WORK EXPERIENCE
Personal Support Professional ASL
Helix Healthcare - Owings Mills, MD
August 2020 to Present
• Provide direct support to clients in home, in the community or virtually.
• Encourage and provide the appropriate supports tailored to the needs and desires of each individual with development disabilities.
• Promote client's independence and autonomy skills by providing behavior management strategies
• Communicate with clients using American Sign Language (ASL)
• Provide virtual learning activities during COVID 19 pandemic to keep the client active. Sign Language Interpreter PRN
Glocoms, Inc - Aberdeen, MD
September 2019 to Present
• Interpret for government/military officials at the Aberdeen proving grounds location.
• Communicate effectively using ASL in order to interpret English to the client.
• Maintain professionalism while displaying a friendly attitude. Virtual Healthcare Recruiter
Relode, LLC
August 2019 to Present
• Manage social media in order to market available hiring positions.
• Created ads used to fill open positions.
• Recruit qualified candidates for top healthcare, IT and Administrative positions worldwide.
• Communicate via email/messenger with candidates/management. CEO / Tax Preparer
Tassavori & Associates, LLC - Owings Mills, MD
MELISSA
TASSAVORI
Owings Mills, MD
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January 2016 to Present
• Interview clients during the tax season virtually in order to determine taxable income, deductible expenses and allowances in order to compile information.
• Audit tax return to ensure no errors before filing.
• Utilize a comprehensive understanding of federal, state and local tax laws in preparing individual and corporate returns resulting in achieving an exceptional compliance rate including amended returns.
• Promote business by utilizing social media and attending events. Billing/Collections Specialist
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments - Columbia, MD
December 2019 to February 2020
• Upload Invoices to existing purchase orders via web billing, while identifying/resolving billing errors.
• Answer incoming calls related to Accounts Receivable while maintaining the Account Receivable inbox/answering any related queries for internal and external customers within a 24 hour turn around time while building a customer relation relationship to better business.
• Process Credit Card payments and reconcile accounts as needed.
• Investigate and or resolve any accounting/collections related issues that may arise. Accounting Specialist
Tidewater Property Management - Owings Mills, MD
November 2018 to July 2019
• File State and Federal taxes for homeowners associations. Make EFTPS yearly/quarterly payments as needed, create invoice checks and audit information for any discrepancies while maintaining excel spreadsheets for auditing purposes.
• Record new ownership information upon receiving new settlement packets according to SDAT.
• Cash deposit any monies associated with a settlement and adjust accounts accordingly. Reach out to Title companies for missing payments, verify ownership information and verify payoff requests.
• Investigate and resolve customer/account queries via email and phone. Research/resolve misapplied payments.
• Reconcile checking and money market accounts on a monthly basis. Pull Baltimore City water bill invoices monthly and bill owners accordingly. Assist with year-end duties and other banking needs at the request of upper management.
• Assist collections department by collecting owed monies and or settling a debt before being turned over to attorneys. Accountant Clerk
Toyota Financial Services - Owings Mills, MD
February 2018 to November 2018
• Provide accurate and timely handling of multiple dynamic requests such as AR/AP, misapplied payments, research discrepancies and make corrections to monetary transactions for various departments (Lease, retail, total loss, collections
& customer service etc)
• Investigate and resolve returned ACH items, process various reports and reconcile appropriate banking statements.
• Invoice, document and organize customer refunds/overpayments utilizing a mainframe system.
• Manually process accounts receivable transactions for collection accounts while using appropriate financial codes. Assistant Property Manager
Bozzuto - Owings Mills, MD
June 2017 to September 2017
• Prepare and file legal notices for evictions, delinquent payments, collections Etc., collect/post payments, generate account statements for previous residents and resident correspondence.
• Responsible for the accuracy of all prepared leases, lease renewals, applications, approval letters, addendum, Etc. while utilizing systems such as Blue Moon, Yardi & Leasing Pad.
• Manage social media on a daily basis to promote business.
• Communicate with upper management, maintenance & vendors to ensure efficient operation; Handle resident concerns/ complaints, perform apartment inspections, prepare weekly market surveys while enforcing property rules and guidelines.
• Met with a diverse group of prospective tenants to show vacant/model apartments, explain terms of residency/move in requirements in accordance with fair housing laws. Quality Assurance Auditor II
Kelly & Associates Insurance Group - Sparks, MD
June 2014 to October 2016
•Ensures/verifies compliance for multiple insurance carriers internally by viewing supporting documents, multiple internal systems and operating installation practices.
•Communicates installation errors by identifying, preparing & recording vital information using multiple Excel spreadsheets.
•Prepares multiple reports monthly/quarterly by analyzing operating data & inventory by using Excel and VBA/Macro coding to ensure accuracy to meet departmental goals.
•Organize/prepare weekly meetings to develop/implement new ideas, approaches & technology improvements to enhance production, communication & client satisfaction/accuracy.
•Effectively communicate carrier regulation/guidelines upon modification to all colleagues by creating Standard Operating Procedures.
Clinical Customer Service Representative
The Johns Hopkins Hospital - Baltimore, MD
May 2012 to January 2014
Central point of contact and communication for patients, visitors and members of the healthcare team in patient care units.
• Investigate, Explain & Resolve hospital regulations, financial/billing concerns, and register admitting patients.
• Maintain, file and update patient medical information appropriately.
• Accurately and thoroughly collect, analyze, update, and record demographic, insurance, and financial data in computer systems with compliance to departmental quality/policy standards.
• Perform special projects/audits as needed to meet productivity/audit obligations. Support Clerk
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield - Owings Mills, MD
August 2009 to June 2011
• Review contracts for accuracy and completion.
• Respond to e-mail inquiries.
• Create Standard Operating Procedures for training purposes.
• Train new employees within the department.
• Responsible for the clerical support of 5-10 techs Administrative Clerk- Treasury
Adecco (CareFirst BCBS) - Owings Mills, MD
July 2008 to August 2009
Prepare Quarterly Financial statements.
• Communicate/resolve customer service representative issues involving finance account inquiries via phone/e-mail.
• Record data in Microsoft office applications to ensure proper recording and audit trail.
• Process, send, return live checks to a lockbox and apply reverse payments as needed.
• Assist colleagues with Account Payable/Receivable. EDUCATION
Undergraduate in Business Administration
Everest University - Remote
2010 to 2013
SKILLS
• Excel (10+ years)
• Word (10+ years)
• Meeting Planning (2 years)
• Customer Service Skills (10+ years)
• Visual Basic (2 years)
• Sign language (10+ years)
• Medical Terminology (7 years)
• Organizational Development (5 years)
• Operations (5 years)
• Training (7 years)
• Finance (6 years)
• Forecasting (1 year)
• Data Analysis (4 years)
• Yardi (Less than 1 year)
• Leasing Pad (Less than 1 year)
• Process Improvement (8 years)
• Accounting (4 years)
• Data Entry (10+ years)
• Property Management
• Tax Preparation
• Accounts Receivable (10+ years)
• Accounts Payable (10+ years)
• Accounting (3 years)
• Research (10+ years)
• Basic Computer Skills (10+ years)
• Jenark (1 year)
• General Ledger
• Reconciliation
• Auditing
• ACH
• Office Management
• General Ledger Reconciliation
• Account Reconciliation
• Journal Entries
CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES
Driver's License
Present
CPR & First Aid
August 2020 to August 2022
ASSESSMENTS
Work Style: Reliability — Highly Proficient
April 2020
Tendency to be dependable and come to work.
Full results: Highly Proficient
Call Center Customer Service — Proficient
July 2019
Applying customer service skills in a call center setting. Full results: Proficient
Basic Spreadsheets with Microsoft Excel — Proficient September 2019
Measures a candidate's knowledge of basic Microsoft Excel techniques, including sorting, formatting, and filtering of columns or rows.
Full results: Proficient
Work Style: Perseverance — Highly Proficient
August 2020
Staying focused on a long-term goal despite difficulties, valuing productive use of one's time, and striving for excellence. Full results: Highly Proficient
Data Entry: Accuracy — Highly Proficient
May 2020
Entering data quickly and accurately.
Full results: Highly Proficient
Case Management & Social Work — Proficient
July 2019
Prioritizing case tasks, gathering information, and providing services without judgment. Full results: Proficient
Attention to Detail: Inventory — Proficient
September 2019
Applying systematic processes for managing and storing products and merchandise. Full results: Proficient
Work Style: Conscientiousness — Highly Proficient
August 2020
Tendency to be well-organized, rule-abiding, and hard-working. Full results: Highly Proficient
Cognitive Ability — Proficient
April 2020
Combining pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions. Full results: Proficient
Customer Focus & Orientation — Highly Proficient
September 2020
Responding to customer situations with sensitivity. Full results: Highly Proficient
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