SONIA ASGHAR

*** *. ******* **, ******** House, CA 95391

T: 408-***-****

E: adog0l@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science in Accounting (March 2011 - Graduation)

CSU East Bay

General Education (2008 - 2011)

Evergreen Valley College

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

ACCOUNTING/ HR - QuickBooks, SAP, BatchMaster, Accounts reconciliation, Payroll, VAT returns, Purchase

Orders, Invoicing, Budgeting, Accounts payable & receivable, Intel WINGs, School Pathways.

PROFESSIONAL - Notary Public, MS Office, CISCO calling system, Analyzing financial data, Google Apps/Docs, ADP,

Maintaining databases, Timegate system, Reporting techniques, Leadership skills.

PERSONAL - Team player, Efficient listener, Self-motivated, Multitasking, Bilingual, Critical thinker, Time

management skills, Attentive to details, Numeric crunching.

WORK HISTORY:

ACCOUNTING EXPERIENCE

ALLURE LABS & DERMA QUEST (Sister Companies)

DERMA QUEST (Union City, CA), Accounts Receivable Clerk (2016 - 2017):

Maintained up-to-date billing system.

Created and approved new customer files, with required payment and licensing documentation.

Maintained accounts receivable customer files and records

Generated and sent out invoices via SAP, and QuickBooks.

Assisted the team in updating all accounting records from SAP to QuickBooks.

Updated and approved Purchase Orders submitted by Customer Service.

Created invoices in accordance with updated prices, discounts, backorders and State taxes.

Flied company taxes in accordance with the guidelines from State of California Franchise Tax Board (FTB).

Monitored customer account details for non-payments, delayed payments and other irregularities.

Generated AR aging analysis and followed up on, collected and allocated payments.

Carried out billing, collection and reporting activities before specific deadlines.

Created and updated accounts and performed account reconciliations.

Investigated & resolved payment discrepancies and processed adjustments via phone, Outlook, and mail.

Followed established procedures for processing receipts, cash, checks, and credit card payments.

Prepared and reconciled bank deposits

Collected data, prepared monthly metrics & assisted with month-end closing.

Created and updated procedures for accounts receivable duties and trained a new employee.

ALLURE LABS (Union City, CA), Accounts Payable Clerk (2016):

Reviewed and verified invoices and check requests.

Sorted, coded, and matched invoices - using the First In First Out (FIFO) and Last In First Out (LIFO) method.

Submitted and tracked all invoices for approval - from the Director and Shipping and Receiving team.

Monitored accounts to ensure payments are up to date.

Entered and Uploaded invoices from BatchMaster into QuickBooks, in accordance to liability and assets.

Tracked expenses and processed expense reports.

Prepared and performed check runs, with Word Excel and QuickBooks.

Prepared and processed electronic transfers and credit card payments, via phone and Outlook.

Posted transactions to journals, ledgers and vendor files.

Reconciled accounts payable transactions and prepared analysis of accounts.

Researched and resolved invoice discrepancies and corresponded with vendors for inquiries.

Produced monthly reports and assisted the Accounting Manager with month end closing.

Initiated and implemented a new tracking system for incoming & outgoing invoices.

Created and updated accounts payable procedures and trained a new employee.

PURCHASING COORDINATOR & LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

FAME PUBLIC SCHOOL (Newark, CA), Purchasing Coordinator (2011 - 2015):

Assisted clients and venders on CISCO calling system and via Outlook.

Verified and processed all accounts payable and receivable documents.

Prepared and performed weekly check runs, with Word Excel and School Pathways.

Researched and resolved invoice and payment discrepancies.

Processed high volume of sales and invoices on Excel and reconciled sales with VAT returns.

Analyzed bank statements with bank reconciliations for clients and assisted with statutory & revenue audits.

Handled accounts payable and accounts receivable reconciliation, through School Pathways.

Created Purchase Orders, per teachers and sent these to vendors via Outlook and School Pathways.

Coordinated corporate events, ordered supplies for office and recorded minutes for all administrative meetings.

Ran employee background checks through ADP and maintained a database with all retrieved information.

Extracted, Reviewed, Created, Changed and Deleted employee profiles per senior management request.

Created the employee contracts and annual budgets for HR department and updated the Timegate System.

Introduced a system to implement overtime restrictions and received positive team feedback of the impact.

Created daily productivity spreadsheet and reported to CFO.

Updated and maintained Employee handbooks with new benefits information and annual holidays.

Implemented procedures to train temporary and/or new data entry processor(s) & reviewed their work.

CONTRACT ASSIGNMENTS:

HR & PAYROLL EXPERIENCE

Staffing Firm @ STANFORD CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL - (Palo Alto, CA), HR & Payroll Assistant (2015-2016):

Answered employee HR and payroll related inquiries via phone, HR4U and HR_Ops accounts.

Closely worked with HRIS, ELR and Payroll staff to ensure employee data is entered accurately in to Lawson system.

Updated employee data, wage/salary changes, license and performance evaluation updates, and terminations.

Responded to inquiries from internal & external clients regarding payroll and HR concerns.

Updated PAFs to ensure accuracy & conformity with Federal/State laws, union contracts and hospital pay practices.

Supported Compensation analysts with the annual salary programs for Exempt and Nonexempt employees.

Tracked and kept analysts aware of changes made to salary worksheets in the Lawson system.

Worked closely with Payroll Information Systems group to maintain system and database integrity.

Assisted with maintenance of budgeting updates for mass salary upgrades and for COBRA packets.

Entered data for new hires, terminations, & transfers, ensuring the data gets to payroll within pay period deadlines.

Interfaced with Payroll to ensure smooth transmission of data to Payroll system.

Tracked all required paperwork, including new hire contract, I-9 Employment Eligibility form and printing of PAFs.

Maintained all information in Lawson, including promotions, transfers, standard adjustments and terminations.

SALES ASSISTANT & TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

Staffing Firm @ INTEL (Santa Clara, CA), Sales Assistant and certified technician (2014 - 2015):

Assisted sales team with entering purchase orders and assigning estimated completion dates for work orders.

Updated diagram with new updates from sales team.

Ordered and tracked materials for work orders on WINGs (Warehouse Inventory for Next Generations) software.

Updated LTH (Long Term Hold) & Work Stream (WS) after storing/retrieving panels from Lab, per sales team.

Executed task requests (TR) for changing routing, holding, or moving panels, per sale teams, through a database.

Became responsible for training and certifying new hires on LTH and TR procedures.

Created Excel lists, shift pass-down and new LTH procedures for production high/low priority lots.

Adjusted lot orientation, and inspected, coated & prepared virgin lots for Engineers, while updating the WS.

VOLUNTEER WORK:

Middle Eastern Children Association (MECA) (2014 - Present): Volunteer Host

Susan G Komen 3 day walk: (09-Present): Fundraising Volunteer

Multicultural Student Association, club at DeAnza College: (07-08. Academic year): President

Wagner Holt Elementary: (06-07): Teacher Assistant

Boys’ Varsity Soccer at Bear Creek High: (2005): Coach Assistant

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