Elizabeth Garase
Yorktown,VA
Summary
Organized Bookkeeper proficient in QuickBooks & Excel software. Detail-oriented and well versed in accounts payable and accounts receivable functions. Executed bookkeeping tasks for corporations and excelled at quickly learning new accounting methods and procedures to achieve desirable outcomes.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Administrative Bookkeeper
Marlowes
05.2022 - Current
- Maintains daily bookkeeping operations with attention to accounts receivable, accounts payable, banking and credit card reconciliation and disbursements.
- Reports financial data and updating financial records in ledgers and journals.
- Reconciles accounts receivable ledger to verify payments and resolve variances.
- Prepares and mails invoices to customers, processes payments and documents account updates.
- Reconciles account information and reports figures in general ledger.
- Utilizes QuickBooks accounting software to prepare weekly and monthly financial reports.
Boutique Owner
Graceful Rose Boutique
03.2015 - Current
- Track store inventory and coordinate new purchases to keep adequate merchandise on hand for sustained sales.
- Educates customers on product with current industry trends.
- Oversee business budget planning and administration, accounting functions, and purchasing to handle financial needs.
- Keeps inventory well-organized to promote business performance and performs inventory audits.
- Capitalize on social media platforms to increase market awareness and recruit.
- Achieves sales goals and increases revenue and profits through education.
- Maintains knowledge of regulatory changes to adjust business operations.
- Reconciles daily sales, returns and financial reports in QuickBooks.
- Inputs income and expense details into database to track business finances.
- Enhances product awareness by taking pictures of products and posting to company websites and media accounts.
Leasing Specialist
KPM
03.2006 - 04.2014
- Handled all correspondence from prospects and residents quickly and effectively.
- Set appointment and toured prospective residents.
- Distributed and followed up on resident renewal notices.
- Worked with property managers to maintain market readiness with vacancies.
- Collected, completed, processed lease applications, payments, deposits and refunds.
- Completed and updated market surveys and leasing reports.
- Resolved conflicts between residents.
- Inspected property and common areas
- Developed/implemented marketing plans.
- Attended HUD training to keep up to date with current fair housing laws.
- Experienced with new construction, luxury apartment buildings and communities up to 500 units.
Medical Assistant
Dr Shields
08.2003 - 08.2005
- Performed clerical duties, such as word processing, data entry, answering phones and filing.
- Scheduled appointments, registered patients, prepared charts, handled patient payments, billed and verified health insurance.
- Promoted office efficiency, coordinating charts, completing insurance forms and helping patients with diverse needs.
Assistant Property Manager
Waverton Associates
01.2002 - 08.2003
- Handled resident complaints promptly and appropriately.
- Followed up on delinquent residents and coordinated collections. Completed court process for evictions.
- Completed final move-out walk-throughs with residents to identify repairs.
- Kept records accurate, detailed and fully compliant with reporting requirements to meet state, local and federal and Tax credit housing requirements.
- Verified income, assets and expenses for applicants according to tax credit criteria.
- Monitored timely receipt and reconciliation of rent collections.
- Developed and executed plan to achieve and maintain 96% occupancy or better.
- Developed, reviewed and submitted property operating and capital budgets.
Travel Agent
CI Travel
09.1999 - 09.2001
- Provided exemplary customer service.
- Arranged travel accommodations for active duty military, bereavements, executives and government clients.
- Provided customers with well-researched travel options and negotiated rates.
Education
Diploma -
Grafton High School
Yorktown, VACertificate - Real Estate
Alpha College of Real Estate
Newport News, VA01.2013
Associate Of Applied Science - Medical Assisting
Tidewater Tech
Newport News05.2003
Certificate - Tourism And Travel Services Marketing Operations
CI Travel School
Norfolk, VASkills
- Financial Records and Processing
- Accounts Payable and Receivable
- Account and Ledger Reconciliations
- Account Auditing
- Customer Relations
- Inventory Control
- Bill Payment and Recordkeeping
- Past Due Account Management
- Data Logging
- Word Processing
Timeline
Administrative Bookkeeper
Marlowes
05.2022 - Current
Boutique Owner
Graceful Rose Boutique
03.2015 - Current
Leasing Specialist
KPM
03.2006 - 04.2014
Medical Assistant
Dr Shields
08.2003 - 08.2005
Assistant Property Manager
Waverton Associates
01.2002 - 08.2003
Travel Agent
CI Travel
09.1999 - 09.2001
Diploma -
Grafton High School
Certificate - Real Estate
Alpha College of Real Estate
Associate Of Applied Science - Medical Assisting
Tidewater Tech
Certificate - Tourism And Travel Services Marketing Operations
CI Travel School
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