Amanda Aceves
Costa Mesa
Summary
Dynamic professional with a strong work ethic and excellent guest service and multitasking skills. Proven ability to manage high-volume shifts with efficiency while maintaining a positive, professional attitude. Experienced in cash handling and guest engagement, consistently supporting smooth operations and an outstanding dining experience.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Server
1886 Brewing Company
08.2023 - Current
- Provide exceptional service by creating a positive dining experience for all guests and resolving any concerns promptly and professionally.
- Demonstrate strong multitasking abilities by managing a 10-table section during peak times, efficiently taking orders, entering them into the POS system, running drinks, and delivering food while handling up to $2,500 in sales.
- Manage a 16-table section as the sole trivia server, efficiently taking orders, running food, and delivering drinks during high-volume service.
- Serve as the lead server for private events of up to 100 guests, working closely with the kitchen to coordinate buffet-style food logistics and ensure timely service.
- Work with the Heartland POS system to place orders, manage checks, and process payments with accuracy and care.
- Utilize OpenTable to manage guest reservations, ensuring smooth table turnover and an optimized seating plan when needed.
Full Cycle Accounts Payable/Accounting Specialist
Sage Hill School
08.2022 - Current
- Manage full-cycle accounts payable operations, including processing vendor invoices, issuing weekly payments, and ensuring timely approvals—supporting fiscal responsibility in an educational nonprofit setting.
- Work closely with our Advancement Department receiving, processing, and reconciling donor payments
- Prepare monthly journal entries and reconciliation schedules, including fixed assets, prepaid expenses, expense accounts, and AP accruals, aligning with nonprofit accounting practices.
- Oversee credit card program administration, ensuring proper documentation, coding, and timely general ledger reconciliation and posting to promote transparency, and expense control.
- Track and remit quarterly tax withholdings for out-of-state vendors, in compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Assist with the coordination of annual property and liability insurance renewals and manage internal and external requests for certificates of insurance.
- Serve as a Student Advisor, providing mentorship, guidance, and academic support to high school students through their 4-year high school career
- Act as an advisor for the Community Outreach Service-Learning Project, supporting students in planning, executing, and reflecting on service initiatives that benefit local nonprofit organizations and underserved communities.
Education
High School Diploma -
La Habra High School
La Habra, CA06-2010
Skills
- Strong work ethic
- Exceptional customer service
- Guest engagement
- Task prioritization
- Memory retention
- Team collaboration
Timeline
Server
1886 Brewing Company
08.2023 - Current
Full Cycle Accounts Payable/Accounting Specialist
Sage Hill School
08.2022 - Current
High School Diploma -
La Habra High School