DOROTHY L LAWSON

*** * ** ******, ************, Florida 32206

Ldorothyl16@ Gmail.com

904-***-****

As a retired worker with 35 years in the workforce, I am interested in obtaining a part-time position, one in which I might be able to share my experiences in a small to medium growing organization. I have experience in clerical, bookkeeping and auditing.

Teacher Assistant- Duval County Public Schools

Aided the teacher of a kindergarten class by taking attendance, reading to students, monitoring the class during lunch and other activities.

Finance Specialist/Internal Auditor- Duval County Public Schools

Traveled to the various schools in the district conducting compliance audits of the schools’ Internal Accounts activity Fund - Sampled receipts and disbursements examining them for appropriateness, signatures of approval, along with the proper documentation. Also accounting for control items such as checks, Student activity receipts, etc. Reconciled bank accounts, prepared statements of operations and balance sheets for each school and made written reports of findings of the audit examination.

FTE Auditor - Florida Department of Education

In this position I traveled to the various school districts in the state auditing Full Time Equivalency (FTE) This refers to the way funding per student is calculated based on the programs and courses in which students are enrolled. Compliance with Policies and Procedures as well as Florida Statutes as they relate to Florida schools is looked for in this examination. Results of the examination is discussed with the school superintendent and other school personnel.

School Clerk III

In this position I functioned as the school’s secretary and bookkeeper. I typed correspondence, generated various monthly reports to the school district. Answered the phones, managed the office of the principal, kept a set of books for a program within the school, responsible for ordering supplies

Education

New Stanton Senior High School -High School Diploma--

Edward Waters College Graduated cum laude with a B.S in Business administration and a minor in accounting

SKILLS

Word, Windows, Word Perfect, excellent communication skills, excel, Keyboarding, Calculator, general ledger