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Diana Farizo
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Diana Farizo

Business owner
Salem,MA

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language

Work History

Senior Tax Associate

H&R Block
Salem, MA
11.2024 - Current
  • Prepare taxes
  • Assist with translation
  • Assist receptionist when needed
  • Take payments when needed
  • In 2025 accepted position as Team Lead and also Recovery Specialist while still preparing taxes

Bookkeeper (Owner)

Bills R Us Bookkeeping Services
Salem, MA
01.2023 - Current
  • Clients: Panther's Athletic & Social Club 5/10/2024 - 5/10/2025
  • Clients: Treeland 12/2020 - 1/2021
  • Assist with answering phones
  • Data Entry into QuickBooks
  • Reconciliation of Bank Statement & Credit Cards
  • CFO Advisor
  • Payment of Bills
  • Preparing Deposits
  • Confirm insurance payments and post them
  • Assist with any other tasks needed with the front office

Administrative Executive Assistant Bookkeeper

Precision O & P Technology Associated Career Network
New Bedford, MA
06.2025 - 10.2025
  • Assist with answering phones
  • Data Entry into QuickBooks
  • Reconciliation of Bank Statement & Credit Cards
  • CFO Advisor
  • Payment of Bills
  • Preparing Deposits
  • Confirm insurance payments and post them
  • Assist with any other tasks needed with the front office

PCA

Tempus Unlimited
Stoughton, Mass
03.2023 - 05.2024
  • Assist with transfer when needed
  • Personal care
  • Went to all medical appointments with client
  • Administered medication daily
  • Wound care when needed
  • Vitals obtained when needed
  • Specimen collection for physicians when needed
  • Meal Preparation
  • Shopping
  • Medication pick up
  • Medical calls when necessary

Receptionist

Smiley Dental
Fairhaven, Ma
11.2022 - 02.2023
  • Performed all relevant duties relevant to Receptionist but not limited to
  • Prepare new patient packets
  • Translate when needed for staff, patients and dentists
  • Enter new patient information into computer system

Certified Nurse Aide

Lifestream
New Bedford
05.2022 - 11.2022
  • Performed all relevant duties relevant to Certified Nurse Aide but not limited to
  • Catheter care
  • Wound care
  • Ostomy care
  • Answering phones
  • Assist patients with feeds
  • Obtaining vital signs
  • Obtaining Sugar Reading (CBG)
  • Taking the residents to appointments
  • Preparing and administrating medications

Paraprofessional

New Bedford High
New Bedford
11.2021 - 05.2022
  • Performed all relevant duties relevant to Paraprofessional but not limited to
  • I work with the teen age students that have a mental or physical disability
  • I will assist them with toileting when needed
  • I will assist with feeds at times
  • I will assist in times when the student is in a behavior as well
  • I will teach the class in the absence of the teacher at times

Cashier Clerk

Treeland
New Bedford, Ma
12.2020 - 01.2021
  • I assist customers with their purchases and orders
  • Assist with simple floral arrangements as needed
  • When needed have done deliveries
  • Close out register for the night
  • When need will confirm and write out the orders for the driver's
  • When needed will assist in the office as secretary for the owner

Medical Assistant

Endocrinology Dept, HMA
No. Dartmouth, Ma
10.2018 - 11.2019
  • Performed all relevant duties relevant to Medical Assistant but not limited to provide Portuguese translation for patient, staff and doctors when needed
  • Obtained Vitals
  • Verified patient medications & history
  • Assisted NP or MD when patient had a diabetic emergency
  • Translated for the NP, MD and staff in Portuguese when needed
  • Called patients with results

Nurse Assistant, Critical Care

St. Luke's Hospital
New Bedford, Mass
03.2015 - 10.2018
  • Performed all relevant duties relevant to Certified Nurse Aide but not limited to provide Portuguese translation for patient, staff and doctors when needed
  • Taking temperatures
  • Catheter care
  • Wound care
  • Ostomy care
  • Answering phones
  • Assist patients with feeds
  • Putting on condom catheter for male patients

Certified Home Health Aide

Community Nurse and Hospice
Fairhaven, Mass
07.2014 - 02.2015
  • Performed all relevant duties relevant to Home Health Aide but not limited to light housekeeping
  • Vitals when needed
  • Provide Portuguese translation for clients and staff when needed
  • Catheter Care
  • Ostomy care
  • Wound care

Certified Home Health Aide

Brandonwoods of Dartmouth
Dartmouth, Mass
09.2013 - 07.2014
  • Performed all relevant duties relevant to Home Health Aide but not limited to light housekeeping
  • Portuguese translation for and clients when needed
  • Medication reminder
  • Vitals when needed

PCA

Cerebral Palsy of Massachusetts
Quincy, Mass
04.2012 - 09.2012
  • Transferred client from bed to wheelchair daily
  • Personal care including assists with feeding
  • Went to all medical appointments with client
  • Portuguese translation for the caregiver when needed
  • Administered medication daily
  • Wound care when needed
  • Vitals obtained when needed
  • Specimen collection for physicians when needed

Certified Nurse Aide

The oaks nursing home
New Bedford, Mass
07.2012 - 01.2013
  • Performed all duties relevant to nurse aide but not limited to
  • Re-apply dressing to wounds and catheter care
  • Assist elder in personal care
  • At times Portuguese translation for patients and staff

Administrative Medical Secretary

UMass Memorial Maternal Fetal Medicine
New Bedford, Mass
11.2008 - 07.2012
  • Performed all duties relevant to secretary but not limited to answering telephones and filing
  • Translated for the doctors and technicians when needed
  • Register patients in Medi-tech and Idx
  • Burn Gynecological images onto CD for the referring physician

Purchasing Manger & Secretary

Raw Sea foods, Inc.
New Bedford, Mass
12.2004 - 07.2005
  • Place orders and provide purchase order numbers
  • Performed all duties relevant to secretary but not limited to answering telephones and filing
  • Mail out Invoices to customers
  • Prepared and processed customer credit applications

Outreach Specialist

Coastline Elderly
New Bedford, Mass
08.2003 - 07.2004
  • Perform home visits with clients
  • Documented all information obtained.
  • Implemented service plans for the families
  • Assess their needs for services in and out of the home

Administrative Assistant

Ferreira's Auto Service, Inc.
01.2003 - 01.2022
  • Performed all duties relevant to secretary but not limited to answering telephones and filing
  • Preparing monthly sales reports
  • Bank Deposits
  • Paying accounts receivable
  • Preparing accounts payable

Education

Certificate - Tax Preperer

H & R Block
New Bedford, MA
09.2024 - 10.2024

Certificate of Recognition - EMT

Bristol Community College
New Bedford, MA
01.2017 - 05.2017

Certificate - Business Administration: Concentration Accounting

Fisher College
New Bedford, MA
09.2011 - 06.2012

Certificate - Certified Home Health Aide

Bristol Community College
New Bedford, MA
01.2012 - 04.2012

Certificate - Certified Nursing Assistant

Bristol Community College
New Bedford, MA
01.2012 - 04.2012

Certificate - Medical Assistant

Fisher College
New Bedford, MA
09.2011 - 06.2012

High School Diploma -

Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School
New Bedford, MA
09.1994 - 06.1997

Skills

  • Word
  • Office Suite
  • DOS
  • Excel
  • Strong Communication Skills
  • Data Entry
  • Record-keeping
  • QuickBooks
  • Professionally interact with diverse population
  • Filing
  • Medi-Tech
  • IDX ImageCast
  • Vitals
  • Medication Program Certification
  • CPR
  • Bilingual Portuguese
  • Certificate Loan Signing Agent
  • Commissioned Notary
  • Client insurance claims
  • Minister

Volunteer Experience

Chairperson, Discovery Language Academy (Parent-Teacher Organization), New Bedford, MA, 2018-09-01, 2022-09-01, Perform all relevant duties relevant to Chairperson of a board but not limited to, Organize Fundraisers, Assist the Executive Director at the school when needed, Assist the graduation ceremony, Assist in any other task for Executive director in benefit of Discovery Language Academy, Run the monthly PTO meetings, Maintain PTO member records

Timeline

Administrative Executive Assistant Bookkeeper

Precision O & P Technology Associated Career Network
06.2025 - 10.2025

Senior Tax Associate

H&R Block
11.2024 - Current

Certificate - Tax Preperer

H & R Block
09.2024 - 10.2024

PCA

Tempus Unlimited
03.2023 - 05.2024

Bookkeeper (Owner)

Bills R Us Bookkeeping Services
01.2023 - Current

Receptionist

Smiley Dental
11.2022 - 02.2023

Certified Nurse Aide

Lifestream
05.2022 - 11.2022

Paraprofessional

New Bedford High
11.2021 - 05.2022

Cashier Clerk

Treeland
12.2020 - 01.2021

Medical Assistant

Endocrinology Dept, HMA
10.2018 - 11.2019

Certificate of Recognition - EMT

Bristol Community College
01.2017 - 05.2017

Nurse Assistant, Critical Care

St. Luke's Hospital
03.2015 - 10.2018

Certified Home Health Aide

Community Nurse and Hospice
07.2014 - 02.2015

Certified Home Health Aide

Brandonwoods of Dartmouth
09.2013 - 07.2014

Certified Nurse Aide

The oaks nursing home
07.2012 - 01.2013

PCA

Cerebral Palsy of Massachusetts
04.2012 - 09.2012

Certificate - Certified Home Health Aide

Bristol Community College
01.2012 - 04.2012

Certificate - Certified Nursing Assistant

Bristol Community College
01.2012 - 04.2012

Certificate - Business Administration: Concentration Accounting

Fisher College
09.2011 - 06.2012

Certificate - Medical Assistant

Fisher College
09.2011 - 06.2012

Administrative Medical Secretary

UMass Memorial Maternal Fetal Medicine
11.2008 - 07.2012

Purchasing Manger & Secretary

Raw Sea foods, Inc.
12.2004 - 07.2005

Outreach Specialist

Coastline Elderly
08.2003 - 07.2004

Administrative Assistant

Ferreira's Auto Service, Inc.
01.2003 - 01.2022

High School Diploma -

Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School
09.1994 - 06.1997

Work Preference

Work Type

Part TimeContract WorkGig Work

Location Preference

RemoteHybrid

Important To Me

Work-life balanceCareer advancementCompany CultureFlexible work hoursPersonal development programsWork from home optionPaid time offTeam Building / Company RetreatsPaid sick leave401k matchStock Options / Equity / Profit SharingHealthcare benefits

Quote

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
Walt Disney

Software

Quickbooks

Languages

Portuguese
Native or Bilingual
Diana FarizoBusiness owner