Tammy Hamilton
Napavine,WA
Summary
Dependable accounting professional acknowledged for reliability, integrity and quick-learning ability. Proven ability to work collaboratively within teams to achieve business goals while adapting to changing needs. Proactive and goal-oriented with excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounting Specialist
ESD 113
06.2025 - Current
- Manage and respond to correspondence and inquiries from staff and vendors.
- Help to expedite invoice processing by accurately coding expenses to appropriate accounts and tracking payments.
- Perform check and credit card deposits.
- Help with reviewing expense reimbursements and purchase orders.
Administrative Professional
ESD 113
03.2024 - 05.2025
- Served staff and agency departments on various tasks.
- Maintained scheduling, office supplies and placed orders.
- Monitored incoming contracts and service agreements for correct information.
- Stored and filed contract documents in orderly, organized systems.
- Collected, arranged, and input information into contract database system.
- Efficiently managed personnel files, maintaining confidentiality while keeping records up-to-date and organized.
Special Education Paraeducator
Centralia School District
10.2023 - 02.2024
- Assisted teachers and worked individually with students with special needs, helping each navigate the education system.
- Assisted teachers with classroom management and document coordination to maintain positive learning environment.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Collaborated with teachers to help with classroom and workload management.
- Relieved classroom teacher during breaks and maintained order and structure in classroom.
Office Manager
JBJ Law Group
10.2022 - 09.2023
- Customer Service
- Handled all financials
- Accounts receivable and payable
- Track payroll and PTO
- Collected payments
- Billing
- Handled direct administrative issues
- Ordered and maintained supplies
Office Manager
Blume Family Chiropractic
05.2021 - 10.2022
- Customer service
- Billing
- Tracked payroll
- New employee trainer
- Cash and debit/credit payments, cash balancing
- Schedule management
- Legal correspondence, records custodian
- Insurance verification and payment
Newspaper Distributor
Fink Newspaper Distributing
07.2015 - 06.2021
- Stocked newspaper boxes at assigned locations.
- Maintained records of sales and customer information to support accuracy.
Member Service Representative
Great Northwest Federal Credit Union
10.2020 - 05.2021
- Processed customer transactions promptly, minimizing wait times.
- Completed highly accurate, high-volume money counts via both manual and machine-driven approaches.
- Reconciled cash drawer and resolved discrepancies.
- Counted and packaged currency and coins.
- Placed orders for customer checks and verified starting numbers.
- Answered customer inquiries regarding account balances, transaction history, services charges, and interest rates.
Cashier
Sunbirds shopping center
03.2008 - 05.2010
- Operated cash register for cash, check, and credit card transactions with excellent accuracy levels.
- Assisted customers with returns, refunds and resolving transaction issues.
- Reconciled cash drawer at start and end of each shift, accounting for errors, and resolving discrepancies.
- Learned duties for various positions and provided backup at key times.
Clerical
Sunbirds shopping center
03.2009 - 03.2010
- Answered and directed phone calls, multi line phones.
- Invoicing
- Collection calls and payment.
- Provided clerical support to company employees by copying, faxing, and filing documents.
Education
Associate - Accounting
Centralia College
Centralia, WA06.2020
High school - undefined
Winlock Senior High School
Winlock, WA2002
Skills
- Accounts Payable and Receivable
- Client Correspondence
- Customer Service Management
- Billing and Invoicing
- Office Supplies and Inventory
- File management
- Administrative support
Timeline
Accounting Specialist
ESD 113
06.2025 - Current
Administrative Professional
ESD 113
03.2024 - 05.2025
Special Education Paraeducator
Centralia School District
10.2023 - 02.2024
Office Manager
JBJ Law Group
10.2022 - 09.2023
Office Manager
Blume Family Chiropractic
05.2021 - 10.2022
Member Service Representative
Great Northwest Federal Credit Union
10.2020 - 05.2021
Newspaper Distributor
Fink Newspaper Distributing
07.2015 - 06.2021
Clerical
Sunbirds shopping center
03.2009 - 03.2010
Cashier
Sunbirds shopping center
03.2008 - 05.2010
High school - undefined
Winlock Senior High School
Associate - Accounting
Centralia College