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Tirza Young

Tirza Young

Fredericktown,OH

Summary

Emerging accounting professional dedicated to keeping records accurate and controls tight to meet business needs. Systematic and well-organized with strong attention to detail, mathematical acumen and GAAP knowledge. Accustomed to working with all types of personalities in busy office settings. Offering successful career history in bookkeeping, office management, audit assistance, and regulatory conformity comprising more than 14 years.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Financial Aid Counselor

Ashland University
Ashland, OH
02.2022 - Current
  • Providing financial aid counseling to 1200 enrolled and prospective students
  • Reviewing initial financial aid applications for accuracy and compliance with reporting standards
  • Reviewed financial aid appeals, issuing secondary and final judgments on award packages
  • Designing financial aid award packages, aligning contents with individuals' monetary and logistical needs
  • Communicating with prospective students to illustrate available financial aid opportunities

Financial Aid Verification Specialist

Ashland University
Ashland, OH
01.2021 - 02.2022
  • Downloaded, and processed FAFSA Applications of approximately 11,000 applicants/semester
  • Resolved conflicting information, SARC Codes
  • Performed verification of applicant's tax information, identity, and educational purpose
  • Reported weekly progress in application processing
  • Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule

Student Accounts Representative

Ashland University
Ashland, OH
09.2018 - 01.2021
  • Assisted 50-100 students of all educational levels per day with semester charges, various payment options, Financial Aid award letters, 1098-T tax forms
  • University-wide cashier: posted and reconciled all student payments, departmental deposits, and donations
  • Improved reconciliation processes for safety, transparency, and optimal processing times
  • Nomination for Ashland RISE for Service Excellence in August 2020

Teaching Assistant

Knox County ESC School District
Mount Vernon, OH
06.2017 - 09.2018
  • High-School classroom manager at Digital Academy with focus on teaching Mathematics and Personal Finance skills for delinquent juveniles, grades 9-12

Office Manager

Live2Give GGmbH / QC&I GmbH
Dickendorf / Pruem, Germany
01.2007 - 10.2016
  • Accounting, Cash Balancing, and Collections
  • Optimized organizational systems for payment collections, AP/AR, deposits and recordkeeping, Increased collection rate by 50%
  • Monthly, quarterly, and yearly activity and financial reports to Government with deadlines
  • Organization of audits at organic farms and factories, assistance during audits, and finalizing of inspection reports
  • Resolved complaints, collecting and researching evidence in pesticide-residue-cases following current regulations and laws
  • Optimized organizational systems for food manufacturing processes
  • Coached new hires on company processes while managing employees to achieve maximum production.
  • Managed office operations while scheduling appointments for department managers.
  • Interacted with 30-50 customers per day via phone, email, or in-person
  • Managed health-food store
  • Compared vendor prices and negotiated for optimal savings.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Accounting, Business Management

Ashland University, Ashland, OH
05.2023

GPA: 3.98

  • Dean's List Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022

Office Manager, Specialization in Bookkeeping - Bookkeeping, Business Management

Chamber of Industry And Commerce, Germany
01.2007

Skills

  • Proactive and Self-Motivated
  • Precision and Accuracy
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Management of Financial Resources
  • Financial Recordkeeping
  • Record Reconciliation
  • Bank Statement Reconciliation
  • Federal Regulation Compliance

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline

Financial Aid Counselor - Ashland University
02.2022 - Current
Financial Aid Verification Specialist - Ashland University
01.2021 - 02.2022
Student Accounts Representative - Ashland University
09.2018 - 01.2021
Teaching Assistant - Knox County ESC School District
06.2017 - 09.2018
Office Manager - Live2Give GGmbH / QC&I GmbH
01.2007 - 10.2016
Ashland University - Bachelor of Science, Accounting, Business Management
Chamber of Industry And Commerce - Office Manager, Specialization in Bookkeeping, Bookkeeping, Business Management

Volunteer Experience

Treasurer, Advent Hope-Columbus SDA Mission - since Jan 2022 - Church

Treasurer, Consolation Ministries, Inc. - since Jan 2022 - Christian Lifestyle Education

Volunteer Experience

Treasurer, Advent Hope-Columbus SDA Mission - since Jan 2022 - Church

Treasurer, Consolation Ministries, Inc. - since Jan 2022 - Christian Lifestyle Education

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