Amanda L. Literal
Minford
Summary
Detail-oriented Fiscal Specialist with expertise in budget preparation and financial forecasting. Skilled in grant administration and account reconciliation, delivering accurate financial reports and fostering stakeholder relationships. Strong command of Microsoft Excel enhances organizational efficiency.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Fiscal Specialist
Scioto County Board of Developmental Disabilities
Portsmouth
02.2022 - Current
- Manages, analyzes, and maintains the organization’s financial data, ensuring accuracy in records, budgets, and reports.
- Processed transactions, reconciled accounts, and ensured compliance with financial regulations.
- Reviewed and processed financial documents, including invoices, vouchers, and expense reports, ensuring timely and accurate payments.
- Reconcile general ledger accounts, bank statements, and prepare monthly/quarterly financial reports.
- Prepare the budget each year for the agency and departments, track and assist with financial forecasting to help support management decisions.
- Audited records for accuracy, ensuring compliance with established policies and regulations to maintain financial integrity.
- Maintain records and coding of accounts for annual cost report with DODD.
- Collaborated with Medicaid manager to compile and analyze quarterly MAC reports, providing insights for informed decision-making.
- Monitored and organized all grants and supporting documentation for the agency to ensure compliance.
- Work with auditors and supply with requested documents.
Auditor’s Office Finance Clerk
City of Portsmouth
Portsmouth
12.2013 - 02.2022
- Perform the day-to-day processing of accounts payable transactions to ensure that the City’s finances are maintained in an effective, up-to-date and accurate manner.
- Verified invoices and requisitions for goods and services, entered purchase orders for supplies and equipment, and processed invoices for payment.
- Obtained quotes from vendors and ordered supplies and equipment, ensured compliance with financial policies, prepared vendor checks for mailing, updated vendor files, and distributed monthly financial reports to departments.
- Processed and issued 1099s, maintained W-9 files for current vendors, issued tax-exempt forms to vendors, operated CMI accounting software, and sorted incoming mail for departmental routing.
- Work with auditors and supply with requested documents.
- Acted as a Notary Public in Ohio, notarizing legal documents.
Administrative Assistant for Human Resources
Insolves
Piketon
10.2012 - 05.2013
- Answered phones, screened calls, and took messages.
- Managed office communications and ensured timely responses to inquiries.
- Coordinated scheduling for meetings and appointments across departments.
- Organized and maintained electronic and physical filing systems for easy access.
Deputy fiscal officer/Executive Administrative Assistant
Portsmouth Public Library
Portsmouth
07.2007 - 10.2012
- Take the place of the fiscal officer when absent, reconcile payroll and bank statements, prepare and enter purchase orders and invoices, maintain vendor files, contact vendors for quotes and inventory and purchase supplies, managed all purchasing cards for all locations, ordered books and equipment for all locations, appropriate funds into correct accounts, put together the financial month end and year end books, process accounts payable, input accounts receivable (SSI accounting software).
- Managed employee payroll files, tracked sick, vacation, and personal time, entered retirement contributions into OPERS, verified benefits payments against invoices, trained new hires on payroll system and managers on updates for ADP, generated payroll reports.
- Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Adobe; utilized Publisher and PowerPoint; answered phones, redirected calls, took messages, proofread documents, scheduled appointments, prepared agendas and minutes for meetings, distributed materials for board meetings, recorded minutes, and maintained minute book.
- Served as backup for human resources coordinator, prepared vehicle and employee schedules in database, ensured postal machine had postage and functioned properly, sorted and delivered mail to departments, maintained furniture inventory, managed departmental reports for all locations.
- Notarized legal documents in Ohio.
- Participated as a member of the Kiwanis Club in Portsmouth, engaging in community service activities.
Staff Auditor (Intern)
Balestra, Harr & Scherer CPAs
Piketon
10.2006 - 07.2007
- Conducted audits for profit and non-profit entities, testing accuracy of financial statements and assessing compliance with financial regulations.
- Assisted in compiling due entries on the GASB34 subsystem by organizing and verifying data.
- SUTA payroll data input, footed and cross-footed financial statements and testing.
- Organized records and files, calculated deposits for bank deposits, managed petty cash, and processed billing.
- Assisted during tax season by preparing tax documents, communicating with clients upon completion, managing payments, booking auditor accommodations, and maintaining office supplies.
Receptionist
Mainstream Group Inc.
San Clemente
02.2006 - 06.2006
- Answered phones and redirected calls in the front office.
- Managed front desk operations and greeted visitors warmly.
- Answered multi-line phone system and directed calls appropriately.
- Scheduled appointments and maintained calendar for executive staff.
Education
Bachelors Degree - Business Administration
Shawnee State University
Portsmouth, Ohio06-2008
High School - College Prep
Portsmouth West High
West Portsmouth, Ohio06-2003
Skills
- Financial reporting
- Financial analysis
- Budget preparation
- Financial forecasting
- Grant management
- Accounts payable management
- Accounts payable
- Accounts receivable
- Account reconciliation
References
- Kara Tieman, (740) 464-4066
- Christy McGraw, (740) 821-6838
- Trent Williams, City Auditor, (740) 285-3270
Certification
- Ohio Public Notary
Courses
- Executive Development Program- Ohio Associaiton of Develeopmental Disabilities
Timeline
Fiscal Specialist
Scioto County Board of Developmental Disabilities
02.2022 - Current
Auditor’s Office Finance Clerk
City of Portsmouth
12.2013 - 02.2022
Administrative Assistant for Human Resources
Insolves
10.2012 - 05.2013
Deputy fiscal officer/Executive Administrative Assistant
Portsmouth Public Library
07.2007 - 10.2012
Staff Auditor (Intern)
Balestra, Harr & Scherer CPAs
10.2006 - 07.2007
Receptionist
Mainstream Group Inc.
02.2006 - 06.2006
Bachelors Degree - Business Administration
Shawnee State University
High School - College Prep
Portsmouth West High