Data Entry Accounting Assistant

SELINA C. (HOLLINS) PETTUS

**-*** **** *****, #** Waianae, HI 96792

Mobile: 973-***-**** Email: **************@*****.*** SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

● 35+ years of Accounting experience

● 35+ years of Accounts Receivables experience

● 35+ years of Accounts Payable experience

● 35+ years of Billing experience

● 35+ years of Office Administration experience

● 30+ years of Payroll experience

● 15 + years of Community Service experience

● 10+ years of Non-Profit experience

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Accounting Assistant, Native Hawaiian Veterans, LLC, Honolulu, HI 12/19/16 -10/25/19 Native Hawaiian Veterans (NHV) provides a legacy of solutions and strong past performance to federal government clients globally. NHV was acquired at the end of 2018 by Cayuse Holdings, LLC, an American Indian tribal entity which became Cayuse Native Hawaiian Veterans, LLC (CNHV) a Small Business Administration (SBA) Tribal 8(a) committed to excellence by providing innovative and flexible solutions to federal government clients, emphasizing excellence in the Asia-Pacific region. I decided during the transition period that I would retire in October 2019. My responsibilities included but not limited to A/R and billing, A/P, bank reconciliations,excel spreadsheet updates and maintenance, and various other tasks as requested by the Accountant or Director of Finance. The position had used three different types of accounting software which was Deltek, GCS, and Quickbooks. NHV had several other companies within which required full maintenance of all accounting transactions & functions. I also assisted in the maintenance of those sets of books.

Accounting, Full Charge Bookkeeper Candidate, Altres Staffing, Honolulu, HI, 10/12/16 – 12/9/16 Interviewed, tested and hired as a Temp or Permanent accounting support. Upon interviewing with Altres, was sent to a client for a Temp accounting position the next day and hired as an Accounting Clerk at The Hawaii Foodbank, Inc. in Honolulu. The Hawaii Foodbank, Inc. is a nonprofit organization which handles the great task of food distribution to feed the hungry throughout Oahu. Assignment has lasted 8 weeks to date and the position reports directly to the Director of Finance, Connie Bennett. The Hawaii Foodbank, Inc. financial department is required to manage and report all the company’s financial and monetary activities which include food purchases, distribution, sales, contributions and donor gifts. To accomplish this, they have several departments which handle those areas and which use 3 different accounting software systems which include Black Baud Raisers Edge donor software, Macola Software for A/P and Oncourse Software for AR and billing. Duties required the learning of the Macola and Oncourse software programs and to understand the Raisers Edge reporting. Responsibilities included but were not limited to A/R, A/P, bank reconciliations and assisted the Director of Finance with other duties and projects as directed.

Full Charge Bookkeeper, Swede Farms, Inc., Teaneck, NJ, 5/23/11-3/21/14 Responsibilities included but not limited to: A/P, ADP Payroll, Union reporting, journal entries, monthly closings, Bank reconciliations, Prepared Word documents and Excel spreadsheets as needed, weekly and monthly schedules as reported to management as required, worked with A/R and Sales Departments booked J/E’s. Accountants review on a monthly basis. QuickBooks 2008 software and Ross RAMS software systems were used.

Bookkeeper, Temp assignment for client at - The Newark Water Shed, Newark, NJ and UTCAO, Union, NJ and The Leaguers, Newark, NJ locations. Revelations Management Systems, LLC, Livingston, NJ, 3/14/11- 9/30/2014

Preparation of bank rec’s., posted journal entries, posted A/P/A/R transactions that did not migrate with the new system transition from QuickBooks Premier/Enterprise to Op Center software program. Prepared various Excel spreadsheets for projects as requested and preparation for annual state audits. Bookkeeper, Temp assignment for client at - The Leaguers, Newark, NJ. BLR Management Group, LLC, W. Orange, NJ, 7/2010 – 8/2010 Performed a similar task with the exception of posting all transactions which didn’t merge into the new system properly and needed to be reclassified, reallocated or added. This was in preparation for the company's annual state audit.

Bookkeeper, Temp assignment for client at - The Leaguers, Newark, NJ. BLR Management Group, LLC, 8/2009 – 10/2009

Preparation of bank recs. posted journal entries, posted A/R, A/P in preparation for the transition from QuickBooks Enterprise to the new OP Center software program. Company was working on both systems simultaneously and 6 months of data was entered. Accounting Supervisor, Fellowship for the Performing Arts, Inc., Morristown, NJ, 7/2000 – 7/2008 Was responsible for accounting operations, supervised and assisted in all phases of bookkeeping functions: A/R, A/P, Sales, P/R – (ADP & Intuit), Purchasing, Collections, NJ/Federal Tax filing, W2’s, 1099’s, Inventory management & controls, warehouse distribution and Employee benefit administration. Monthly closings, quarterly accountants review and fiscal year-end audit preparation. Met with the Board of Directors 4 times annually for financial review. Accounting system supported by QuickBooks Premier/Enterprise Solutions, Oasis CRM and KMA donor software. Accounting Supervisor, Neil S. Sullivan Associates. Ltd. Orange, NJ, 11/1983 – 7/2000 This company involved HVAC Contracting engineers. Was responsible for accounting operations, supervised and assisted in all phases of bookkeeping functions: A/R, A/P, Invoicing, AIA billing, Collections, Federal and State tax filings, Payroll in house and EPIX Solutions, W2’s. 1099’s, Union report filings and Employee benefits. Monthly closings in preparation for accountant’s monthly review. Delegated accounting assignments and resolved accounting problems caused by software or human errors. Accounting system supported by Bluegrass Technology proprietary accounting software. Bookkeeper, Born Again Day Care Center Linden, NJ– (Non-profit Org.) Part-time, 5/1998 – 7/2000 Responsible for bank reconciliation, A/R, A/P, and Monthly Payroll Summaries, Quarterly Federal and State tax preparation for monthly accountant’s review. Accounting system supported by QuickBooks software.

SKILLS & TECHNOLOGY

Knowledgeable of manual and computerized bookkeeping systems. Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, QuickBooks, Oasis CRM and other financial /donor software. Expertise includes various computer systems and 10-key calculators, typewriters, copy machines to perform calculations and produce/reproduce documents and Panini check scanner. EDUCATION & TRAINING

Liberty Tax Service, Irvington, NJ - Tax preparation classes, 2011 Bachelor of Arts Degree in Biblical Studies, Charles H. Mason Bible Inst., Newark, NJ 1996-2000 Business Administration, Essex College of Business, Newark, N.J. 1978 MEMBERSHIPS & AWARDS

Membership, New Jersey Notary Public 1984-2014

ACTIVITIES & INTERESTS

Volunteer Community People Ministries, Waianae, HI 2020-2022 Volunteer, Sacred Hearts Church, Waianae, HI 2015-2016 Volunteer, Operation Warm Heart, Elizabeth, NJ 2009-2014 Volunteer, Rikers Island Prison, NY 2003-2009

Salary requirement: Negotiable

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