Merjona Ceco
Staten Island,NY
Summary
With 14 years of accounting experience, highly proficient in QuickBooks software and Excel. Strong understanding of accounting principles and theories for effective financial task management. Detail-oriented with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Expertise in financial software and exceptional math skills contribute to excelling in accounting roles.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Billing Process Specialist/ Assistant to the Vice President
Utilities Research Associated Group
10.2015 - 01.2025
- Preparing the Sub-Metered Electric, water, steam and gas bills for the Property Management (Real Estate of the NY Area)
- A portfolio of 60-80 clients/ Real Estate Managements
- A point of liaison, solving any issues regarding tenant’s requests, Understanding the Conedison billing changes and NY Electric laws
- Working with the Management on the leases of the tenants to bill them according to the lease clauses
- Woking with Accounting office on the open invoices and collection
- Helping with new projects, assisting the Vice president on solving issues for important clients
- Working on collecting data on the electric budget for the upcoming year for the clients
Office Manager/Bookkeeper
Automatic Meter Reading Corp
02.2011 - 10.2015
- Supervise the process for an accurate billing (Electric submetering billing around 100 Clients on monthly basis)
- Processing payroll in a timely manner
- Purchasing office supplies
- Tagging and monitoring fixed assets and pay supplier invoices in a timely manner
- Ensuring that receivables are collected promptly, and make bank deposits
- Managed and maintained all employee files and records
- Providing information to the external accountant who creates company’s financial reports
Bookkeeper /Accounting Assistant
Scampa Contracting & Engineering Corporation
12.2009 - 12.2010
- Set up a computerized accounting program (QuickBooks)
- Entered data and checked entries for accuracy
- Reconcile the bank and credit card accounts
- Verified, calculated and entered correct data for hours of vacation time and personal leave salaries
Tutor (part-time)
Learning Center, TCI College of Technology
09.2010 - 11.2010
- Assisted the students to perform transactions in QuickBooks and Peachtree software
Assistant Lawyer/Financial adviser
Women’s Forum Elbasan, Legal Aid Office
10.2006 - 11.2007
- Helped abused women and girls by assisting them in filing court papers for divorce
- Working on the calculation of the Forum’s budget and keep records of Petty Cash
Loan Specialist/Collector
Agency for Loan Treatment
04.2002 - 04.2006
- Worked with borrowers to pay back loans and filed court papers to get money back from borrowers who did not pay back; and calculated accumulated interest and principal
Pedagogue for the subject of “The Rights and the Law”
University “Aleksander Xhuvani,” Faculty of Education
04.2005 - 05.2005
- Prepared and conducted lectures and seminars about government structure and simple contracts for students
Education
Associate’s Degree - Accounting Technology
12.2010
GPA: Dean’s List Fall 2009/Spring, summer, fall 2010; & Presidential Scholar Spring 2010
Lawyer Title -
03.2007
GPA: License no 3121
Bachelor In Law - Law
06.2001
Skills
- Proficient in QuickBooks software
- Excel
- Accounting principles
- Detail-oriented
- Excellent communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Financial software
- Excellent math skills
- Process analysis
- Production deadline management
- Paperwork processing
- Data entry
Accomplishments
Assistant To the Vice President of URA Group
Timeline
Billing Process Specialist/ Assistant to the Vice President - Utilities Research Associated Group
10.2015 - 01.2025
Office Manager/Bookkeeper - Automatic Meter Reading Corp
02.2011 - 10.2015
Tutor (part-time) - Learning Center, TCI College of Technology
09.2010 - 11.2010
Bookkeeper /Accounting Assistant - Scampa Contracting & Engineering Corporation
12.2009 - 12.2010
Assistant Lawyer/Financial adviser - Women’s Forum Elbasan, Legal Aid Office
10.2006 - 11.2007
Pedagogue for the subject of “The Rights and the Law” - University “Aleksander Xhuvani,” Faculty of Education
04.2005 - 05.2005
Loan Specialist/Collector - Agency for Loan Treatment
04.2002 - 04.2006
TCI College of Technology - Associate’s Degree, Accounting Technology
National Chamber of Lawyers of Republic of Albania - Lawyer Title,
University Elbasan - Bachelor In Law , Law
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