Allen Love rd

                             VALENCIA L. ALLEN-LOVE




Objective: To obtain a professional position in the area of accounting, business, finance or education in an
environment that offers the opportunity to utilize my expertise in the department(s) of human resource, office
management and/or customer service skills, which include but are not limited to bookkeeping,
computer/database knowledge, finance, organizational and payroll necessary to enhance the mission and vision
of the company.


                                                       Experience

DeKalb County School District                                                                        February 2022 - Present
Stone Mountain, GA
Accountant I – Department of Finance – Central Office, February 2022 – Present

Process, prepare and interpret cost accounting reports to project managers and senior management (i.e., encumbrance
reports, project reconciliation, status logs, etc.). Oversee distribution of general funds, verify and approve requisitions in
MUNIS/Tyler, log incoming checks to the district and process and reconcile tax reports. Monitor and assign appropriate
charge codes for accounts in MUNIS, assist in the preparation and budget analysis of various school funds. Perform other
duties as assigned

                                                         Key Skills
   Data Entry                          Records Management                      Oversee Budget Funds
   Invoicing                           Reconcile and Balance Budgets           Excel
   Verify and Allocate                 Post Business Transaction               Word
    Transaction



                                                       Experience
Rockdale County Public School                                                  February 2021 – February 2022
Conyers, GA
Bookkeeper – Peek’s Chapel Elementary School, February 2021 – February 2022
Co-Director (M.O.R.E. Afterschool Program) – Peek’s Chapel Elementary, August 2021 – February 2022

Bookkeeper – Maintain MUNIS data for personnel, paperwork (payroll, attendance, etc.), monitor budgets and purchases
for the school, receive and deposit funds, process checks for vendors, oversee Title 1, PPA, L4GA budget, verify, allocate
and post detail of business transactions and reconcile and balance all general fund accounts. Work with Accounts Payable
to assist with vendor invoice information is correct for payment. Key requisition orders in MUNIS and balance budgets,
check authorization, collaborate with the FMLA, Risk Management and Insurance department. Key absence in
Frontline(AESOP) for staff and monitor absent and assist with obtaining subs for absent teachers. Co-Director for the
M.O.R.E. afterschool program, also Child Care Technician for the school and perform other duties as assigned.

Clerical duties- Performed the duties and responsibilities of the permanent Secretary or Front Office Clerk in their
absence.
Communicated with parents, students and staff through office visits, telephone calls, two-way radio transceivers and the
parent portal, assists Registrar/Secretary with registration, withdrawals, and other concerns; greet visitors, answer
questions, assists and/or redirect phones calls and handles service calls. Performed other duties as assigned.
                                                        Key Skills
   Data Entry                          Records Management                    Classroom Instruction
   Verify, Allocate & Post             Transcript Processing                 Spreadsheet & Database Creation
    Business Transaction                First Aid / CPR Certification         Child Care Technician (CCT)
   Payroll and Purchasing              Reconciles and Balance                Oversee Title 1 Budget
   Registration                         Budgets                               Maintain personnel paperwork
                                        Deposits




                                                      Experience

DeKalb County School District                                                    September 2013 – February 2021
Stone Mountain, GA
Bookkeeper, Clerical and Paraprofessional Substitute, September 2013 - July 2015
Paraprofessional – Elementary Instructional, August 2015 – July 2016
Bookkeeper – Brockett Elementary School, August 2016 – February 2021

Bookkeeper – maintain personnel paperwork (payroll, attendance, etc.), monitor budgets, payroll and purchases for the
school, receive and deposit funds, process checks for vendors, oversee Title 1 budget, verify, allocate and post detail of
business transactions and reconcile and balance all general fund accounts. Child Care Technician and perform other duties
as assigned.

Paraprofessional substitute/Paraprofessional – Elementary Instructional – preformed the duties and responsibilities of
paraprofessional in their absences. Assisted teachers with assessment of student performance (standardized and non-
standardized testing) and other recordkeeping tasks. Assisted teachers with the development and organization of
appropriate instructional materials for use with students and ensures the availability of these materials prior to scheduled
instructional segments. Assisted teachers with daily classroom management activities designed to ensure that students
demonstrate behavior that is conducive to an effective learning environment. Performed other duties as assigned.

Bookkeeper and Clerical substitute – performed the duties and responsibilities of the permanent bookkeeper in their
absence. Deposit funds-maintained GUI data-personnel records (statement of leave, payroll, etc.) ensure that records are
accurate and data keyed into system correctly and in a time manner. Key requisition orders in GUI and balance budget,
check authorization, collaborate with the FMLA and Insurance Department. Performed other duties as assigned.
Clerical duties - performed the duties and responsibilities of the permanent secretary or clerk in their absence.
Communicated with parents, students and staff through office visits, telephone calls, two-way radio transceivers,
and the parent portal; assists secretary with registration, withdrawals and other concerns; greets visitors, answers, assists
and/or redirects phones calls and handles service calls. Performed other duties as assigned.

                                                        Key Skills
   Data Entry                           Records Management                     Classroom Instruction
   Registration                         Transcript Processing                  Spreadsheet & Database Creation
   Withdrawal                           First Aid / CPR Certification          Child Care Technician (CCT)
   Verify,Allocate     &      Post      Reconciles and Balance Budgets         Oversee Title 1 Budget
    Business Transaction                 Deposits                               Maintain personnel paperwork
   Payroll and Purchasing




                                                     Experience

 Maersk Sealand/ Maersk Inc.                                                                    March 2000 - April 2006
 Mount Pleasant, SC
Export Front Line Documentation Customer Service, June 2000 - April 2006
Audit Agent, April 2002 – April 2006
Data Entry Clerk (temp via Charles Foster Staffing Agency), March 2000 - June 2000
Accurately and timely completed manifest export bills of lading adhering to the requirements of the customer & Maersk;
located and applied correct tariff/contract rates & surcharges; worked with local sales offices to ensure customer
requirements were met; responded to customer phone/fax inquiries; and provided superior customer service. Also an
Audit Agent, verifying contents in container per bill of lading and releasing of vessels to the port.

Acted as Freight Cashier to ensure credit is in order and released bills via FED-EX, Internet, Courier or US Mail (as
agreed upon with local offices), processed RKDS07 and RKDSX046 reports to ensure sailing data is created and released
on time and processed RKDSB4 reports to eliminate any errors prior to releasing sailing data. Also, worked with other
offices (US and Overseas) to ensure no errors remained on the B4 or B5 reports.

Member of the transition team for rate training in the San Jose, Costa Rica Resource Center, member of the
Comm-Bolt team for the prototype before it was implemented to the different area resource centers and assisted
San Jose, Costa Rica Resource Center with manifesting and rating of export bills of lading when needed.

                                                      Key Skills
   Report, Document & Manifest               Records Management                         Expense Reduction
    Export Bill of Lading                     Spreadsheet & Database Creation            Auditor
   Teambuilding                              Accounts Receivable
   Staff Development & Trainer               Policies & Procedures Manuals


                                                    Experience
Belk                                                                              December 1995-January
Statesboro, GA, North Charleston, SC & Summerville, SC                            2000
Area Sales Support / Human Resource/ Office Manager, 1998 - 2000
Customer Service Sales Associate, 1995 - 1998

Demonstrated business professional skills and provided positive learning atmosphere set by the company as an office and
human resource manager and customer service sales associate to assist in maintaining a positive attitude and producing a
high-quality working environment. Excelled in resolving employer/employee challenges with innovative solutions, systems
(MS Office Suite and other applications) and process improvements proven to increase efficiency and customer satisfaction.
Repeatedly promoted during 5-year tenure with Belk, culminating with responsibility coordinating all office functions and
supervising a team of four departments.
Developed efficiency-enhancing workflow/process improvements that made it possible to accommodate increasing
responsibilities necessitated by staff reductions. Decreased office expenditures by implementing needed controls on
stock/supplies and standardizing ordering procedures. Also created automated daily stats reports that reduced
inaccuracies.

                                                       Key Skills

   Office Management                       Report & Document Preparation             Records Management
   Teambuilding & Supervision              Spreadsheet & Database Creation           Meeting & Event Planning
   Staff Development & Training            Accounts Payable/Receivable               Inventory Management
   Policies & Procedures Manuals           Bookkeeping & Payroll                     Expense Reduction


                                                      Experience
Georgia Southern University                                                               May 1989 - February 1998
Administrative Assistant/Financial Aid Assistant I/ Financial Aid Counselor I, 1989 - 1998
Testing Supervisor/Proctor (Part-Time), 1992 - 1998

Served as executive assistant to the management team, handled a busy phone system, functioned as primary liaison to students
and ensured a consistently positive customer experience; earned a reputation for maintaining a positive attitude and
producing high-quality work. Repeatedly promoted during 8.5 -year tenure with Georgia Southern University, culminating in
current responsibility for coordinating all office functions and supervising a team of two departments.

Coordinated and maintained procedures with the Associate and Assistant Directors, with regards to the Quality Assurance
Verification Program, served as a back-up for section Supervisor and also for the exporting and importing of Electronic Data
Exchange and responsible for reconciling the Pell payment vouchers for the University.

Counseled students and parents about financial aid programs, the application award process, and supervised work-study
students.

Maintained balances for the Emergency Loan funds for the university and Student Government loan accounts, assisted with
the resolution of disbursement problems with the Accounts Receivable office and processed incoming and out-going Financial
Aid transcripts, paperwork for the schedules, prepared manual check requests for students’ reimbursement of students’ class
quarters and manually awarded summer awards.

                                                         Key Skills

   Office Management                       Report & Document Preparation             Records Management
   Teambuilding & Supervision              Spreadsheet & Database Creation           Meeting & Event Planning
   Staff Development & Training            Accounts Receivable                       Inventory Management
   Policies & Procedures Manuals           Bookkeeping                               Payroll/ Budgets


                                                       Education
Columbus State Community College – Major: Business Management                                                     1981-1983
Georgia Southern University – Major: Business Management and Education                                            1993-1997