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Nona Merchant

Sacramento,CA

Summary

Looking for a position working from home-remote. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

Retired

State Of California
01.2015 - 01.2015

Retail Merchandising Associate

Macys Department Store
01.2014 - 12.2014
  • Worked closely with individual customers to identify unique needs and supply appropriate products.
  • Monitored inventory changes and ordered replenishments for stock to support customer demand.
  • Answered customer questions regarding store merchandise, department information, and pricing.

Technical Help Desk

Bank of America, Randstad Staffing
04.2010 - 07.2012
  • Duties included first call resolution for incoming commercial client calls accessing Cashpro Online applications, including Information Reporting, Online statements, Global Payment Services (domestic and international) , Reconciliation, Positive Pay, Lockbox images, Image Access Inquiry, Cashpro University, Cashpro Mobile.
  • Collaboration with General, Application, and Primary user types via Share Web application, resetting password, education client how to transition between applications.
  • Performed browser maintenance for Internet Explorer 7 - 10, Mozilla Firefox 3.6 - 11 and Safari.

Customer Service Rep

AT&T Communications
12.2007 - 07.2009
  • Handled customer questions via incoming calls, complaints, billing inquiries with the highest degree of courtesy and professionalism to resolve customer issues with one call resolution.
  • Offered alternative solutions where appropriate with the objective of retaining customer's business.
  • Made financial decisions to protect/collect revenues and adjusts customer accounts and required to achieve a sales quota.
  • Broad working knowledge of AT&T practices, operations, also demonstrated continued and consistent proficiency in skill sets utilized within the Host Call Center.
  • Workforce system tracking.
  • Received numerous accolades and for awards promoting superior experience by addressing customer concerns, demonstrating empathy, and resolving problems swiftly.

Financial Services Representative

Charles Schwab, Adecco
05.2006 - 05.2007


  • Followed up overdue payments and payment plans from clients to establish good cash flow.
  • Monitored accounts to verify compliance with payment terms and schedules.
  • Maintained updated records of all financial transactions to support traceability.
  • Produced financial statements and reports to comply with regulations.

Accounting Assistant 11, Accounts Receivable

University of California
12.2004 - 04.2006
  • Prepared credit card reconciliation reports for multiple banks and preparation of journals in the Controller’s Office, General Accounting dept.
  • Processed Petty cash funds for ten UCSF campuses with estimated activities over 500K per month.
  • Created detailed procedures on Credit Card, reconciliation and Petty Cash set-up.
  • Oversaw stale-dated checks and audit aging analysis.
  • Maintained accurate and complete documentation to facilitate accounting and filing functions.

Accounting Specialist 11, Accounts Payable

University of California
08.2003 - 04.2004
  • Held positions under five Supervisors in AP dept including vendor relations, billpay of invoices.
  • Processed check request, blanket agreements.
  • Maintained and generated purchase orders and voucher numbers, and researched vendor statements and payment inquiries.
  • Applied proper codes to invoices, files, and receipts to keep records organized and easily searchable.
  • Processed payments and documents such as invoices, journal vouchers, employee reimbursements, and statements.

Accounts Receivable

Vital Merchant Services
10.2002 - 06.2003
  • Daily invoicing and posting of credit cards, checks and ACH payments.
  • Completed revenue share and commission spreadsheets monthly for multiple banks.
  • Reviewed the validity of merchant contracts.
  • Verified daily invoice presentations and weekly invoice dumps.
  • Posted/applied credit and debit memos.
  • Provided support monthly Close AR dept Director and Manager.
  • Recorded deposits, reconciled monthly bank accounts and tracked expenses.
  • Reconciled account information and reported figures in general ledger by comparing to bank account statement each month.
  • Entered figures using 10-key calculator to compute data quickly.
  • Supported management with end of month closing.

Finance Administrator

Innoventry
06.2000 - 09.2002
  • Set up new vendors in the Accounts Payable system.
  • Maintained a methodology of disbursement on outgoing checks with high volume production.
  • Processed invoices through biometrics.
  • Collaborated with collections dept researching returned checks.
  • Documented payee notes and transition maintenance.
  • Prepared bi-weekly payroll for 200+ employees and maintained all associated files.
  • Prepared and posted receipts and deposits to facilitate standard bookkeeping.
  • Submitted check request, and processed all incoming/outgoing mail.

Administrative Accounting Clerk

Robert Half International Inc.
02.1999 - 12.2000
  • Accounting administrative as, headquarters’.
  • Performed various tasks including accounts payable and accounts receivable processing.
  • Prepared income statements and journalize assets and owner’s equity statements on QuickBooks for an assigned property management company.
  • Applied proper codes to invoices, files, and receipts to keep records organized and easily searchable.

Office Manager's Assistant

Caliber Logistics-Sun Microsystem
03.1995 - 12.1998
  • Prepared presentations and flow charts.
  • Processed annual reviews for 300+ employees.
  • Oversaw office inventory activities by ordering and requisitions and stocking and shipment receiving.
  • Managed compliance to keep organization operating within legal and regulatory guidelines.
  • Maintained performance reviews to manager recommending additional training or advancements.
  • Created expense reports, organized office files system (making changes as effective), and managed OSHA safety procedures for product distribution center (PDC).
  • Developed and maintained successful relationships with vendors, suppliers and contractors.
  • Managed phone and email correspondence and handled incoming and outgoing mail and faxes.

Payroll Specialist

Ryder’s Dedicated Logistics
01.1995 - 03.1995
  • Uploaded and edited drivers’ trips from their data collection station.
  • Manually entered Hostler trip sheets, and maintained hard copies of those sheets to support weekly reports.
  • Verified and submitted timekeeping information for accurate and efficient payroll processing.
  • Managed fuel tickets activity.
  • Closed prior week’s activity, generated billing invoices.
  • Updated employee personnel and Dept of transportation files.

Data Entry Clerk

Bank of America
04.1989 - 12.1994
  • Entered data for IRS daily and quarterly tax payments (high volume production).
  • Supervised and trained employees on CPT40 and B26 processing equipment.
  • Completed data entry tasks with accuracy and efficiency.
  • Followed established procedures to enter and process data correctly.

Education

Associate of Arts - Accounting

Cosumnes River College
Sacramento, CA
07.2023

No Degree - Accounting & Business Administration

Heald Business College
Roseville, CA
2005

Skills

  • JD Edwards/ PeopleSoft 8 - PO Invoicing/ Weblinks/ Microsoft Word/
  • Keyboard - 65 wpm/ Credit - Debit Memos/ Microsoft Excel/
  • Accounts Receivable CC-Check/ 10 - Key 14000 kph/ Microsoft PowerPoint/
  • Accounts Payable - Vendor Setup/ Solomon/ Vitalsync/ VMS Order Maintenance/
  • Lawson/ Cashpro Online/ MIBS/ Outlook/ etc

Timeline

Retired

State Of California
01.2015 - 01.2015

Retail Merchandising Associate

Macys Department Store
01.2014 - 12.2014

Technical Help Desk

Bank of America, Randstad Staffing
04.2010 - 07.2012

Customer Service Rep

AT&T Communications
12.2007 - 07.2009

Financial Services Representative

Charles Schwab, Adecco
05.2006 - 05.2007

Accounting Assistant 11, Accounts Receivable

University of California
12.2004 - 04.2006

Accounting Specialist 11, Accounts Payable

University of California
08.2003 - 04.2004

Accounts Receivable

Vital Merchant Services
10.2002 - 06.2003

Finance Administrator

Innoventry
06.2000 - 09.2002

Administrative Accounting Clerk

Robert Half International Inc.
02.1999 - 12.2000

Office Manager's Assistant

Caliber Logistics-Sun Microsystem
03.1995 - 12.1998

Payroll Specialist

Ryder’s Dedicated Logistics
01.1995 - 03.1995

Data Entry Clerk

Bank of America
04.1989 - 12.1994

Associate of Arts - Accounting

Cosumnes River College

No Degree - Accounting & Business Administration

Heald Business College
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