TOMEKIA SMITH
Fulton County Government
Atlanta,Georgia
26
years of professional experience
To seek and maintain a full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management, and problem-solving skills. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Work History
ACCOUNTANT II
10 Years 2 Months- Processes Payroll Check Cancellation/Reissue, Workers’ Compensation Checks, Deferred Compensation (457b) deductions, Deferred Compensation (457b) loan deductions, Deferred Compensation termination requests,
- Prepaid Legal deduction requests,bust-out checks Rollover requests, tax forms for bust-out checks, Bankruptcy deductions, parking deductions,
- Child Support Deduction, Union Deductions (FOOP, IBPO, FPFF, POAB. PBA) Employee Assn deduction,
- Facilitates New Hire Orientation, answers payroll-related functions in a phone queue, and electronically stores employee deduction requests.
- Verifies payroll checks and returns to Wells Fargo, Run NOC report from Wells Fargo.
- Establishes and maintains internal and external financial controls and accountability; ensures compliance with established procedures and standards;
- Verifies accuracy and completeness of financial activities and reports; identifies and resolves problems and errors; consults with internal and external professionals, providing information, reports, and documentation as requested.
Interim Financial System Manager
7 Months- Ensure that all employees, beneficiaries, and poll workers are paid accurately and timely with correct withholdings and deductions.
- Prepare and submit quarterly payroll tax returns and statutory filings as required by Federal and State agencies;
- Supervise staff in the performance of daily payroll duties, monitor financial system to ensure compliance, establish and monitor quality control and audit processes;
- Make decisions to resolve payroll issues and serve as the liaison between Payroll Division and financial system users. Oversee respective County payrolls including but not limited to online, reimbursement, regular, and poll worker.
- Verify and Remit statutory tax payments for federal, state, FICA, and Medicare and perform the necessary filing and reporting. Perform Georgia Judicial Retirement System (GJRS) monthly reporting.
- Manage processing for an array of payroll deductions including tax withholding, child support, garnishment, IRS levy, Marta/GRTA, 457b deferred compensation, and credit union.
- Update the AMS system to order payroll to ensure employees are paid for the appropriate pay cycle.
- Process and track manual checks for settlements, beneficiary payments, election workers, and employees as necessary. Create and update labor distribution codes.
Accountant I
8 Months- Performs professional accounting duties independently. Modifies and deletes data entry transactions as necessary and completes reports.
- Assists with contract administration procedures. Maintains customer records and information; posts billings and processes invoices and payment vouchers into Automatic Financial System.
- Perform accounting procedures and principles in carrying out a variety of accounting tasks; Spreadsheet analysis; analyzing, verifying, reconciling, and reporting accounting transactions. Process departmental invoices using Automatic Financial System by creating INs for invoicing payments and PVXs for payment vouchers. Prepares and submits periodic reports.; Operating online financial systems;
- Data entry using a ten-key calculator; Organizing, filing, and record keeping;
- Applying accounting procedures and principles in carrying out a variety of accounting tasks. Verify departmental accounting lines and balances,
- Performs professional accounting duties independently. Modifies and deletes data entry transactions as necessary and completes reports
- Performs accounting functions for a variety of accounts and reports: enters and posts financial data.
- Documented cash, credit, fixed assets, accrued expenses, and line of credit transactions.
- Evaluated and improved the accuracy and completeness of financial records.
- Supported monthly reporting analysis to achieve validation of internal reports and to reconcile production operations and the general ledger.
Administrative Assistant
9 Years 6 Months- Administratively support Directors’ Office
- Coordinate and prepare financial historical data related to purchase and delivery orders and submit monthly reports on expenditures for input utilized for budget planning
- Coordinate year-end close out and report for account payables
- Process accounts payables into an automated AMS Financial System for processing of payments to vendors
- Coordinate Board of Commissioner’s Agenda items into reference manuals for submittal to Director and Deputies for each BOC meeting
- Maintain manual and electronic procurement and payables files including a separate file for BOC agenda items
- Determine a schedule for purging, archiving, archiving, and/or destroying records and documents
- Coordinate and schedule archived records and disposal
- Liaison with other County Departments to process and resolve procurement and payables issues
- Analyze and make recommendations to resolve problems with issues related to invoices, financial system issues, and records management
- Prepare and distribute executed contracts and Notice to Proceed for quotes to process services
- Create Excel spreadsheet reports using mathematical formulas and calculations to determine current contract expenditures
- Enter data into Access Database used to generate status reports.
Data Processor
1 Year 3 Months- Opened/closed various time and demand deposit accounts, including certificates of deposits, regular checking accounts, and saving accounts
- Ensured all applicable regulations, disclosure, policies, and procedures were observed
- Verified and balanced assigned cash drawer daily
- Acted as a lead in providing training to new employees as requested by Supervisor
- Evaluated employee performance
- Located and corrected data entry errors and reported them to management.
- Verified the accuracy of data before transcribing.
ATM Teller
7 Months- Assisted with account needs and provide routine customer inquiries/problem-solving
- Functioned as a trained teller, receiving and processing teller transactions accurately and timely
- Followed Bank procedures when performing transactions on the teller machine and other required equipment such as encoders.
- Handled various accounting transactions.
- Conducted regular proof work and followed up on chargebacks and deposit corrections.
Administrative Assistant
2 Years 1 Month- Provided administrative support to Office Manager
- Filed, copied, distributed, and otherwise processed various documents
- Organized, and maintained staff and organization meetings and calendars
- Communicate with the public liaison for the unit.
- Scheduled office meetings and client appointments for staff teams.
- Executed record filing system to improve document organization and management.
- Answered multi-line phone system, routed calls, delivered messages to staff, and greeted visitors.
Vault Teller
2 Years- Maintained cash vault and prepared currency and cash orders
- Processed incoming and outgoing collections, redeemed coupons, and maintained cashier checks
- Performed teller duties and other projects as assigned
- Ability to work money and transactions accurately, Window based computer skills.
- Balanced staff and vault at the end of the day and secured monies in accordance with established procedures.
- Trained new tellers in processes and procedures for financial institutions, answering questions and providing guidance.
- Adhered to dual control processes and audited cash drawers to reduce losses due to accounting errors and employee theft.
Education
Diploma - Business Education
Associate of Arts - Business Management
Master in Public Administration
BBA - Human Resources Management
Skills
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft XP Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel Microsoft PowerPoint
MS Office Suite
Accounts Payable and Receivable
Financial Management
Administrative Support
Payroll Liability and Deductions
Critical Thinking and Analysis
Systems Efficiency Evaluation
Timeline
Interim Financial System Manager
Fulton County Government
08.2021 - 03.2022Read More
ACCOUNTANT II
Fulton County Government
06.2016 - CurrentRead More
Accountant I
Fulton County Government
07.2015 - 03.2016Read More
Administrative Assistant
Fulton County Government
07.2005 - 01.2015Read More
ATM Teller
Bank of America
01.2005 - 08.2005Read More
Data Processor
Wachovia Financial Institution
06.2004 - 09.2005Read More
Administrative Assistant
Center for Disease and Prevention
06.2002 - 07.2004Read More
Vault Teller
Bank of America Financial Institution
05.2000 - 05.2002Read More
Tri-Cities High School
Diploma from Business Education
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Atlanta Technical College
Associate of Arts from Business Management
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Strayer University
Master in Public Administration
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Strayer University
BBA from Human Resources Management
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