DAMITA EDWARDS de1ceed0@westpost.

net
9314 South Laflin Street || Chicago, IL 60620 (773)-238-3441 | (773)-931-08
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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
* Significant skills in performing complete accounting functions: cash and cash
flow management, fee charges and notifications, financial and invoice statements
, wire transfers, general ledger, accounts receivable, and collections. Possess
an accounting undergraduate degree and am eligible to pursue CPA.
* Adept at performing complex analysis to support accounting operations and have
successfully met or exceeded quantity, quality, and service goals expected by i
nternal and external stakeholders in a timely manner.
* Well organized and detailed; gracefully balances multiple and competing simult
aneous priorities.
* Highly versatile and quickly adaptable to new roles, tasks, software, responsi
bilities, and environments.
* Proven success in monitoring and auditing transactions to ensure the highest d
egree of quality in processing.
* Proficient in online system for high-volume processing of financial transactio
ns in a complex, large banking environment to ensure accuracy, unnecessary adjus
tments, and overall quality outcomes and data integrity.
* Dependable, productive, customer service oriented and excellent communication
skills. Can work independently or as part of a team with equal ease.
EDUCATION
Ashworth College Bachelor of Science-Business Administration, Major: Accounting
2009
Ashworth College Associates of Applied Science in Accounting (AAS)
2004
Word Processing Training-Certificate 1996
Secretary Skills Unlimited-Diploma 1988
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Full-time Student Chicago, IL
Ashworth College January 2008 - Present
* Financed 100% of my college tuition; developed relationships and participated
in extracurricular events.
* Versatile, competitive, and well organized in managing classes and multiple si
multaneous tasks while maintaining excellent relationships with peers and the ad
ministration; conducted classroom presentations.
* Worked independently to complete numerous accounting courses covering a wide v
ariety subjects.
Harris Bank Chicago, IL
Lead Accounting Specialist May 1988 - September 2007
* Supported revenue cycle and cash flow accounting efforts by providing timely a
nd professional notification to overdue accounts or to provide clarification on
corrected invoices for accounts.
* Managed the timeliness of cash letter collections to minimize the bank's expos
ure to uncollected funds. Specifically, provided cash letter to foreign banks, w
hich the checks are drawn and created from the Automated Collection Processing (
ACP) system. The ACP system then generated a provisional credit to the customer
's account and debits the Collection's department wire account to create the tra
nsaction that will feed International Accounting system (IAS) for accounting at
close of day.
* Provided team backup in the distribution of work and prioritized work to ensur
e accurate balancing. By reconcile, audit, sort, and prepare batch processing to
ensure desired balances. All checks must have balanced to interblotter inputtin
g foreign amount, account number, currency and batch number and foreign rate of
day.
* Engaged directly with clients and internal departments to resolve discrepancie
s in the rates assigned.
* Utilized knowledge of the foreign exchange rate index, regularly converted che
cks drawn on foreign banks.
* Monitored the timeliness of collection notifications mailed to the clients to
avoid customers contacting the Account Officer over their account and requested
copy of statement and foreign check. Verified, vie e-systems, all checks over $2
5,000.00 for proper authorization and made payments accordingly.
* Followed established policies and procedures, verified foreign checks to minim
ize errors and avoid losses.
* Utilized accounting education in the evaluation and resolution of all internat
ional and domestic collection investigations in accordance with the department's
service level agreement.
Harris Bank Chicago, IL
Accounting Specialist May 1988 - September 2007
* Supported wire transfer group and was responsible for receiving, transmitting,
processing, and all documentation required for these transactions.
* Transmitted auto wire calculations through the OATS system daily meeting deadl
ine of 8:30 a.m.
* Calculated all manual wire instructions according to established deadlines of
10 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m.
* Maintained accuracy and quality when computing manual wires ensuring 100% accu
racy.
* Performed an analysis of collected funds to transmit outbound wires for DDA or
der service customers.
* Confirmed all calculations were referred for secondary approval before input i
nto the wire transfer system.
* Controlled and maintained all standing order wire instructions.
Harris Bank Chicago, IL
Accounting Processing Operator II May 1988 - September 2007
* Supported General Accounting, Corporate, and Community call centers in transac
tion processing, documentation, and reporting.
* Reviewed the application of inter-blotter batches to insure differences did no
t exist in debit and credit sides.
* Utilized an online system daily to correct misapplied checks and encoding erro
rs on customer accounts.
* Responsible for typing general ledger tickets, filing reports, and distributin
g checks at the end of the day
* Provided customer service to the Corporate and Community Bank call centers.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), Internet
Explorer, and Netscape
Recognized as visionary and creative thinker, adept at conceptualizing, defining
, and implementing strategic programs leveraging information technology, which g
enerated increased revenue for the company. For example, generated monthly repor
ts to show how many foreign checks process (Volume) daily.