Accounting Clerk

Location:

Posted:

February 25, 2008

Elsa Hailemariam

Springfield, VA 22153

********@*****.***

Objective: Seeking an accounting position.

Work experience:

Eritrean Civic Cultural Center

Washington DC

General Manager 2007

• Responsible for financial growth of the Club.

• Responsible for fulfilling the need of the community in general, Eritrean Youth in particular.

• Responsible for all Educational activity at the Club.

Barnes and Noble Bookseller

Fairfax, VA Financial Manager 1997-2007

• Responsible for daily cash sales report, accounts payable, accounts receivable.

• Responsible for store’s expense payable and payroll.

• Responsible in reporting monthly financial activities to the head office.

• Responsible for all financial activities in the store.

Federal Market

Washington, DC Assistant Manager 1981-1993

• Reconciled daily cash sales to register reading and report to store manager.

• Responsible employees daily work schedule.

• Responsible for cash sales, accounts payable and accounts receivable

Volunteer Work:

National Union of Eritrean Women in North America

Washington, DC Secretary and Chairperson 2000-2007

Collected cash and non-cash donations from organizations and individuals through Fundraising and special events

That would be directed to humanitarian assistance related to one of the organization’s exempt purposes.

In addition to guided, facilitated and counseled newly arrived Eritrean immigrants families by

• Locating affordable public health care service for their children.

• Teaching how to use public transportation on their daily activities.

• Locating and selecting affordable English language schools that helped them on improving their communication skills.

• Engaging preventive methods for our youth, by discovering after school activities in their areas. To prevent them from crimes and drugs.

Education:

Santa Familia University, Asmara, Eritrea

BA in Business Administration

Roxbury Community College, Boston, MA

Associate of Arts in Accounting

Skills:

MS Word, MS Excel, Financial Database, S400 Version Tex aid, facsimile, copiers & 10key-calculator.