clare_apps@yahoo.com
OBJECTIVE: Seeking an administrative or management position.
SKILLS:
Effective, Efficient and Ethical Leader;
Ability to Multitask and Prioritize;
Organized and Detail Oriented;
Microsoft Office XP2004, Outlook, Word, proficient in Excel with workbooks and formulas;
WORK HISTORY:
Cambridge Staffing Group Walnut Creek, CA
Payroll/Accounting Assistant May 2005 to Present
Coding, Employee Verifications, Process Time Cards, Unemployment and SDI verifications, general administrative and accounting duties.
Self Employed, Part Time Lafayette and Pleasant Hill, CA
Private Catering January 1997 to October 2005
Provided Event and Menu Design to include all purchasing and prep of all food necessary;
Arranged for Rental Equipment as necessary;
Managed Client Relations, in addition to keeping clients on track with their budgetary guidelines;
Suggested Wine Pairings with Food.
Transferred focus December 2004 to Wine and Food Consulting and Catering-Weekend Work only.
Dry Creek Kitchen Healdsburg, CA
Paid Externship/Pantry Chef October 2005 to December 2005
Viansa Winery Sonoma, CA
Tasting Room and Sales
May 2005 to October 2005
FM Global Walnut Creek, California
Account Coordinator February 2004 to May 2005
Supported West Coast Division Manager with correspondence, policy issuance, endorsements and letters to clients and brokers;
Position demanded heavy Excel to include designing new financial spreadsheets and formulas for monthly and yearly reporting;
Broker/Underwriter communications, travel arrangements, expense reports, invoicing, mailings, filing, interdepartmental correspondence and premium calculations and adjustments;
Processed data and ensured proper compliance and financial reporting accuracy;
Online Business Certificate Tech.-Set up new users on the Cargo Online Certification web site, resolved user problems and questions, reset passwords, position required heavy follow up usually via email due to the different time zones;
Market Research, Identify depressed markets for potential account gain.
Accountemps Walnut Creek, CA
Division Accountant August 2003 to January 2004
Reconciled Escrow Accounting for largest Bay Area county;
Created Daily Financial Reports for Division Managers using proprietary software designed by LSI;
Positive Pay, Accounts Payable, wires, daily banking activity, fees within the Guaranty and Insurance Division
Merrill Lynch East Bay Complex, California
Head Service Controller/BSA March 2000 to January 2003
Received Awards and Recognition for Outstanding Compliance Excellence
3 years in a row;
Doc-Controller-Approved and/or Rejected Documents and Transactions for proper compliance and irregularities.
Performed administrative duties for customer service and upper level management.
Market Research;
Business System Administrator.
Accounting, market transactions, trade adjustments;
Compiled and maintained proper accounting of all files for audits and legal review;
Business Systems Administrator-Set up new employees, coordinated transfers from other offices, identified and followed through with computer and/or networking and satellite issues.
Resolved employee and client issues.
A.G. Ferrari Lafayette and Bay Area, CA
Cheese Specialist and Caterer August 1999 to June 2000
Purchased Italian specialty cheeses and applied current sales trends while cross selling and pairing with wines and various gourmet food items;
Cooked, prepared, sold and organized On and Off-Site Catering Events
California Savings and Loan Moraga, CA
Account Representative October 1998 to August 1999
Serviced customer accounts within DDA, IRAs and Savings Plans;
Cross sold financial products;
GL Balancing to include Cash Vaults, Travelers Checks and On-Us Settlements;
Wells Fargo Bank, NA Walnut Creek and Various Cities, CA
Senior Research Accounting Specialist September 1995 to August 1998
Reconciled multiple GL lines and researched discrepancies between GLO, POD and ATM transactions.
Payment Systems.
POD and ATM Batch Reconstruction for missing and/or lost batches.
Exception Item processing to include: Reclamations, Rejects, Food Stamps, Foreign Exchange.
Suspense-Aging, LIP, A/R, A/P, MECs, ACH, Merchant Card Lines and TX Lines.
Crossed trained Express Banking, ATM Fraud and Research, and Various Divisions in bank how to research and trace items in electronic clearing.
Telephone Banking and Customer Service
EDUCATION: California Culinary Academy San Francisco, California
Associate of Occupational Studies Degree in Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts
Date of Graduation: December 23, 2005
Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill, California
Pursued G.E. and A.A.-Emphasis in Administration of Justice and Mass Communications
CERTIFICATIONS AND AWARDS:
AOS-Le Cordon Bleu-Culinary-December 2005
ServSafe Management Certification- October, 2004
Pro-Chef Nutrition Certificate - November 2004
1st Place, 2004 The Times Catch of the Day Appetizer Contest; Pittsburg Seafood Festival.
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