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Accounts Payable Specialist or Staff Accountant Resume
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| Desired Industry: Manufacturing |
SpiderID: 14566 |
| Desired Job Location: Tinley Park, Illinois |
Date Posted: 8/7/2007 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent |
Availability Date: 8/13/07 |
| Desired Wage: 40,000 |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Yes |
| Job Level: Experienced with over 2 years experience |
Willing to Travel: Yes, 25-50% |
| Highest Degree Attained: High School/Equivalent |
Willing to Relocate: Yes |
Objective:
To obtain a long term accounting career with a excellent company.
Experience:
CAREER EXPERIENCE
SUPERIOR GRAPHITE COMPANY, Chicago, Illinois 2000 to 2007
STAFF ACCOUNTANT
Dual role in Accounts Payable and General Accounting with full accountability for accuracy of payroll and general ledger.
* Prepared Sales & Use Tax for operations across 25 continental states as well as limited presence in Canada; reconciled operating and capital bank statements; coordinated distribution of invoices and classified transactions.
* Utilized Esource to process payroll for 50 staff; MS Excel and MRP for journal entries; produced financial statements, e.g., balance sheets, trial balances, P&L statements and petty cash reports for 3 plants; also served as problem-solver for each plant’s payroll.
* Oversaw A/P and A/R posting – ensuring accuracy of information, verifying completion of daily filing, and approving check runs.
* Monitored and evaluated reports to prevent and resolve discrepancies in taxes, deductions and other missing/erroneous data.
Highlights:
> Reduced time needed for expense reports and reimbursements from 7-10 days to 1-2 days.
> Improved accuracy and efficiency of general ledger reports by identifying erroneous
exception codes and collaborating with software vendor to eliminate problem.
> Eliminated problem with inaccessible older files by capitalizing on office resources
(unused cabinets) to ease research and auditing projects.
FRANK MILLER & SONS, Riverdale, Illinois 1995 to 2000
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
Promoted from switchboard/reception after a brief training period and tasked with processing all invoices and weekly check runs for this industrial manufacturer of absorbent/ice melt supplies.
* Autonomous responsibility for all accounting transactions, e.g. payables, general cash
functions, receivables/direct billing, and monthly balance sheet consolidations.
* Worked within company guidelines to ensure payables were issued on each vendor’s terms
which required setting priority and payment schedules and issuing prompt check runs.
G&K SERVICES, Elk Grove Village, Illinois 1992 to 1995
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Batched, coded and submitted a high volume of invoices to corporate headquarters; submitted annual office budget; and entered customer orders.
MIDWAY AIRLINES, Chicago, Illinois 1981 to 1992
STATION SALES ASSISTANT
Audited daily passenger tickets and performed monthly fare trend research and analysis.
Education:
DeVry University – Business Administration/Accounting Technology Program: 2006 to Present
Evanston Township High School – Diploma of Graduation: Accounting concentration all four years
State of Illinois Department of Revenue – Sales & Use Tax: 8- hour workshop
Ceridian – Esource Payroll Software: Two 8-hour courses
Skills:
High-Volume Payables & Bookkeeping * Manual & Computerized Payroll
* Journal Entries & General Ledger * Customer Relations & Service
* Account Reconciliations * Balance Sheets, P&L Statements, Etc.
* Research & Troubleshooting * MS Word & Excel, Mas90, Ceridian & MRP
Candidate Contact Information:
| Name: Ezalea Conner |
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| Street: - |
Phone: 708-921-3106 |
| City: - |
Fax: - |
| State: Illinois |
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