Assistant

Sheppard Pratt Health Systems, CPI/ First Aid Certification

●Provided overall assistance in the classroom to support the teacher and worked with various students in a one-to-one and two-to-one relationship.

●Displayed excellent ability to monitor and communicate with students.

●Maintained effective correspondence with parents regarding student progress and behavior.

●Provided structure, supervision, and instruction such as: morning group, peer interaction, and academic resource to assist the teacher in achieving goals/ objectives of the student's Individual Education Program.

●Provided educational support and behavior management with the use of redirecting, extinction techniques, blocking and CPI holds when required; documented student progress using behavior data; and served as an escort to students during school or program activities.

●Lead the classroom using zoom.

Project Assistant Employed 2017-19 Robert Half Professional Staffing Agency, Bethesda, MD

National Institute of Health, Celgene- Bethesda, MD Kojo Biney, Page 2

● Conducted quality control on patient photos using Excel to make sure they were consistent with KS measurement documents, redacted patient photos

●Compiled patient case books using Adobe Acrobat to file info regarding: diagnosis, treatments, and recovery progress.

● Worked with the National Cancer Institute at NIH to track missing patient photos and info concerning

patient visits, reported findings to Celgene for FDA approval.

●Redacted patient documents and photos to maintain confidentiality of patient treatment plans

Accounting Specialist

HMS Host, North Bethesda, MD

●Drafted and analyzed Sales reports for vendors: Chick-Fil A, Popeyes, Starbucks, Coffee Bean.

●Performed accounting for lottery Variance reports

●Calculated and entered accounting data for weekly lottery

●Effectively communicated remotely with store employees to satisfy deliverables in a timely fashion.

●Organized and filed documents required for: accounting record keeping and updated information.

Clerk

AECOM, Germantown, MD

●Reviewed purchase documents and sorted and organized documents

●Prepared and Packed documents into boxes for shipment schedule.

Accounting Specialist

Total Wine and More, North Bethesda, MD,

●Conducted bank reconciliations

●Processed vender requests

●Utilized Lawson software

●Receiving, sorting, filing, distributing and organizing of bill boxes received at corporate office from the stores

●Maintained control over credit card related documents in accordance with PCI requirements

Customer Support Specialist

Xometry- Gaithersburg, MD

●Maintained the support queue, monitored ticket levels, cleaned up tickets, and collected appropriate information from customers when escalated.

●Communicated and resolved basic technical issues via phone and email; escalating issues to the Engineering team when appropriate.

●Effectively and professionally interacted with customers of all technical skill levels to define, research and resolve issues quickly and accurately.

Student Group Project Participant Fall 2015

Salisbury University Small Business Consulting - Salisbury, Maryland

●Participated in a student group project conducting market research for the potential expansion of a local business that provides group tours and events.

●Utilized a variety of market research techniques including surveys and Google analytics.

●Drafted press releases and related content for distribution via social media.

SKILLS

●ERP-Enterprise Resource Plan

●Mymicros portal

●Peoplesoft

●Lawson (accounting software)

●Talk Desk, Zendesk

●search engine optimization-knowledge

●Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Power Point, Excel), Prezi, French (Beginner)

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