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MELESUATI LUALUA

Summary

Hardworking and ethical individual committed to delivering quality results for the success of the organization. Offers strong customer service and attention to detail in operations. A team player who builds effective relationships with vendors and business partners, eager to learn and explore opportunities for career growth.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Finance Officer

Department of Commerce
09.2021 - Current
  • Oversee and manage about $40 million grant funds through CZM and CDBG-DR while ensuring compliance in the use of funds.
  • Monitor grant budget and expenditures to ensure alignment with project objectives and financial plans. Provide financial guidance to program teams on allowable costs and budget planning.
  • Prepare and submit quarterly, semi-annual, and annual financial reports for management and grantor's.
  • Review and approve invoices to ensure allowable expenditures budgeted in the grant to ensure compliancy with federal requirements.
  • Maintain records of all payment transactions for accountability and audit purposes. Support internal and external audits by preparing documentation and responding to audit queries.
  • Maintain and implement strong internal financial controls to safeguard assets. Ensuring compliance with organizational policies, statutory requirements and federal regulations.
  • Oversee financial transactions for CZM and CDBG-DR programs. Prepare and process payment packages through vouchers, purchase orders, contract, or advance payments. Ensuring that payment packages are in compliance with grant terms and conditions.

Accounting Technician

American Samoa Community College
06.2021 - 09.2021
  • Maintain and organize files such as daily cash position, cash receipts, check payments, journal entries, etc.
  • Perform accounting functions relating to local and grant-funded accounts such as tracking and verifying expenses, providing documentations to support invoices,
    etc.
  • Prepare supporting documentation for invoices on local and grant-funded programs.
  • Track and log all incoming documents for the Finance Department and route documents for required approval and signatures.

Tax Preparer, VITA Program

Dixie State University
01.2019 - 04.2019
  • Prepared and filed tax returns for the public who seek help in filing their federal and state returns.

Tax Preparer

American Samoa Tax Office
02.2018 - 04.2019
  • Prepared and filed taxes for the public who seek help in filing their returns.

Education

Master of Science - Accounting

Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ
08-2024

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

Dixie State University
St. George, UT
12.2020

Associates of Science - Accounting

American Samoa Community College
Pago Pago, AS
12.2018

Skills

  • Account Reconciliation
  • Budget Management
  • Grant & Fund Management
  • Team Player
  • Organizational skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Prioritizing and planning

Websites

Languages

English
Professional Working
Samoan
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Finance Officer

Department of Commerce
09.2021 - Current

Accounting Technician

American Samoa Community College
06.2021 - 09.2021

Tax Preparer, VITA Program

Dixie State University
01.2019 - 04.2019

Tax Preparer

American Samoa Tax Office
02.2018 - 04.2019

Master of Science - Accounting

Grand Canyon University

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

Dixie State University

Associates of Science - Accounting

American Samoa Community College

Community Service

  • Business Ambassadors of ASCC (BAOA), Non-Profit Organization, Mapusaga, AS, 2017-01, 2018-12, Volunteered for projects made by the club that supports the youth and community., Volunteered for bake sales and fundraising activities to support the projects and services of the club.
  • Phi Theta Kappa, Epsilon Mu Chapter, Non-Profit Organization, Mapusaga, AS, 2018-02, 2018-12, Volunteered at a STEM event hosted for the kids and helped manage and organize the event., Volunteered in varieties of activities and projects to provide service to the community.

Reference

Jasmine Maiava


684-254-0678

jasmine.maiava17@gmail.com


Tuiavatele Victor Tuiasosopo


684-256-8425

victortuiasosopo@gmail..com

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