Melissa Castillo
North Brunswick,NJ
Summary
Bookkeeping and Administrative professional with 13+ years of experience for mid sized CPA firm. Experienced in maintaining accounts, accounts payable and receivable. Strong organizational skills and the ability to communicate well with others.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounting /Office Administrator
Long, Colgary & Co., LLC
Clifton, NJ
08.2014 - Current
- Kept and updated accounting ledgers.
- Perform bank reconciliations for multiple clients including LC firm.
- Process client payments and record in Quickbooks.
- Prepare annual 1099s.
- Review and process employee expense reports and vendor invoices for payments.
- Administrative support, such as answer phones and respond to customer inquiries, mailing, prepare engagement letters.
- Manage office supplies inventory and place orders when necessary.
- Coordinate meetings, conferences, travel arrangements.
Accounting Assistant
Stapleton & Co. And Kenneth Porkka & Co
01.2012 - 01.2014
- Performed full-charge Bookkeeping duties for two Accountants, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Billing, Reconciliations.
- Journal Entries, Balanced Ledgers, Prepared Reports.
- Handle all administrative duties of an Office Manager/ Administrative Assistant / Receptionist including typing correspondence, greeting clients, answering phones, data entry, filing, sending/receiving correspondence, order office supplies when needed.
Teller Associate
Valley National Bank
01.2009 - 01.2013
- Handled various accounting transactions; deposits, withdrawals, processed money orders, cashier's checks, and reconciliation tasks. Answer phones, fax papers, and use computer extensively in querying customers account. Proved Vault, coin machine and ATM at the end of the day.
- Responsible for identifying customer requirements through regular contacts and refer financial products and services of the bank.
- Directly working with customers to build relationships.
Education
High School Diploma -
John F Kennedy High School
Paterson, NJ06.2005
No Degree - Finance
William Paterson University of New Jersey
Wayne, NJSkills
Administrative Skills
Accounting/Bookkeeping
Bank Reconciliations
Excel, Microsoft Office, Quickbooks
Bilingual: English & Spanish
Timeline
Accounting /Office Administrator
Long, Colgary & Co., LLC
08.2014 - Current
Accounting Assistant
Stapleton & Co. And Kenneth Porkka & Co
01.2012 - 01.2014
Teller Associate
Valley National Bank
01.2009 - 01.2013
High School Diploma -
John F Kennedy High School
No Degree - Finance
William Paterson University of New Jersey