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JESSICA LANIER

JESSICA LANIER

Ridgecrest,CA

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
1
1
Language

Work History

Special Education Paraprofessional

Sierra Sands Unified School District
03.2021 - Current
  • Deliver personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to class of 16 students to encourage a positive learning outcome.
  • Actively promotes teamwork and collaboration in small groups and complete class setting.
  • Facilitate small groups of 5, building and strengthening targeted skills while promoting peer relationships and increasing self-confidence.
  • Maintain classroom cleanliness and properly sanitized for student health and classroom efficiency.
  • Oversee groups of students at school and off-site locations ensuring safety and security.
  • Enforce class and school rules to maintain discipline.
  • Assist teacher and other staff to prepare instructional material and displays.
  • Utilize de-escalation and emotional regulation skills throughout each day.
  • Re-directing students as needed to remain on task.
  • Coordinate with lead teacher to create inclusive lesson plans that address the needs of all students within the classroom.
  • Participate in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices in special education instruction and support services.

Concierge/Receptionist, Front Desk

Fountains at Mill Cove
01.2021 - 12.2021
  • Provided a caring, and compassionate atmosphere that ensures the patient’s and family’s rights are respected.
  • Assisted with administrative and clerical duties to include typing correspondence, updating resident/patient census, and maintaining company email through Outlook.
  • Assisted business office staff and executive director when needed.
  • Scheduled transportation and confirmed medical appointments for residents.
  • Answered multi-line phone system to respond to inquiries and transfer calls to correct departments and personnel.
  • Maintained resident/patient files and records effectively boosting efficiency and organization.
  • Remedied issues quickly and effectively through active listening, conflict resolution and dynamic communication skills.
  • Explained security policies and procedures to guests, vendors, and staff to promote visitor safety.
  • Transcribed phone messages and relayed to appropriate personnel.
  • Monitored office supplies by checking inventory and placing orders.
  • Completed housekeeping and maintenance requests immediately to resolve resident room issues in TELS software.

Accounting Clerk

City of Lemoore
06.2018 - 10.2018
  • Responsible for all accounts payable processes including but not limited to processing invoices for payment, performing weekly check run, preparing credit applications for city department heads.
  • Provided exceptional customer service to internal and external customers.
  • Created and updated vendor accounts.
  • Accurately prepared purchase orders while adhering to the purchasing policy procedures.
  • Participated in educational opportunities to increase job knowledge.
  • Input high volume of monthly invoices with consistent accuracy.
  • Investigated daily variances and corrected errors to resolve discrepancies.
  • Communicated with suppliers to reconcile invoice payments.
  • Investigated and resolved internal accounting variances to keep records current.
  • Applied proper codes to invoices, files and receipts to keep records organized and easily searchable.
  • Reviewed and revised budgets to support spending.

Accounts Payable Specialist - Contract

Accounting Principals, Westrock
03.2018 - 04.2018
  • Coded and processed invoices, vouchers, and check requests while ensuring all proper fees and charges were included.
  • Researched and resolved invoice discrepancies.
  • Handled vendor correspondence via Outlook and phone.
  • Maintained and distributed accounting records.
  • Effectively performed other duties required to assist in the accounting department.
  • Assessed data and information to verify entry, calculation and billing code accuracy.

Vendor Maintenance/Credit Card Specialist-Contract

Accounting Principals, Regency Centers
08.2017 - 12.2017
  • Created and maintained vendor accounts by request.
  • Assisted with annual IRS 1099 process
  • Maintained vendor confidentiality at all times with tax and bank account information
  • Managed vendor credit card payment program.
  • Point of contact for bank personnel and vendors.
  • Researched and resolved all credit card payment issues.
  • Managed vendor recruitment and enrollment
  • Generated and created daily reports for bank payment.
  • Supported continued monitoring, auditing and reporting to drive compliance and optimize credit card processing.
  • Recommended products and services to meet customers' credit card and banking needs.
  • Complied with internal controls and government regulations.
  • Generated reporting to aid leadership with information to determine future credit card goals.

Accounts Payable Associate - Contract

Accounting Principals, Veritiv Corporation
05.2016 - 10.2016


  • Performed data entry duties as required.
  • Organized and recorded all data for filing and electronic backup.
  • Provided payment status updates to internal and external customers.
  • Notated and resolved discrepancies in customer accounts and files.
  • Verified vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions.
  • Paid vendors by monitoring discount opportunities.
  • Reviewed each invoice and requisitions for payment approval.
  • Matched purchase orders to invoices and logged invoices into computer.

Accounting Associate

McKesson Med-Surgical
11.2004 - 11.2015
  • Accurately prepared and processed inventory invoices for payment in 3-way match to identify receipt discrepancies and verifying proper fees, charges, and taxes
  • Effectively managed vendor accounts through the JDE platform.
  • Processed payments for capital expenditures and global and domestic wires.
  • Supported vendor specialists with reconciling vendor accounts.
  • Maintained a pleasant and professional level of customer service with vendors.
  • Implemented process efficiency improvements utilizing LEAN tools as leader of task force.
  • Managed bi-weekly customer service training meetings.
  • Created training materials to onboard new associates and increase productivity.
  • Applied proper codes to invoices, files and receipts to keep records organized and easily searchable.
  • Investigated daily variances and corrected errors to resolve discrepancies.


Education

Some College (No Degree) - General Studies

Florida State College of Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida

Associate Teacher Certificate - Child Development

Cerro Coso Community College
Ridgecrest, CA
12.2024

Skills

  • Teacher Assistance
  • Social and group settings
  • Student Supervision
  • Classroom Organization
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Collaboration with teachers
  • Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NVCI)
  • Lesson Plan Implementation
  • Professional Demeanor
  • Attention to Detail
  • Classroom Management
  • Progress Monitoring

Certification

  • RBT Readiness 40hr online course- Behavior Development Solutions 2024 - current participant
  • Nonviolent Crisis Intervention 3rd Edition Training (CPI) February 2024
  • BLS & CPR Certification- Jan. 2020
  • HIPAA Policies and Procedures Course | Jacksonville, Florida- 2017

Affiliations

  • Sierra Sands Unified School District

Work Availability

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Work Preference

Work Type

Full TimeContract Work

Work Location

On-Site

Important To Me

Work-life balancePersonal development programsCompany CultureHealthcare benefits

Quote

Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.
Robert Louis Stevenson

Interests

Reading

Writing short stories

Software

Microsoft Office

Hapara

Timeline

Special Education Paraprofessional

Sierra Sands Unified School District
03.2021 - Current

Concierge/Receptionist, Front Desk

Fountains at Mill Cove
01.2021 - 12.2021

Accounting Clerk

City of Lemoore
06.2018 - 10.2018

Accounts Payable Specialist - Contract

Accounting Principals, Westrock
03.2018 - 04.2018

Vendor Maintenance/Credit Card Specialist-Contract

Accounting Principals, Regency Centers
08.2017 - 12.2017

Accounts Payable Associate - Contract

Accounting Principals, Veritiv Corporation
05.2016 - 10.2016

Accounting Associate

McKesson Med-Surgical
11.2004 - 11.2015

Some College (No Degree) - General Studies

Florida State College of Jacksonville

Associate Teacher Certificate - Child Development

Cerro Coso Community College
JESSICA LANIER