Bookkeeper with Payroll, A/R, A/P Expertise

Cabrina Levens

Bookkeeping

Long Beach, MS ***** +1-228-***-**** *************@*****.***

Professional Summary

Over 10 years experience providing accounting and clerical support to busy accounting department.

• Competent in basic bookkeeping procedures, preparing invoices, processing payments and account reconciliations.

• Solid knowledge of computer applications for the accounting environment.

• Good organizational and planning skills ensure successful achievement of key responsibilities within strict deadlines.

• Detail-orientated and willing team player.

Willing to relocate to: Remote

Work Experience

Tax Preparer/Bookkeeper

Levens Accounting Services LLC Long Beach, MS

December 2019 to Present

• Seasonal Position

• Prepare, compile and sort documents for data entry.

• Check source documents for accuracy.

• Verify data and correct data where necessary.

• Obtain further information for incomplete documents.

• Update data and delete unnecessary files.

• Combine and rearrange data from source documents where required.

• Collect Payments from Clients

• Enter Client Tax Returns into System for Review

• Scan all required documents into Document Management

• Review and Submit Returns to IRS

• Bring Deposits to Banks

• Reconcile Accounts for Clients for Quarterly and End of Year

• Run Payroll for some Clients

• Pay Sales Tax for Clients

Bookkeeper/Administrative Assistant

3R Services LLC New Orleans, LA

July 2022 to February 2026

• Prepare Weekly Payroll including verifying Timesheets

• Accounts Receivable

• Accounts Payable

• Invoicing

• Prepare End of Year Documents

• Monthly Sales Tax

• New Hire Documents

Bookkeeper/Administrative Assistant

TSI Diesel Worx Gulfport, MS

July 2022 to May 2023

1. Payroll

2. A/R

3. A/P

4. Human Resource

5. Bank Deposits

Company Closed

Shift Manager- On Call

Sonic Drive-In Long Beach, MS

January 2014 to May 2021

• Take customer orders

• Give change and count down carhops

• Close/Open store and make sure everything is running smoothly

• Make end of night deposit

• Looked after the operational, and managerial duties, and functions

• Supervised the work of other staff members, and organized the stocks, and other important equipment

• Assisted the expert team members, and managers to recruit new employees for enhancing the local fast food business

• Looked after the company policies, and procedures, and ensured high standards of customer service

• Supervised the cooking zone, maintained the hygiene of the restaurant for health and safety regulations

• Create, manage, and monitor weekly schedules and increased employee's safety awareness Emergency Dispatcher

City of Long Beach Mississippi Long Beach, MS

May 2017 to November 2020

for Police and Fire

• Acting as the first point of contact for people in desperate need of help, people who may not even be coherent when they make the call

• Make sense of what the caller is dealing with

• Make sure people get the exact emergency services they need

• Monitor and record the location of on-duty police officers and firemen

• Take both 911 and non-emergency calls for service

• Perform driver's license and wanted-person queries

• Assign case numbers and record case notes

• Use computers and computer-aided dispatch

• Monitor police radio traffic and fire traffic

• Operate police radios and fire radio

• Dispatch patrol officers and/or fire to calls for service

• Aid officers by contacting other services as needed Office Assistant/Tax Preparer/Bookkeeper

Bernadette Levens Tolson CPA Gulfport, MS

January 2014 to April 2019

• Owner Passed Away and Business Closed Down

• Accept payments

• Set up invoices for payment

• Prepare and process electronic transfers and payments

• Post transactions to journals, ledgers, and other records

• Reconcile accounts payable transactions

• Research and resolve invoice discrepancies and issues

• Assist with month end closing

• Correspond with clients and respond to inquiries

• Setting up meetings with clients.

• Advising clients about the tax preparation process.

• Preparing and submitting tax returns for clients.

• Handling communication from clients and tax authorities.

• Auditing all tax forms for completeness and accuracy.

• Providing future tax planning to clients.

• Securing repeat business and expanding the client base.

• Analyzing tax data submitted by the client to maximize the outcome for the client.

• Signing income tax returns on behalf of individual and business clients.

• Managing incoming calls and other communications.

• Managing filing system.

• Recording information as needed.

• Greeting clients and visitors as needed.

• Updating paperwork, maintaining documents and word processing.

• Helping organize and maintain office common areas.

• Performing general office clerk duties and errands.

• Organizing travel by booking accommodations and reservations needs as required.

• Coordinating events, as necessary.

• Maintaining supply inventory.

• Maintaining office equipment as needed.

• Aiding with client reception as needed.

• Experience as a virtual assistant.

• Creating, maintaining, and entering information into database Backroom Inventory Associate

Walmart Super Center Pass Christian, MS

June 2014 to May 2017

• Audit Merchandise in Backroom

• Reverse Picks and fix item counts

• Stock Items on self

• Help customers find items

• Work as a cashier when needed

• Unload Merchandise trucks when needed

• Pull cash registers at end of night to reset for new day Assistant/ Bookkeeper

Schroeder Real Estate Gulfport, MS

June 2011 to January 2014

• Prepare, compile and sort documents for data entry.

• Check source documents for accuracy.

• Verify data and correct data where necessary.

• Obtain further information for incomplete documents.

• Update data and delete unnecessary files.

• Combine and rearrange data from source documents where required.

• Filing financial records

• Reconciling bank statements with the general ledger

• Updating and maintaining accounting databases, and processing backups.

• Scan and print documents

• Accounts Receivable & Accounts Payable

• Schedule appointments for clients

• Review and verify invoices and check requests

• Set up invoices for payment

• Prepare and process electronic transfers and payments

• Post transactions to journals, ledgers, and other records

• Research and resolve invoice discrepancies and issues

• Correspond with clients and respond to inquiries

• Managing incoming calls and other communications.

• Managing filing system.

• Greeting clients and visitors as needed.

• Helping organize and maintain office common areas.

• Performing general office clerk duties and errands.

• Maintaining supply inventory.

• Maintaining office equipment as needed.

• Aiding with client reception as needed

Seasonal First Year Tax Pro

H&R Block Long Beach, MS

December 2010 to April 2013

• Answer clients calls and questions

• Schedule appointments for clients

• Keep office clean and organized

• Setting up meetings with clients.

• Advising clients about the tax preparation process.

• Preparing and submitting tax returns for clients.

• Handling communication from clients and tax authorities.

• Auditing all tax forms for completeness and accuracy.

• Providing future tax planning to clients.

• Securing repeat business and expanding the client base.

• Analyzing tax data submitted by the client to maximize the outcome for the client.

• Signing income tax returns on behalf of individual and business clients. Shift Manager

Wing Zone Biloxi, MS

December 2007 to July 2011

• Open and close the store

• Nightly inventory

• Cash drivers in and out, count the register down and make deposits

• Help keep the bookkeeping book organized and ready for the bookkeeper

• Help order the food trucks and help count them in and input into system

• Looked after the operational, and managerial duties, and functions

• Supervised the work of other staff members, and organized the stocks, and other important equipment

• Assisted the expert team members, and managers to recruit new employees for enhancing the local fast food business

• Looked after the company policies, and procedures, and ensured high standards of customer service

• Supervised the cooking zone, maintained the hygiene of the restaurant for health and safety regulations Customer Service Manager CSM

Wal-Mart Gulfport, MS

February 2007 to February 2008

• Improving customer service experience, create engaged customers and facilitate organic growth

• Taking ownership of customers issues and following problems through to resolution

• Setting a clear mission and deploying strategies focused towards that mission

• Develop service procedures, policies, and standards

• Keep accurate records and document customer service actions and discussions

• Analyze statistics and compile accurate reports

• Recruit, mentor and develop customer service agents and nurture an environment where they can excel through encouragement and empowerment

• Keep ahead of industry's developments and apply best practices to areas of improvement

• Control resources and utilize assets to achieve qualitative and quantitative targets

• Adhere to and manage the approved budget

• Maintain an orderly workflow according to priorities Assistant Manager

Wing Zone Jacksonville, NC

July 2005 to February 2007

• Managed office documentation/ maintained payroll input accurate and in timely manner

• Worked regular shifts/ open and closed the stores

• Answered multi-line telephone, took accurate phone orders/ interacted with customers

• Hired and fired employees/ trained employees/ oversee duties done correctly

• Maintain accurate files and up-to-date files on all employees/ made schedules for the employees shifts

• Ordered food trucks/Make bank deposits/ Kept store up to par

• Cooked/ took phone orders/ bagged orders/ got drivers out to right deliveries

• Set up monthly meetings with employees and the other managers Education

Applied Science, Accounting (Associate Degree)

Jefferson Davis Community College Gulfport, MS

January 2009 to December 2012

Restaurant Management (Associate)

West Harrison Community College Long Beach, MS

August 2003

Diploma

Long Beach High School Long Beach, MS

May 1999

Associate's degree

Upper secondary education

Skills

Accounts receivable Microsoft Outlook Invoice payment processing Bookkeeping Front desk Financial reporting software Payroll Cashiering Windows Account analysis Tax experience Event planning Office management Time management Accounts payable Communication skills Travel planning Patient interaction Managing clients in a business operations role Friendly demeanor Financial accounting Journal entries Accounting experience within real estate GAAP Daily transaction recording Internal financial reporting Bank reconciliation Property management Databases Microsoft Access Gusto Google Suite Data entry Administrative experience Interpersonal communication Journal entry management in accounting Accounting and finance experience Expense management Appointment scheduling Sales tax Financial data reconciliation Paychex Accounting Corporate accounting QuickBooks Payroll Document management ADP Accrual accounting Payroll processing Investor relations reporting Record keeping Accounting support Accounts payable management General ledger accounting Accounting software Microsoft Word Restaurant experience Computer skills Microsoft Excel Money transfers Financial reporting Productivity software Financial record maintenance Collection effectiveness report Customer support Assistant manager experience General ledger reconciliation VoIP Pricing Customer communication Cash handling Filing Heavy lifting Written communication Process management Interpersonal skills Customer service Typing Account reconciliation Problem- solving Critical thinking QuickBooks Online Supervising experience Aged receivables report English QuickBooks Google Workspace Cooking Overseeing payroll Square (POS) Client invoicing Bookkeeper experience Financial management report preparation Human resources Process improvement Tax compliance Executive administrative support Order entry Word processing Leadership Writing skills Budgeting Balance sheet reconciliation Shift management Double entry bookkeeping Financial analysis Attention to detail Office manager experience Cost accounting Analysis skills Client interaction via phone calls Basic math Clerical experience Inventory management Closing the books Financial report writing Research Microsoft Office 10 key typing Statistical analysis Financial close processing Financial records management Financial statement preparation Account management Financial concepts ADP Workforce Now Bookkeeping for tax purposes Teamwork Month-end close Cash register operations Expense reports Serving Auditing Organizational skills Accounting systems

Languages

English - Expert

Certifications and Licenses

QuickBooks Online

Driver's License

Certified Notary Public

2024 to March 2028

QuickBooks Certified ProAdvisor, Intuit

Certified Bookkeeper

Additional Information

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

REFERENCES:

MIKE BROWN - 228-***-****

GRIFF SKELLIE- 228-***-****

DANIEL GILKERSON- 228-***-****

DONNA MCARTHUR- 228-***-****

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