Tajala Aziz

Full cycle A/R reporting: Responsible for cash receipts and application activities, process credit card payments, record deposits within cash receipt spreadsheets, reconcile daily cash to bank statements. Duties also include reconciliation and research of customer accounts, and respond to customer inquiries regarding accounts and cash application. Accounts payable activities include processing vendor invoices through shared service system, ensure proper coding and approvals are made, perform vendor research as needed, perform EDI invoice review and reporting. Ensure proper integration of invoices from billing system to accounting system by providing accurate tax and general ledger coding in Kofax Markview. Perform EDI invoice review and reporting by analyzing accounts payable registers and generating weekly EDI Reports. Prepare and file sales and use tax for associated labs, using proper protocol in determining out-of-state line items and applying associated tax code to tax return on a monthly basis. Month end activities include: running month end reports and reconciling monthly activities including sales figures and discounts from forecast figures to actual costs.

Assist company Controller with A/R aging reports by resolving any discrepancies through research and in-depth analysis of tenant's account. Premium payments of 30 days are reconciled, due at the end of the following month, and a discrepancy notice is mailed out to the client if needed. Also offer heavy customer service. Assist with reconciling bank statements at the end of the month by exporting bank statements into excel as well as providing the cash disbursements/receipts to help assist the analyst with the month-end process. Provide adjusting entries to Controller for preparation of month-end close, utilizing QuickBooks software to prepare trial balance and adjusting entries.Tenant Accounting: duties include- Data entry, processing new tenant accounts, manage and maintain database with 2000+ accounts, updating and monitoring account activity keeping all active tenants current with payments/credits.

Ensure accurate and appropriate recording and analysis of revenues and expenses. Resolve accounting discrepancies and irregularities.Compile and analyze financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts, and document business transactions. Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs.

Spent 3 professional years in Afghanistan as Linguist; rendered interpretation services on a day-to-day basis between US Army Officials and Local Afghanistan Nationals Conducted summaries, extracts, full and verbatim transcripts, and translations of various audio and written materials/documents, telephone conversations, recordings and live interactions/meetings to aid in investigation, questioning, and evaluations (when necessary). Accurately provided maintenance, consolidation and reports preparation of translated documents. Employed cross-cultural expertise in developing relationships with the Army and Afghan Locals.

Administered day-to-day “Audit Initiatives” which include communication, coordination and consulting with local businesses thru their representative (small or large enterprises) on various income, sales, and tax returns issues involved and applicability of pertinent tax laws and regulations. Received “High Recommendations” from Upper Management for exceptional work performance. Acted as “Audit Consultant” in conducting field audits (as necessary), analysis of accounting books, investigation of various documents, financial transactions, etc., to gather information and to ensure accuracy and compliance of accounting records and tax returns to Federal and Statutory Regulations.

Delivered day-to-day administrative/clerical and accounting support services for the company. This covers processing accounts payables (A/Ps) and accounts receivables (A/Rs), general bookkeeping, invoicing and credit processing, cash handling, bank coordination, records management. Documented financial transactions of the company, maintained accounting records by making copies, made the necessary financial reports to management. Reconciled various account statements by analyzing, updating and adjusting entries to the general ledger. Oversaw accounting databases by entering the necessary financial data into the system, processing backups, and securing sensitive information. Hired full time due to consistent exceptional performance.