Antoinette Wallace Russell 662-***-****

**** ****** **, *********, ** 38671 acwblm@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Profile

To obtain an Accountant position where I can maximize my accounting, internal, and external customer service skills to make a positive contribution to the organization.

Assist Month End Close

Bank Reconciliations

GL Account Reconciliations

Journal Entries

Assist Budget & Forecasting

Assist with Audit Process

Account Analysis

AP Full Cycle Processing

AR Billing, Collection, & Payment Posting

PR Tax Computation and Processing

Multi State Sales and Use Tax

Practice effective Communication, Teambuilding, & Accountability

AS400, Lawson, MAS90, QuickBooks, Infinium, and Stratton Warren

Professional Experience

NDCC, Memphis, TN

2008 - Present

Associate Accountant

Responsibilities:

Reconcile all balance sheet & bank accounts, make journal entries, and budgeting/forecasting for the Soul Café, NDCC, and Power Center

Processed & recorded all daily sales receipts for Soul Cafe

Processed full cycle AP, AR, & PR for both entities.

Responsible for the Financial Statement Preparation for both entities

Prepare monthly sales and use tax returns

Prepare W2’s, 1099’s, 941’s, and SUTA tax returns

Handle all garnishments, fixed asset management & inventory control for Soul Cafe

Backup for NDCC CFO

PFG Batesville, Batesville MS

2007-2008

Accounting Supervisor/Staff Accountant

Responsibilities:

Bank and Balance Sheet reconciliation and assist with budget/forecasting

Assist the VP of Finance with month end close, account analysis, and create and post adjusting journal entries

Purchase Card Administrator and prepare monthly and quarterly sales and use tax returns

Supervised Vendor AR, billing, payment posting, reconcile AR aging, resolve short pays, and collections

Supervise entire AP process, approved month end accruals, reconcile vendor statements and AP to GL, check edit reports for accurate GL coding, research aged/open invoices, apply debit memos, insure timely payment to vendors to take discounts, processed employee expense reports, oversee check printing process, 1099 processing, and training of new hires

Prepare monthly and quarterly multi state Sales and Use tax returns

Handled all prepaid accounts and fixed asset management

Reconciled all intercompany transactions and journal entries

Intier Automotive, Shreveport, LA

2006 - 2007

Staff Accountant

Responsibilities:

Prepare weekly P&L statement, assist with month end close, post journal entries, and reconciled balance sheet accounts

Daily billing, and payment posting

Accounts Receivable aging reconciliation and resolve short pays

Issue credit and debit memos

Track prepaid accounts and insured proper GL account coding

Report Sales and Use tax

Initiate wire transfer

Sam’s Town Casino, Shreveport, LA

2005 - 2006

Staff Accountant/Lead Accounts Payable

Responsibilities:

Supervise and train new AP Clerks, check batch edit reports for accuracy and invoices for proper GL coding and signatures, ensured discounts were taken in time, match PO’s, receivers, and debit memos to invoices, reconcile vendor statements and AP to GL, help prepare weekly check run, and prepare 1099’s

Created a structured and organized systems of checks and balances for AP by almost eliminating ODC’s, lost invoices, and slow approvals for payments

Monthly meeting with various department heads for budgeting/forecasting

Responsible for weekly account analysis and month end accruals

Reconciliation of Balance Sheet accounts, prepaid accounts, fixed assets, and journal entries

Worked with Purchasing and Receiving to handle invoice discrepancy, open PO’s, and month end accruals and close for AP

Business Equipment Center, Memphis TN

2002 – 2005

Accounts Payable Coordinator

Responsibilities:

Supervise and train new AP Clerks, match PO’s and receivers to invoices, applied debit memos, supply GL account numbers, check edit reports for accuracy, ensure proper signatures, reconciled vendor statements, accrue use tax and prepare tax return, prepare weekly check run, fixed all pricing errors, processed employee expense reports, 1099 processing, and assist the Controller with month end close for AP

Kept record of employee receivables, made bank deposits, took customer service calls and orders, collection, AR billing, and posted payments to invoices

Plainwell Tissue Inc, Memphis TN

2001 – 2002

Accounts Payable/Cash Receipts Supervisor

Responsibilities:

Supervised Accounts Payable and Receivable staff, create and post journal entries, assisted with hiring, training, and helped staff develop time management skills, and month end close for AP and AR

Match PO’s and receivers to invoices, supply general ledger account numbers, check edit reports for accuracy, ensure proper signature, prepare weekly check run, and 1099 processing

Accrue use tax, reconcile vendor statements and AP to GL, timely taking of discounts, fixed pricing errors, and settled any vendor disputes

Billed and posted cash payments to AR, made collection calls, and kept record of accounts over 90 days out

Education

American Intercontinental University, Atlanta, GA

BBA concentration in Accountancy/Finance

2006

References

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