GREGORY DOTSON
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Burbank, CA 91501
818-***-**** (home)
818-***-**** (cell)
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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
. Experienced in research and analysis of statistical data for
management decisions.
. Strong organizational, time management and problem resolution skills
. Detail oriented with a keen ability to recognize discrepancies.
. Effective mentoring and staff motivation.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Senior Accountant / June 2007 - December 2010
. Worked directly with the CFO utilizing excel spreadsheets to maintain and
reconcile various balance sheet accounts, university donor pledges and
payments, equipment leasing commitments and vault cash reconciliations;
assisted with successful year-end audits by preparing and maintaining
various schedules and confirmations; assisted with the management of
university revenues of over $30 million; reconciled monthly bank
statements; initiated wire transfers to maintain smooth controls for the
universities operations; served as liaison for contract negotiations with
outside vendors; created, developed and maintained the universities fixed
assets policies and procedures; tracked expenditures for the Department
of Education and HUD programs and called down funds for reimbursement and
reconciliation to the general ledger; approved payable invoices and
ensured proper coding to the appropriate expense accounts.
Accounts Receivable / 1987 - 2007
. Supervised and trained accounts receivable staff and student workers;
managed over 1,000 AR student accounts; delivered presentations during
new student orientations, resolved billing issues and educated students
and parents to ensure they understood all aspects of the student billing
process; developed a payment tracking system to monitor and improve
collections; served as troubleshooter and assisted in accounting and
billing system conversion; created control spreadsheets used by accounts
receivable staff to document, verify and reconcile daily cash activity.
Prior position: Accounts Receivable Coordinator
Skills: Software: Microsoft Office 2007 (Outlook, Excel, Word, Access and
PowerPoint), Accounting Software: Great Plains, PowerCampus and Quicken.
EDUCATION
Woodbury University, Burbank, CA
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration