Purchasing Ap/AR

Objective: To obtain a position within a company where I can become a valuable team member and gain experience and knowledge.

Qualifications:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Self motivated team player with the ability to multi-task

Work Experience:

Green Dot Public Schools Los Angeles, CA

Purchasing Assistant/AP&AR Assistant July 2007 – Present

• Correspond with Principals, Assistant Principals and office managers at 19 high schools throughout Los Angeles

• Review and edit purchase requests and prepare requisitions and generate purchase orders.

• Competitively shop for best pricing.

• Maintain files and records of materials, prices, inventories, and deliveries.

• Primary organizational contact for vendors.

• Track purchases through the complete cycle

• Maintain, update and disseminate weekly purchasing reports to school site and district office staff, including upper management.

• Primary project manager in overseeing site visit inventories at all the schools.

• Improved accountability throughout the process.

• Documented savings of $140,000 per year.

• Create reports for site audits by various regulatory agencies

• Submit Final Numbers Package to Management

• Communicating shipping details and status changes to other departments and parties involved

• Routinely obtain check signatures and prepare for mailing

• Prepare bank deposits for the company

• Reconcile credit cards on a monthly basis, resolve discrepancies

• File copies of checks with supporting documentation

• Perform stop payments and voids using on-line system

• Maintain W9 and 1099 information for tax purposes

• Maintain vendor accounts into accounting system on an on-going basis

• Act as liaison between company and vendors relating to payments, credits, depositing of checks, providing copies of checks, etc.

• Collect checks and related documents for compliance audits

Green Dot Public Schools Los Angeles, CA

Finance & Accounting Assistant February 2007- July 2007

• Applying for grants from the State of California

• Maintaining the interoffice mail system between 12 schools

• Handling deposits, filing, coordinating teacher training

• Organizing files for audits, reviewing loan documents

• Assisting accounts payable, general assistance as needed

Animo Ralph Bunche Los Angeles, CA

Campus Aide August 2006 – February 2007

• Maintain a secure learning environment for 135-150 children,

• Supervise children before and after school, during passing period and lunch

• Preventing/breaking up fights, gang and drug counseling/intervention

• Assisting special ED teacher/students, chaperoning dances and field trips

• Getting lunches for students, light-med office work, General assistance as requested.

Green Dot Public Schools Los Angeles, CA

Coordinator January 2006 – August 2006

• Maintaining a database of teacher’s resumes

• Compiling information on which school site needed which teacher’s

• Creating portfolios to take to the school sites for administrative review Attending and organizing recruitment events

• Medium office work, General assistance as requested.

Small Schools Alliance Los Angeles, CA

Data Entry (Contract Employee) August2005 – November 2005

• Entering data from 10,000 records

• Creating a database of faith based community organizations in the South Los Angeles area

• Aiding in outreach to the faith based community including drafting follow up correspondence

• Assisted in the coordination of key events to the faith-based community. General assistance as requested.

Globe Aviation Services Los Angeles, CA

CTX Runner August 2003 – June 2005

• Maintain security throughout the terminal

• Verify tickets and travel documents

• Check in baggage and direct passengers to designated area

• Respond to telephone inquiries, monitor hand held baggage of passengers

• Provide information on flight arrivals and departures

• Assist passengers requiring special assistance, such as disabled passengers, parents with infants, etc.

Education: El Camino Community College Torrance, CA

Associate in Science, Accounting (Expected December 2012)

Chatsworth Senior High School Chatsworth, CA

High School Diploma

Software: • Microsoft Office Suite of Packages; MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Word

• MAC OS

• ACCPAC Accounting Software

• Expensewatch: Software for Expense Reports, Purchasing and AP Invoice Management

• Follett Destiny Textbook Manager.

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