Business management

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Maria A. Fontes

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New Bedford, MA 02740

Office 508-***-****

Cell 508-***-****

Email: ***********@*******.***

Career Objective

I would like a position offering opportunities for advancement. Education

Graduated from New Bedford High School evening class (G.E.D.) in 1984. Certified from Bristol Community College, Business-planning class in 2006. I have knowledge of typing, speed 70-80 wpm, accounting, business correspondence, and business math, familiarity with various business machines, forms, data entry, and filing. Experience working with various computers systems and programs. Attended Anjos Real Estate School, passed the real estate exam in 2000 and received a Salesperson Real Estate license from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2008 Graduate of Realtor® Institute and in 2010 received a Broker’s license. Notary public for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Employment

Aug. 1994 - Present. Fontes Home Improvements, LLC Position: Office Manager /Managing Member

Duties: Accounting of all moneys, preparing proposals, invoices, contracts & estimates, handling of insurance audits, customer service, setting appointments, some supervision and interviewing of staff, payroll, 1099’s, W-2’s, ordering supplies, Accounts payable and accounts receivable. data entry in Quick-books, Excel programs, reconciliation of bank accounts, and much more.

April 2009- present Jack Conway & Co., Inc.-New Bedford Position: Realtor®/Top Producer

Duties: Sales: Accounting, data entry, customer service, real estate sales, preparation and maintenance of all files, meeting with clients and assisting them with Real Estate goals. Oct.2005- December 2007. Fieldstone Capital Management, Inc. Position: Office Manager/Realtor®/Top Producer

Duties: New Business Development, Accounting, accounts payable and receivable, property management, paying bills with QuickBooks Pro, memos and letters to unit owners and all other data entry, customer service, meetings, employee policy administrator. Real estate sales, preparation and maintenance of all files, assisting with advertising and all other duties of office manager. 2

Jan. 2003- April 2005. Law Office of Saunders & Michaud, LLP Position: Legal Secretary and Real Estate Department Organizer Duties: Provided secretarial support for an office of 4 Attorneys, accounting of files and checks per closing, preparing all real estate closings from beginning to end such as: preparing all closing figures on Hud1- Settlement Statement, Mortgages, Notes, Deeds, property descriptions, powers of attorney, purchase and sales Agreements, opening real estate files, ordering of the following items: Plot plans, municipal lien certificates, title reports, payoffs, discharges. contacting all parties involved, preparing all necessary legal documents.

Training new employees and supervising. Post closing of files, accounts receivable, accounts payable, probate and estate work preparation. Also, notarizing documents and translating calls and documents in Portuguese and in Spanish and working with various other areas of Law. 2000-2002. Delphic Associates, LLC

Position: Administrative Assistant

Duties: Accounting and bank reconciliations. preparation and maintaining of all files, check book & check writing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, customer service, data entry, employee training, ordering supplies, preparing contracts, organizing meetings, assisting in various developments of Subdivision communities and much more. Oct. 1993- July 1999. Law Offices of Ponichtera & DeNardis, P.C. Position: Office Manager

Duties: Provided secretarial support for an office of 2 Attorneys and 3 assistants. Accounting of real estate files, contacting all parties involved, preparing all necessary legal documents. Handling the ordering of supplies for the office & training new employees.

Opening & closing of office, responsible when Attorneys were on vacation, supplying Accountant with any necessary bank statements. Real estate check writing, accounts receivable, accounts payable.

Notarizing documents and conducting meetings with clients and/or staff. Also, other areas of law, such as, disability, tenant/landlord, divorce, criminal, civil, personal injury and more

Languages

Speak, read and write fluent Portuguese, understanding of Spanish enough to communicate.

References:

Joseph L. Michaud – Attorney now Judge 508-***-**** Michael Andre - Accountant 508-***-****

Ida Andrade - Banker 508-***-****

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