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Leonisha Smith

Leonisha Smith

Tallahassee,FL

Summary

Seasoned Finance Manager with a robust background in financial operations and a proven track record at City of Gretna. Expert in bank reconciliation and conflict resolution, demonstrating exceptional organizational skills and a keen ability to enhance financial efficiency. Achieved significant improvements in financial document accuracy and payment processing, leveraging expertise in QuickBooks and GAAP principles.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Finance Manager

City of Gretna
Gretna, USA
11.2023 - Current
  • Overseeing inflow and outflow of financial operations for the city
  • Reviewing and analyzing financial documents (I.e grant documents to the City of Gretna)
  • Maintaining records of payment
  • Ensuring all city bills are paid efficiently and timely
  • Processing payments and deposits
  • Monitoring expenses
  • Employee payroll
  • Proper allocation of expenses to accurate accounts
  • Generating vendor checks
  • Execute and allocate credit card purchases
  • Compiling and submitting quarterly and annual reports (I.e 941 tax reports, quarterly reemployment reports, W-2 quarterly reports, and fuel tax refund reports.)
  • Generating invoices
  • Reconciling accounts
  • Resolving conflicts in accounts
  • Maintaining financial records
  • Full-time 40 hours a week

Accounting Assistant/Internship Student

Greyson's Accounting
Tallahassee, USA
09.2022 - Current
  • Reconciling bank records
  • Data entry
  • Account Analyzing
  • Basic bookkeeping through Quickbooks
  • Work performed quarterly or every 2 months, depending on severity of client accounts
  • Analyze financial statements (balance sheets, income statements and profit and loss statements)
  • Analyze client assets
  • Investigate deposits made to client's business accounts
  • Referencing any delinquencies or discrepancies
  • Hours vary

Financial Aid Director

World Class Academy of Beauty Career
Tallahassee, USA
01.2016 - 09.2023
  • Assist future and existing students with financial aid inquiries and completion of Financial Aid Application
  • Draw down federal funds from each federal account
  • Input student punch in time for documented school attendance
  • New Student Admissions and Enrollment
  • Verify future and existing student's financial aid eligibility
  • Completion of software data exchanges
  • Awarding student funds to student accounts
  • Implementing rules and policies for school
  • Conducting school disciplinary action for students who do not comply with school's policies and procedures
  • Input academics grades and generate report cards and progress reports for each student
  • Creating spreadsheets for school revenue
  • Employee payroll through Quickbooks Intuit
  • 25-40 hours per week

Deli Clerk

Publix Super-Markets
Tallahassee, USA
01.2014 - 12.2015
  • Premier customer service
  • Educate customers on new product & sales item
  • Greet and speak to customers with a smile, great conversation while preparing the order, & active listening skills to ensure customer confidence
  • Conduct great working environment with co-workers & managers
  • Stocking & lifting items 40 pounds or more, filling Deli floor with new & active selling items
  • Pulling new items off work truck to fill floor & prepare foods & maintain clean & sanitary environment both during & at the end of each day by cleaning equipment thoroughly & accurately, washing, rinsing, & sanitation practices for floors & Deli utensils
  • 25-30 hours per week

Consumer Service Representative

ACS-Xerox
Tallahassee, USA
01.2012 - 12.2014
  • Adheres to the company's vision and core values to ensure that the highest level of customer service is being met
  • Provide consumer services by answering a high volume of incoming calls from existing clients
  • Educate consumers on all aspects of retail business technologies
  • Maintain professional verbal and written communication skills
  • Effective utilization of internal systems, tools, processes, and procedures
  • Maintain strong knowledge and comprehension of client, product, and processes
  • Identify, research, and resolve customer issues using the computer system
  • Complete call logs and reports
  • Follow-up on customer inquiries not immediately resolved
  • Recognize, document, and alert the supervisor of trends in customer calls
  • Provide on-the-job training for new employees
  • Generate customer thank you letters other duties as assigned
  • 40 hours per week

Education

Bachelor's degree - Accounting

Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA
12-2024

Associate in arts -

Tallahassee Community College
Tallahassee, FL
01.2022

High School Diploma -

Amos P. Godby High School
Tallahassee, FL
01.2011

Skills

  • Conflict resolution
  • Problem solving
  • Typing 35 WPM
  • Auditing
  • General ledger accounting
  • Accounts Payable
  • Journal Entries
  • Accounting
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Phone Etiquette
  • Organizational skills
  • Time Management
  • Office Experience
  • Account Reconciliation
  • QuickBooks
  • Balance Sheet Reconciliation
  • Accounting Software
  • Human resources
  • Financial revenue
  • GAAP
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Grant writing

Certification

Grant Writing, 06/01/24

Timeline

Finance Manager

City of Gretna
11.2023 - Current

Accounting Assistant/Internship Student

Greyson's Accounting
09.2022 - Current

Financial Aid Director

World Class Academy of Beauty Career
01.2016 - 09.2023

Deli Clerk

Publix Super-Markets
01.2014 - 12.2015

Consumer Service Representative

ACS-Xerox
01.2012 - 12.2014

Bachelor's degree - Accounting

Valdosta State University

Associate in arts -

Tallahassee Community College

High School Diploma -

Amos P. Godby High School

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