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SANDRA A. PIETROWSKI

Akron,NY

Summary

Motivated and results-driven professional with a strong background in corporate office operations, government, accounting, bookkeeping, and secretarial duties. Seeking a position to leverage extensive skills, training, expertise, and education to contribute to company success. Eager to bring dedication and knowledge to a role aligning with career goals for professional growth and development.

Overview

39
39
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Regulation and Compliance

Libby's NTC Marketing
12.2022 - 05.2025
  • As part of an administrative office team, duties include accounting and finance, processing accounts payable, calculating commissions and royalties, import specialist, report to customs, and invoicing.
  • Improved document organization with thorough file maintenance, archiving outdated records as necessary for efficient retrieval when needed.
  • Supported executive staff through scheduling meetings, coordinating travel arrangements, and preparing crucial documents.
  • Developed filing system for historical documents, preserving important company records and improving access to information.
  • Improved document processing speed by introducing automated templates for routine correspondence.
  • Managed filing system entered data and completed other clerical tasks.
  • Managed phone and email correspondence and handled approximately 200 -300 daily incoming and outgoing emails.
  • Identified and recommended changes to existing processes to improve accuracy, efficiency, and quality service.

Senior Court Clerk

Town of Newstead
01.1992 - 12.2022
  • Oversees all daily office and court activity operations, solely responsible for organizing and preparing 2 judges’ court schedules, including all associated and necessary documentation, providing reports to and receiving reports from outside relevant agencies, receiving extracted DCJS conviction reports, abstracts from DMV, Family Protection Registry records, and more
  • Guides, directs, and supervises 2 security officers and up to 4 Court Clerks performing various clerical duties for the municipality’s court sessions, including, but not limited to: ensuring proper preparation of dockets of cases to be called, securing accurate information for judges and the court, preparing draft agendas for Town Council, answering official correspondence, maintaining fiscal records and accounts, and collecting fees
  • Performs a wide range of general bookkeeping duties, including processing accounts payables/receivables, preparing and making bank deposits (up to $20K per month), collecting timesheets for payroll, preparing and submitting end-of-month reports for the State Comptroller, overseeing end-of-month and end-of-year audits, coordinating services/payments for vendors, etc
  • Records and edits the minutes of court sessions and after-hour arraignments, and responds to requests for individual recorded segments within court sessions as directed by all legal partners
  • Functions as the primary point of contact for up to 11,000 residents in the Town of Newstead and Village of Akron, combined, receiving calls from individuals with a wide range of issues, determining the nature of the calls, providing salient information to resolve the issue, otherwise providing referral contact names and phone numbers, or routing callers to appropriate personnel
  • Acts in a critical liaison capacity between judges and key outside related entities, including District Attorney’s Office, Town Prosecutor, County and State Law Enforcement, Erie/Genesee County
  • Probation, Erie County Holding Center, Division of Criminal Justice Services, State Comptroller, Attorneys, and more, providing/receiving critical information which intrinsically impacts court cases
  • Corresponds with Judges, Attorneys, inmates, clerks, and the public as related to the coordination and scheduling of court cases
  • Designs, proposes, secures, and manages annual budgets up to $250K to support operations, overseeing the administration of funds, utilizing best business practices, and managing all expenses below cost projections
  • Leverages technology to enhance productivity, Windows, MS Office, proprietary software (Courtroom Program), LEXIS-NEXIS, Westlaw, and more
  • Authored and submitted 10 grants to the office of Court Administration in Albany, monitoring all grants from inception to procurement, and managing multiple project budgets totaling $100K
  • Reversed budgetary deficits into surpluses for the past 11 consecutive years, unprecedented in the Office’s history, instituting an effective tracking system to compare similar expenses from previous years, facilitating the re-sourcing of vendors or cited in negotiations to secure optimal pricing

Court Clerk

Town of Darien
01.2012 - 08.2015
  • Uniquely qualified and selected to perform a range of duties with a corresponding blend of responsibilities, as cited above, between the Senior Court Clerk and the Deputy Court Clerk positions, providing support to 2 judges, and requested by one of the judges to take notes during court cases, recording and providing detailed information specific to each case

Accounts Receivables / Bookkeeper / Receptionist

Bison Products Company, Inc.
04.1986 - 10.1991
  • Part of an administrative office team, splitting activities between general office duties, Accounts Receivable / Payable, Bookkeeper, and as a Receptionist, as needed or directed
  • Consulted with customers to collect on past-due invoices, referring to aging reports to focus on chronic delinquencies and bring accounts to current status
  • Steadily promoted throughout the tenure recognized and commended for strong and detail-oriented work ethic, customer relation-building and problem-solving skills, and more
  • Monitored 1000's of incoming payments from clients, ensuring prompt application of funds against outstanding invoices.
  • Prepared monthly bank reconciliations to ensure accurate representation of company's financial position.
  • Tracked expenses and income for businesses while organizing and maintaining bank statements for checking accounts.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

SUNY Empire State College
Saratoga Springs, NY
06.2022

Skills

  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Customer Service
  • Employee onboarding and development
  • Regulatory compliance
  • AP/AR
  • Deposit account administration
  • Financial analysis and reporting
  • Monthly and annual audits
  • Client relationship management
  • Time allocation planning
  • Legal terminology and legal information retrieval
  • Critical thinking
  • Office management
  • Professional communication
  • Prioritization scheduling and calendar management
  • Recordkeeping
  • Deadline oriented
  • Invoice processing
  • Documentation and reporting
  • Meticulous attention to detail
  • Document/Data/Records management
  • Complex Problem-solving

Certification

Notary Public State of New York, Commission Expires Sept 26, 2027

Affiliations

  • Erie County Court Clerk Association Buffalo, New York Treasurer 2009 – 2011, Director 2006 – 2009
  • National Ski Patrol – Alpine - Kissing Bridge 2009 – 2012 Buffalo Ski Club – 2012–Present

Timeline

Regulation and Compliance

Libby's NTC Marketing
12.2022 - 05.2025

Court Clerk

Town of Darien
01.2012 - 08.2015

Senior Court Clerk

Town of Newstead
01.1992 - 12.2022

Accounts Receivables / Bookkeeper / Receptionist

Bison Products Company, Inc.
04.1986 - 10.1991

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

SUNY Empire State College

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