Data Entry Administrative Assistant

SYLVIA FORSTER

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Cell: 503-***-****

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SUMMARY

Thorough accountant with excellent customer service, technical proficiency and commitment to accuracy in financial data entry and financial record keeping. Skilled in time management and prioritizing. Deciphers complex financial information for varied purposes including determining affordability.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Payroll processing • Quickbooks / Peachtree expertise

• Federal and State tax processing • General ledger accounting skills

• Accounts Payable and Receivable • Complex problem solving

• Knowledge of income tax procedures • Management reports

• Benefits Coordinator • Worker’s compensation

• Fiscal budgeting knowledge

EDUCATION

• Legal Secretarial Degree: Rasmussen College, St. Cloud MN (1987)

• Accounting Associates Degree: Rasmussen College, St. Cloud MN (1989)

• Payroll / Human Resources / Office Management: Skillpath Courses, Salem OR

EXPERIENCE

POLK COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP – May 2018 – present

Staff Accountant

•Processing and payment of all accounts payable

• Code invoices applicable to general ledger accounts

• Research vendors concerns and questions

• Monitor and generate various monthly and periodic reports

• Reconcile bank accounts and cash reports monthly

CITY OF SALEM – July 2017 –May 2018

Accounting Assistant

•Working knowledge of FIMS software

• Process all City’s incoming invoices

• Update database’s vendors and employees

•Follow up with vendors concerns and questions

• Process checks on weekly basis

• Work with city departments to validate invoice payments

CAPITAL MANOR, INC - Jan. 2015 –July 2017

Payroll Specialist

• Process payroll for 180+ employees using Kronos / Oracle

• Submit weekly, monthly and quarterly taxes to Federal and State agencies

• Perform background checks and Social Security verifications for new employees

• Maintain appropriate W-4 tax records and I-9 records for each employee

• Initiate payroll deduction authorizations for garnishments / child support

• Assist Human Resources Director with new hire paperwork

STATE OF OREGON – Dec. 2013 – Jan. 2015

Accountant Tech II

• Set up and maintain provider data management systems

• Process daily receipting payments and reimbursements

• Balance deposits to US Treasury

• Liaise directly with members, vendors and public

• Prepare departmental correspondence, documents, reports and presentations

SALEM AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE – Dec. 1996 – Oct. 2013

Accountant / Human Resources Manager / Administrative Assistant

• Updated confidential employee banking information with accuracy and speed

• Maintained accounts receivable documentation electronically and on paper

• Processed bank reconciliations and financial reports to verify practice of proper due diligence

• Handled cash and deposits using the proper accounting procedures and documentation

• Increased efficiency and alleviated workloads by creating a Peachtree accounting system

• Processed payroll, electronic deposits and employee pay adjustments

• Processed journal entries, online transfers and payments

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