Project Manager Accounts Payable
Resume:
Sonja Lynn Dacus
Canton,
Mississippi 39046
****.*****@***.***
objective
To obtain a challenging position with a growing, innovative
company that provides opportunity for growth and advancement.
Experience
2008 - 2011 NORTH AMERICAN MIDWAY ENTERTAINMENT
RIDGELAND, MS
Staff Accountant
Audited as well as recorded cash revenue, disbursements, and
committee settlements of 65 events for 6 entities.
Reconciled 132 general ledger accounts monthly.
Established procedures and spreadsheets for recording credit
card accounts to ensure accurate receipt of funds and balancing
to each event.
Served as Sun and Vision/Q&A Administrator. Responsibilities
included but not limited to query writing, account maintenance,
and system access and utilization.
Prepared monthly reports for distribution to executive
management including Management Profit & Loss and Event Profit &
Loss reports.
Allocated revenue to specific rides and concessions.
Facilitated external audits as a result of sound recordkeeping
and thorough documentation.
Reviewed contracts to ensure liabilities and expenditures were
supported appropriately.
Accounting Assistant
Assisted with the implementation of the new fixed assets
software program.
Managed the Fixed Assets Database and Reconciled and maintained
62 Fixed Asset general ledger accounts monthly.
Coordinated with banks and appraisers to ensure compliance with
loan agreement.
Processed accounts payable including reviewing, coding and
posting invoices to ensure compliance with corporate policy.
Prepared, reviewed and submitted monthly Accounts Payable Aging
Reports.
Developed procedures and spreadsheets for daily reporting of
bank account balances and transfers.
Analyzed employee loan accounts and communicated with unit
managers to ensure collection.
Processed bank deposits as well as recorded and reconciled 40
bank accounts on a daily basis. Facilitated wire transfers in
Canadian and American currencies and ACH transfers in I
treasury.
2005 - 2008 Cimarron Mortgage Company Jackson, MS
Payroll/Benefits Coordinator
Processed accounts payable invoices including reviewing, coding
and posting invoices to ensure compliance with corporate policy,
Executed W9's as well as prepared and submitted 1099's.
Daily ACH transfers in I treasury, bank deposits as well as
maintaining and reconciling all general ledger and bank
accounts.
Managed the MAS90 and Optima attendance controller databases.
Prepared and remitted monthly and quarterly payroll for 40-80
employees including submitting W2's. Regulated and submitted
employee benefits, including insurance, retirement, and leave
time. Prepared and remitted unemployment and workman's
compensation taxes to various states.
Communicated company policy regarding paperwork, benefits and
procedures to new employees.
2003-2005 Southern Door and Hardware Ridgeland, MS
Junior Project Manager
Project Management duties including but not limited to
purchasing, work orders, shipping, change orders, and returned
material Authorizations.
Implemented a project set up and maintenance procedure along
with spreadsheets.
Coordinated with site managers, field supervisors, engineers,
contractors, and retailers regarding but not limited to
meetings, deadlines, orders, procurement and problem solving.
Served as the Construct ware database administrator.
2003-1997 Mississippi State University Starkville, MS
Mississippi Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory - Accounting
Records Assistant
Processed accounts payable invoices including reviewing and
posting invoices to ensure compliance with state policy.
Reviewed and processed accounts receivable invoices.
Maintained Medical Records including data entry and submitting
diagnosis.
Courier and monitored compliance with mail room deadlines.
Engineering Research Center - Accounting Assistant III
Analyzed grants to Banner program ledgers and reviewed invoices
from Sponsored Programs.
Appropriated Purchase Orders, Requisitions, and Bids and
regulated all Procurement Card transactions in respect to state
policies.
Submitted Employment Action and Job Labor Redistribution ledger
entries.
Processed accounts payable invoices including reviewing and
posting invoices to ensure compliance with state policy.
Reconciled bank statements.
Served as the Engineering database administrator.
Sponsored Programs Accounting - Accounting Assistant II
Processed accounts payable invoices including reviewing and
posting invoices to ensure compliance with state policy.
Reviewed and processed accounts receivable invoices.
Processed bank deposits as well Electronic Fund Transfers.
Verified and entered Journal Vouchers, Charge Vouchers, and Cost
Transfers and Budget entries to Banner Computer Program.
Reviewed contracts with sponsors to ensure all deadlines and
procedures were met.
Prepared invoices including back up and submitted to Mississippi
State University sponsors.
Education
Wood Community College, Mathiston, MS
Accounting, August 1986 - May 1989
University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
Marketing, August 1990 - May 1991
Computer skills
Word Processing : Microsoft Word, Word Perfect
Spreadsheets: Microsoft Excel, Quattro Pro
Computer Systems: INFOR365 SUN Accounting System, Vision/Q&A, FAS - Fixed
Assets program, Banner, UNIX, Comsense, Construct Ware, MAS90 Accounting
Database,
Optima Attendance Controller, AS400, Tori Manufacturing database and Traverse
Accounting database
references
Available upon request.
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