EDUCATION
B.S. Business Administration (Accounting), University of West Florida, 2013
B.A. Psychology, University of West Florida, 2009
WORK EXPERIENCE
Grants Associate at Administrative Office of the Courts February 2025-Present
● Assisted in reviewing financial reports for compliance with federal and state requirements
● Reviewed grant-related invoices and provided recommendations for accuracy and adherence to policies
● Audited grant documentation such as receipts, timesheets, pay stubs and rent agreements
● Created standard operating procedures for training new employees
● Utilized Excel and Smartsheet to track grant review processes
Administrative Specialist I at Temp Solutions May 2024-February 2025
● Assisted in reviewing financial reports for compliance with federal and state requirements
● Reviewed grant-related invoices and provided recommendations for accuracy and adherence to policies
● Audited grant documentation such as receipts, timesheets, pay stubs and rent agreements
● Created standard operating procedures for training new employees
● Utilized Excel and Smartsheet to track grant review processes
Sponsored Projects Accountant at Johns Hopkins University, April 2022-June 2022
● Reviewed the notice of award that is received from Research Administration in the document management system (Oculus) for terms and conditions in order to establish the award in the SAP accounting system.
● Established master data in SAP by interpreting the terms and conditions from notice of award in order to comply with laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
● Established budget data in SAP based on information from the notice of award in order to provide a level of control for revenues and expenditures charged to the award.
Accounts Receivable Clerk at Robert Half, October 2021-January 2022
● Tracked unpaid invoices including amount and invoice number in excel spreadsheets
● Updated client accounts based on payment or contact information
● Prepared, posted, verified, and recorded customer payments and transactions related to accounts receivable
● Performed day to day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, computing accounts receivables’ data
● Verified discrepancies by and resolve clients’ billing issues
● Processed Truck Trips in AS400 Database
● Scanned checks into the bank
Payroll Clerk at Robert Half, August 2021-September 2021
● Updated paper and electronic payroll records by entering adjustments on pay rates, employee status changes etc.
● Maintained payroll information by collating, calculating and entering data
● Calculated payroll liabilities by determining employee taxes, including federal and state income and social security tax, and calculated employer’s payments for social security, unemployment and worker’s compensation
● Resolved payroll discrepancies and answering any employee payroll queries
● Prepared and executed accurate and timely payroll processing / tax reporting
● Processed MW507 and W4s
Staff Accountant at Thomas J. Palm, P.A., October 2016 – January 2017
● Performed basic monthly reconciliations
● Processed accounts payable transactions: handling payroll and tax deposits
● Processed routine financial transactions: sales tax, invoices, credit memos, recurring entries
● Made journal entries: cash receipts, cash purchases, amortization schedules
● Created new vendors in Quickbooks Desktop and Quickbooks Online
● Secretarial support: operated office equipment, sorted and distributed mail, answer phones, take messages and greet customers
Accounting Assistant at Accounting for Jewelers, LLC, February 2016 – September 2016
● Performed basic monthly reconciliations
● Processed accounts payable transactions
● Processed routine financial transactions using the bank feed in the Xero cloud software system
● Edited Excel files for import into Xero cloud software system, such as client inventory data
● Processed invoices, credit memos, recurring entries and wire transfers
● Created new vendors as needed in Xero cloud software system
Accountant/Owner at Wilson Accounting Services, January 2015 – February 2016
● Performed basic monthly reconciliations
● Processed accounts payable transactions
● Ensured completeness and accuracy of documentation of client data needed for Xero cloud software system setup
● Processed invoices, credit memos, recurring entries and wire transfers
● Created new vendors as needed in Xero cloud software system
● Organized and scheduled meetings with prospective clients
● Answered telephones when prospective clients called
Copy Writer/Search Engine Optimization (SEO) at Full Source, September 2013 – June 2014
● Worked directly with CEO of ecommerce company to coordinate marketing campaign with company's marketing budget
● Used company price sheets, updated product costs for company and consumer, using Excel
● Wrote website content for safety products using html and CSS
● Improved management of the company's warehouse and inventory system
● Used Google and Bing ads to write marketing ploys that increased customer traffic
● Managed product and customers through CMS (content management system)
Administrative Assistant at Wilson Family Medical Center, July 2009 - July 2013
● Managed daily business operations, including front desk activities (handling cash, credit card and check copays, patient check-ins, created appointments in the system for return visits)
● Located relevant information in patient charts for third party requests
● Reconciled and balanced end of day cash and credit card transactions
● Utilized Medical Billing software to handle accounts payable and accounts receivable, such as patient copays and insurance payments
● Made cash and check deposits on daily basis
● Calculated biweekly payroll
● Trained new employees about business operations
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Volunteer at Johns Hopkins Hospital Patient Family Advisory Council, October 2019 - July 2021
● Attended monthly PFAC meetings to discuss patient care at the hospital and how to improve patient and family relations with the hospital
Volunteer at Baltimore Science Fiction Society, July 2018 - July 2020
● Assisted the Board as Recording Secretary for two years
● Headed of the Library Planning committee in 2019
● Created standard operating procedure(s): Library Inventory Protocol Document
● Processed book donations and entering BSFS book collection into cloud database Libib
● Secretarial support: Recorded the meeting minutes, maintained historical files of all documents and operate office equipment
Volunteer at Reclaiming Our Community, April 2017 - March 2020
● Summarized legislation: summary of the JHU Police bill to increase community awareness
● Attended biweekly board of director meetings to discuss future plans
● Attended meetings with small grants committee to discuss ongoing grants
● Secretarial support: organized and scheduled meetings, prepared meeting flyers, agendas and handouts, maintained a calendar of upcoming events, setup and managed facebook page
AFFILIATIONS
Toastmasters International - Toastmasters Competent Communicator Certificate
● Assisted in management of toastmaster meetings
● Assumed roles, such as grammarian, speech evaluator and timer
● Evaluated and gave feedback on speeches
● Presented 10-speeches to attain Competent Communicator Certificate