Geraldine Knott
BREAUX BRIDGE,LA
Summary
Ambitious and driven, highly detail-oriented, organized and able to multitask with numerous years of varied accounting and administrative skills with a proven ability to achieve and exceed goals.
Overview
1
1
Certification
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Bookkeeper
EXPRESS PROFESSIONAL STAFFING
Lafayette, LA
- 09.2025
- Managing day-to-day financial records for multiple business clients. Perform daily journal entries, sales tax, handling bank and general ledger reconciliations.
- Process payroll for the clients, {weekly, bi-weekly, monthly and semi-monthly}; including calculating wages and handling taxes compliance. Managing and paying client’s quarterly tax.
- Deliver support in preparation and analysis of all financial statement. Create reports such as balance sheets and income statements for review by the Client and CPA.
- {temp to perm}
Accounts Receivable Associate
BURDETTE BECKMANN INC. - FLORIDA
11.2023 - 08.2025
- Review, log checks and ACH payments daily.
- Reconcile Daily Manufacturer Commission Payments.
- Reconcile/Research missing orders and invoices from commission statements as well as deductions being taken.
- Contact clients to obtain missing invoices via email, phone, and proper deductions backup.
- Track checks received daily to keep the 30-day rule.
- Review / Process Accounts Receivable and Collections.
- Run paid and unpaid reports to ensure all sales/customers are captured monthly.
- Process Customer Orders.
- Month End Closing Procedures.
- PROMARK FOOD INDUSTRY MARKETING – LAF. LA
- December 2017 – November 2023
Temporary assignment – Accounts Payable
ADVANTAGE RESOURCING, NEW IBERIA, LA
New Iberia, LA
09.2017 - 11.2017
Senior IT Support Administrative Assistant
FUGRO CHANCE, INC. AND JOHN CHANCE
Lafayette, LA
01.2007 - 01.2016
- Provided administrative and technical support for the CIO and IT Services Staff.
- Administered hardware and software contracts.
- Assist in preparing/finalizing project budget reporting.
- Reviewed all invoices for appropriate documentation, process invoices for payment, Reconciled vendor statements, researched and corrected discrepancies.
- Tracked hardware-software acquisition and license management.
- Purchasing technology, hardware and software; initiated vendor contacts, negotiated price with vendor, lead time and tracked order from initiation to completion. Handled shipping/receiving of items acquired. Developed new supplier relations and maintained existing partnerships.
Senior Administrative Assistant
FUGRO CHANCE, INC. AND JOHN CHANCE
Lafayette, LA
01.1999 - 01.2007
- Responsible for overseeing Project tracking for the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers SHOALS (Scanning Hydrographic Operational Airborne Lidar Survey) System.
- Administered support for all Master Service Contracts, Subcontractor Agreement and Project Team.
- Tracked cost associated with labor, equipment and material purchased with each task order, per project job.
- Insured effective cost control to maintain task order budget.
- Generated reports as required by task orders, which included periodic progress reports and weekly cash flow reports.
- Prepared Accounts Receivable invoicing and collections.
- Assisted as needed with logistics.
- Processed invoices for payments.
Senior Accounting Assistant
FUGRO CHANCE, INC. AND JOHN CHANCE
Lafayette, LA
01.2001 - 01.2003
- Processed bi-weekly payroll for 350+ employees.
- Maintained payroll records.
- Prepared and submitted monthly and quarterly payroll reports.
- Performed monthly bank reconciliations.
- Prepared and submitted monthly sales tax reports.
Project Accounting Coordinator
FUGRO CHANCE, INC. AND JOHN CHANCE
Lafayette, LA
01.1999 - 01.2001
- Entered cost tracking data (labor, equipment and material purchased) in specialized project account software for numerous job projects.
- Prepared Accounts Receivable invoicing and collection.
- Processed invoices for payments.
- Provided administrative support to management team and support staff.
Accounting Clerk / Accounts Payable Clerk
GLOBAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Lafayette, LA
01.1995 - 01.1999
- Assisted controllers and staff accountants with journal entries, reconciliation of general ledger.
- Assisted with quarterly audit preparation and closing report.
- Performed daily and monthly bank reconciliations (daily cash flow).
- Prepared and submitted monthly sales tax reports.
- Performed Accounts Payable functions: Accounts payable data entry. Reviewed all invoices for appropriate documentation and approval prior to payment. Prioritized invoices according to payment terms. Processed check requests. Matched invoices to checks, obtained all signatures for checks and distributed checks accordingly. Reconciled vendor statements, researched and corrected discrepancies.
- Responded to all vendor inquiries and 1099 Maintenance.
Education
Diploma - undefined
Cecilia High School
Cecilia, LAAccounting 1
T.H. Harris Vocational School
Opelousas, LASkills
- Microsoft Office 365
- Excel, Outlook and Word
- Accounting Software:
- EasyACCT Professional Series
- MCS for Windows v32 1065
- DocuWare
- CoAdvantage (Kronos)
- Lawson /Movex /M3, NSYS/Basware
- Vision
- Monarch, Aegis, Total HR, Libra, Peachtree
- Quick Books
- Mas 90 Accounting)
Certification
H and R Blocks Tax Class
Timeline
Accounts Receivable Associate
BURDETTE BECKMANN INC. - FLORIDA
11.2023 - 08.2025
Temporary assignment – Accounts Payable
ADVANTAGE RESOURCING, NEW IBERIA, LA
09.2017 - 11.2017
Senior IT Support Administrative Assistant
FUGRO CHANCE, INC. AND JOHN CHANCE
01.2007 - 01.2016
Senior Accounting Assistant
FUGRO CHANCE, INC. AND JOHN CHANCE
01.2001 - 01.2003
Senior Administrative Assistant
FUGRO CHANCE, INC. AND JOHN CHANCE
01.1999 - 01.2007
Project Accounting Coordinator
FUGRO CHANCE, INC. AND JOHN CHANCE
01.1999 - 01.2001
Accounting Clerk / Accounts Payable Clerk
GLOBAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
01.1995 - 01.1999
Accounting 1
T.H. Harris Vocational School
Diploma - undefined
Cecilia High School
Bookkeeper
EXPRESS PROFESSIONAL STAFFING
- 09.2025