Cynthia K. Hill
Port St. Lucie,Florida
Summary
Results-oriented accounting professional with several years of experience in accounting, financial analysis, and audit-related settings. Quick and eager learner with acute attention to detail and a consistent track record of identifying process improvements to drive quality, accuracy, and efficiency.
Overview
44
44
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounting Specialist
St. Lucie County School District
Port St. Lucie, FL
11.2017 - Current
- Assist with Accounts Payable functions (entering invoices, checking batches, processing check runs), maintain Accounts Payable files (including P-Cards).
- Review invoices, purchase orders, and other related documentation and collaborate with internal departments to ensure that accounting is correct for items/services being paid (including proper allocation of purchase order amounts).
- Ensure that all payments that are made comply with board policies and documented procedures.
- Maintain and verify vendor payment methods: check, ACH, Wire, E-Payables.
- Collect and verify documentation for P-Card transactions and agreements.
- Process E-Payables payments (uploads, utility payment files, journal entries).
- Review statements from vendors on a monthly basis.
- Review reports necessary to assist with invoice payment process on a monthly basis.
- Communicate effectively either verbally or in writing with customers (i.e. other district staff members, vendors, etc.).
- ontact vendors or other district staff when necessary to assist in processing payments in a timely manner.
- Review data to ensure that encumbrances and expenditures are charged to the correct program.
- Process cash receipts accurately and in a timely manner ensuring that appropriate backup is attached and accounting is correct.
- Process employee travel reimbursements in a timely manner.
- Assist accountants with billing including creating invoices, preparing associated journal entries, and receivables tracking.
- Assist accountants with routine journal entries and internal expense billing.
- Update process documentation as needed.
Bookkeeper – Facilities/Maintenance Department
St. Lucie County School Board
Ft. Pierce, FL
08.2006 - 11.2017
- Handled requisition processing to generate purchase orders related to Facilities and Maintenance.
- Process purchase orders and invoices for payment.
- Oversaw financial records, ensuring accurate reporting of budget statuses.
- Enter and post budget amendments
- Prepare daily and monthly reports
- Supported managers and technicians with adherence to purchasing guidelines.
- Managed vendor relations to address and resolve invoice discrepancies.
- Experience with School Dude and Skyward Business modules
- Assisted in managing project budgets and ensuring adherence to GMP guidelines and processes.
IT / Operations Manager
Gateway Community Outreach
Deerfield Beach, FL
01.1999 - 08.2006
- Installed, set-up and maintains network system and file server
- Installs and trains staff on all aspects of computer programs
- Insures systems stay updated and functioning properly
- Provide comprehensive administrative support to the Executive Director, prepares and researches potential funding through grants
- Oversees office staff and work assignments, desktop publishing for agency’s public relations packets and brochures, also bookkeeping and payroll and IRS reports
- Extensive Grant research and writing for agency funding
Servicing Coordinator
World Servants
Minneapolis, MN
01.1997 - 01.1999
- Oversaw group registrations for mission projects
- Maintained project files, records and database
- Maintained financial records for groups and handled billing, created reports for project tracking, acted as liaison between groups and project coordinators
- Created manuals and brochures for use by group leaders, oversaw assembly of training material, created organizational forms
- Served as project assistant in Mexico and Dominican Republic
- Provided daily customer service, maintained inventory of servicing material and project supplies
- Assisted IT manager with computer network, file management and troubling shooting with remote office
Assessment Clerk
Martin County Schools
Stuart, FL
01.1986 - 01.1997
- Managed testing for the school district of Martin County
- Trained school administrators in administering testing material
- Implemented automated system for scanning, scoring and processing student test data
- Maintained and distributed all secure testing material
- Managed the ordering of all test material for the district
- Attended state and national meeting related to testing and training programs
- Created documentation for district assessments, created forms for assessments
- Gathered survey data and reported results to school sites
- Oversaw assessment for home school program
- Collected and managed Title 1 and Migrant Program database
- Provided reports to meet state requirements and funding information
Office Manager Assistant
Adapt Family of Companies
Stuart, FL
01.1985 - 01.1986
- General office duties, maintained database of marketing clients
- Assisted marketing director in working with clients both locally and internationally
- Assisted office attorney in creating corporate legal documents
- Assisted with video production and editing
Computer Lab Teacher
Palm City Elementary
Palm City, FL
01.1981 - 01.1985
- Taught basic computers to elementary students kindergarten – 5th grade
- Taught hardware functions, and software use
- Worked with the gifted program on DOS basic programming
- Developed curriculum, researched software for district use
- Worked with other schools in computer curriculum development
Education
A.A Degree -
Indian River State College
Ft. Pierce, FLHigh School -
Martin County High School
Stuart, FLSkills
- Accounts payable
- Payment processing
- Document verification
- Purchase order management
- Microsoft Excel
- Invoice processing
- Effective communication
- Data analysis
- Budget management
- Client relationship management
- Detail orientation
- Problem solving
- Project management
- Customer relations
- Statutory reporting
- Network troubleshooting
- Technical support
- Customer service
- Team collaboration
- Client coordination
- Best practices implementation
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Accounting Specialist
St. Lucie County School District
11.2017 - Current
Bookkeeper – Facilities/Maintenance Department
St. Lucie County School Board
08.2006 - 11.2017
IT / Operations Manager
Gateway Community Outreach
01.1999 - 08.2006
Servicing Coordinator
World Servants
01.1997 - 01.1999
Assessment Clerk
Martin County Schools
01.1986 - 01.1997
Office Manager Assistant
Adapt Family of Companies
01.1985 - 01.1986
Computer Lab Teacher
Palm City Elementary
01.1981 - 01.1985
A.A Degree -
Indian River State College
High School -
Martin County High School
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