Resume
Education
State University of New York at New Paltz, New Paltz, NY
Master of Business Administration in Public Accountancy; GPA 3.59; December 2019
Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Minor in Cinema Studies; Dean’s List: 3 Semesters; GPA 3.17; December 2016
State University of New York at Orange County, Middletown and Newburgh, NY
Associates of Arts in Social Sciences; GPA 3.21; December 2013
Algebra Tutor, State University of New York at Orange County, Middletown, NY; Jan 2012 - Dec 2012
● Assisted students with homework and test preparation
Accounting
Bookkeeper, Wise Music, Chester, NY; July 2021 - Present
● Bank and account reconciliations, including intercompany reconciliations, using NetSuite and Excel
● Accounts receivable, including depositing batches of checks after matching them with customers
● Accounts payable, including preparing and cutting checks in NetSuite
● Sending ACH payments in NetSuite
● Clerical work and updating financial schedules, including accruals and lines of credit
● Recharges
● Assistance with budgeting and auditing
● Calculating and filing sales tax for several states
Junior Accountant, Independent Living, Newburgh, NY; March 2021 - May 2021
● Onboarding new and returning employees (Personal Assistants) using ADP and New York New Hire
● Filing, and record maintenance and retrieval
● Complete bank reconciliations in QuickBooks Online
● Help test Blackbaud Financial Edge; Help the Fiscal Department move to it from QuickBooks online
Accounts Payable Clerk, Premier Medical Group, Poughkeepsie, NY; January 2021 - February 2021
● Enter vendor invoices into QuickBooks Desktop and classify them by cost center
● File vendor invoices, packing slips, and order summaries
● Match vendor invoices with their corresponding packing slips and order summaries
● Open A/P mail; Print A/P emails and attachments
Junior Accountant, Barbara J Miller CPA, PC, Monroe, NY; December 2020 - January 2021
● Digitally and physically file client information
o Scan documents into FileCabinet CS
● Complete bank reconciliations in Excel and update clients’ financials in Accounting Xpert Enterprise
Billing, We Ship Express, Napa, CA, Remote; May 2020 - July 2020
● Remotely priced out orders and invoiced customers
o Processed weekly and monthly order data through our online FedEx and UPS fulfillment gateway
o Checked spreadsheets for accuracy and totaled up the order price and package count
o Created an invoice in QuickBooks and sent a PDF copy to the customer
● Issued credit memos, and calculate and issue volume discounts, to customers using QuickBooks
● Created or updated Standard Operating Practices sheets for new or existing customers
● At peak, handled approximately 100 customers
Inventory, SC Choice Management Corp, Rock Hill, NY; Aug 2018 - June 2019
● Prepared bills for payment
● Tracked vendor credits through their invoices, and our own purchase orders and return forms
Assistant & Bookkeeper, Grace Innovation, Nyack, NY, Remote; Sept 2017 - June 2019
● Set up automatic invoicing and charging of clients on QuickBooks Online
● Created bills and paid vendors; Prepared and ran payroll; Added transactions from the bank account
● Communicated with clients, scheduled meetings, and collected and recorded payments
● Reconciled records between Grace’s bank account, Grace’s Paypal, and QuickBooks Online
Assistant & Tax Prep, Simply Business, Inc. & Lynn Formica, CPA, Kingston, NY; Jan 2018 - Mar 2018
● Preparing 1040 tax returns
o Checked clients in, gathered their information, and scanned documents into the system
o Prepared returns in Drake Tax Software, presented returns for review, and checked clients out
● Assisted with auditing fieldwork; Verifying statements through various documentation and observation
● Imported clients’ 2016 returns into Drake 2016, so they can be rolled over to Drake 2017
● Reception and scheduled client meetings
Accounting Assistant, QOS Consulting, Santa Ana, CA; June 2017 - Aug 2017
● Suggested cost-savings initiatives during weekly meetings with the CEO and Executives
● Adapted and reinterpreted financial data for the CEO and Executive Team
● Tracked A/P, A/R, Income, and Cash Flow in Bill.com and QuickBooks Online
● Categorized and classified costs using allocated cost pools; Linked costs to proper employees and clients
● Asset management in ServiceNow; Reconciled records from Bill.com and QuickBooks Online
Film & Media
Creator, Why We Watch, Film/TV Review Site and YouTube Channel; Aug 2010 - Present
● Designed and monetized a website with Google’s Blogger and AdSense platforms
o Logo design and animation in Final Cut Pro and Blender 3D
● Write reviews that encourage positive discussion
● Record and edit video reviews with a webcam, Final Cut Pro, and Blender 3D
● Create fan-made trailers and TV spots with Final Cut Pro and Blender 3D
● Create fan-made posters using Photoshop, InDesign, Gimp, and Inkscape
● Running Why We Watch's social media (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn)
Creative Assistant, Grace Innovation, Nyack, NY; Sept 2017 - June 2019
● Created and edited visually pleasing proposals for clients in Proposify
● Proofread and posted social media content for clients
Trichster, Documentary Screenings about trichotillomania; Nov 2016 & June 2017
● Used skills acquired as a Co-Treasurer of React to Film at SUNY New Paltz; Jan 2014 – Dec 2016
o Hosted and planned two documentary screenings to raise awareness about a relatively unknown
anxiety-related disorder that primarily targets girls and women
o Cleared the screening rights with the film’s producer and director
o Set budget, handled obtaining quotes, and made purchases; Acquired event approval and funding
o Promoted event to community; Adapted flyers and posters in Photoshop and distributed them
Public Relations SUNY New Paltz Gaming Society, New Paltz, NY; Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
● Created Facebook banners in Gimp to attract members to weekly meetings
Data/IT
IT Administrator, Astor Services for Children & Families, Rhinebeck, NY; Nov 2017 - Jan 2018
● Upgraded and deployed desktops and laptops
o Wiped computers and installed Windows 10 using Clonezilla and hard drive repositories
o Connected them to Astor’s network; Added security to laptops using Bitlocker
o Installed and activated necessary software like Microsoft Office 2013 and 2016
o Organized desktop, restored backup files, connected shared drive, and setup defaults and favorites
o Connected commercial and personal printers via USB, sharing, and network; Connected monitors
● Helpdesk
o Created a record of the problem in Astor’s ticketing system and directed employee as needed
o Removing memory and hard drives from old machines
Intern, Mohonk Preserve, Gardiner, NY; May 2014 - Aug 2014
● Researched and collected data on local business owners who could become business members
● Updated a database on deer hunting using Excel and Raiser's Edge
General
Labeling/Repacking, Paper House Productions, Saugerties, NY; May 2021 - May 2021
● Unpacking, labeling, and repacking journals
Skills/Qualifications
● QuickBooks Online & Desktop, Bill.com, Financial Edge & Raiser's Edge, and PayPal
● FileCabinet CS, UltraTax CS, and Accounting Xpert Enterprise Software
● Netsuite and HLMSW
● FasTrax
● Drake Tax Software
● ServiceNow
● Windows, MacOS, and Microsoft Office
● Proposify and Toggl
● Gimp, Adobe Suite, Scribus, and Inkscape
● Figma and Protopie
● Blender 3D, Unity, Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Pro, and MakeMKV
● Clonezilla, Bitlocker, and Right Networks
● Telecom Solutions Professional, certified by Intelisys Cloud Services University