Leslie Small
PO Box 1383 Lame Deer
Summary
Detail-oriented accounting professional with strong expertise in budget management and financial reporting. Ensures compliance and accuracy in vendor payments while providing exceptional customer service. Utilizes accounting software and maintains organized records, enhancing operational efficiency and financial oversight.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Account
Northern Cheyenne Tribe
08.2024 - Current
- Processed SF-425 quarterly reports for Bureau of Indian Affairs, documenting expenses and awards granted to Northern Cheyenne Tribe.
- Conducted quarterly reporting for 50 monitored funds, focusing on indirect costs and revenue adjustments for grants/contracts received by Northern Cheyenne Tribe.
- Process Head start budget reporting in the Payment Management system where I process the 455 semi-annual report drawdown of awards that were granted to the Head start program.
- Accounting of all awards granted to the program with checks and balances that are within the budget based.
- Reviewing and processing Purchase Orders and payments for vendors submitted to the Finance Department utilizing the MICROX and MIP Accounting system.
- Posting according to General Ledger Codes and Cost Codes for the assigned program that allows you to encode and review funds available for purchase requests that come into Finance.
- Executed monthly reconciliation of bank statements, ensuring accuracy by encoding transactions in journals and matching funds in MIP accounting system.
- Reviewed and approved travel vouchers for employees making sure that funds were available for monies to be used for the specific amount.
- 55 tribal program funds that are under the Northern Cheyenne Tribe the majority of the funds that were maintained were federal programs that were funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Payroll Director/federal programs assistant
Lame Deer Public Schools
06.2022 - 06.2024
- Processed payroll data for 160 district employees maintained accurate and up to date file for each district employee.
- Prepared and verified check distribution on assigned paydays according to the school approved calendar.
- Distributed payroll deductions in compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, including annuities, garnishments, savings, child support, taxes, pensions, insurance, and union dues.
- Maintained accurate balances of sick, vacation, and personal leave for all employees, ensuring compliance with district policies.
- Responds to questions regarding employees’ benefits, and other terms of employment.
- Collaborated with Human Resources Officer to streamline onboarding process for new employees, enhancing their integration into the district.
- Maintained and processed database information in the Tyler Technologies Payroll Systems.
- Entered employee grade levels, classifications, and related information into the payroll system.
- Completed clerical tasks such as filing documents and preparing required paperwork for state agencies.
- In the state of the new fiscal year updated all new salary codes for all rehires or new hires for the school year.
- Worked with Timeclock plus to ensure accurate hours for each classified employee, created profiles and maintained all hours pulled time reports for all supervisors to review and approve.
- Encoded all leave slips for all certified and classified staff.
- Maintained schedule in Tyler Payroll systems for payroll which held all codes and deduction checks that will be pulled for the 26 payroll periods and organized the payroll schedule for teachers.
Student Assistant Technician
Chief Dull Knife College
08.2021 - 05.2022
- I assist students with registration for classes, add and drop classes maintaining student records for existing and new student, keeping demographics and information updated in the system for the staff to utilize.
- Assisted faculty in creating class schedules for upcoming semesters, printed student reports, and input grades utilizing Jenzabar student records system.
- Provided customer service to students and staff of Chief Dull Knife College, addressing inquiries and resolving issues promptly.
Legal Instrument Examiner
Bureau of Land Management
09.2017 - 05.2021
- Reviewed and compiled necessary information to efficiently process nominations.
- Reviewing newly filed nominations that are submitted for possible oil and gas leases through the National Fluids Sales System.
- Created aerial photo maps and geographic reports, preparing responses to nominees regarding actions taken on submitted nominations.
- Upon completion of lease sales once the information is created for the parcel a file in LR2000 an electronic system that updates and created file of tracts that are leased.
- Verified receipts and payments for accounts payable related to leases and filing fees; submitted confirmed payments to accounts receivable.
- Updated name changes, bonds, merger name changes and address changes in the BLM Application system for all companies.
- Process nonproducing assignments for wells in Montana and the Dakotas; updated files, lease abstracts.
- Provided clients and companies with information on nomination status and denials.
Education
Bachelor of Business Management -
Montana State University
Billings, MT09-2015
Associate of Arts - Business Administration
Little Big Horn College
Crow Agency, MT05-2014
HS Diploma -
Hardin High School
Hardin, MT05-1997
Skills
- Accounting principles
- Financial reporting
- General ledger accounting
- Budget management
- Compliance regulations
- Vendor payments
- Data analysis
- Recordkeeping
- Time organization
- Administrative tasks
- Microsoft office
- Computer skills
- Multitasking
- Time coordination
- Organizational skills
- Effective communication
- Client relations
Timeline
Staff Account
Northern Cheyenne Tribe
08.2024 - Current
Payroll Director/federal programs assistant
Lame Deer Public Schools
06.2022 - 06.2024
Student Assistant Technician
Chief Dull Knife College
08.2021 - 05.2022
Legal Instrument Examiner
Bureau of Land Management
09.2017 - 05.2021
Bachelor of Business Management -
Montana State University
Associate of Arts - Business Administration
Little Big Horn College
HS Diploma -
Hardin High School