REEM SIDDIQUE
Arvada,CO
Summary
Decisive Staff Accountant accustomed to managing administrative team members and handling business operations with sound judgment and reasoned thinking. Highly resourceful with proven history of tackling complex projects with superior results. Proficient in Schedule management; highly reliable and punctual.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Accountant
Clean Energy Credit Union
Englewood, CO
04.2021 - Current
- Perform bookkeeping and accounting services.
- Prepare monthly and year-end closing statements, financial documents and invoices.
- Maintain accurate invoice summaries and collection records to enhance monitoring of billing and cash inflows.
- Verify documented and requested disbursements to facilitate payments.
- Calculate and prepared checks for utilities, taxes and other payments.
- Interact with internal and external auditors to help complete audits and resolve issues.
- Developed and documented business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.
- Process both outgoing and incoming payments and invoices.
- Support clerical and administrative needs of senior department staff.
- Reconcile company credit cards, expense accounts and other expenses and financial records.
- Enter invoices into account software, updated accounts and identified aging balanced ready for collections activities.
- Update accounting ledger and journals with updated transaction information.
- Keep records current and accurate with skilled reconciliations and variance resolutions.
- Collaborate with senior staff to produce accurate, current and timely financial reports and supporting documentation.
- Establish and maintain automated and manual accounting records, post receipts and turn-ins and performed dues-ins and dues-outs accounting.
- Use CUnify Accounting and Wisdom to track accounting information.
- Process invoices and checks, and maintained daily cash logs and deposits.
- Organize and maintain chart of accounts, and updated monthly entries and adjustments of payroll accruals and entries.
- Verify and post account transactions to prepare checks and maintain accounting ledgers.
- Maintain full compliance when executing and tracking bank reconciliations, A/P, invoicing and billing.
- Create and record invoices, accounts receivables and year to date general ledger journal entries.
Cook/Pastry Chef/Sous Chef
MorningStar Senior Living
Arvada, CO
06.2016 - 04.2021
- Responsible for duties including training and management, coordination with staff and residents to better their dining experience.
- Experienced in supply-ordering, invoice input, ADP input.
- Worked in a high-stress kitchen environment, serving 80-150 residents per meal (at various MorningStar Senior Living locations).
- Measured, mixed and prepped raw materials according to company specifications and recipes.
- Trained kitchen workers on culinary techniques.
- Placed dough in pans, molds and sheets and monitored products during baking to adjust temperature.
- Assessed inventory levels and placed orders to replenish goods before supplies depleted.
- Customized items for seasonal offerings, special events and personal requests.
- Supervised preparation and presentation of desserts for daily consumption and special events.
- Developed special menu items to improve business offerings.
- Coached new staff on policies, procedures and performance strategies.
- Carried out daily kitchen prep and closing duties with station setup, breakdown and organization.
- Decorated pastries using icing, frosting and other toppings, resulting in beautiful appearance and delicious flavor.
- Maintained kitchen order and cleanliness by moving stock between storage and station in addition to sanitizing surfaces.
- Monitored and ordered supplies and ingredients.
- Collaborated with Executive Chef to plan and develop new recipes.
- Consistently met and exceeded expectations concerning meal service.
- Co-managed at least 20 people in total at different times.
Administrative Assistant
Islamic School of Columbia-Missouri
Columbia, MO
09.2015 - 05.2016
- Developed promotional activities that utilized Facebook, school website, flyers, and face-to-face outreach to connect with the community to expand student numbers.
- Responsible for the certification of making the school state-certified.
- Managed scheduling for staff, monitoring resource allocation to provide optimal coverage and service.
- Maintained inventory in administrative building supply closet to prevent shortages of supplies.
- Greeted visitors or callers daily to handle inquiries or direct to appropriate persons.
- Handled management of communication to executives by taking and making telephone calls, reviewing and prioritizing mail and composing and typing correspondence.
- Organized and maintained filing and document management systems by coordinating, archiving and purging files.
- Tracked and submitted employee timesheets to accounting department for payroll processing.
- Monitored attendance records by taking note of staff vacation time, sick days and personal days.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Accounting
Metropolitan State University Of Denver
Denver, CO12.2023
Associate of Arts - Business Administration And Management
Red Rocks Community College
Lakewood, CO08.2019
Certified Culinarian -
Columbia Area Career Academy
05.2016
High School Diploma -
Ralston Valley High School
Arvada, CO05.2014
Skills
- Administrative Operations
- Bookkeeping Operations
- Payroll Processing
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Receivable
- Maintaining Accounting Ledger
- GAAP Literate
- Business Fundamentals Certified
- Accounting Fundamentals Certified
- ADP & PayEntry Payroll Processing
- Invoicing and Billing
- Account Reconciliation
- Accounting Support & Skills
- Back Office Operations
- Adobe Software Literate
- DocuSign Software Literate
- Data Entry Documentation
- Team Training
- Compliance
- Purchasing
- Business Writing
- Advanced MS Office Suite Knowledge
- Proficient in using Windows and MAC software systems
- QuickBooks Knowledge
- CUnify Core System Knowledge
- CUnify Accounting Knowledge
- Wisdom Accounting Software/System Knowledge
- Check Writing, Printing and Reconciliation Knowledge
- Confidential Document Control
- Meticulous Attention to Detail
- Senior Leadership Support
- Schedule Management
- Deadline-Oriented
- Strong Interpersonal Skills
- Strong Problem-Solver
- Strong Work Ethic
- Flexible
- Reliable, Honest & Accountable
- Ethical & Loyal
- Multilingual (English, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi)
Interests
- Baking: Turned hobby into a profession
- Mindfulness: Taking a step back and focusing on the present moment
- Reading: Relaxing with a good comedy or fiction.
- Hoop Embroidery: A creative expression, and attestation to attention to detail.
Timeline
Staff Accountant
Clean Energy Credit Union
04.2021 - Current
Cook/Pastry Chef/Sous Chef
MorningStar Senior Living
06.2016 - 04.2021
Administrative Assistant
Islamic School of Columbia-Missouri
09.2015 - 05.2016
Bachelor of Arts - Accounting
Metropolitan State University Of Denver
Associate of Arts - Business Administration And Management
Red Rocks Community College
Certified Culinarian -
Columbia Area Career Academy
High School Diploma -
Ralston Valley High School
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