Debbie Blais
Kingston,ON
Summary
I am organized, dependable, and a positive person. I offer experience in office management roles, administrative duties, accounting duties such as: reconciling accounts, accounts receivable, accounts payable, data entry, processing payments, issuing cheques, helping others in need. I am willing to learn new programs and tasks.
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounting Clerk
Kingston Hyundai & Subaru Of Kingston
07.2018 - Current
- Manage accounts payable and receivables by monitoring the status of the accounts.
- Process daily deposits for both dealerships.
- Process cheques, cash, and credit card payments to reconcile customer statements.
- Maintained and organized filing systems for accounting records.
- Office supply & furniture ordering for all departments.
- Provided exceptional customer service when addressing client inquiries related to invoices, payments, or account balances.
- Issue payment cheques.
- Work well in team settings, providing support and guidance.
- Self-motivated, with strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
Accounting Clerk
McCurdy Chevrolet Buick GMC Ltd.
03.2000 - 09.2018
- Reconcile and maintain company bank accounts, credit cards, and General Motors rebates daily and monthly.
- Managed accounts payable and receivables and assisted with payroll.
- Facilitated timely, daily and month-end closing activities by completing accurate journal entries, account adjustments, invoices, files, receipts to keep records organized and produced reports using PBS and ADP.
- Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution.
- Entered figures using 10-key calculator to compute data quickly.
- Coordinated with external auditors to resolve discrepancies.
- Maintained organized filing systems for accounting records, ensuring easy access to crucial financial information when needed.
- Process office and furniture supply orders for all departments.
- Provided exceptional customer service when addressing client inquiries related to invoices, payments, or account balances.
- Work well in team settings, providing support and guidance.
- Self-motivated, with strong sense of personal responsibility.
- After my departure from McCurdy Chevrolet Buick GMC Ltd. I trained new employees and helped out during nights and weekends for 6 months.
Data Entry Clerk
Cruickshank Construction Ltd.
04.2018 - 06.2018
- Entered data using computer software.
- Collated and organized data entry documents into filing systems for easy access.
- Work well in team settings, providing support and guidance.
Legal Assistant
Hurley & Williams Law Office
02.2010 - 02.2011
- Shortage of work at McCurdy Chevrolet Buick GM Ltd for one year so I took a full time job at Hurley & Williams then returned to McCurdy Chevrolet Buick GM Ltd.
- Answered phone and handled legal communications.
- Typed letters via Dictaphone, completed legal forms, and filed them at the courthouse.
- Prepare bank deposits.
Office Manager (4 Yrs) / Accounting Clerk (10 Yrs)
Welch & Company Chartered Accountants
08.1986 - 05.2000
- Held a central role in managing accounts payable and receivables.
- Reconciled company bank accounts, to keep accounts audit-ready.
- Generated invoices upon receipt of billing information and tracked collection progress.
- Contributed to the firm's growth by managing reception and filing duties of other staff as well as ensuring the organization's archive files were maintained.
- Input invoices, timesheets, journal entries, and deposits daily in PACS Time and Billing software.
- Ensuring the timely processing of financial statements, and overseeing payroll adjustments.
- Reconciled account information and reported figures in general ledger by comparing to bank account statement each month.
- Issued payment cheques.
- Work well in team settings, providing support and guidance.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- After my departure from Welch & Company, I continued helping out during nights and weekends for 2 months while being employed at McCurdy Chevrolet Buick GMC Ltd.
Education
No Degree - Management Accounting Certificate Night School
Loyalist College of Applied Arts And Technology
Belleville, ON12.1995
No Degree - Legal Secretary - 2 Year Certificate Program
Loyalist College of Applied Arts And Technology
Belleville, ON04.1984
Skills
- Reconciling accounts
- Accounts payable and receivable (bill payment, invoicing, and collections)
- GL entries, data entry and invoice processing
- Customer Service
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
Timeline
Accounting Clerk
Kingston Hyundai & Subaru Of Kingston
07.2018 - Current
Data Entry Clerk
Cruickshank Construction Ltd.
04.2018 - 06.2018
Legal Assistant
Hurley & Williams Law Office
02.2010 - 02.2011
Accounting Clerk
McCurdy Chevrolet Buick GMC Ltd.
03.2000 - 09.2018
Office Manager (4 Yrs) / Accounting Clerk (10 Yrs)
Welch & Company Chartered Accountants
08.1986 - 05.2000
No Degree - Management Accounting Certificate Night School
Loyalist College of Applied Arts And Technology
No Degree - Legal Secretary - 2 Year Certificate Program
Loyalist College of Applied Arts And Technology
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