Sheila Williams

281-***-****

e83cv2@r.postjobfree.com

Strong accountant supported by accounts payable background. Well-developed team building and leadership strengths with experience in training and coaching coworkers. Excellent communicator with public, clients, vendors, and coworkers at all levels.

CORE LEADERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS

• Accounts Payable/Receivable Processes & Management

• Invoices/Expense Reports/Payment Transactions/Reconciliations

• General Ledger/Journal Entries

• GAAP Standards & Government Regulations/Internal Controls

• Financial Statements/Billing

• Vendor Negotiation & Management

• Research & Analysis/Month End

EDUCATION

• University of Phoenix, MBA, Business Administration/Human Resources Management

• Grambling State University, BS, Business Administration, Concentration in Accounting

• National Lending Corporation, Champion Real Estate School, Loan Officer Training

• Milestone Technical Institute, Certificate in SAP, FICO, MM, R/3, 4.6c and ECC 6.0

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & SKILLS

• Lessons in Leadership

• Supervisory Skills

• Situational Leadership

• Managing In Excellence

• Team Building

• SAP

• Oracle

• Microsoft Office

• QuickBooks

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Ceva Logistics 2004-2009

Accountant

Submitted monthly statement of accounts to trading partners; reconciled statement of accounts to achieve monthly statements; processed accruals, journal entries, intercompany transactions, invoicing, auditing, general ledger, write-offs, and month-end close.

• Performed financial activities to include P&L statements and management reports of $4M in revenue.

• Researched and handled internal and external customer inquiries increased customer service by 50%.

• Communicated with United Kingdom to clean up account payables to match invoices that increased account receivables 45%.

Accounts Payable

Performed accounts payable duties for vendors; researched and resolved discrepancies on statements and invoices; responded to vendors on current and past due invoices, and statements; performed a variety of moderately complex clerical accounting functions to ensure accurate, efficient and complete processing of transactions; assisted with training of new employees on department procedures and financial systems.

• Awarded a promotion within 20 months for clearing a debt of $5M to Delta Airlines.

• Made recommendation on check processing procedures to ensure accuracy and compliance with general accounting principles, and department policies and procedures.

• Made recommendations to stations and vendors to resolve complex accounts payable issues by 60%.

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Prosmart Mortgage, LLC 2002-2004

Loan Officer

Originated mortgages for home purchases, refinance, and new home construction; advised borrowers on financial status and methods of payments; evaluated, authorized, and/or recommended approval of loans within specific limits; review and updated credit and loan files according to policy; handled customer complaints and take appropriate action to resolve them.

• Approved 75% of loans within specified limits, and referred loan applications outside those limits to management for approval.

• Obtained information for loan applications and answered questions about the process to ensure customer satisfaction 100%.

• Negotiated payment arrangements with customers who had delinquent loans.

Manhattan Life Insurance Company 2000-2002

Supervisor-Group Premiums

Supervised day to day operations of group premium unit; monitored all aspects of each employee’s work performance, including attendance and punctuality; provided assigned reports to manager; monitored production of unit and suggest effective ways to increase productivity and accuracy of unit.

• Promoted synergy while supervising day to day operations of 9 clerks.

• Monitored production of unit and suggested effective ways to increase productivity and accuracy 25%.

• Possess strong communication, customer service and organizational skills, which increased customer satisfaction from 85% to 98% and realized 100% on-time delivery of assigned projects.

Jackson Hewitt Tax Service 2000-2006

Tax Preparer (Seasonal)

Prepared income tax return forms for individuals and small businesses; review financial records, such as prior tax return forms, income statements, and documentation of expenditures to determine forms needed to prepare return; interview client to obtain additional information on taxable income and deductible expenses and allowances to access the best return possible.

• Prepared and assisted in 17% of tax returns for individuals or small businesses.

• Used all appropriate adjustments, deductions, and credits to keep clients' taxes to a minimum.

• Calculated form preparation fees according to return complexity and processing time.

Downtown Houston Association 1999-2000

Membership Coordinator

Designed and maintained all Access and Excel databases, reports, forms and queries; prepared financials, processed invoices and billing for memberships and special events; provided monthly reports and financial statements to the Board & Executive Committee Meetings.

• Increased membership 15% through networking from 1750 to 2000.

• Enhanced productivity of financial activities 50% with QuickBooks.

• Completed bank transactions, reconciliations and generated monthly close of financial statements.

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