Sonia DeSousa    [Send email using form at bottom]     [Send email to request phone number] 30-9855
Work Experience
Assistant treasurer10/2005 - Present Butler Bank, Lowell, MA§	Responsibilities
Include posting to and balancing the General Ledger accounts. Performing Profit
and Loss analysis.§	Performing Deposit and Loan Comparisons§	Accounts
payable.§	Accounts receivable.§	Wire transfers§	Daily reconciliation of ATM and
home banking transactions§	Cash borrowings.§	Monitoring large cash and wire
transactions for BSA purposes.§	Buying, selling and reconciliation of bank
securities.§	Use of Financial Management Systems G/L accounting software.§	In
charge of petty cash and corporate credit card reconciliation.
Developmental Specialist9/2002 - Present Thom Child and Family Services, Lowell,
MA§	*Work with children ages birth to three years who have a variety of
developmental disabilities§	 *Responsible for collecting relevant family data at
Intake§	*Function as part of a team that completes assessments in order to
determine program eligibility.§	*Determine appropriate services and implement as
well as carry out appropriate therapy. §	*Responsible for parent as well as
community education.§	*Plan, facilitate, and adapt community playgroups for
children and their peers.§	*Work with families to transition from early
intervention to an appropriate community service.§	*Complete all paper work,
reports, school referrals, case notes and interagency requests as necessary.

English as a Second Language Tutor9/1999 - 12/2000  American Culture and
Language Program, Amherst, MA§	*Assisted non-native speakers of American English
(AE) with the improvement of their AE communication skills*Familiarized students
with American history, culture and society*Assisted in the creation of weekly
lesson plans as well as individual exercises*Facilitated classroom discussions
and activities*Oversaw all teaching duties when instructor was absent

Education
2/2001  University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst, MA§	Bachelor's
Degree§	*Major in Communication Disorders*Minor in Biology*Graduated Cum Laude
and as a Commonwealth Scholar*Completed Honors Program Curriculum*GPA Cum 3.83
*In major 4.0
Skills
*Microsoft Office*Microsoft Excel*Internet Proficient*Fluent in
Portuguese*Finished Accounting Fundamentals I Class*Finished accounting
fundamentals II* Working knowledge of Crystal Reports report writing
softwareWorking knowledge of FMS General Ledger Software*Working knowledge of
Fiserv ITI *Working knowledge of premiere report writer