Administrative Assistant/Office Manager/Accounting

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February 05, 2011

Asmeret Afewerki

Falls Church, VA 22041

Email: ***************@*****.***

Career Profile

v Well organized and detail oriented with 15 years of accounting experience

v Outstanding written and verbal communication skills

v Excellent analytical problem solving and time management skills

v Resourceful in the completion of projects and effective at multi-tasking

Experience

May 1983 – January 2008 Hotel Washington Washington, DC

Credit Manager, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Credit Card Auditor, Income Auditing

v Increased revenue by obtaining past due and bad debt collection

v Performed accounts payable functions for vendors and expenses

v Managed vendor accounts generating weekly on demand checks

v Collected and inspected all in-house accounts to confirm adherence to accounts receivable policies

v Reviewed and approved all requests for credit in accordance with in-house policies

v Prepared payment vouchers in the integrated Fidelio systems against supporting documents

v Contacted delinquent accounts to resolve customer issues

v Maintained accurate invoicing of credit card sales

v Balanced credit card sales transactions for all food & beverage and front desk charges

v Processed charge backs

v Resolved billing questions in a timely manner

v Provided customer service and responded to customer inquiries

v Trained new recruits in accounting system

v Served as primary point of contact for resolving all guest issues and problems

v Maintained and implemented accounting operating procedures

Education

1984-1986 Northern Virginia Community College Alexandria, VA

Accounting classes and Computer classes

June 2008 - December 2008 Computer C.O.R.E Alexandria, VA

Basic Computing Certificate

Skills

Software: Microsoft Office, Fidelio, OPERA, QuickBooks

Internet: Netscape, Internet Explorer, Firefox

Languages

Fluent: English, Amharic and Tigrigna