Mandy Vera: Accounting Clerck and Employee Benefits Clerk in Ontario, CA

Responsible for accounts payable and accounts receivable; coding, data entry, generating checks, and customer/supplier communications • Collection of accounts payable credit balances • Follow up with customers and vendors to collect A/P credits that are past due • Reconciles credit card statements and vendor statements • Daily correspondence between Sales staff and Executive Management • Support Sales team with orders, invoices, and promo items • Process bi-weekly payroll, verify timecards, generate Excel summary spreadsheet and enter data for Paychex • Entered new employees, deductions, direct deposit, garnishments adjustments and establish their personnel file • Reconciles monthly billing statements against payroll deductions • Maintained all Accounting and Human Resource files • Maintain supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies

Coordinated and hosted all corporate events and new branch openings throughout California • Managed event logistics, product display material and merchandising, including registration, attendee tracking, and pre-and post-event evaluations • Serve as liaison with vendors on event-related matters • Identified and negotiated sponsorship opportunities, evaluated sponsorship proposals and executed networking and developed strategic relationships to help maintain a strong brand identity with the marketplace • Assist with preparing budgets and provide periodic progress reports to staff directors for each event project • Keep track of event finances including check requests, invoicing, and reporting • Communicated with executive management, employees and advertising agencies regarding all event calendars, budgets, schedules and project follow ups • Conferred with executive management to determine the overall entertainment/business development needs of the bank, while monitoring the effectiveness of current events at all levels • Maintained budget spread sheets, advertising tear sheets and invoice processing • Supported Executive, Marketing and Sales teams in networking and maintaining strategic client relationships • Retained customer confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential • Worked through FDIC take over and conversion of Vineyard Bank to California Bank and Trust