Staff Accountant

Posted on: 2007-04-13

§ Nancy Whitney Sobeck § 7543 John Pickett Road § P.O. Box 275 § Woodbine § Maryland § 21797 Home: 410-988-2034 § Cell: 410-300-8346 § E-mail: [email protected] OBJECTIVE Highly motivated individual seeking to obtain a position, which will utilize and expand upon twenty-plus years of accounting and business experience, in an organization that provides an environment for employee growth and development. Detail oriented team player with strong organizational, communication, and customer service skills. WORK EXPERIENCE Staff Accountant 11/2006–Present Brothers Services Company Hampstead, MD Duties consisted of bank reconciliations; selected general ledger account reconciliations; deposit preparation; certified payrolls; standard payroll assistance; job cost tasks. The primary program used is Timberline, along with Excel, and Word. Staff Accountant 5/2005-10/2006 CASE Design/Remodeling, Inc. Bethesda, MD Duties were any that may be required within our accounting department. This includes payroll; job cost; accounts payable; billings; cash receipts; compensation programs; assisting the Controller in whatever tasks/duties required to be completed to meet departmental deadlines, or, to fill in whenever any accounting team members were out. Possess strong customer service skills and a positive "ready-to-take-on" what needs to be done attitude, for the good of the Team, and the support of Case...as each Accounting Team Member reflects the Team as a whole. The primary program used is Timberline, along with Excel and Word. Assistant/Sales/Scheduler 11/2004-4/2005 Handyman Matters, Inc. Lisbon, MD Assisted new business owner in overseeing office tasks. Sold home improvement jobs. Scheduled sold jobs and assigned crew people accordingly. Computer input of general accounting items such as payroll. Assisted owner at Trade Shows in promoting business. Oversaw and managed office whenever owner was out at job sites or trade meetings. Represented new franchise as a strong, 'support-the-customer's needs' business reflecting powerful willingness for the owner (and myself) to go beyond the extra mile to make sure the customer was happy and satisfied...even if it meant either myself or the owner picking up a hammer and nails, and making everything more than right. Assistant to the Rector 4/2004-2/2005 St. Paul's Episcopal Church Mount Airy, MD Part Time Position: Primary function was to assist the Rector as required. Tasks included handling Parish phone calls. Received and directed visitors to appropriate person or area; maintained all Parish databases relating to financial data; maintained current information concerning Parish members, as well as Parish statistics; handled all mail; ordered worship, Parish, and office supplies; managed both the Rector's and Parish’s calendar; developed and maintained congregational files; managed miscellaneous inquiries and issues. Payroll Manager 9/2003-12/2003 Apex Environmental, Inc. Rockville, MD Oversaw bi-weekly payroll, as well as being an integral part in meeting deadlines; supervised Payroll Clerk; prepared payroll and wage-related tax returns; prepared wage-scale/Davis-Bacon reports; interfaced daily with managers and corporate executives, as well as work closely with Human Resource and other Accounting Department personnel. Payroll Specialist 6/1995-9/2003 Chapel Valley Landscape Company Woodbine, MD Processed entire weekly, job-costing, payroll for approximately five-hundred-plus employees; prepared all payroll and wage related tax returns; prepared all wage-scale/Davis-Bacon information reports; interfaced daily with managers and corporate executives, as well as work closely with Human Resource and other Accounting Department personnel; processed all miscellaneous inquiries/issues, both internally and externally, related to employee wages and deductions. Knowledge base of all Divisions, plus excellent confidentiality ethics, brought ALL of the Division Heads, Field Managers, Human Resource Manager and Assistant, Board Members, and even the CEO to trust the extent of knowledge, experience, and to seek advice on many matters of personnel and corporate policy, which stayed behind my office door. Paraprofessional 8/1992-6/1995 Sarfino and Rhoades, LLC North Bethesda, MD Full-service public accounting firm: Tasks included providing a wide range of accounting, bookkeeping, and consulting services. Firm provided these services for a variety of clients ranging from individuals to small businesses and corporations. Assisted in quarterly and annual audit procedures; preparation of payroll, personal property, and individual tax returns; and, prepared information returns. Established and oversaw procedures for a variety of client-related projects and deadlines. Tasks required working closely with firm's partners, senior staff members, and tax agencies. I was assigned by the Firm's Senior Partner, Mr. Greg Sarfino, as the primary Paraprofessional to work with the majority of his clients. This selection was due to my skills, positive attitude, and customer service ethic of going beyond many extra miles to support his clientele. Paraprofessional 7/1990-8/1992 Aronson, Fetridge & Weigle North Bethesda, MD This was a full-service public accounting firm. All tasks were very similar to those of Sarfino & Rhoades. Owner/President/Treasurer 1/1984-12/1994 Video Tonite, Inc. Woodbine, MD As owner, managerial and ownership duties, supervisory tasks, bookkeeping, and preparation of payroll were key responsibilities; also prepared a variety of tax reports and returns. All tasks ultimately originated and completed with me, being the President of Video Tonite. The primary source of our 'popularity' over other local competitors was 'customer service, customer service, customer service!' People greatly enjoyed visiting our establishment as we made it more than a priority to ensure that they felt that we knew them! My staff was encouraged to get to know people, their interests, their lives...who they are. We even set aside a large corner of the store for the children with tables, chairs, coloring material, and a television, which always played children-oriented movies. This made parents feel more than welcome in our place. It is ALL about the people, whether it is the internal client ~ meaning co-workers and staff-members, or the external client ~ meaning the ones who 'pay the bills'! Our store was part of the community, and our clients were part of our family. EDUCATION 9/2003-Present University of Phoenix Online, Phoenix, AZ Some College Coursework Completed; Currently enrolled in four-year degree program for a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; seventy-two credits completed with a 3.51 GPA. 1/1990-12/1995 Catonsville Community College, Catonsville, MD Before receiving Associates Degree chose to enter into a four-year degree program. Two-year degree program in Business Administration, 31 credits competed with a GPA of 3.55. 1975 Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville, MD High School Diploma SKILLS Timberline Payroll; Timberline Job Cost; Timberline Accounts Receivable; Timberline Accounts Payable; Timberline Report Designer; Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Word; MS PowerPoint; Outlook Express; FoxPro Sales Compensation program; Wind2; Sage Abra; QuickBooks Pro; Quicken; MS Windows 98, 2000, ME, and XP; Turbo-Tax; Fast Tax; T-Value; Lotus 1-2-3; Accpac Plus; dBase III Plus; FAS1000(depreciation software); FATE (Estate Accounting); Fixed-Asset Management; One-Write Plus; Servant Keeper Church Database Program; WordPerfect 5.1