Pamela J. Ashworth

pam@pamelajaye.com

Objective

To utilize my administrative, accounting, training, and technical skills in gathering, organizing, and disseminating information, in order to help others make the most effective use of software, online resources, and educational materials.

Profile

A detail oriented, seasoned professional with a strong aptitude for learning computer software. Adept at establishing procedures to accomplish tasks and creating training materials. Ability to prioritize diverse workloads. Committed to expanding skills and knowledge. Solid organizational skills and a perseverant and resourceful problem-solver.

Software:

Microsoft Word 2007, Access 2007, Excel 2007, Outlook 2007, FrontPage, Publisher, Schedule+; Quickbooks, Peachtree Accounting, ADP & Paychex Web Interfaces, Dreamweaver, PhotoShop Elements, Lotus Notes, HTML, FTP, and some Linux

 

Employment

 

A Small Telemarketing Company (Name Available upon Request)

Largo, FL – May 2009 – Present

Administrative Assistant/Bookkeeper

Full Cycle Bookkeeping. Managed Accounts Payable and Receivable. Reconciled bank and merchant accounts. Referred former customers for technical support. Answered billing questions. Created journal entries for payroll done by outside vendors. Entered weekly payroll, special payrolls, manual checks, and voided checks in ADP web interface.

Created new company in Peachtree, entered inventory, chart of accounts, vendors. Met with accountants to verify that new company setup met with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

Dealt with banks and credit card companies to accelerate payment authorization on new sales.

Handled correspondence with vendors, customers, and payroll providers. Performed various administrative tasks for company President and Sales Manager, including sales and revenue reports. Organized all HR requirements for new hires.

Researched and contacted new vendors to set up services, from payroll to vending machines.

Cleaned up and standardized formatting of Leads lists for printing, using Word and Excel Mail Merge. Researched field codes to correctly format telephone numbers for Sales Staff.

Combined disparate database files into one consistent  Access database using append queries. Removed old leads from database.

Created procedure manual for Administrative Assistant/Bookkeeper, new order forms, and new invoices.

Performed Windows Updates and installed AntiVirus.

Handled front desk phone.

American Communications Supply, Inc.

St. Petersburg, FL -- November 2003 -- July 2008

Accounting Assistant

Assessed freight charges and billed customer orders for two companies having customers with vastly diverse billing/shipping requests; created shipping labels (FedEx/UPS); answered sales personnel and customer queries; checked incoming repair orders; created aging reports, posting reports, daily shipping charge summaries; covered for receptionist as needed; fast-paced detailed data entry; occasional computer tech support and troubleshooting

Logoworks, Inc.

Clearwater, FL -- March 2003 -- July 2003

Bookkeeper, Office Manager

Cleared up six months of lack of record keeping for Inventory, Orders, Payroll, Sales Tax, and Loans, from source documents (credit card slips, bank statements, work orders and random slips of paper), for silk-screening, embroidery, and promotional materials company.  Created Inventory with pricing, entered all back orders and new orders into inventory and out of A/R, created bills, processed Accounts Payable and Receivable, tax estimation, reports, and payment, and processed payroll using Quickbooks Ordered supplies, answered customer inquiries, covered for owner while out of office or out of town: took customer orders, made decisions on whether to take large orders from promotional company, negotiated pricing, managed production staff to meet deadlines on multiple orders, Picked up large lots of customer materials for processing, personally. Did technical support for office network

UnityInChrist.com

August 2001 -- November 2003

Webmaster - Web site Maintenance and Updates

Honeywell/Manpower

Clearwater, FL -- August to September 2002

Administrative Assistant

As assistant to three Program Managers, created and updated Customer and Departmental Reports and Departmental Calendars, planned, originated and accepted meeting requests (MS Outlook 2000), ordered catering for meetings, updated weekly report (using Power Point), inserting OLE linked spreadsheets and transmitted to customer in advance of weekly meeting. Arranged and got approval for travel for managers, processed travel and expense reports and petty cash reimbursements. Created presentations, answered phones, filed, photocopied, and performed general office duties.

Created Distribution lists in Outlook for recurring reports and Program Managers’ Travel Approvals; Repaired damaged departmental spreadsheet and re-established links in Presentation associated with spreadsheet; Created Travel and Expense Planning Checklist
Forensic expense reporting: Tracked down missing expense reports and reconciled with AMEX statement; Set up address book to facilitate auto-complete; Reset default startup in Honeywell email address book to open at local department; Updated and added to Secretarial Manual

T. E. Andresen Inc. / Agent for United Van Lines

Salem MA -- Feb 2000 - Apr 2001

Accounting Specialist/Technical Support Manager/Webmaster

As Accounting Specialist, Calculated distributions/driver payments, based on contracts. Handled local billing, United invoices, and storage deposits.

As Technical Support Manager, performed desktop support and training. Responsible for all troubleshooting of Windows NT network, PCs and IBS/United System and interfaces. Set up new PCs, including basic installation, United system terminal installation, email accounts and software, AIM, user network accounts, TCP/IP configuration and installation, and some cabling. Also responsible for daily backup of IBS, and tracking of current problems with IBS program

As Webmaster, reorganized the company's web site, and provided continued maintenance and updates.

Additionally, clarified and documented company procedures, set up and maintained Revenue & Expense Reports in support of the sales department, ordered supplies--Office and United/Mayflower Forms and marketing materials, and handled phones and performed miscellaneous administrative tasks