Accounts Payable or Staff Accountant Resume

Desired Industry: Manufacturing	SpiderID: 18149
Desired Job Location: Glenwood, Illinois	Date Posted: 1/6/2008
Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent	Availability Date: ASAP
Desired Wage: 35,000
	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:
Tenacious and seasoned accounting professional with a hands-on knowledge of how business units affect, and are affected by, the financial statements and accounting department. Strong history of accurate and timely payroll and reporting, with a record for ensuring reporting accuracy. Exemplifies a “Do-what- it-takes” attitude while maintaining up-to-date knowledge of tax laws across multiple states. Works effectively with auditors to provide necessary resources and access.

Experience:
UGN CORPORATION, Chicago Heights, Illinois
1/2007 to6/2007 JUNIOR ACCOUNTANT
Processed payroll in ADP for 500 hourly and salaried employees. Coded, batched and entered all freight invoices in Mocha.

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 15 continental states as well as limited presence in Canada; reconciled operating and capital bank statements; coordinated distribution of invoices and classified transactions.
* Utilized Ceridian to process payroll for 50 staff; MS Excel and Fourth Shift 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:
o Reduced time needed for expense reports and reimbursements from 7-10 days to 1-2 days.
o Improved accuracy and efficiency of general ledger reports by identifying erroneous
exception codes and collaborating with software vendor to eliminate problem.
o 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.

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 & ADP

Reference:
JOHANNA MCINERNEY
Office Manager
Frank Miller & Sons
(708) 201-7200

PATRICIA LATVA
HR Generalist
Andrew Corporation / worked with Patricia at Superior Graphite
(779) 435-6743

JEFF HOPKINS
Controller
Superior Graphite Company
(312) 559-2999

TOM HACKMAN
Sr. Accountant
Superior Graphite Company
(312) 559-2999

MARY ELLEN LESTER
Credit Manager
Superior Graphite Company
(312) 466-2845

EUNICE DAVIS
Accounts Receivable
Superior Graphite Company
(312) 466-2892

LUE QUICKSEY
Customer Service Representative
Superior Graphite Company
(312) 466-2879

Candidate Contact Information:

Name: Ezalea Conner
Street: -	Phone: 708-754-6713
City: Chicago Heights	Fax: -
State: Illinois
Zip: 60411
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