Joseph G Awad
charleston
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Accounting Technician IV
WVDHHR/Bureau for Children & Families/Office of Operations
08.2019 - Current
- Under General Supervision, process invoices and maintain reconciliations from various providers, including:
- 1- Maintain the In State Group Home reconciliations (currently43 homes with an average of625 clients totaling $41 million annually)
- This requires deep knowledge of Excel, Families and Children Tracking System (FACTS), and Crystal reporting
- 2- Prepare DF68 forms (complex deposit slips) for refund checks collected from providers
- 3- Depending on backlogs, process Socially Necessary Services (ASO) invoices when Director deems necessary
- Reason for Leaving: Still Employed
ASM3
Department of Administration/West Virginia Office of Technology
03.2018 - 11.2018
- - Data circuit logs (Verizon) are received every Tuesday afternoon
- I update TME with information
- - Logs are tracking data circuit installations for state agencies across the state
- - CENTREX log (Frontier) is received every Thursday
- Updating TME with information
- The Centrex log tracks phone numbers for agencies all across the state
- TME is a software that is used to produce work orders for TCRs
- TCRs are telecommunication change requests
- They are submitted by agencies to physically move, add, disconnect phone lines and data circuits
- - Reorganization of computer file storage
- Work on computer file folders
- - Work on disconnecting TCRs as they are received and then process them
- - Filing TCRs when completed
- - Performed other duties in the office as requested by supervisor
- Reason for Leaving: Contract had ended
Owner/Manager
Jackpot Cafe and Games
06.2016 - 06.2017
- - Manage and operate the business
- - Recruit, hire, terminate, train, develop, discipline and evaluate employees' performance
- - Cooperate with the WV lottery to operate and abide by the lottery and state laws
- - Balancing books
- - In charge of accounts receivables and payables
- - Perform auditing
- - Doing bookkeeping and account reconciliation
- - Balancing the drawer and incomes and winnings
- - In charge of invoices and bills and paying them
- - Compose policies and procedures and enforce them
- - Perform payroll duties
- - Kept a separate accounting ledger
- Reason for Leaving: Not enough business
Owner/Manager
Mama Rosa's Pizzeria
03.2004 - 06.2012
- - Operate and manage the day-to-day operation
- - Supervising and managing the kitchen staff and the floor staff
- - Was in charge of advertising, placing and designing ads for TV, radio, newspaper and social media
- - Set up and set a strategy for marketing my products with the customers
- - Use sales and promotions for my products to attract more customers and to reach more markets
- - I use to use my own statistical analysis to see who are my customer basis and reach to other customer groups
- - Got involved in many charity activities so my business is present and promoted
- - Attended seminars and shows to learn of new products and learn different strategies
- - Emphasized on customer relations to my employees and stressing to them always that 'the customer is always right'
- - Set up invoices with media to promote my business
- - Balancing books and doing accounts reconciliation
- - Overseeing invoices and paying them
- - Recording and performing accounts receivable and payable
- - Conducting auditing of incomes and payables
- - In charge of bookkeeping and doing the payroll and send them to the company's accountant to issue paychecks
Deputy Appraiser
Kanawha County Assessor's Office
01.1999 - 02.2005
- - Collect data and information for every real estate property in Kanawha County
- - Analyze data and information to calculate a monetary value of properties for taxing purposes
- - Participate in the board of equalization that looks into taxpayers' complaints about their property value
- - Participated in state and national seminars for property appraisal and taxation
- - Calculate tax values of properties
- - Analyzing and implementing state and federal laws pertaining to property taxes
- - Participated in every Basic Assessors Training (BAT) that was offered
- - Had to have the ability and skills in handling angry taxpayers and individuals by explaining the procedures for property appraisal and taxation, rules, policies, and laws
- - Participated in public presentations of the procedures for property taxation at different areas of the county
- - Participated in Property Valuation Training (PVT) classes and seminars
- - Applied accepted appraisal methods to estimate the value of property being appraised
- - Testified in court and administrative hearings regarding the value of property
- - Ability to prepare and assemble data for appraisal and tax studies
- Reason for Leaving: Started my own business
Teller
Tri State Greyhound Racing
02.1988 - 03.1992
- - Took wagers and bets
- - Promoted and sold tip sheets that helped players pick a winner dog
- - Balanced the drawer of my shift
- - Balancing wages and winnings
- Reason for Leaving: Took a full-time job
Education
Bachelor's - Business/Marketing
West Virginia State University
Institute, West Virginia05.1990
Skills
- Office Skills
- Typing
- Data Entry
Certification
- Type: WV Realtor License
- Number:
- Issued by: WV Board of Realtors
- Date Issued:2002-01
- Date Expires:2018-01
Languages
Arabic - Speak, Read, Write
French - Speak, Read, Write
English - Speak, Read, Write
Timeline
Accounting Technician IV
WVDHHR/Bureau for Children & Families/Office of Operations
08.2019 - Current
ASM3
Department of Administration/West Virginia Office of Technology
03.2018 - 11.2018
Owner/Manager
Jackpot Cafe and Games
06.2016 - 06.2017
Owner/Manager
Mama Rosa's Pizzeria
03.2004 - 06.2012
Deputy Appraiser
Kanawha County Assessor's Office
01.1999 - 02.2005
Teller
Tri State Greyhound Racing
02.1988 - 03.1992
- Type: WV Realtor License
- Number:
- Issued by: WV Board of Realtors
- Date Issued:2002-01
- Date Expires:2018-01
Bachelor's - Business/Marketing
West Virginia State University