Tanja Consiglio
Kinnelon
Summary
Motivated Accounting Assistant with expert-level job-related software skills and strong knowledge of basic accounting practices. Tracks payments, researches discrepancies and processes paperwork. Driven to learn new skills and improve processes with diligence and precise attention to detail and organizational skills and offers a high value of integrity and trust, easily adapts to computer software
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Garden State Lumber Products
Oakland
09.2024 - Current
- Processed incoming payments, recording transactions, updating financial records accordingly
- Customer communications regarding outstanding balances, payment terms and any discrepancies
- Resolving claim issues for returns, reconciling customer accounts for aging accuracy
- Reporting and monitoring aging status to management and working with sales team members to collect outstanding balances
- Credit references for customers, processing credit applications for new customers
- Notarizing documents
- Sending out mass invoices to large customers
Accounting Assistant
Gente Solutions, Inc.
Wayne
03.2021 - 06.2024
- Backed up accounting work with professional business correspondence and reports.
- Compiled statistical and financial data to assist with business optimization strategies.
- Reconciled accounts against statements, supporting accurate balances and histories.
- Oversaw accounts receivable functions by generating invoices and tracking payments received.
- Managed Accounts Payable by making timely payments, always trying to find method to minimize costs
- Daily Banking procedures such as multiple ach collections, wire transfers and online deposits
- Commission Receivable Tracking and commission payable to brokers
- Monthly Billing for client services and health administrated products
- Collections Accounts Receivable
- Customer Service
- Cash Applications and Bank Deposits
- Notarized Documents at request
- Updated accounting department procedures and made sure of accuracy
- Tracking and organization of contracts
Dispatcher/Customer Service
Dan Marc Appliance
West Caldwell
09.2019 - 02.2021
- Assisted with daily planning of service appointments for service technicians
- Communicated daily with technicians about their appointment schedules and parts
- Answered customer requests and found solutions for problems on a daily basis
- Scheduled client appointments for parts installations
- Acquired certificates of insurance for service appointments
- Requested certificates of occupancy for service appointments
Fullcharge Bookkeeper
American Home Appliance
Pequannock
06.2018 - 08.2019
- Managed Accounts Payable and insured timely payments
- Made bank deposits and processed cash.
- Managed, maintained and prepared financial statements and reports.
- Developed Excel spreadsheets to track data and streamline accounting processes.
- Answered and resolved customer service requests
- Billed clients for the services provided
- Applied funds received in Accounts Receivable
- Dispatched service calls for the technicians
- Scheduled appointments for service calls
- Bank reconciliations
Billing Specialist/Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable
Heerema Company
Hawthorne
06.2012 - 05.2018
- Met weekly billing and collections quotas by diligently pursuing payments.
- Improved billing systems, researching and incorporating alternative strategies for handling high-volume work.
- Inspecting expenses and gathering all costs involved working closely with management and shop department
- Update customer information in database
- Furnish quotes to clients under instruction from sale department
- Acquire periodic customer reports to determine billing issues
- Researching freight charges and issues
- Maintaining job files for long term projects, working with sales team members
- Purchasing items and entering customer orders
- Preparing sales and aging reports
Fullcharge Bookkeeper
Fred Silver and Company, Inc.
Clifton
01.2009 - 06.2012
- Maintained and prepared financial statements and reports and reconciled to bank statements
- Resolved accounting discrepancies with critical thinking and thorough research.
- Maintained vendor records and accounting histories, tracking purchases to reduce errors.
- Cash Management, Made bank deposits and processed cash.
- Office management and general office tasks such as written correspondence
- Accounts Payable check run and data entry ensuring timely payments and discount to be taken
- Payroll working closely with payroll company, keeping personnel records highly confidential
- Establishing health benefits and correspondence for all personnel matters
- Producing expense records on a regular basis, creating easy workflow for management
- Acquire credit for client applications
- Maintain shipping manifests and match with vendor invoices to ensure accuracy
- Collaborate with auditors to provide assistance with financial records
Receptionist/Bookkeeper
Tam Metal Products, Inc.
Mahwah
12.2000 - 10.2007
- Greeting clients and answering phone calls from clients and vendors
- Setting up quotes in the database
- Ordering office supplies and maintaining office appliances to ensure proper usage, mail process
- Improved process for operating accounting program, updated user manual to provide easier workflow and time management
- Processed billing for 150 plus clients
- Bank deposits and recording
- Bank reconciliations and general ledger reporting and posting
- Provided financial records for auditors
- Cash applications and bank deposits in accounts receivable
- Accounts payable check runs and budgets
- Manage and collect time attendance from employees to process and coordinate payroll reports and distribute payroll to employees
- Filing all payroll related tax forms and issuing applicable tax payments
- Human resource activities such as maintaining personnel files, implementation of company policies and procedures, onboarding process for employees
- Continuously taking on increased levels of responsibility
Education
Accounting Assistant - Taxes
Grone Bildungszentrum
05.1998
Certified Bookkeeper - Bookkeeping/ Office Management/Quickbooks
William Paterson
03.2009
Skills
- General Ledger Entries
- Administrative Support
- Notary Public License
- Data entry
- Invoice Verification
- Collection Calls
- Customer Service
- Generating Reports
- Excel
- Commission Payments
- Accounts Receivable/Payable
- Attention To Detail
Languages
German
Fluent
Timeline
Garden State Lumber Products
09.2024 - Current
Accounting Assistant
Gente Solutions, Inc.
03.2021 - 06.2024
Dispatcher/Customer Service
Dan Marc Appliance
09.2019 - 02.2021
Fullcharge Bookkeeper
American Home Appliance
06.2018 - 08.2019
Billing Specialist/Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable
Heerema Company
06.2012 - 05.2018
Fullcharge Bookkeeper
Fred Silver and Company, Inc.
01.2009 - 06.2012
Receptionist/Bookkeeper
Tam Metal Products, Inc.
12.2000 - 10.2007
Accounting Assistant - Taxes
Grone Bildungszentrum
Certified Bookkeeper - Bookkeeping/ Office Management/Quickbooks
William Paterson