Scott Van Etten
Cohoes,NY
Summary
Detailed and self-motivated finance professional with 5 years of experience maintaining financial records, reviewing financial activity, and managing disbursements to partner organizations. Polished in spreadsheet creation, report preparation, and data analysis. Quick and accurate to meet strict deadlines and manage multiple tasks in a team-oriented environment.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Assistant
New York Homes and Community Renewal
Albany, New York
09.2021 - Current
- Continuous monitoring of federal and state programs in SharePoint sites, including organization of new requests in respective tracking and preparing payment files for Accounts Payable processing
- Assist in creation and maintenance of spreadsheets to track available funds as well as past and current expenses in an effort to build efficiencies
- Manage preparation of weekly funding and expenditure reports from accounting software and reconciling any discrepancies with relevant program liaisons
- Review and process invoices in statewide financial system, ensuring timely payments in accordance with established purchase orders
Finance/Business Operations Assistant
United Way of the Greater Capital Region
Albany, New York
05.2019 - 09.2021
- Responsible for pledge and payment posting in donor software (Andar)
- Run monthly Accounts Receivable reports and reconcile outstanding balances
- Research ACH deposits from 3rd party processors for processing into Andar
- Organize and reconcile company credit card receipts for auditing
- Designed and developed virtual envelope templates used within the Finance and Resource Development team to record summaries of donor pledges and payments (2020)
- Compiled data from the UW 211 call center and put together presentations on the demographics of caller needs throughout the community (2019)
Retail Associate
Follett Corporation
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
08.2018 - 03.2020
- Responsible for a variety of tasks that included assisting customers at the register, replenishing and organizing inventory, fulfilling and packaging online orders, and collaborating with fellow employees to coordinate merchandise sales at our college’s sporting events. Learned to work quickly and efficiently, and developed excellent interpersonal skills
Education
Bachelor of Arts - International Studies: Political Economy and Development Studies
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA01.2021
Skills
- Database Record Keeping and Analysis
- Invoice Processing
- Accounts Receivable
- Advanced Excel and Microsoft Office
- Spreadsheet Development and Maintenance
- Weekly & Monthly Financial Reporting
- Credit Card Reconciliation and Bookkeeping
- QuickBooks
- Salesforce
- Intermediate French Fluency
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Finance Assistant
New York Homes and Community Renewal
09.2021 - Current
Finance/Business Operations Assistant
United Way of the Greater Capital Region
05.2019 - 09.2021
Retail Associate
Follett Corporation
08.2018 - 03.2020
Bachelor of Arts - International Studies: Political Economy and Development Studies
Boston College
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