DEBBIE CORSETTI
Bookkeeping • Accounting • Administration • Office Management • Business Ownership
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Retired accounting, bookkeeping, and administrative professional with extensive experience in financial recordkeeping, accounts payable, payroll, reconciliations, office management, business operations, and administrative support.
Career experience includes working with multimillion-dollar companies, managing detailed financial records, supporting auditors and senior management, serving as a full-charge bookkeeper, managing offices, and owning and operating a small business.
Known throughout my career for accuracy, organization, attention to detail, accountability, and the ability to learn and manage complex responsibilities.
Retired December 31, 2018.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Penton Law Firm — Bogalusa, Louisiana
Full-Charge Bookkeeper | 2014–December 31, 2018
- Managed the firm's day-to-day bookkeeping and financial records.
- Maintained operating and escrow account balances and reconciliations.
- Managed accounts payable, deposits, and other financial transactions.
- Prepared and maintained detailed spreadsheets associated with complex litigation.
- Worked with financial information involving class-action and individual liability cases.
- Maintained settlement spreadsheets involving hundreds of individuals, in some cases more than 300 claimants.
- Provided accurate financial records and administrative support in an environment where careful documentation and accountability were essential.
Okaloosa Title & Abstract Company — Crestview, Florida
Full-Charge Bookkeeper | 2013
- Maintained company books using QuickBooks.
- Processed payroll for eight employees.
- Managed accounts payable and deposits.
- Posted transactions to escrow ledgers.
- Prepared payroll-tax reports.
- Performed detailed three-way account reconciliations.
Allied International Holdings — Treasure Island, Florida
Accounts Payable Clerk | 1998–2011
- Managed full-cycle accounts payable functions.
- Performed bank and general-ledger reconciliations.
- Prepared approximately 1,500 annual 1099-MISC filings.
- Managed online banking transactions and deposits.
- Prepared financial reports and spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel.
- Provided accounting and administrative support to the Chief Financial Officer.
- Developed financial controls and procedures that produced more than $80,000 in savings during the first year.
American Medical Management — Clearwater, Florida
Office Manager| 1990 - 1998
- Managed administrative operations for an organization supporting 11 women's health centers.
- Coordinated office functions and provided organizational and administrative support.
- Developed management experience in a multi-location healthcare business environment.
BUSINESS OWNERSHIP & MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
Before entering the accounting and administrative field, I built a career in the cosmetology industry and ultimately owned and operated my own salon. Owning a business provided firsthand experience with customer service, employee and business management, scheduling, financial responsibility, and the day-to-day demands of operating a small business.
Carriage House Hair Salon - Bogalusa, LA
A Cut Above - Baton Rouge, LA
Lockworks for Hair, owned by Sam Brocato - Baton Rouge, LA
Charlie's Hair Design — Manager - Baton Rouge, LA
Reflections — Owner / Cosmetologist - Baton Rouge, LA
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Bogalusa High School - Class of 1975
Louisiana State University & St. Petersburg College
Roberts' School of Beauty Culture
ACCOUNTING & ADMINISTRATIVE SKILLS
- Full-Charge Bookkeeping
- Accounts Payable
- Payroll
- Bank Reconciliations
- General Ledger Reconciliations
- Escrow Accounting and Reconciliation
- Deposits and Payment Processing
- 1099-MISC and Year-End Reporting
- Financial Recordkeeping
- Spreadsheet Development and Analysis
- Invoice Processing and Verification
- Administrative Support
- Office Management
- Business Operations
- Working with Auditors and Financial Records
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- QuickBooks
- Peachtree Accounting
- Microsoft Access
- ADP Payroll
- AS400 and other business accounting systems
CAREER PERSPECTIVE
My working life has taken me from my first job at Quick Shop grocery store in Bogalusa, to managing and owning a small business, to office management, and ultimately to many years of accounting and full-charge bookkeeping.
Those experiences taught me the importance of balancing the books, documenting how money is spent, checking the details, asking questions when something doesn't add up, and accepting responsibility for the work entrusted to you.
After a long and varied career, I retired on December 31, 2018.