Melissa Lyric
Redding,CA
Summary
Finance professional with extensive experience in managing accounts payable operations and ensuring accurate financial documentation. Known for strong focus on team collaboration and delivering consistent results in fast-paced environments. Highly skilled in invoice processing, vendor management, and adapting to evolving business needs.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Services Clerk
Enterprise Elementary School District
08.2021 - Current
- Payroll processing and auditing for classified staff of 9 schools.
- Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies quickly and successfully. Ensuring compliance with Ed code, union contracts and payroll laws.
- Responded to employee inquiries clarifying payroll issues regarding wages, deductions and taxes.
- Maintained strict confidentiality of all payroll information and records.
- Enter new staff into payroll system, keeping track of those in the CalPERS retirement system and those who get close to qualifying.
- Billing and receiving payment for retired staff that maintain health insurance with district.
- Assist accounting tech with accounts payable, reviewing vendor invoices for appropriate documentation and validity prior to payment.
- Making sure invoices are paid correctly in a timely fashion and are coded to the correct budget.
- Demonstrated adaptability during peak workload periods while maintaining high-quality results and meeting tight deadlines.
Bookkeeper
Balance the Books, Inc.
10.2018 - 08.2021
- Bookkeeping for 15-17 clients.
- Provided comprehensive accounting support by managing functions like payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and business expense processing.
- Communicate proactively with clients to maintain correct and up-to-date information.
- Research and resolve issues with bookkeeping and payroll.
- Sent out yearly 1099’s and W2’s.
- Prepared monthly bank, credit card, and petty cash reconciliations to ensure accurate representation of company's financial position.
- Reduced errors in financial reporting by conducting thorough reviews and ensuring accurate data entry.
- Gained proficiency in accounting software systems such as QuickBooks and Excel, streamlining data entry tasks and report generation processes.
Assistant Bookkeeper
Redding Civic Auditorium
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Posting all transactions, reconciling accounts monthly.
- Accounts payable processing
- Calculating and running payroll based on events.
- Gathering and entering credit card receipts.
- Onboarding and orientation for new employees.
- Maintaining employee files.
- Help in box office as needed. Including selling tickets, receiving payments, counting out cash drawers, answering phone calls, receiving deliveries, problem solving ticketing issues.
Receptionist
Bethel Supernatural School of Ministry
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Answering phone calls.
- Greeting and directing students and interns.
- Taking meeting notes.
- Managing carpool requests.
- Helping plan and execute registration, orientation and graduation.
- Handing out school resources to students.
- Greeted incoming visitors and customers professionally and provided friendly, knowledgeable assistance.
- Answered phone promptly and directed incoming calls to correct offices.
- Demonstrated strong multitasking abilities while managing numerous tasks simultaneously under tight deadlines.
Education
Associate of Science - General Studies-Business
Shasta College
Redding, CASkills
- Time Management
- Proactive and Self-Motivated
- Critical Thinking
- QuickBooks
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Office Equipment Operation
- Multi-Line Telephone Systems
- Ease with Computers and Technology
- Communication skills
- Database management
- Proofreading
Timeline
Business Services Clerk
Enterprise Elementary School District
08.2021 - Current
Bookkeeper
Balance the Books, Inc.
10.2018 - 08.2021
Assistant Bookkeeper
Redding Civic Auditorium
01.2017 - 01.2018
Receptionist
Bethel Supernatural School of Ministry
01.2016 - 01.2017
Associate of Science - General Studies-Business
Shasta College
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