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Chastity Jones

Oxford

Summary

Experienced in financial analysis and reporting, ensuring accuracy and compliance. Utilize knowledge of accounting software and financial regulations to streamline processes. Strong understanding of financial data analysis, budgeting, and tax preparation. Adept at leveraging skills to drive strategic decision-making and optimize financial performance. Experienced with office administration, managing daily operations and ensuring smooth workflows. Utilize organizational and leadership skills to maintain efficiency and support team productivity. Knowledge of office software, scheduling, and resource allocation to drive operational success.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Accountant I

University of Mississippi
05.2023 - Current
  • Process semi-monthly payroll.
  • Prepare financial reports and spreadsheets.
  • Compile and monitor departmental budgets.
  • Analyze and reconcile assigned accounts.
  • Identify discrepancies in accounting records.
  • Propose adjustments to accounting records.
  • Compile financial data for analysis.
  • Initiate personnel forms based as instructed.
  • Summarize and report taxable transactions for the department.
  • Initiate payments to outside agencies and the University community.
  • Act as Human Resources liaison for subsidiary establishments.
  • Ensure all assigned tasks performed are in compliance with department, University, Southeastern Conference, NCAA, state, federal, and other external agency policies, procedures, and regulations.
  • Perform related or similar duties as required or assigned.

Operations Manager/Funeral Director/Mortician

L Hodges Funeral Service
07.2020 - Current
  • Consult with families or friends of the deceased to arrange funeral details, such as obituary notice wording, casket selection, or plans for services.
  • Advise customers on technical or procedural issues.
  • Direct and supervise work of embalmers, funeral attendants, death certificate clerks, cosmetologists, or other staff and communicate organizational policies and procedures.
  • Schedule funerals, burials, or cremations and activities or facility use.
  • Sell funeral services, products, or merchandise to clients.
  • Monitor funeral service operations to ensure that they comply with applicable policies, regulations, and laws.
  • Monitor organizational compliance with regulations.
  • Respond to and resolve customer complaints, legal inquiries, payment negotiations, or other post-service matters.
  • Plan and implement changes to service offerings to meet community needs or increase funeral home revenues.
  • Implement organizational process or policy changes and develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures.
  • Direct or monitor administrative, support, repair, or maintenance services for funeral homes.
  • Schedule work hours for funeral home or contract employees and prepare staff schedules or work assignments.
  • Develop organizational goals or objectives and relay information to staff.
  • Complete and maintain records such as state-required documents, tracking documents, or product inventories.

Administrative Coordinator I

University of Mississippi
09.2019 - 06.2021
  • Provided administrative support in managing the day-to-day operations of the department.
  • Maintained personnel files and initiate forms for various employment actions such as position posting and search processes, employee hiring, employee status changes, payroll, and employment separations.
  • Coordinated the scheduling of facilities and the availability of equipment, supplies, and/or instructional materials.
  • Prepared and processed contracts related to the use of the facilities.
  • Coordinated the purchase, usage, and repair of equipment, supplies, and materials.
  • Maintained information concerning equipment sources and vendors and make recommendations concerning the repair or disposal of equipment.
  • Coordinated the fiscal affairs of the department and monitor budget expenditures.
  • Assisted with budget preparation.
  • Maintained, reconciled, and balanced accounts, prepared statistical reports on a periodic basis.
  • Processed requisitions, purchase orders, and oversaw the receipt of supplies.
  • Prepared various reports and analyses reflecting facility usage along with appropriate recommendations or conclusions.
  • Processed appropriate travel records and forms according to university procedures.
  • Other office duties as assigned.

Payroll Accountant

Alabama Agriculture & Mechanical University
10.2016 - 09.2019
  • Collected, verified, and inputted time from manual and computer-generated timesheets.
  • Processed, verified/balanced, corrected, remitted, and maintained bi-weekly and monthly payrolls.
  • Ensured that the calculation of earnings and deductions are accurate and completed in a timely manner, in compliance with Federal, State, local laws, employee contracts, and University policies. Collaborated with Human Resources and the Academic Affairs Office on these matters, as necessary.
  • Processed payroll information associated with newly hired employees, terminated employees, wage verification, withholding allowances, pay rate changes, status changes, benefit deductions, payroll garnishments and direct deposits.
  • Prepared bi-weekly/monthly payment voucher requests by generating reports via EllucianBanner and submitted liability payments for payroll department.
  • Assisted with preparation of Employee’s Federal Tax Return (941).
  • Responded to payroll inquiries and requests by college employees and other internal and external users of payroll data. Researched/reconciled payroll discrepancies and resolved any payroll related issues.
  • Reconciled payroll and garnishment related balance sheet and researched/resolved variances.
  • Batched and processed payroll source documents.
  • Generated periodic payroll reports for managers for review.
  • Assisted in the compiling and computing statistical and other payroll data for audit purposes.
  • Assisted in the preparation of payroll summaries, control figures, tax reports and other various reports.
  • Assisted students and employees with payroll related questions.

Senior Secretary

Alabama Agriculture & Mechanical University
10.2015 - 09.2016
  • Answered the telephone, take and relay messages; screen supervisor's calls; respond to telephone inquiries whenever possible, forward calls to appropriate party.
  • Responsible for the distribution of bi-weekly and monthly payroll for all federal work study students and university's faculty and staff.
  • Received, opened, sorted, and distributed mail, assemble material for use by supervisors and scan all financial documents.
  • Answered inquiries requiring interpretation of organization practices and procedures.
  • Researched records using computer data processing software and other sources such as the Internet to obtain information.
  • Managed and maintained an effective filing system, ensuring that filing is completed on a regular basis, so all files are kept up to date and can easily be accessed by office staff.
  • Performed basic clerical computer operations using word processing, spreadsheet, database management, and other applications.
  • Oversaw the work of/trained federal work study or graduate assistant staff as required.
  • Acted in the absence of Administrative Assistant by preparing daily appointment schedule for the Comptroller, making, and confirming appointments as directed, and scheduling meetings as required.

Executive Office Administrator/Budget Analyst

Bolivar County Regional Correctional Facility
07.2013 - 10.2015
  • Acted as facility’s Human Resources personnel by efficiently creating, organizing, and maintaining employee personnel and medical files as needed.
  • Ensured legal compliance and maintained management guidelines by updating the facility’s personnel handbook with modifications made to existing federal and state labor laws/requirements, implementing applicable human resource policies/procedures, conducting investigations, and confidentially maintaining records.
  • Responsible for the maintenance, filing, safekeeping, and computerization of all personnel, benefits, disciplinary, workers’ compensation, and medical files of all correctional facility employees.
  • Ensured the facility stayed abreast of changes made regarding laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to human resources.
  • Involved in staffing practices by collecting and screening resumes and applications, scheduling interview appointments, conducting telephone and face-to-face interviews, and drafting and presenting offer and rejection letters.
  • Coordinated pre-employment requirements such as drug screening, physicals, and criminal background checks.
  • Worked with facility’s warden, sheriff, and purchasing clerk to develop and forecast annual expense plan goals.
  • Compared monthly expenditures to projections to ensure the facility was on track with forecasted goals.
  • Monitored facility’s budget, expenditures, and revenue weekly and prepared monthly financial reports for supervisors.
  • Prepared and submitted weekly and monthly reports for the facility to submit to its governing bodies.
  • Served as a liaison, communicating with persons/other municipalities inside and outside the facility.

Education

Master of Business Administration - Human Resources Management

Strayer University
09.2015

Bachelor of Accounting - undefined

American InterContinental University
07.2013

Associate of Applied Sciences - undefined

Northwest Mississippi Community College
05.2005

Skills

  • Accounting and bookkeeping
  • Accounts payable and receivable
  • Account and Bank reconciliation
  • Bookkeeping
  • Financial reporting
  • Attention to detail
  • Payroll processing and budgeting
  • General ledger entries
  • MS office suite
  • Office administration
  • Data entry
  • Clear oral/written communication
  • Quickbooks
  • Staff management
  • Hiring and training
  • Onboarding and orientation
  • Interpersonal relations
  • Organizational skills

Timeline

Accountant I

University of Mississippi
05.2023 - Current

Operations Manager/Funeral Director/Mortician

L Hodges Funeral Service
07.2020 - Current

Administrative Coordinator I

University of Mississippi
09.2019 - 06.2021

Payroll Accountant

Alabama Agriculture & Mechanical University
10.2016 - 09.2019

Senior Secretary

Alabama Agriculture & Mechanical University
10.2015 - 09.2016

Executive Office Administrator/Budget Analyst

Bolivar County Regional Correctional Facility
07.2013 - 10.2015

Bachelor of Accounting - undefined

American InterContinental University

Associate of Applied Sciences - undefined

Northwest Mississippi Community College

Master of Business Administration - Human Resources Management

Strayer University

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