Accounting Technician Resume Example

Responsible for daily opening and preparing the school, answering telephones, transferring calls, taking and retrieving messages; greeting families and students, directing them to their needed locations and/or teachers, handling inquiries and assisting them with registration forms, plus any other required paperwork. Helped teachers locate forms and library materials. Researched and prepared purchase orders for school curricula and office supplies; logged and distributed same curricula and supplies. Compiled reports of the accounts. Performed accurate typing of letters, forms and other office paperwork; processing and filing of mail, letters, students' cumulative records and other office correspondence. Use of all office machines including computers, fax and copy machines. Creation of forms for various purposes using software such as Microsoft Word; creation and maintenance of spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel in order to perform bookkeeping for the students' individual accounts when ordering their curricula, verifying the amounts and accuracy thereof, keeping track of amounts spent for the school library and school supplies, taking inventory of every book, manipulative and piece of equipment belonging to the school. Creation of school master calendars using Microsoft Publisher, monthly activity calendars/schedules for school staff and students. Entering of student attendance for the teachers' payroll, using Aeries, as well as entering student enrollment, student classes and student withdrawals utilizing the same system. Frequently asked to review work performed by others in order to check for accuracy of calculations, correct spelling and grammar. Taking of minutes at weekly staff meetings and typing them for distribution amongst the staff. Responsible for basic accounting, collecting funds for graduation necessities and keeping careful records of such. Audited student accounts, office accounts, teachers' payroll, and vendor accounts. Prepared ledgers, receipts and submittals for school expenses and the director's expenses as related to the school.

Responsible for four new accounts staff and six tellers, plus the implementation of any new banking policies and procedures. Assisted the bank manager in development and maintenance of the "sales" aspect of the bank in order to attract new accounts and develop excellent customer relations. Used ten-key, computers and the copy machine daily in the establishment of new accounts' signature cards, certificates of deposit and other investment needs. Back-up to the teller line when needed where my cash drawer was balanced daily to the penny. Verified balancing of other tellers' cash deposits, supervised locking them away each night in the vault, oversaw entering of daily total deposits and withdrawals in the nightly ledger, plus the pick-up of checks and bank deposits by courier after closing.