Tena L. Chase
Arcata, CA
(707)633-4239
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OBJECTIVE

Obtaining a career position that offers room for advancement and growth, where I
may utilize my skills in a positive and constructive work environment.

 
HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

*  Over 15 years experience in accounting and management
*  Talent for creative problem solving
*  Broad base of knowledge in many current software applications with the
ability to learn new programs quickly
*  Quick to learn with the ability to teach others
*  Professional in appearance and manner


RELEVANT EXPERIENCE & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

ACCOUNTING AND BOOKKEEPING (accounting software applications – computer skills)
Auditing • Cash Receipts • Cost Accounting • Fund Accounting • Budgeting • Cash
Flow Management • Forecasting • General Ledger • Inventory • Non-Profit
Accounting • Projections • Payables & Receivables (including billing / check
issuance & distribution / Purchase Orders / Contract Billing) • Payroll
(including federal / state / statistical / workers comp reports) • Petty Cash
(Advance / Reconciliation) • Reconciliation (Bank Accounts / General Ledger /
Investments Accounts / Loans / Payables / Receivables) • Reports (Financial and
Managerial) • Tutor (Managerial Accounting / Payroll Tax & Records) •
Recommendations to Senior Management • Month End Close

BUSINESS OFFICE PRACTICES
Answer phones • Compose and type correspondence • Dispatch crews • Estimates
(Written and over the phone) • E-mail • Fax • File • Make travel arrangement •
Mail in/out • Schedule Appointments • Screen calls

COMPUTER SKILLS (Mac & PC)
Accounting  (Acc Pac / ADP (Payroll & Dealership) / Dac Easy / FAS / Open
Systems / QuickBooks (ProAdvisor) / Quicken / Payroll Partner / Peachtree /
Report Smith / SBT / Solomon) • Database (Access / Approach / Dbase / Rbase) •
Graphics (Lotus Free Lance Graphics / Microsoft Publisher / Microsoft Front Page
/ Paintshop Pro) • Internet/Modem (Adobe / Internet Explorer / Netscape / WinFax
Pro) • Operating Systems (MS DOS / Geoworks / Windows 3.1, 95, 98, ME, NT, XP) •
Scheduling (Almanac / Lotus Organizer / Microsoft Outlook) Spreadsheets (123 /
Excel / Quatro) • Word Processing (Ami Pro / Microsoft Word / Professional Write
/ WordPerfect) • Tutored Word and WordPerfect 
   
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Extensive customer service experience ranging from walk in service, customer
complaints, problem resolution and referral • Maintain correspondence, documents,
and files for customers

HUMAN RESOURCES
New Employee Intake (W-4, I-9, Go over Polices, etc.) • Set up Health Insurance
Benefits • Set up 125 Medical Insurance • Set up Retirement Plans • Set up Direct
Deposit  •  Keep up to date on the latest employment laws • Maintain employee
files and attendance records.

INVENTORY
Developed and maintained a system for inventory control

INDUSTRY SPECIFIC
Contracting (contracts, lien law, lien releases (conditional progress,
unconditional progress, conditional final, unconditional final) proposals,
retention)•Medical (insurance and Medi-Cal billing)

MANAGEMENT
Credit • Office • Payroll • Staff Supervision • Strong in Business Conflict
Mediation / Resolution using communication skills • Team Collaboration

PURCHASING
Purchasing Agent

SALES
Assisted customers in choosing the correct product or service to meet their
needs

SHIPPING & RECEIVING
Airborne Express • Federal Express • UPS • USPS


EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

08/07 – Present	
CONTROLLER	
WESTERN LIVING CONCEPTS

04/04 – 08/07	
ASSISTANT FISCAL DIRECTOR (Fiscal Assistant) Saved $30K+ in workers comp costs.
Set up Retirement Plans / Medical 125 Ins.	
FORD STREET PROJECT, INC

12/01 – Present	
CFO / SALES MANAGER	
CHASE ENTERPRISES

05/01 – Present	
WEB DESIGNER / BUSINESS CONSULTANT	
TLC BUSINESS SOLUTIONS

12/02 – 03/04	
BOOKKEEPER	
HEY TAXI, INC.

October 2002
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE (Call and ask about my performance) TEMPORARY
LINK BUSINESS & PERSONNEL SERVICES

05/00 – 04/01
PAYROLL CLERK (Reconcile GL accts to do with payroll, A/P Backup, Fixed Assets)
ADVANCED MANUFACTURING & DEVELOPMENT

08/99 – 05/00
P/T INSTRUCTIONAL AIDE (Business Office Technology Lab)
MENDOCINO COLLEGE

1997
TUTOR (Recommended by an Instructor) Tutored Word, WordPerfect, Managerial
Accounting, Payroll Tax & Records, Business Math, etc. (& Domestic Duties)
MENDOCINO COLLEGE

1992 – 1997
FULL CHARGE BOOKKEEPER (Own Business)
WALLACE BUSINESS SERVICES

1984 – 1994
ACCOUNTANT / OFFICE MGR. (Rarely missed a day in ten years)
WORLD RESTORATION SERVICES

 
EDUCATION

B.A., Strategic Management
Dominican University of California

B.S., Business Administration
Capella University

A.S., Accounting (Honors)
A.S., Business Administration (Honors)
A.S., Small Business Management (Honors)
Mendocino College
www.mendocino.cc.ca.us

Certificate, Accounting
Mendocino College
www.mendocino.cc.ca.us


REFERENCES

Copies of my degrees & certificates are on line at www.tenachase.com/resume.html