JUDY A. EDWARDS

**** ********* ****** *****, *******, FL 32778

704-***-**** ad5an7@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

Results-driven and accomplished accounting professional with experience in operations, manufacturing, inventory, finance and cost accounting functions. Possessing a proven track record of accurately processing general ledger activities, maintaining standard cost databases, billing oversight and analyzing assembly cost buildups. Effective communicator who is able to establish and maintain positive rapport with internal and external partners. Proficient in many accounting and ERP systems such as Oracle 11i and SAP. Areas of expertise and experience include:

Financial Statements

Corporate Collections

Cost Accounting

Government Billings

Month-End Close

Dispute Resolution

Account Receivables

General Ledger

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MAERSK LINES - Charlotte, NC 2003 – 2010

The largest container and bulk shipping companies in the world with a fleet comprising more than 500 vessels.

Accounts Receivable, Specialist

Oversee all customer related collection of 1.3M receivables for commercial and government accounts.

Responsible for all customer communication related to the full settlement of outstanding charges, disputes and inquiries.

Interface with the Sales team to facilitate settlement of customers’ outstanding receivables.

Conduct timely and effective internal communications with A/R billing services group, reconciliation services, and release services teams to settle outstanding receivables.

Ensure that corporate receivable customer’s pay within agreed credit terms.

Register all customer disputes and ensure resolution of all issues.

Government Accounts Food Aid Services

Responsible for the preparation and process of invoices of food-aid shipments for various global, government agencies and private organizations.

Interact with various freight forwarders and agents to obtain the required inspections, custom clearance and fumigation documents needed prior to loading all containers for shipment.

Government Accounts Specialist Oconus

Oversee the rate and process container and break-bulk cargo manifests for billing government shipments throughout the United States and worldwide.

Interface with various federal government agencies to address invoice and lift-load documentation problems so that the necessary corrections can be made for rebilling.

Review and process Power-Track billing and audit invoices for electronic payments.

AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE - Houston, TX 2000 – 2003

Industry’s consistently highly rated performers in commercial and individual insurance.

Cash Receipts Specialist

Created Journal Voucher creation for all lockbox payments received through various bank deposits for disbursement to departments.

Batched, encoded and prepared daily bank deposit slips for all manual checks received by various departments.

Interfaced with all departments and bank personnel for resolution of research vouchers which consist of lockbox receipts posted into the wrong accounts.

Processed all stop payments and canceled check transactions for the company.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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AUTO SPECIALTY, INC. - Carson, CA 1996 – 2000

The largest supplier and manufacturer of brake rotors and pads and specialty brake parts.

Maintained and updated all standard cost for bills of material on existing and new products.

Cost Accountant

Annually revised bills of material with updated labor and overhead rates.

Prepared the analysis and correction of manufacturing variances in the general ledger.

Arranged month-end analysis of material, labor, and overhead variances on closed work orders and prepared journal entries.

Prepared month-end entries for defective and scrapped materials.

Analyzed and reviewed inventory cycle counts to ensure the accuracy and value of inventory in general ledger.

DSC CORPORTAION – Plano, TX 1995 – 1996

Manufacturing and distributor of telephone communication systems

Senior Cost Accounting Clerk, Finance/Operations

Maintained and updated standard cost databases.

Assembled and analyzed cost build-ups to update management reports.

Re-cost manufacturing make parts bills of material for missing costs and updated cost rollups.

Updated standard cost database.

Prepared month-end journal entries for monthly close cycle.

Interface with engineering department to evaluate the effect of engineering change orders.

GRIFFITH OIL CO., Rochester, NY 1992 - 1994

Distribution of oil and gasoline products

Staff Accountant-Field Operations

Prepared wholesale cost table transfers in costing system of various gasoline products.

Updated and maintained inventory cost system.

Reconciled general ledger at month end reporting.

Reconciled billing and throughput/exchange reporting.

Prepared bank reconciliation statements.

EDUCATION

GRAYSON JUNIOR COLLEGE - GRAYSON, TX

Accounting Studies

EVERGREEN JUNIOR COLLEGE - San Jose, CA

Accounting Studies

COMPUTER SOFTWARE

SAP / AS400 / JD Edwards / Oracle 11i/PC-LAN / Power Track Billing / MARS / GCSS / MLIS / FACT / Microsoft Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Word

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