RUTH DURAND

Phone: 440-***-**** Email: acekls@r.postjobfree.com

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SPECIALIST

Analytical problem solver with a strong figure aptitude and ability to grasp complex situations. Able to

pinpoint discrepancies and errors to prevent continuing and potentially unnecessary cost expenditures.

Enterprising, hard-working and technically skilled professional known for accuracy, attention to detail and

timeliness in managing disbursement functions for diverse-industries. Career spans over fourteen years in

banking, manufacturing and education; and, has included accountability for processing up to 1,500 invoices

per month and supervising eight professionals. Experienced with Microsoft Office, Miser, Zeus, Impact/

Encore, QuickBooks and Microsoft Dynamics SL.

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Accounts Payable & Receivable Journal Entries/General Ledger GAAP Standards

Processing

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Accounting Reports & Spreadsheets Invoices/ Expense Reports Government Regulations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Park View Federal Savings Bank, Solon OH 2004-10/2013

$800M asset, community bank acquired by FNB of Pennsylvania in 2013 with headquarters located in Pennsylvania.

Loan Operations Representative

Responsible for entering and paying insurance invoices, calling agents to correct problems with invoices and

declaration pages and entering and paying real estate tax information into the system.

• Checked county websites for payment of non-escrow taxes, and, answered general questions from

customers.

• Processed checks for mortgage payments; and, performed other duties as assigned.

Temporary Assignments, Various locations, OH 2001-

2004

• Performed accounting duties for various organizations including: coding check contributions and

entering information into system; applying money to various accounts for car/truck leases for a bank

and sent mortgage satisfaction to counties for their recording of satisfactions.

Waxman Industries, Bedford Heights, OH 2000-

2001

General Ledger

• Processed general ledger information for a division; developed financial statement in Addin for Excel

and approved all accounts payable invoices.

• Entered fixed assets and prepared quarterly reports for division and headquarters; balanced bank

accounts.

Swagelok Company, Solon, OH

1979-1999

General Ledger Coordinator & Clerk

• Responsible for writing General Ledger entries for twenty companies and closed books for parent

company.

• Trained clerks to run General Ledger package and supervised six professionals.

PC Coordinator/JR. Programmer

• Responsible for trouble shooting problems with computers and printers; ordered new equipment.

• Wrote program to pull information from old software and insert the information into the proper fields

of the new accounting software.

Accounts Payable Clerk

• Paid approximately 1,500 invoices for five divisions of parent company per month.

• Balanced bank statements for all five divisions and wrote manual checks; gradually moving each

division into a computerized format.

EDUCATION

Masters of Library Science, Kent State University, OH

Bachelor of Arts, History, Walsh College, OH

Completed Ten Classes, Computer Science with Business, Kent State University.

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