DEANNA LEE ADAMS

OBJECTIVE
To work in a professional environment within any industry that will allow me to
use my expertise in executive, administrative and/or financial departments.
EXPERIENCE
* Dec. 2005 - Present J. Croyle & Associates Pittsburgh, PA
Administrative/Accounting - Temporary to Perm positions: Worked with various com
panies on temporary assignments, covered leave, vacations or fulfilled a new pos
ition until permanent placement.
* Urban Settlement: Assist on a temporary project with Bank of America in their
Office of the President, Escalation Customer Relations. Duties included assist
ing customers whose complaints were forwarded to us from Elected Officials and/o
r Office of the Controller of the Currency. We responded to the customer via ma
il, e-mail and telephone to resolve their issue with the Bank of America. These
issues ranged from foreclosure to misapplied payments.
* Central Parking: routed and responded to all correspondences by mail, email o
r inner office, answered and routed phone calls, assisted customers with various
issues. Maintained department record of expenditures as well as paid all incom
ing invoices. Was able to save the Pittsburgh Parking Authority $2,000.00 month
ly by maintaining detailed records which revealed that the company has overpaid
various invoices.
* Healthy Start: Ordered office supplies and maintained departmental record of
expenditures. Paid incoming invoices after approval of authorized supervisor. A
pplied various expenditures and to various departments for repayment as well as
applying payroll and expenses to various funding agencies. Received incoming fun
ds and applied to appropriate accounts. Reconciled accounts weekly for the Staf
f Accountant and Controller for review. Assisted Payroll Clerk with calculating
employee hours for payroll and deductions of taxes, insurances and benefits.
* Oct. 2007 - Oct. 2008 K-Force/Dwelling House Savings & Loan Associ
ation Pittsburgh, PA
Assistant Staff Accountant: Daily balance of sold money orders, daily review and
balance of cash account, recorded canceled checks, deposits and withdrawals ele
ctronic transactions. Collected and organized accounts as we as reconciled accou
nts, paid open invoices, prepared weekly reports, managed cash flow and any othe
r required accruals. Daily posting, reviewing and reporting of general ledger.
Assisted the Controller and Compliance Officer when necessary.
* Nov. 2006 - Oct. 2007 Brightside Academy, Pittsburgh, PA
Accounts Payable/Collections: Invoiced & billed various agencies for childcare t
hat was provided to low-moderate income families. Collected present & past due
invoices from various funding agencies. Maintained an accurate record of all par
ticipates enrolled with our childcare program. Sought eligibility from various
funding agencies for participates to enroll in our childcare programs.
* Oct. 2002 - Oct. 2005 Walmart Portrait Studio, N. Versailles, PA
Studio Photographer: Main duties were photographing and promoting sale of portra
its. Answered phones, set up
appointments as well as accepted walk-ins to be photographed. Removed film dail
y to be mailed to photography lab for development of portraits. Accounting duti
es were opened and closed the Studio, reconciled the day receipts. Responsible
for inventory and ordering supplies for the studio.
*June 1996 - July 2002 City of McKeesport, McKeesport, PA
* Administrative Assistant: Office duties included: filed, typed and routed off
ice correspondences. Answered phones (single & multi-lines), maintained the con
tact list of directors of HUD, state, county and city as well as setup meeting w
ith these individuals. Maintained updates of various contracts and grants. Rout
ed and responded to all correspondences by mail and assisted callers with their
inquiries into the City's grant programs. Maintained applications for various g
rant programs, sought eligibility for applicants to participate in various grant
programs. Assisted with applying for grants, such as seeking new uniforms for
the fire department, funds for the demolition project.
* Finance Officer: Duties included budgeting for various grants while reported m
onthly, quarterly and annually to various government agencies regarding grant ex
penditures. Maintained budgets for various grant programs the totaled $1.9 milli
on. Assisted in grant writing for various city projects and funded agencies. R
equested various elected boards approval for expenditures of grants for local pr
ojects. Accounts receivable of grant funds and reconciled these various accounts
monthly for reporting to various boards and government agencies. Accounts paya
ble and receivable for various funded agencies. Payable and receivable were rec
orded to a spreadsheet to report to the various boards monthly.
EDUCATION
*1977-1979 McKeesport Area High School, McKeesport, PA Academic Course
*1979-1980 Morristown College, Morristown, TN Majored in Business Accounted and
Administrative
*1985-Graduated 1986 Sawyer School of Business, Pittsburgh, PA Business Administ
rative Certification
*2001-2001 Arts Institute of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA Photography & Graphic Ar
ts
STRENGTHS
Proficient in MS Word, WordPerfect, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Ex
cel, MS Powerpoint, MS Access,
MS Publisher, Quickbooks and familiar with Peachtree. Excellent office duties,
typed, copying, faxed, received/routed correspondences, answered and routed call
s. Works independently while meeting deadlines and works well under pressure. Ex
cellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to work with upper manage
ment along with entry level employees with the utmost professional attitude.
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