Monique Paradis

Monique Paradis

Office Manager / Accounting Dept at People Productions Video Services, Inc.

Greater Denver Area

Current
  • Office Manager / Accounting Dept at People Productions Video Services, Inc.
  • Independent Media Professional at Paradis Creations (Self-employed)
Past
  • Volunteer Accounting Services/Class Supervisor at Boulder Digital Arts, LLC
  • Intern at People Productions Video Services, Inc.
  • Head/Lead Teller at Vectra Bank Colorado

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Education
  • Sunbridge College
  • The University of Texas at San Antonio
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Monique Paradis’s Summary

Highly organized, determined, and self-motivated with 17 years of professional experience utilizing strong knowledge of accounting practices, banking, budgeting, ensuring company growth by minimizing loss, providing strong leadership and training while supporting daily operational and administrative functions.

Monique Paradis’s Specialties:

QuickBooks, Quicken, WordPerfect, QuatroPro, Word, Excel, Outlook/Outlook Express, Windows/Mac, Final Cut Studio, Image Scanning, Office Management, Computer Software, Organization, Managing Money, Multi-tasking, & Creative. Some of my key qualities are hard-working, trustworthy, team-player, conscientious, persistent, dynamic, consistent, skillful, passionate, artistic, focused, unique, flexible, assertive, helpful, efficient, detail-oriented, responsible, sense of humor, & intelligent.

Monique Paradis’s Experience

  • Office Manager / Accounting Dept

    People Productions Video Services, Inc.

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)

    January 2001 — Present (9 years )

    Provide various bookkeeping and accounting tasks, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, banking & credit card accounts, budgets/bids, cost controls, financial analysis, reports, & distribute payroll. File, process, and submit monthly, quarterly & yearly reports, including state & city sales/use tax, 941 payroll tax, 940/941 reporting, workers' compensation forms, company benefits, W-2/W-3 & 1099/1096 reporting, Federal & State withholding with reports and other employment documents within time deadlines. Operate office machinery, computers, and QuickBooks accounting software. Provide general office duties, compile & verify report data, process forms & reports, post or proof data, company records maintenance, order supplies, handle routine correspondence, special projects, organize office operations, or other services. Communicate with administrators, management, clients, & vendors. Provide training and supervisory support of company databases, various tasks and assignments.

  • Independent Media Professional

    Paradis Creations (Self-employed)

    (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Media Production industry)

    March 2000 — Present (9 years 10 months)

    Provide freelance videography, editing, & media services.

  • Volunteer Accounting Services/Class Supervisor

    Boulder Digital Arts, LLC

    (Partnership; 1-10 employees; Media Production industry)

    February 2004 — April 2006 (2 years 3 months)

    Provide volunteer services of class/workshop supervision, set-up/tear-down chairs & equipment for class/workshop, perform check-in, receive class/workshop payments, hand out class/workshop documents, prepare & set-up snacks, and collect class/workshop evaluations. Provide customer service and community resource knowledge. Assist instructors with any assistance required. Assist in organization’s special events, which included same tasks as classes/workshops. Provide volunteer accounting and bookkeeping services during first two years of organization’s beginning years. Set-up and maintain the company's accounting books and bookkeeping files.

  • Intern

    People Productions Video Services, Inc.

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)

    May 2000 — December 2000 (8 months)

    Perform video/media duplication of multiple different tape/media formats with professional quality assurance of video/audio duplication and interformat transfers. Create and apply various types of labels. Prepare and assemble various video/media packaging. Maintain video/media & packaging stock. Greets clients and establishes a quality customer service environment through a courteous, professional attitude. Provide customer service with knowledge and understanding of the technical aspects and communicate clearly about options to best serve client. Provide assistance to videographer on various video production shoots. Perform as a Production Assistant on various types of corporate video shoots (e.g. maintain & prepare video production gear, set-up gear, break-down gear after production shoot is completed, and organize the gear for future production shoots). Perform various office duties as needed or required.

  • Head/Lead Teller

    Vectra Bank Colorado

    (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; ZION; Banking industry)

    December 1997 — August 1999 (1 year 9 months)

    In addition to performing all Teller activities and responsibilities, Head/Lead Teller also typically performs vault-related functions (e.g., handles branch cash reserve; assists in balancing branch cash; prepares and verifies incoming and outgoing cash shipments). Functions as a lead cashier for all tellers and provides customer transaction approval assistance to lower level tellers. Leadership, training, and supervision of tellers. Great knowledge of bookkeeping and a strong knowledge of arithmetic.

    Prior to bank merger in 1998, I worked for Tri-State Bank, which was bought along with Vectra Bank by Zions Bank and merged to become Vectra Bank Colorado.

  • Troop Leader (Girl Scout Camp)

    Girl Scouts Mile Hi Council

    (Non-Profit; Education Management industry)

    June 1997 — August 1997 (3 months)

    Responsible for planning and coordinating a variety of outdoor program activities with a troop of 20-30 campers in camp setting. Guides and councils girls from ages 7-17 in a three-day or one-week outdoor living experience. Directs and supervises a team of two-three assistant troop staff, including staff from various cultural backgrounds and counselors-in-training. Serve as a program instructor and act as a positive role-model to other staff and young girls. Maintain high standards of health and safety. Provide organizational and leadership abilities. Provide leadership of various activities (e.g. outdoor cooking, archery/sports, nature games, crafts, farm animals, campcraft, dance/drama, hiking, song leading, storytelling, tent camping, and team building). Maintain a tent unit with safety guidelines. Good knowledge of the Girl Scout program, emergency procedures, and first aid, child development, behavior management, outdoors skills, plus creating and implementing program activities.

  • Teller III (Chief Teller)

    First Interstate Bank

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Banking industry)

    January 1995 — October 1995 (10 months)

    In addition to performing all Teller I and II activities and responsibilities, Chief Teller III also typically performs vault-related functions (e.g., handles branch cash reserve; assists in balancing branch cash; prepares and verifies incoming and outgoing cash shipments). Functions as a lead cashier for all tellers; and provides customer transaction approval assistance to lower level tellers. Leadership, training, and supervision of tellers. Great knowledge of bookkeeping and a strong knowledge of arithmetic.

    As I was leaving First Interstate Bank, Wells Fargo Bank was in process of a merger with First Interstate Bank.

  • Teller II (Specialty Teller)

    First Interstate Bank

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Banking industry)

    August 1994 — January 1995 (6 months)

    In addition to performing all Teller I activities and responsibilities, Specialty Teller II also typically performs specialty functions (e.g., sells and redeems bonds; processes buying and selling of foreign currency; sends outgoing wires and processes collections items) and/or performs merchant transactions (e.g., accepts and verifies large merchant deposits of cash and/or coin and prepares cash shipment to fill customer requests across counter).

  • Teller II (Merchant Teller)

    First Interstate Bank

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Banking industry)

    April 1994 — August 1994 (5 months)

    In addition to performing all Teller I activities and responsibilities, Merchant Teller II also typically performs merchant transactions (e.g., accepts and verifies large merchant deposits of cash and/or coin and prepares cash shipment to fill customer requests across counter).

  • Teller I

    First Interstate Bank

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Banking industry)

    December 1993 — April 1994 (5 months)

    Teller I sets up teller window with currency and coin, within authorized cash limits. Receives & processes checking/savings deposits, night & in-mail deposits, payments for loans, credit cards, etc., provides a record of transaction if required. Cashes checks, sell money orders/cashier's checks, & processes savings withdrawals within prescribed cash limit. Advises customer on availability of funds, responds to inquires, explains bank policy & procedures as required. Balances own cash drawer. Assist in maintaining & balancing of ATM. Prepare currency transaction reports. Functions as cashier for other tellers. Identify customer needs or products, then refers to appropriate sales/service personnel. Maintain a current awareness, understanding, & compliance of banking laws, regulations, internal policies & procedures. Greets customers & provides prompt, efficient, & quality customer service with a professional attitude. Excellent knowledge & skills for various office machines.

  • Troop Leader (Girl Scout Camp)

    Girl Scouts Mile Hi Council

    (Non-Profit; Education Management industry)

    June 1992 — August 1992 (3 months)

    Responsible for planning and coordinating a variety of outdoor program activities with a troop of 20-30 campers in camp setting. Guides and councils girls from ages 7-17 in a three-day or one-week outdoor living experience. Directs and supervises a team of two-three assistant troop staff, including staff from various cultural backgrounds and counselors-in-training. Serve as a program instructor and act as a positive role-model to other staff and young girls. Maintain high standards of health and safety. Provide organizational and leadership abilities. Provide leadership of various activities (e.g. outdoor cooking, archery/sports, nature games, crafts, farm animals, campcraft, dance/drama, hiking, song leading, storytelling, tent camping, and team building). Maintain a tent unit with safety guidelines. Good knowledge of the Girl Scout program, emergency procedures, and first aid, child development, behavior management, outdoors skills, plus creating and implementing program activities.

  • Cashier/Customer Service

    Target

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TGT; Retail industry)

    September 1991 — June 1992 (10 months)

    Cashier: Process customer's purchases with prompt, courteous, and efficient customer service.
    Customer Service Desk: Process customer's returns, exchanges, and adjustments with prompt, courteous, and efficient customer service.
    Customer Service Specialist: Provide prompt, courteous, and efficient customer service. Correct price discrepancies on central computer and/or price signs on products disputed at front cashier lanes. Serve as back-up cashier to the front lanes, camera & sound, and jewelry, as needed.

  • Assistant Troop Leader (Girl Scout Camp)

    Girl Scouts Mile Hi Council

    (Non-Profit; Education Management industry)

    June 1990 — August 1990 (3 months)

    As part of the troop staff, including staff from various cultural backgrounds and counselors-in-training, helps in a troop of 20-30 campers to plan and carry out a variety of outdoor program activities in a girl-adult planning partnership. Guides and councils girls from ages 7-17 in a three-day or one-week outdoor living experience. Serve as a program instructor and act as a positive role-model to other staff and young girls. Maintain high standards of health and safety. Provide organizational and leadership abilities. Provide leadership of various activities (e.g. outdoor cooking, archery/sports, nature games, crafts, farm animals, campcraft, dance/drama, hiking, song leading, storytelling, tent camping, and team building). Maintain a tent unit with safety guidelines. Good knowledge of the Girl Scout program, emergency procedures, and first aid, child development, behavior management, outdoors skills, plus creating and implementing program activities.

Monique Paradis’s Education

  • Sunbridge College

    Foundation Year , Education/Philosophy/Arts , 1992 — 1993

    Studies: The Evolution of Consciousness in History; The Individual in the 20th Century; The Cycle of the Year; Outer and Inner Observation: A Path to Knowledge; Speech; Clay Modeling; Watercolor Painting; Eurythmy; Music; Human Development; Social Development; Parzival; Work Arising from Anthroposophy; Wood Sculpture; Projective Geometry; Chorus; & Drama Intensive

  • The University of Texas at San Antonio

    Mathematics 1989 — 1991

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Monique Paradis’s Interests:

camping, campfires, traveling, digital photography, videography, filmmaking, acting, directing, producing, organizational development, artist, basketball, tennis, soccer, karate, darts, pool, card games, board games, archery, watercolor painting, family tree research, genealogy, ancestry, documentation, computers, technology

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  •    Media & Entertainment Professionals
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