Trina Ballard
5413 Chimney Rock Westerville, OH 43081
trinacballard@gmail.com C. 303.882.9990

Experienced Accounting/Administrative Assistant

Profile
Honest administrative support professional offering experience in different types of business environments. Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office programs. Strong planning skills enjoys challenges and adapts well to change. Works well independently or with a team successfully.

Education
 Denver Business College/ Denver, Co  							1995/1997        
Associates Degree: Computer Information Technology
Relevant Courses:  * MS Office   * Accounting 101 *Communication Skills   
Professional Development: *Microsoft Office 2007 & 2010* Intermediate training in Excel 2010* MRI* Great Plains*CIC* Echo Sign*Microsoft Cloud*QuickBooks

Experience

Astute Solutions		                                  Accounting Associate August 2011-Present
Software Development

Process accounts payables twice a month for multiple companies. Research invoices and obtain approvals to process for payment. Create, maintain and organize customer legal files, tax files, vender A/P files and A/R files. Manage from start to finish the purchases orders for the company. Experience working with EchoSign for requesting approvals. Match invoices to PO for payment. Review and approve all employee expense reports. Assemble the executive team’s expense reports. Gained a lot of knowledge working with foreign currency and figuring currency exchanges. Back-up for the CIC main phone system. Assisted in scheduling domestic and international travel arrangements for mid-level and executive teams. Assisted with the planning and step-up for office parties, team meetings and executive meetings. Reconcile company credit card. Managed prepaid expenses and accruals. Assisted the controller with month end and year end close. Managed the 1099 process for all vendors. Assist in the A/R process by posting check payments and applying the payment against the invoices in the accounting system. I also send out past due notices and contact the customers regarding the status of their payments. Processed billing, A/P and A/R for the new company recently purchased. Experience with journal entries for recording deposits, re-classing and reversing entries. 

Experience

Amstar Group, LLC                                       Accounting Assistant December 2007-August 2011
Privately owned Real Estate Investment Company. 

Processed account payable on a weekly basis. Effectively communicate with multiple departments to properly code all invoices for payment. Entered a high volume of invoices into MRI for processing. Researched invoices and obtained proper approval. Reconcile bank statements for several bank accounts managed by the company. Managed and filed all computer generated reports, check copies, relevant back-up and all the bank reconciliations. Handled all incoming cash and made the deposits in the appropriate bank accounts.  Prepared all of the 1099’s on an annual basis. Generated subcontractor’s lien waivers. Tracked and maintained liability insurance for all subcontractors.

Experience

Freewheel Mobility				   Administrative Assistant November 2002-December 2007
Adaptive Mobility vehicles and equipment 
 
Greeted all customers with enthusiasm and appreciation for their business. Answered all incoming calls and directed them to the correct departments. Took the lead and trained co-workers on the new accounting software system.  Assisted service department with scheduling.  Assisted and organized the sales department, rental and executive teams with their needs.  Processed invoices and received payments from customers for sales, service and rental department. Managed third party billing. Typed all the title work for all the used vehicles.