Donna Freitas
Somerset,MA
Summary
Detail-oriented individual with exceptional communication and project management skills. Proven ability to handle multiple tasks effectively and efficiently in fast-paced environments. Pursuing part time or contract work to provide businesses and individuals with quality and dependable accounting, bookkeeping, and QuickBooks consulting services
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
President
The Balanced Book Inc.
08.2004 - Current
- Managed weekly bookkeeping and bill pay services for approx. 15-20 clients
- Monthly bookkeeping services
- Weekly and monthly report distribution for approx 10 clients
- Setup systems to synchronize, troubleshoot errors
- Audiology Medical Billing
- Tax Returns: personal, sole proprietor, small business
- QuickBooks company set up/ technical support
- Various accounting projects as requested
Consultant: Systems and Finance
Duro Industries Inc., Fall River, MA
11.2002 - 03.2003
- Financial Systems Analyst – Assisted with system conversion
- Developed training procedures and manual for prior position
- Trained new employee for prior position
Accountant/Financial Analyst/Systems Analyst
Duro Industries Inc., Fall River, MA
11.2000 - 10.2002
- Managed accounting/month end procedures for multiple Duro divisions
- Prepared monthly Balance Sheet and P&L for off line Canadian Division
- Balanced intercompany accounts monthly
- Sales and Accounts Receivable monthly reconciliations
- Analyzed monthly gross profit reports
- Prepared/analyzed/distributed monthly sales statistic reports for all divisions
- Financial Systems Analyst for Baan and NSI
- Finance contact between Baan Support and Duro
- Identified and corrected system problems
- Baan report creation
- NSI monthly balancing/GL posting into Baan
- Baan authorization coordinator
- Special Project Responsibility: Finance member, NSI System Implementation
Jr. Accountant
Lightolier, a division of the Genlyte Thomas Group, Fall River, MA
07.1999 - 10.2000
- Prepared/executed all wire transfers through Bank of New York on line system
- Monthly reconciliation of all wire transfers with Genlyte headquarters
- Audited all sales employees (approx.200/month) travel and entertainment expense reports
- Prepared various Cost/General Accounting end of month entries
- Account analysis
Jr. Accountant/Cash Applications Supervisor
Lightolier, a division of the Genlyte Thomas Group, Fall River, MA
08.1999 - 07.2000
- All bank account reconciliations
- Adjusting journal entries/reclassification journal entries
- Entered and posted corporate Cost Accounting/General Accounting month end entries
- Audited corporate travel and entertainment reports
- Oversaw application of all receivables/account maintenance
- Analyzed application reports/ set daily cash application goals
- Managed inter-company activity/balancing between Lightolier and Crescent Lighting
- Handled inter-company transfers for all divisions of Genlyte Thomas Group
- Developed Cash Application policy and procedure manual
Cash Applications/Accounts Receivable
Lightolier, a division of the Genlyte Thomas Group, Fall River, MA
07.1998 - 07.1999
- Apply daily cash receipts to customer accounts
- Batch bank deposits
- Verify deposit totals/complete daily cash report
- Create account debit memos/credit memos
- Print account charge back and debit memos/distribute to appropriate divisions
- Coordinate correspondence between Lightolier and three Thomas divisions during Genlyte Thomas merger
- Prepare monthly spread sheet for inter-company transfer of funds with Thomas Lighting division
- Project responsibility: Research and identify un-applied cash on customer accounts/cash sale accounts
Education
B.S. - Accounting/Finance
Roger Williams University
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QuickBooks Pro-Advisor program
Compliance, Coding and Reimbursement
Audiology Resources Boot Camp
04.2015
Skills
- Operations management
- Staff training
- Employee relations
- Sales and marketing
- Business development
- Remote team management
- Account management
- Financial management
- Process improvement
Affiliations
- Fall River Symphony – Board of Directors/Treasurer -2008-2017
- Fall River Symphony Orchestra member –2004-2017
- Creative Networks Protocol Inc. – Board of Directors2008-2015
- NEMA-Treasurer1996-1998
Timeline
President
The Balanced Book Inc.
08.2004 - Current
Consultant: Systems and Finance
Duro Industries Inc., Fall River, MA
11.2002 - 03.2003
Accountant/Financial Analyst/Systems Analyst
Duro Industries Inc., Fall River, MA
11.2000 - 10.2002
Jr. Accountant/Cash Applications Supervisor
Lightolier, a division of the Genlyte Thomas Group, Fall River, MA
08.1999 - 07.2000
Jr. Accountant
Lightolier, a division of the Genlyte Thomas Group, Fall River, MA
07.1999 - 10.2000
Cash Applications/Accounts Receivable
Lightolier, a division of the Genlyte Thomas Group, Fall River, MA
07.1998 - 07.1999
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QuickBooks Pro-Advisor program
Compliance, Coding and Reimbursement
Audiology Resources Boot Camp
B.S. - Accounting/Finance
Roger Williams University
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