Almaz Negash
Minneapolis,MN
Summary
Stay on top of accounting needs by processing customer invoices and creating requisitions. Diligent accounting and office administrative professional with many years of experience in settings. Highly organized, hardworking, and accuracy-driven.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounting Technician
City Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN
07.2022 - Current
- Prove technical support to professional accounting staff and other professional city staff by performing accounting procurement projects costing and other related financial work.
- Manage Accounts Payable process including coding invoices, verifying accuracy of invoice details, obtaining approvals and issuing payments.
- Process all requests to payment promptly and effectively in comet.
- Act as a liaison between departments and procurement to process payments.
- Reviewing Central Recursion request emails.
- Central Requisition emails for new request from departments, if form is incomplete return requester, once completed email Requisition Form and any supporting document quotes, bid specifications, invoices to requisitions in comet.
- Communicate and monitor invoice with departments
- Verify IRIS
- Get funding code from department in IRIS, before creating a requisition, search for contract/ blanket PO, in order for vendor to receive money on time. Process payment on time. Management ability to meet deadlines.
Commercial Loan Operation Specialist
TCF National Bank
Minneapolis, MN
11.2007 - 10.2020
- Lead Processor- Analyzed and reviewed audit of complex commercial loan document with accuracy
- Provided technical support to internal teams, resolving complex operational issues quickly and efficiently.
- Monitored customer service performance metrics, identifying areas of improvement and implementing corrective action plans.
- Conducted research on industry trends and best practices, providing recommendations for process improvement.
- Assisted executive leaders in decision-making processes by creating daily reports and suggesting areas for development.
- Organized weekly meetings with staff to review operational objectives, discuss challenges, and identify opportunities for growth.
- Trained new employees on established operational procedures and protocols.
- Collaborated with team leaders to devise and implement solutions for issues and non-conformities.
- Sent wire to bank and customers.
- Processed participation loans from other banks.
- Processed customer request for advance and paydown.
- Booked new input form, and modifications.
Commercial Loan Analyst
TCF National Bank
Minneapolis, MN
11.2002 - 05.2007
- Bill monitored loan maintenance payment process and recondition
- Customer Request Advance, payed down and processed was then sent out wire for customer request.
- Processed loan servicing loan payment and identified needs of customer promptly and efficiently.
- Maintained accurate records of all data collected during analysis processes.
Teller
TCF National Bank
Minneapolis, MN
10.1999 - 10.2001
- Cash balanced and handled vault protocol.
- Answered customer inquiries regarding bank products and services.
- Handled large volumes of currency quickly and accurately with minimal errors.
- Balanced cash drawers on a daily basis.
- Identified fraudulent activity or suspicious behavior immediately reported it to management.
Education
High School Diploma -
Misrake High School
Addis Ababa06-1990
Skills
- Accounting and bookkeeping
- Audit tracking
- Budget Analysis
- Payment reconciliation
- Data Entry
- General Ledger Management
- Microsoft Office
- Word excel and outlook
- IRIS System
- Comet System
- Cost accounting
- Transaction Management
Languages
English
Full Professional
Amharic
Native/ Bilingual
Tigrinya
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
Accounting Technician
City Minneapolis
07.2022 - Current
Commercial Loan Operation Specialist
TCF National Bank
11.2007 - 10.2020
Commercial Loan Analyst
TCF National Bank
11.2002 - 05.2007
Teller
TCF National Bank
10.1999 - 10.2001
High School Diploma -
Misrake High School