Full charge bookkeeper

Rosemary Martinez

***** ***** ******

San Leandro, CA 94577-4123

510-***-**** cell 510-***-****

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

Objective:

Position in the field of Accounting/Bookkeeping, where my years of experience in accounting/finance that will be utilized to its full potential.

Professional Profile:

Many years of experience in bookkeeping and general office with superior auditing and reconciliation skills. Competent professional, attention to detail and pride in generating quality performance, able to communicate effectively with clients, vendors, co-workers and all levels of management. Creative, energetic and quick learner, capable of working with or without supervision, and enjoy giving 110% effort. Ability to work on multiple assignments under pressure situations with emphasis on detail and accuracy and consistently meet deadlines schedules. Have the ability to figure out and understand most computer software accounting programs with little or no problems.

Professional Experience:

10/11 to 3/12 Berkeley Food and Housing Project, Berkeley CA

ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST – A/P, P/R, and documentation handling-Handled payables for seventh different accounts. Encoding invoices for the various programs and grants and processing payments within due dates or standard lead times for payment. One master account for pay all project expenses and the other accounts to process clients funds or specific grant funds for a particular program. Also veritfing and gathering of documentation for submission for invoicing for the grant programs. Entered information, changes, and time sheets for all 64 employees in Ovation payroll program for payment, with verification of hour’s distribution the various programs, data entered any changes, and managed and handled all garnishment notifications and processes.

6/11 to 8/11 Aerotek Professional Services, Alameda CA

Temporary ASSIGNMENT – DoBake Bakeries, Inc. Oakland CA

Treasury & Administrative Service – assist Sr. Accountant with GL and Bank reconciliations, post cash receipts, cash flow charts, redesigned a few excel reports and assisted with bank and BOE audits.

11/08 to 2/11 Diamond Tool & Die, Inc., Oakland CA

BOOKKEEPER - C/R, A/P, P/R, H/R, and Bank reconciliation, handled all accounting transactions up to printing the financials. Processed payroll for an employee base of 36 employees through ADP payroll and posting figures into accounting system. Processed payables from coding to data entry on a daily basis with an average check run of about 50 thousand per week. Processed A/R billing on a daily basis, with monthly sales of 300-500 thousand a month and handle customer problems. Paid salespersons commissions based on A/R receipts for the month. Utilized Job Boss computer system for all accounting processes. Answered all personnel inquires verbal and written for employees, processed garnishments and process all health benefit plans.

2/05 to 1/08 Coulter Forge Technology, Emeryville CA

OFFICE MANAGER – A/R, A/P, P/R, H/R, Processed payroll in house for an employee base of 18 personnel, from printing checks to making the tax payments and maintaining all records, as well as all quarterly and annual reports. Processed payables from coding to data entry on a daily basis with an average check run of about 100 thousand per week. Processed A/R billing on a daily basis, with monthly sales of 500-800 thousand a month. Paid salespersons commissions based on A/R receipts for the month. Utilized MAS 200 computer system for all accounting processes. Tracked utilizing excel and submitted 401K deposit from the payroll deductions of employees. Processed job cost for sales orders to verify the profit percentage from quotes.

8/04 to 3/07 Elephant Pharmacy, Berkeley CA

Auditor/Cashier - Reconciled the registers and complied the cash for deposit with bank. Also worked as relief cashier and stocking shelves as needed.

3/03 to 1/05 Candela Sales Co., Inc. d.b.a. The Party Warehouse, Alameda, CA

BOOKKEEPER – C/R, A/P, P/R, H/R and Bank reconciliation. Verify cash receipts for a chain of six stores in the bay area, and posting of figures to various excels workbooks and QuickBooks 2004. Process an average of 60 invoices per store on a weekly basis by receiving purchases in Counterpoint (point of sale program) after verification and data enter into QuickBooks for payment, have three check runs a week, to maximize the cash discounts. Process weekly payroll through ADP, data entry of hours and maintaining payroll information, attendance ledger and posting of all figures to QuickBooks.

Answered all personnel inquires verbal and written for employees and processed garnishments. Reconcile the bank statements, process BOE payments, and process all health benefit plans.

3/97 to 2/03 Berkeley Forge and Tool, Inc., Berkeley CA

OFFICE MANAGER/TRAFFIC MANAGER – P/R, A/P, H/R and Bank reconciliation. Berkeley Forge purchased my contract from Accountants Inc., to come on as Office manager, with an office staff of four. Processed payroll in house for an employee base of 80 personnel, from printing checks to making the tax deposits and maintaining personnel records. Maintained and processed information on a temporary staff of 10-25 people on a weekly basis. Processed payables on a weekly basis with an average check run of about 200 thousand per week. We utilized Macola as our accounting system. And did account reconciliation on both bank accounts here and one in Canada, process all wire transfers for maintenance of the Canadian account and vendor payment by wire on foreign and domestic accounts. Paid salespersons commissions based on A/R receipts for the month. In addition, was back up and relief for all of the other office staff desks. When the traffic desk was suddenly abandoned, I was requested to take over the desk. Process orders and shipments foreign and domestic with an average of one million plus in sales. These entailed entering orders into the Macola system and printing out shipping working sheets from excel and crystal reports to process orders. Advising production on what is required for shipping. Printing and sending out of invoices, domestic and custom invoices for international shipping.

2/97 – 3/97 Accountants Inc., Emeryville, CA

Temporary agency – Assigned to Berkeley Forge & Tool, Inc. Berkeley, CA

Moreover, was hired at Berkeley Forge after a week’s time.

3/93 – 2/97 Candela Sales Co., Inc. d.b.a. The Party Warehouse

BOOKKEEPER – C/R, A/P, P/R. Verify cash receipts for a chain of eight stores in the bay area, and posting of figures to various excels workbooks. Process an average of 50 invoices per store on a weekly basis by verifying and preparing for data entry. Process weekly payroll through Check Mark payroll program, paid, and filed all reports.

1/91 – 2/93 MacPherson’s Inc., Emeryville, CA

CHIEF ACCOUNTANT/ACCOUNTS PAYABLE – MacPherson’s had requested I return to work for them and purchased my contract from Accountants Inc. after I worked on assignment with them for four months. I started as an accounts payable clerk – Processing of all vendor invoices for payment, data entry of invoices, reconciliation of vendor statements, research of all discrepancies, filing, trained as payroll back-up person, and any other special projects as needed. With the changes in the company I took on other duties with the title of Chief Accountant, and only handled accounts payable special problems – Payroll (input, printing, posting, salary advances, research for three different states), monthly journal entries, G/L closing, bank reconciliation’s (3 accounts), fixed asset reconciliation, analysis of all G/L accounts, process salesperson commission reports, process all payroll and sales tax returns and deposits, processed union dues payments and benefit invoices from the payroll reports using FAS 1000 and Microsoft office modules, petty cash, handled all foreign transactions with exchanges and bank, processed letters of credit, bank drafts and wire transfers.

Prior experience with, doctor’s office, Oriental rug importer, building maintenance company, hotels and restaurants as bookkeeper, cashier.

Will supply salaries and details of other experience upon request.

Office Skills

Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Payroll (in house and out sourced), Bank Reconciliation, daily banking deposits, General Ledgers and Journal entries, Computer skills – Microsoft Word, Excel, Job Boss 10.2 version, Outlook, QuickBooks Pro, ADP, Ovation, Macola, Mas 200, Fas 1000, Macwrite, Quicken, Lotus 123, Checkmark, and other accounting software, excellent phone, customer, vendor and employee relation skills, shipping/receiving, data entry, touch ten key, typing 45 wpm, and am able to handle most major office machines

Education

Mission High School of San Francisco. Math major. Graduated

City College of San Francisco. A.A. Accounting.

American Correspondence School. Completed their course in accounting.

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