Financial Secretary Accounting Assistant

Angela L. Buckley

**** ***** ***** ** ****: 901-***-****

Cordova, TN 38016 *************@*****.*** Mobile: 574-***-****

Finance/Accounting Professional

Experienced accounting professional offers the following key strengths:

30 years of accounting in diverse settings.

Proven ability to effectively motivate and supervise an accounting staff.

Proficiency in performing comprehensive analyses of problem situations.

Understanding of business needs and the role of financial management.

20 years of Grant Accounting Management for Local, State, and Federal Funding

Advocate of team effort and cross-functional participation to address entity-wide issues.

Expertise in training others to perform in the desired manner.

Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

Computer skills include Excel, Pivot Tables, V-Lookup, PowerPoint, Word,

Accounting Systems: Yardi, Hab Inc., Priority, Apecs, Oracle, QuickBooks, Juris, Sage 50

Carogowise, One, Mase

o Areas of Accounting Expertise

Accounts Payable /Accounts Receivable/Balance Sheet / Income Statement/

Bank Account Reconciliation/Budget Preparation/Cash Flow Statement/Forecasts

Fixed Assets/General Ledger/Investment Accounting/Month-End Close/Payroll Processing

Professional Experience

Robert Half INC, Memphis TN 05/2018- Present A full-service Accounting Service that hires highly skilled financial professional seeking flexibility and variety in their work on a full-time basis.

Bank Reconciliation, balance sheet account reconciliations, petty cash reconciliation, month end close, account variance analysis, and journal entries.

Creates and/or distributes invoices to customers. Ensures client invoices reflect accurate information.

Responsible for general accounting work required to maintain the department’s general ledger.

Performs financial analysis of the department’s chart of accounts and financial statements by identifying and analyzing variances.

Analyzes, records and reports accounting transactions in a timely manner. Prepares general ledger entries and account reconciliations. Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.

Works under the direction of the Human Resource Operations Manager to coordinate HR finances, operation efficiency, and process improvement.

Monitors and reviews administrative practices within and across all service centers to promote efficiency in all operations including reviewing requests for expenditures, analyzing financial resources required, and directing management staff in Human Resource Department preparing budgets.

Advises all services center budgets, which includes general, inter-fund services, and CIP fund expenditures and healthcare and OPEB fund expenditures.

Collaborates with various department staff members and managers to develop methods to monitor and report expenditures.

Trains department liaisons on budget, accounts payable, and purchasing functions.

INTERNATIONAL COGIC AIM CONVENTION, Memphis, TN 02/2012-Present The Church of God in Christ, Inc. (COGIC) is a Christian organization in the Holiness-Pentecostal tradition. It is the largest Pentecostal denomination in the United States. The membership is more than 6.5 million members. The Church has congregations in 63 countries around the world.

Financial Secretary

Responsible for all operational aspects of complete collection and accurate receipting, accounting, deposits, credit card transactions and reconciliation.

CITY OF MEMPHIS, Memphis, TN 08/2017-04/2018

Workforce Investment Network (WIN) is a community resource that prepares job seekers for jobs and helps connect them with employment opportunities in Memphis, Shelby County, and Fayette County. We identify and pre-screen qualified talent for local businesses, and in some instances provide grants to employers to help defray the cost of training their workforce. We provide job seekers with a variety of services, such as assessments, resume development, job search assistance, and when a job seeker is suitable and eligible, we help fund the job skills training needed to find and keep a good job. Working together, we can make a difference-for our residents, for our businesses, for our community.

Financial Analyst

Works under the direction of an assigned supervisor to serve in a lead capacity performing accounting, financial, and budget-related reporting (internal and external) and analysis related to grants and other assigned projects.

Uses the ability to problem solve, multi-task, prioritize and communicate effectively to provide guidance and assistance to professional staff including auditing assignments, monitoring progress, and reviewing work.

Performs reconciliation functions necessary to verify funds in the financial system including encumbered line, service center, account and contract balance.

Maintains logs and computer files of vendor and grant information, including payments received and due, and researches errors.

Ensures payment to vendors for services and products are within contract terms. Oversees and participates in compiling, analyzing, and preparing budget and financial information for management team in all areas of the organization.

Verifies grant related postings of transactions to the general ledger system, including transactions from other systems.

Assists management with preparing financial reports for internal and external auditors.

Assists the finance team in recommending closing and adjusting entries to assigned grants and projects. Requested funds from the State of Tennessee for grant money due for expenses incurred. Oversees and participates in reconciling general ledger account balances with internal reports as well as state reports.

Develops financial reports for budgeting, forecasting, trending, and results analysis.

SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOL, Memphis, TN 12/2014 –07/2017

Shelby County Schools (SCS) is the largest public-school district in Tennessee and the 22nd largest public-school district in the nation. Our work is rooted in the belief that effective teachers and school leaders make the greatest impact on student achievement.

Senior Accountant

Accounts Receivable: Calculate receives receipts and post various fees, fines, and other payments. Prepare billing invoices for various Grants, State, and Federal Funds/ Programs.

Prepare, monitor, manage assigned budgets and funding; make journal entries and budget adjustments as required; coordinate month-end and year-end closing of general ledger.

Review monthly expense distribution reports; Approve purchase requisitions and purchase orders.

Prepares budgets and financial reports; review monthly expense distribution reports; communicates effectively with departments regarding month-end reporting and provides daily cash management to reconcile funds received and expected on Grants. Managed Special Revenue Grants, prepare budgets, monitor grants, request funds for grants and approve requistions.

Research, complies data, and prepare various statistical, and /or financial reports as required.

Audits financial records by examining, verifying and reviewing accounts, invoices, bills, and vouchers assists with external audits; research accounting problems and discrepancies in records; make or initiates corrections as needed.

ROBERT HALF INC., Memphis, TN 12/2013 – 11/2014

A full-service Accounting Service that hires highly skilled financial professionals seeking flexibility and variety in their work on a full-time basis.

Senior Accountant

Reviewing general ledger accounts and correcting journal entries. Perform account analysis and reconciliation, including bank statements, balance sheet accounts and intercompany general ledger accounts. Performing monthly balance sheet, income statement and changes in financial position and budget variance analyses.

CB RICHARD ELLIS, Memphis, TN 04/2011 – 09/2013

A world’s premier full-service real estate service company, operating globally, the firm holds a leadership position in the world’s entire key business center.

Accountant

Prepare all aspects of the financial statement package, including month-end close process, creating and posting journal entries, general ledger review and completion of backup schedules. Accounts Payable processed weekly and accounts receivable posted daily.

Ensure all debt, real estate tax, sales tax, and owner distribution payments are made in a timely manner.

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, South Bend, IN 07/2001 – 08/2010

A Federal government agency that provide housing for low-income families, overseeing nearly 3,000 housing units and administering a $16 million annual budget.

Assistant Finance Manager (2004-2010)

Accounting Coordinator (2001-2004)

Coordinate journal entry creation, financial statement preparation, and periodic accounting reports.

Perform monthly analysis and reconciliation of general ledger accounts.

Manage three staff members and all activities within accounts payable and accounts receivable, including $85K in monthly billings. Oversee bi-weekly payroll process for 70 employees.

Develop $16M annual budget and year-end financials. Serve as the contact for external auditors.

Monitored Capital Funding Projects and Grant Programs.

Selected Accomplishments

Initiated a plan to reduce accounts receivable, decreasing write-offs by $57K per year.

Encouraged five tenants to become homeowners, saving $5-6K each per year.

Structured and performed all accounting duties to achieve highest possible rating from HUD.

1ST SOURCE BANK, South Bend, IN 11/1989 –07/ 2001

Accountant I (1998-2001); Investment Accountant (1996-1998);

Fixed Asset Accounting Assistant (1992-1996); Teller (1989-1992)

Education

INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, Mishawaka, IN

Master of Business Administration, Graduated December 2008

BETHEL COLLEGE, Mishawaka, IN

Bachelor of Science in Business Management/Accounting, Graduated May 1998

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