Jennifer Hassouna
Sacramento,California
Summary
Driven management and accounting professional adept at guiding organizational growth through robust financial strategies and management. Well-versed in recognizing operational inefficiencies and risks and improving internal controls, standards and procedures.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Accountant
Olson Remcho, LLP
Sacramento, CA
10.2023 - Current
- Prepare monthly financial reports for management review.
- Manage monthly closing, reporting and reconciliation functions.
- Reconciled bank statements to general ledgers on a monthly basis.
- Managed and prepared journal entries and reconciliations to support monthly general ledger closing activities.
Controller/Human Resources Manager
Sierra Pacific Lithographics, Inc.
Sacramento, California
05.2022 - 10.2023
- Manage the recruiting, onboarding, and training of new employees.
- Track employee skill sets, training, attendance and production using the Paylocity Portal to identify areas of improvement.
- Facilitate Employee Performance Reviews and skillset development for all employees
- Implement team building exercises and activities to boost employee moral
- Coordinate employee appreciation events to celebrate birthday, anniversaries and other milestones
- Process weekly payroll using Paylocity and administration of benefits using Ease
- Monitor and reconcile company's accounts, General Ledger, assets, liabilities, inventory valuation, and insurance
- Oversee vendor onboarding and customer credit approval applications
- Audit projects to ensure all time and costs are accounted for company's job cost accounting and bill projects upon completion
- Manage daily deposits and oversee accounts payable and receivable
- Oversee cash flow of $8M in sales, $2M in payroll and $5M in accounts payables
- Monitor accounts receivable and payable activity to ensure proper reconciliation of accounts
Project/Production Manager
Sacramento Furniture Restoration
Rancho Cordova, California
05.2021 - 05.2022
LithographicsRemcho
- Create processes and works flows to increase production and company profitability
- Develop and maintain data spreadsheets and pivot tables to assess company production to identify areas of improvement
- Order shop supplies to ensure that production deadlines are met
- Respond to customer inquiries for service and restoration of their furniture
- Assist owner with making sales restoration service
- Data Entry/Bookkeeping in Quickbooks Online & monthly reconciliation of accounts
- Create and manage company's Instagram account using Later.com
- Plan and forecast company production on a weekly basis and ensure company production goals are met
- Estimate and implement job costing and budget parameters
- Audit jobs prior to billing to ensure all time and costs are accounted for
- Manage all production staff and oversee each department to ensure project deadlines are met.
Insurance Sales Agent
Ryan Maguire Insurance Agency
West Sacramento, California
07.2019 - 10.2020
- Attend meetings, seminars and programs to learn about new products and services, learn new skills, and receive technical assistance in developing new accounts
- Use SalesForce and State Farm DOS Software to Calculate premiums and establish payment method
- Call policyholders to deliver and explain policy, analyze insurance program and suggest additions or changes, or to change beneficiaries
- Confer with clients to obtain and provide information when claims are made on a policy
- Develop marketing strategies to compete with other individuals or companies who sell insurance
- Ensure that policy requirements are fulfilled, including any necessary medical examinations and the completion of appropriate forms
- Explain features, advantages and disadvantages of various policies to promote sale of insurance plans
- Interview prospective clients to obtain data about their financial resources and needs, the physical condition of the person or property to be insured, and to discuss any existing coverage
- Monitor insurance claims to ensure they are settled equitably for both the client and the insurer
- Perform administrative tasks, such as maintaining records and handling policy renewals
- Seek new clients and develop clientele by networking to find new customers and generate lists of prospective clients
- Sell various types of insurance policies to businesses and individuals on behalf of insurance companies, including automobile, fire, life, and property.
Notary Signing Agent
Self Employed
Atlanta, Georgia
11.2015 - 06.2019
- Communicate with mortgage vendors to obtain loan documents
- Confirm signing appointments with either borrower or seller
- Verify the identity of the signer and witness and or/notarize the documents in the loan
- Coordinate timely return of signed loan documents by scanning and transmitting as well as schedule Fedex/UPS Pickup of Documents.
Paralegal/Office Manager
Eden Fesshazion, LLC
Avondale Estates, Georgia
10.2016 - 10.2018
- Draft Motions, Orders and other legal documents for review and signature
- File documents using Odyssey E-File and other e-filing websites appropriate to each county in which cases were heard
- Maintain attorney's calendar and schedule cases for hearing
- Maintain accurate trust account records to include deposits and payments
- Reconcile bank statements and maintain general ledger.
Controller/Bankruptcy Paralegal
FesshazionLater.comSlomka Law Firm
Atlanta, Georgia
02.2011 - 05.2016
- Reconcile Monthly Bank Statements using Quickbooks Pro 2016
- Oversee the ordering of office supplies and materials
- Manage accounts payable and accounts receivable
- Process biweekly payroll
- Meet with clients to develop retainer down payment and monthly payment installments prior to case preparation and filing
- Develop and oversee marketing strategies and budgets to obtain new clients to include internet, radio, and direct mail marketing measures leading to an increase of revenue of approximately $30,000.00 per month
- Prepare Chapter 7 and 13 Bankruptcy Petitions in Best Case and file case documents electronically via Pacer
- Prepare motions and orders to be filed with the court electronically
- Maintain multiple attorney dockets and schedule hearings on filed motions. Coordinate with local colleges to develop a Paralegal Intern program with opportunities for hire.
Education
BBA - Management
Strayer University
Online03-2024
High School Diploma -
New Kent High School
New Kent, VA06.2003
Some College (No Degree) - Paralegal Studies - 120 Credits
Bryant And Stratton College
Richmond, VASkills
- GAAP Understanding and Implementation
- Paylocity
- QuickBooks
- Quickbooks Enterprise
- QuickBooks Online
- Quicken
- Contract Negotiation
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and Word Skills
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Talent Management
- Leadership
- Organizational skills
- Employment & labor law
- Analysis skills
- Succession planning
- Time management
- HRIS
- Communication skills
- Data entry
- Six Sigma principles
Timeline
Senior Accountant
Olson Remcho, LLP
10.2023 - Current
Controller/Human Resources Manager
Sierra Pacific Lithographics, Inc.
05.2022 - 10.2023
Project/Production Manager
Sacramento Furniture Restoration
05.2021 - 05.2022
Insurance Sales Agent
Ryan Maguire Insurance Agency
07.2019 - 10.2020
Paralegal/Office Manager
Eden Fesshazion, LLC
10.2016 - 10.2018
Notary Signing Agent
Self Employed
11.2015 - 06.2019
Controller/Bankruptcy Paralegal
FesshazionLater.comSlomka Law Firm
02.2011 - 05.2016
BBA - Management
Strayer University
High School Diploma -
New Kent High School
Some College (No Degree) - Paralegal Studies - 120 Credits
Bryant And Stratton College
Volunteer Experience
- Ruth & Boaz, 2007, Volunteered as a General Education Tutor
- Fulton County CASA, 2015, 2017, Volunteered as a Court Appointed Special Advocate Guardian Ad Litem for At-Risk Youth.
References
References available upon request.
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