Tamara Siegars, Dependable | Highly Organized | Critical Thinker

About

Experienced professional with a proven history in creating and supporting processes that drive organizational success and foster collaborative efforts to maintain a high quality of service. Background includes project coordinating, customer service, account payables/receivables, ability to manage several tasks while maintaining high levels of accuracy, working with cross-functional teams, customers, and vendors to maintain consistency and communication throughout the process.

Experience

Sterling Specialties, Inc.

Oct 2022 – Jan 2024

St. Augustine

Residental Project Coordinator

Coordinated and managed multiple projects simultaneously with success. This included daily monitoring of projects, scheduling estimate appointments, creating proposals, receiving payments, ordering material, communication of installation appointments, customer service, verifying necessary approvals for projects and create online tickets for utility locates. Communicated with managers and other members of the team about schedules, appointments, installations, repairs, warranty requests and changes in status.

ATP USA

Jul 2022 – Sep 2022

Jacksonville Beach, FL

Accounting Assistance

Uploading and Posting Invoices in QuickBooks. Processing bi-weekly check runs. Variety of research and reporting projects.

Vesta Property Services

Feb 2022 – Jun 2022

St. Augustine

Accounts Receivable Coordinator

Account Receivables position included processing and depositing a high volume of homeowner, developer, and builder checks for scanned deposits, research and processes of IRD’s, NSF’s, returned electronic payments, daily bank error banks and attorney checks. Checks posted manually to accounts and through lockbox deposits. Reconcile new owner transfers referencing Estoppel statements and Warranty Deeds. Create new home owners accounts post charges and closing funds appropriately. Identifying previous balance amounts paid through closing funds. Research discrepancies on owner and builder's properties. Apply fines, legal and banking fees when applicable. Provide attorney’s with updated general ledger statements, necessary paperwork for collections and process removal of collections status. Maintain owner accounts/owners inquires.

Nissan of St. Augustine

Apr 2021 – Dec 2021

St. Augustine

Billing Clerk

Responsible for the Accounting Processes for Sold, Wholesaled, and Dealer Traded Vehicles. Stocked in Vehicle Purchases. Paid Off Liens on Traded and Purchased Vehicles. Paid Manufacturer for Purchased New Vehicles. Reconciled Monthly PayPal, Warranty Claims and Research, Hold Back, Floor Plan Interest and Reserve Statements. Monthly Depreciation of Rental Fleet vehicles. Created a Sales Data Sheet for Daily Analysis by General Manager. Documented Salesmen Vehicle Sales Data for Monthly Commission Compensation. Assisted Title Clerk as needed. Recorded Employee Attendance.

Hendrick Automotive Group

Nov 2018 – Dec 2020

Charlotte, NC

Accounts Payable Coordinator

Provided AP financial and administrative support for two Hendrick Automotive dealerships in Florida. Posting a high volume of vendor and manufacturer invoices, reconciled monthly statements and processed checks for payments. Verified invoice’s, purchase order accuracy. Facilitate miscellaneous check requests for sales and parts departments. Verified expense report information and assigned G/L codes to the appropriate account for employee reimbursements. Researched and communicated with vendors payment/balance discrepancies. • Weekly Reconciled General Motors Statements • Earned “Most Valuable Player” award in 2019 for passion and dedication • Work in cross-functional teams managing a wide range of AP activities to reduce process, cost, and errors. • Drive process improvement Increased accuracy levels through streamlining the “direct pay” process Developed and implemented a method for identifying and addressing vendor discrepancies • Provide analytical support to identify root cause issues and corrective action within the payables process • Effective & professional communications with a variety of departments, external vendors, and other third parties

Cabarrus County Schools

Sep 2003 – Nov 2018

Concord, NC

Permanent Substitute Teacher, Hearing Language Facilitator

Prepared and implemented lessons for students in grades Pre-K through 5th, and 9th – 12th grades on core academic subjects. Class sizes ranged from twenty (20) to thirty (30) students, including up to twelve (12) with special needs and various learning disabilities, with an emphasis on hard of hearing students. • Identified effective teaching methodologies for optimal learning experience among special needs students • Assessed student progress through creative projects while integrating critical thinking components • Developed inspiring projects, such as bulletin boards aimed at academic achievement and positive self-esteem • Facilitated lessons for students with cochlear implants/processors • Partnered with the hearing-impaired team to assess student progress and design effective teaching strategies for optimal success • Facilitated classroom and peer-interaction, i.e., social/self-help skills and personal and academic organization • Imparted classroom management skills to maintain structured but adaptive learning environments • Addressed student psychological/academic challenges including Sensory Integration Dysfunction, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Anxiety, Depression, and Asperger’s • Created modifications for physically and emotionally challenged students; incorporated adaptive equipment and intuitive means to increase and motivate academic success and self-care goals

Education

Hinsdale South High School

High School Diploma, Clerical

Tamara Siegars

Dependable | Highly Organized | Critical Thinker

Skills

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