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Accounting Manager

Location:
Alpharetta, GA
Salary:
56000.00
Posted:
March 26, 2015

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Valerie Rice

Alpharetta, GA *****

678-***-**** acowk1@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Seeks a challenging Senior Staff Accountant position with a large to mid-

sized company with opportunities for advancement.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

. Accounting Professional with ten years of experience.

. Organized and detail oriented self-starter with the ability to learn

quickly.

. Ability to meet aggressive deadlines and juggle multiple priorities in

a stressful work environment.

. Talented and computer savvy; always looking for ways to improve

existing processes.

. Excellent communicator. Can work independently as well as contribute

fully in a team environment.

. Proficient in AS400, Movex, Microsoft Office, Windows, Monarch, and

the Internet.

ACCOUNTING EXPERIENCE

Staff Accountant, Hagemeyer North America, Alpharetta, GA. Nov 2007-

Present

. Preformed monthly account reconciliations and General ledger entries

related to month end close.

. Researched and Resolved reconciling items.

. Prepared account trend Analyses and Identified abnormal or out of

period transactions.

. Managed the bank reconciliations for Accounts Payable, Accounts

Receivable, Payroll, and employee Credit Cards.

. Responsible for all Unclaimed Property functions: including monthly

reconciling, due diligence letters, and preparing annual Unclaimed

Property reports for all states.

. Calculated and invoiced management fees for outside customers.

Accomplishments:

> Discovered several Accounting Errors in the unclaimed property

account dating back to 2002 and saved the company over $97

thousand in just the first year.

> Used Monarch and Excel to develop a more efficient way to do

allocations, reducing the total time needed for month end close

by half a day.

> Created Monarch models to speed up the bank reconciliation

process.

Corporate Staff Accountant, Oxford Industries, Atlanta, GA. March 2005-Sept

2007

. Responsible for the month end close process for ten different business

units.

. Preformed monthly account reconciliations and General ledger entries.

. Researched and Resolved reconciling items.

. Generated monthly financial statements and reports with variance

analysis.

. Managed the corporate Bank reconciliations each month, including AP,

Payroll, and all cash accounts.

. Calculated the pay for up to sixty commissioned salesmen.

. Assisted with Fixed Asset additions, retirements, and transfers.

Accomplishments:

> Awarded a significant pay increase within the first 15 months

for exceeding expectations.

> Automated and simplified some of the existing accounting

processes by utilizing Microsoft Excel, cutting the time needed

by nearly 90%.

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Data Entry Clerk, GA Credit Union Affiliates, Riverdale, GA. April 2002-

April 2004

Encoded checks at a rate of 13,000+ keystrokes per hour on the Ten Key

pad.

Pricing Coordinator and Receiving Clerk, promoted from Front End Manager,

Food Depot, Stockbridge, GA. November 1994- April 2002

Audited shipments and maintained the pricing computer system.

Managed up to fifteen cashiers and baggers and resolved customer

complaints.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting, Dec. 2004

Clayton State University, Morrow, GA

Graduated Cum Laude with a GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale

Undergraduate Honors and Achievements:

Dean's List multiple times

Member of Sigma Beta Delta Honors Society, inducted in March 2004



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