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ANITA A. WILLIAMS

GRAND COTEAU,LA

Summary

Dedicated administrative professional with successful experience in fast-paced office settings. Hardworking team player with expertise in completing various clerical tasks and offering staff support. Responsible, punctual and productive professional when working with little to no supervision.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT / PRN. DISPATCHER

GRAND COTEAU POLICE DEPARTMENT
07.2019 - 01.2023
  • Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
  • Restocked supplies and placed purchase orders to maintain adequate stock levels.
  • Executed record filing system to improve document organization and management.
  • Received, opened, reviewed, and distributed mail for Department.
  • Prepared e-mail correspondence and reviewed accident reports.
  • Responded to inquiries, requests and/or complaints from Department personnel and members of public.
  • Ensured that all necessary forms for new personnel were completed and forwarded to HR office for review.
  • Answered and directed phone calls to relevant staff.
  • Developed strategies to streamline and improve office procedures.
  • Built and maintained excellent customer relationships through timely response to inquiries and going above and beyond to accommodate unusual requests.
  • Scheduled meetings and appointments for Chief and Assistant Chief.
  • Took notes and minutes in meetings.
  • Ordered and took stock of office supplies.
  • Completed bi-weekly payroll for Police department employees.

CASINO ACCOUNTING MANAGER

HOLLYWOOD CASINO-GLPI
04.2019 - 06.2019
  • Managed banking reconciliations and monthly balance sheet statements.
  • Collaborated with other departments to achieve accurate and prompt financial reporting.
  • Managed journal entries, collection efforts, reconciliations, and payroll processing.
  • Supervised five Revenue auditors and one Accountant and insured everyone followed LA regulations and accounting operations.
  • Provided training to auditors and evaluated job performance.
  • Assisted Financial Controller with journal entries.
  • Record Revenue; Collected Accounts Receivable, issue payment request for Accounts Payable.
  • Provided training to auditors and evaluated job performance.
  • Generated monthly and quarterly financial statements for executive review.
  • Investigated daily variances and corrected errors to resolve discrepancies.
  • At month’s end, ensure all data is entered for account balances, proper reconciliation and all supporting documentation is available for review
  • Complied with established internal controls and policies
  • Managed banking reconciliations and monthly balance sheet statements

INTERNAL AUDITOR

TROPICANA ENTERTAINMENT INC.
08.2015 - 04.2019
  • Identified and reported audit issues.
  • Documented recommendations to improve internal controls.
  • Produced audit reports.
  • Recommended new methods to improve internal controls and operating efficiency.
  • Assisted in planning of theory/scope of audits, training and development of new staff.
  • Concentration of audit work in areas of gaming compliance and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements.
  • Responsible for professional oral and written presentations to Regulators, Corporate, and Management teams.
  • Performed audit fieldwork and writing audit reports while suggesting action plans for issues found to upper level management.
  • Traveled to different properties owned by the company to complete special projects and audits.
  • Responsible for audit functions at Belle of Baton Rouge Casino & Hotel and Tropicana Casino Greenville, MS.

FINANCIAL STAFF ACCOUNTANT

BELLE OF BATON ROUGE HOTEL & CASINO
07.2014 - 08.2015
  • Monitored accounts receivable, accounts payable and other account balances to track transactions, avoid discrepancies and maintain accuracy.
  • Prepared and processed journal entries to record in general ledger and maintain consistent documentation.
  • Executed financial reporting, managing prepaid accounts, schedules, reconciliations, event settlements, and month-end accruals.
  • Participated in internal and external audit processes to establish accurate financial records and comply with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and regulatory requirements.
  • Reconciled all payroll accounts for over 600 employees.
  • Prepared and distributed cash reports weekly to DOF, Controller and Corp.
  • Reconciled cash, bank accounts and balance sheet accounts.
  • Prepared, distribute and reviewed financial statements and worked with departments to ensure accuracy.
  • Created Daily Hotel Audit for department.
  • Conducted Daily Hotel Audit for accuracy and documentation.
  • Performed month end journal entries.
  • Monitored and tracked all inventories and performed monthly audit reviews.
  • Process all Accounts Receivable deposits and post to account in LMS.
  • Reconciled all Credit card activity for hotel and food and beverage venues and verify to Bank Deposits.

REVENUE AUDIT SUPERVISOR -FINANCE/ACCOUNTING RACI

EVANGELINE DOWNS RACETRACK & CASINO
09.2011 - 07.2014
  • Supervised racing auditors and ensured everyone was in compliance with revenue and racing operations.
  • Provided training to auditors and evaluated job performance.
  • Assisted the racing Financial Controller with journal entries and purse audit entries.
  • Record Revenue; Collected Accounts Receivable, issue payment request for Accounts Payable.
  • Invoice customers, Prepare deposits and deposit cash receipts.
  • At month’s end, ensure all data is entered for account balances, proper reconciliation and all supporting documentation is available for review.

REVENUE AUDITOR- FINANCE/ACCOUNTING CASINO

EVANGELINE DOWNS RACETRACK & CASINO
05.2009 - 09.2011
  • Investigated discrepancies discovered during auditing process.
  • Audited total cash flows and reported revenues daily.
  • Trained newly hired employees to promote understanding of company's processes, procedures and deadlines.
  • Assisted with monitoring all financial activities on property with respect to revenue accounting to ensure that all application laws, rules, regulations and controls of the company, federal and state tax commissions, Gaming Commission are enforced throughout the Revenue Accounting operations of the Finance department.
  • Entered daily information into revenue audit report forms, run back-up reports.
  • Reconciled accounts on a regular basis and track.

Education

Associates Degree -

SOUTH LOUISIANA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Lafayette, LA
08.2015

No Degree - BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

LSU-Eunice
Eunice, LA
05.2012

Technical Diploma - ACCOUNTING TECHNOLOGY

Louisiana Technical College-Opelousas, LA
Slidell, LA
05.2008

Skills

  • Coordination
  • Budgeting
  • Sales Plan Implementation
  • Administrative oversight
  • Dispatcher collaboration
  • Administrative Policy Development
  • Administrative support
  • Basic administrative knowledge
  • Administrative leadership

Timeline

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT / PRN. DISPATCHER

GRAND COTEAU POLICE DEPARTMENT
07.2019 - 01.2023

CASINO ACCOUNTING MANAGER

HOLLYWOOD CASINO-GLPI
04.2019 - 06.2019

INTERNAL AUDITOR

TROPICANA ENTERTAINMENT INC.
08.2015 - 04.2019

FINANCIAL STAFF ACCOUNTANT

BELLE OF BATON ROUGE HOTEL & CASINO
07.2014 - 08.2015

REVENUE AUDIT SUPERVISOR -FINANCE/ACCOUNTING RACI

EVANGELINE DOWNS RACETRACK & CASINO
09.2011 - 07.2014

REVENUE AUDITOR- FINANCE/ACCOUNTING CASINO

EVANGELINE DOWNS RACETRACK & CASINO
05.2009 - 09.2011

Associates Degree -

SOUTH LOUISIANA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

No Degree - BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

LSU-Eunice

Technical Diploma - ACCOUNTING TECHNOLOGY

Louisiana Technical College-Opelousas, LA

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