Overview
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Education
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Tami Costello

West Des Moines,IA

Overview

38
38
years of professional experience

Work History

Accounting Specialist

Pella Corporation
09.2021 - 12.2024
  • Ensured all customer payments were applied to accounts appropriated and deposited in the bank account
  • Worked with reps and customers on financing options and collecting final payments
  • Approved lien waivers
  • Verified deliveries and invoiced were aligned and entered in the system correctly
  • Ensured customer questions were answered, and requests were fulfiled

Retreat Director

Massage Heights
06.2020 - 09.2021
  • Recruit, hire, train and develop employees
  • Effectively create and manage team member schedules to ensure proper execution of operations
  • Build guest loyalty by creating a welcoming and neat atmosphere
  • Build a team that is passionate about creating an excellent guest experience
  • Directly supervise and be accountable for all aspects of retreat operations

Life Consultant

Massage Heights
09.2018 - 06.2020
  • Enhance client experiences - scheduling appointments, answering questions, presenting options for various treatments, products and therapists
  • Create positive and collaborative work experiences with team members by assisting with tasks
  • Maintain a neat workspace
  • close out daily sales - ensuring payments balance with sales

AP Lead

3e Electrical Engineering & Equipment
06.2017 - 07.2018
  • Monitored and distributed daily workflow to ensure invoices were reviewed, approved, input and processed appropriately
  • Processed payables, company expenses and employee reimbursements
  • Assisted and led weekly check runs to ensure payments were approved, accurate and paid timely
  • Prepared freight billing to guarantee inclusion of the cost to be billed out
  • Prepared, printed and analyzed a variety of reports and reconciliations

MPCI Underwriter

Rain & Hail L.L.C
06.2013 - 05.2016
  • Examined insurance documents, applications, production/acreage reports and applied underwriting rules
  • Communicated with agents, FSA county offices, field personnel and policyholders to obtain information, records and answered questions/inquiries
  • Reviewed and analyzed scanned document images and routed to appropriate work queues
  • Prepared, printed and analyzed a variety of reports and policy forms

Accounting Assistant

Rain & Hail L.L.C
11.2006 - 06.2013
  • Prepared work papers, supporting documentation, and made journal entries in internal accounting
  • prepared premium receivable and bad debt reconciliations
  • Performed Multi-Peril testing
  • Prepared reinsurance backup
  • Entered bills into computer system for payment (daily & weekly payables)
  • Printed and mailed checks and filed paid invoices
  • Monthly analysis of accounts
  • Prepared loss check reconciliations
  • Agent licensing
  • Prepared excel spreadsheets and other various reports
  • Performed various other monthly general ledger account reconciliation

Accounting Assistant

Eastown Amoco
04.1987 - 02.2013

Education

High School Diploma -

Dowling High School
Des Moines, IA

Skills

  • Invoice processing
  • Accounts receivable
  • General ledger management
  • Financial statements
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word
  • PeopleSoft
  • Oracle

Timeline

Accounting Specialist

Pella Corporation
09.2021 - 12.2024

Retreat Director

Massage Heights
06.2020 - 09.2021

Life Consultant

Massage Heights
09.2018 - 06.2020

AP Lead

3e Electrical Engineering & Equipment
06.2017 - 07.2018

MPCI Underwriter

Rain & Hail L.L.C
06.2013 - 05.2016

Accounting Assistant

Rain & Hail L.L.C
11.2006 - 06.2013

Accounting Assistant

Eastown Amoco
04.1987 - 02.2013

High School Diploma -

Dowling High School
Tami Costello