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Shawn Parks
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Business professional with 10+ years of experience ranging from Office Management to Staff Accounting with Public Service to actively seeking a part-time book-keeping accounting position.
EDUCATION
Master of Public Administration, Wichita State University, December 2005
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Southwestern College, June 2002
CERTIFICATIONS
Substitute Teacher Number SLL-0089-7444 Valid Until: 06/30/2023 Class B, Class A, and Class AA Highly Qualified
Medical Billing and Coding Career Diploma Penn Foster Career School Awarded: April 2019
EXPERIENCE
Teacher (Toddlers) & Accounting Assistant/Office Manager 09/2015- Current
Noah’s Ark Childcare, Dothan, Alabama
Toddler Teacher - Under the Supervision of Director, responsibilities include:
oResponsible for helping children develop social skills
oMonitors a range of daily activities from playful learning to rest time
oFlexible and creative while maintaining structure and schedules.
Bookkeeper/Office Manager
oOverseeing bookkeeping and accounting work associated with incoming payments.
oUpdating posts reconciling accounts on a regular basis, making deposits, recording all cash Receipts, and distributing customer invoices.
oStreamline operations and report to the manager operations and regulate fund tracking.
K – 12 Substitute Teacher 01/2019 – Cont.
Dothan City, Houston County & Dale County Schools, Alabama
Replace full time classroom teachers for a determined period
Implementing existing lesson plans; overseeing classroom activities
Assigning homework; following the full-time teacher's instructions
Adjunct Professor – Social Science - Texas Politics 10/2016 – 01/2017
Central Texas State – Ft. Rucker, AL
Duties as an adjunct professor specifically responsible for:
Directed undergraduate students in a field of expertise - Social Science – Texas Politics
Developed syllabi’s and managed class through planned lectures, in-class discussion.
Graded assigned papers, quizzes, and exams
Assessed grades for students based on participation, performance in class, tasks, and examinations
S. Parks
Staff Accountant 09/2009 – 09/2014
Legacy Property Group, Atlanta, GA
Centralized the Accounting Department procedures by implementing paperless approval process. Provided accounting duties for six major operating entities and twenty-three holding companies. Duties Included: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and General Ledger/Cash Management. QuickBooks and Spectrum Accounting Programs Utilized.
Accounting Administrator/Office Manager 12/2008 – 09/2009
Legacy Property Group, Atlanta, GA
•Accounting Support (Administrator) – Maintained records for accounting department; reconciled bank statements against general ledger, accomplished accounting and organization mission
•Department Support: Property Management - calculated monthly utility billing for each tenant; Executive Team & Compliance Support; Ensured documents delivered to local businesses and government offices for collections and liens; Construction & Development; Assisted in ensuring contract compliance was achieved; Food and Beverage; verified accounts payables invoices.
K-12 Substitute Teacher 08/2008 – 12/2008
Houston County, Alabama
Taught core academic subjects to students ages 5 – 19.
Promoted affirmative conduct by insisting on respectful behavior.
Economic Employment Support Supervisor 01/2004 – 04/2007
KS Dept. of Rehabilitative Services, Wichita, KS
Improved work by implementing new strategies and management style to enhance the delivery of benefits.
Specialist interviewed families for application for Food Stamps, Child Care Assistance, Medicaid and other government assistance programs.
Formed Social Outreach and Acted as a liaison between Social Service agency and Schools to increase attendance by proving information and suggesting technical uses to target students with low attendance to school possible due to resource matters in the home.
Worked on teams to plan, implement and provide our goals as an agency the changes we have been charged to implement
Used interpersonal relationships formed overtime to continue to partner in a community impact program that would be beneficial to community.
PROFICIENCIES
Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook), Internet Navigation, QuickBooks, Spectrum, AMS, Google Applications, Adobe Connect, Blackboard, Highly organized, Professional time manager, independent worker, High achiever, Social Networking Platforms experience
EXTRA CURRICULARS
Created Event to Expose Experiences of College Graduates @TMBC 2018
Eastern Star Membership – 2008
Treasurer for the Providers Group (Organ Donation Organization) est.2010
Volunteered to Mentor with BlacTeens In Houston County 2015
Organized Regional Outreach to Educate Others of Support Services Available in Community 2006