Kendra L McDonald

Kendra L. McDonald, MFA-- Glendale, CA 91203 SUMMARY 5+ years of administrative duties 1 1/2 years of Recruiting in HR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Administrative Assistant Ability First - Pasadena, CA April 2018 – Current Assist the Director in office management responsibilities Performed various administrative duties including organizing files, copying, filing, and managed incoming mail Provided excellent office assistance Enter invoices and issue quickbook vendor receipts Jr. Accountant Burbank, CA Nov 2017 – April 2018 Enter 140 payables or more per week, property and employment expenses into the Yardi Software system Enter cash reporting for all the hotels outside of California Maintains accounting controls by following policies and procedures; complying with federal, state, and local financial legal requirements Provides financial status information by preparing special reports and completing special projects Completed bank reconciliations for over 25 properties Reduced payable errors by 50% by ensuring vendor GL codes matches Entered and cut over 500 payables a week 21st Century Personnel - Client Recruitment Specialist Stamford, CT Nov 2014 – Aug 2015 Managed the flow of candidates thorough the recruitment process, from scheduling interviews to bringing new employees on board Conduct testing, screening and preliminary interviewing of potential employees Interact with department heads, and other managers and staff to coordinate the recruitment and hiring of new employees Allegis Global Solutions - - Administrative Assistant Purdue Pharmaceutical L.P - Stamford, CT Sept 2012 – March 2014 Assisted the Public Relations (PR) department in handling appropriate needs Performed various administrative duties including organizing files, copying, filing, and managed incoming mail Provided excellent office assistance Interacting with senior level managers and staff to ensure all task were completed in a timely and effective manner Accounting Administrative Assistant Stamford, CT Jan 2012 – Dec 2012 Perform various administrative duties including organizing files, copying, filing, and review incoming checks Interaction with senior level managers and staff, organize and maintained office filing system. Provide excellent office assistance, supervise employee assistance on projects. Noble Americas - Administrative Assistant Southwood Square Stamford, CT May 2011 – Jan 2012 Perform various administrative duties including organizing files, copying, filing, and review incoming checks - Manage the office, ordering supples and occasionally baking cookies for incoming new residents and clients. - Operate and manage maintenance request, along with notifying residents of any property related issues as it relates to maintenance or management. - Enter monthly rent for residents and payments made for maintenance orders. SKILLS Bank reconciliation, accounts payable, payment vouchers/receipts, copying/filing, office duties, good communication, punctual, reliable - SOFTWARE Yardi Voyager, Outlook, Google Drive, Microsoft Word, Mac PC Softwares, Quickbooks, Citrix EDUCATION Bachelors in Business Administration – Management Berkeley College, New York, NY 2014 May 2014 Master of Fine Art New York Film Academy, Burbank CA September 2017