Tami L. Leonard
611 Avenue B
Marrero, LA 70072 
 [Send email to request phone number] 20-8820


Full charge bookkeeper with over 22 years of finance and accounting experience
recording and reconciling all financial activity for small to medium sized
businesses.

Diversified skills include but are not limited to:

*Payroll Processing/Filing of all tax forms		*Monthly/Year end closing
*Auditing						*Fraud Detection
*Computer Training					*Problem Solving

Overall Qualifications

1.	Keen Problem Solver – experienced in rectifying and cleaning-up long standing
accounting errors, working in time sensitive environments, and adapting to
changing situations.
2.	Manage by mentoring – served as an active motivator, supervisor and trainer. 
Well respected for dedication to the business growth of individuals and the
financial success of the company.
3.	Strong financial communicator – adept at presenting fiscal information to
business owners and senior management in a clear and concise manner.  Quick and
accurate documentation of financial policies and procedures.
4.	Computer expertise – installation and maintenance of the latest versions of
QuickBooks, MS Word, Excel, SAP, as well as many database programs.  Quick to
learn new programs and train others.


Professional Experience


Advanced Accounting Payroll and Tax, LLC			1992- 2011
1.	Served as sole financial professional to companies ranging in size from sole
proprietorship to $3 million businesses.
2.	Built non-advertised business from zero to 30+ clients through word-of-mouth
referrals.
3.	Analyze/prepare budgets, projections, w-2s, tax liability assessment, sales
tax returns, expense accounts, aging reports, collections, and sales journals.
4.	Handle financial reporting – bank reconciliation, internal accounting
controls, preparing trial balance, review and preparation of financial
statements, sales reports, payroll, and inventory control.
5.	Maintain financial schedules and ensure quality reports and analysis. 
Conduct internal audits.  Review accounts receivable/payable journals, monitor
daily cash transactions.


Contractor – Abilities Unlimited Home Services, LLC	         2002 – Present

1.	Serving as bookkeeper and advisor to owner of company.  Handles all aspects
of day to day accounting and recording of financial information making sure all
jobs and payroll have been properly coded.  Insures compliance with all tax and
insurance regulations.  Filing all tax forms with respect to payroll and sales.
2.	Coordinated all material purchases, deliveries, and subcontractors.



Project Coordinator – EPCO Construction, Inc.	                   4/2008 –
10/2008

1.	Served as go to person for material purchase and delivery for all ongoing
jobs while maintaining job histories and costs.
2.	Met weekly with job supervisors and company partners.
3.	Handled all customer complaints and stepped in when supervisors were not
available.
4.	Filed for all permits with multiple parishes.
5.	Interviewed subcontractors and served as liaison with accounting department


Temporary Contractor – Entergy Corp.				Jan. 2005-Oct. 2005

1.	Hired to do data entry of pledge donations for the customer accounting
department in New Orleans.
2.	Moved to back Office Accounting where duties consisted of entering work
orders and verifying billing information.
3.	Corrected customer billing errors and billed customer accounts.
4.	Trained new hires in the pledge department as well as back office
accounting.



Delta Photoworks, LTD	Office Manager/Bookkeeper		1987-1992

1.	Office Manager in charge of customer service and invoicing.
2.	Accounts Receivable duties included maintaining all customer accounts and
payment posting. Also made collection calls.
3.	Bookkeeping duties included maintaining accounting books from data entry all
the way through financial statements.  In charge of all payroll computing, tax
filing and compliance.