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• Performed basics of the PowerSchool system in a small K-8 Charter School.• Accounts Payable and maintain ledgers. Receive, approve, and/or decline client invoices. Make bank deposits and receipts of money. Prepare monthly bank reconciliation documents. • Employee payroll submission bi-weekly. Maintain employee time sheets and time off requests.• Assure expenditures are in accordance with code balances for item acquisition. • Conduct invoice activities and pay vendors for delivered materials. • Provide inventory support, including maintaining office materials and supplies. • Receive requests for materials and equipment and prepare purchase orders accordingly. • Compile and submission of pupil accounting data required by the Michigan Department of Education, Ferris State University, Berrien RESA and Choice Schools Associates. • Compile and submit all documents for compliance requirements with Michigan Department of Education, Ferris State University, Berrien RESA and Choice Schools Associates.• Remain in compliance with MICR for submissions for immunizations and hearing/visions requirements. Keep record of all current immunization records at the school.• Handles and prepares correspondence for the Principal and Academy Board. • Maintains student records as required by law and by local policy. • Assists teachers in preparing instructional materials upon request. • Processes enrollment procedures for all students.

• Excelled in a role requiring the ability to handle a variety of customer service and administrative tasks and resolve customer issues with expediency.• Demonstrated proficiencies in telephone and front-desk reception within a high-volume environment. Calmed disgruntled customers researched and rapidly solved problems and rebuilt client trust to prevent the loss of key accounts. Customer service in building supplies and products, ordering and receiving product.• Maintained adherence to corporate accounting standards. Full charge processing customer and vendor invoicing documents, credit memos and payment transactions in a timely manner. • Managed all account receivable monies, expense accounts and balancing store cash and credit accounts.• Establish customer credit lines and set up credit accounts through proper credit application processes.• Reduced accounts receivable aging from an average of 60 days to 90 days in a timely manner. Excellent record in getting aging accounts paid quickly.• Met deadlines for monthly tax preparation, account reconciliation, and general ledgers.

• Prepare complex reports for school administration and Health and Human Services.• Develop Individualized Education Plans with school staff, psychologists, and caseworkers.• Author professional correspondence to schools and caseworkers.• Design and deliver series of classes for at-risk youth who have previously failed in school. • Conduct small-group sessions on mediation between youth and school administration.• Communicate youth’s needs to multiple agencies to facilitate understanding their needs. • Develop and implement strategic educational plans:• Launched an effective system of oversight for youth in the public school system.• Facilitated in helping students achieve an astounding level of credit recovery so they were on track with earning their high school credits• Spear headed and advocated for at-risk-youths rights in the Public School system to become qualified for Individualized Education Programs.• Won over a highly skeptical education community to allow at-risk youth to demonstrate excellence• Developed strong relationship with ABE to identify and build on the strengths of youth who had previously been unable to succeed in getting their High School Diploma.• Administered class curriculum for the on-campus alternative school.