Dana Baker: in San Diego, CA
Dana Baker
San Diego | United States
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Saving America's Mustangs
Junior Accountant | 10/2015 - 11/2015
*Analyzed and troubleshot complex billing transactions, utilizing bank statements, merchant services statements and billing software
*Investigated and corrected discrepancies between year-end sales totals
*Created detailed, analytical spreadsheets to report findings and solutions
*Reconciled operating, checking, payroll, ACH, & donation accounts for multiple companies and exported reports (QuickBooks, Quicken, Excel)
*Prepared, customized the fixed assets balance sheet portion by project
*A/R: Entered detailed invoices, received payments, and made deposits
*A/P: Received vendor invoices, wrote checks in accounting software, mailed physical payments, and organized and filed receipts
*Meticulously matched physical receipts to credit card statements for six cards, assigned charges to the proper accounts, and recorded payments
*Posted General Journal entries and verified accuracy of previous posts
*Daily accounting projects as assigned
(temporary 7-week assignment)
Yosemite Community College District
Financial Aid Technician / Veterans Certifying Official / Foster Youth Liaison | 08/2013 - 06/2015
*Analyzed lengthy, detailed applications to determine eligibility/awards
*Interpreted strict federal/state regulations re finances, academics, etc.
*Analyzed complex documentation regarding taxes, income, citizenship
*Gave frequent, thorough presentations on regulations and processes
*Designed/created organizational systems, spreadsheets, reports
*Provided thoughtful, effective customer service in person/via phone
*Exercised sound professional judgment in solving unique cases
*Produced and presented workshops for students on credit, budgeting
*Met with military veterans regarding VA educational benefits and fully processed applications
*Served as the FYSI (Foster Youth Success Initiative) Liaison for all foster youth students
*Collaborated with colleagues and local agencies to organize events
*Attended conferences, trainings, and webinars re regulations, software
Western Limited, Inc.
Accounts Receivable Specialist | 12/2011 - 03/2013
*Performed full-cycle A/R, including:
-Created all invoices (QuickBooks Pro), sent out per client preference
-Calculated complicated costs (varying by client, job type, location)
-Monitored A/R aging schedule and contacted clients via phone, email
-Researched and responded to all internal/external invoicing inquiries
-Logged all company/client billing communication
-Designed/maintained spreadsheets for client preferences
*Created new processes that increased company efficiency
*Worked directly with the CFO re pricing, complex cases
*Consistently met deadlines within fast-paced environment
Borders
Barista / Cashier | 08/2010 - 04/2011
*Provided friendly and accurate customer service in both Borders and the Seattle's Best Coffee cafe within
*Performed all opening/closing/service duties for the cafe
*Often worked alone serving large volumes of customers
*Scored 100% on secret cafe evaluation
Education history
Columbia College
Associate of Science | 2006 - 2009
Columbia College
Associate of Arts | 2006 - 2009
University of California
Bachelor of Arts | 2009 - 2011
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