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Accounts Payable Accounting

Location:
Littleton, CO, 80130
Posted:
August 17, 2011

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Resume:

Melissa A. Wathen***-***-****

**** ***** ****** ***. abgxsf@r.postjobfree.com

Highlands Ranch, CO 80130

Objective

To obtain a challenging position as a Corporate Finance and Treasury Analyst that will utilize my

professional and educational experience.

Education

University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado August

2009 – May 2011 Master of Business Administration

Relevant coursework: Financial Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis, International

Accounting, Financial Modeling and Entrepreneurial Financial Management

Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colorado August 1994

– June 1998 Bachelor of Science, Specialization in Financial Accounting

Continuing Education

CMA Part One - passed

June 2011

CMA Part Two - candidate

September 2011

Professional Experience

HSBC Finance Corp., formerly Household International, Inc.

October 2000 – May 2002 Consumer Finance

Prospect Heights, IL Senior Accountant – Corporate Accounting

Responsible for monthly and year end close for 11 corporate departments

Prepared monthly corporate variance report for CFO

Corporate Accounting contact for audit, aviation, benefits, facilities, finance, H PAC, human

resources, law, marketing, purchasing and tax

Participated in the preparation of quarterly and annual reports

Participated in quarterly and year end internal and external audits

Improved and automated monthly close process

Created new budget templates and improved the corporate accounting budgeting process

Special Projects – Year end corporate tax conversion, trained new associates on People Soft

and Household accounting processes

VERIO September

1998 – October 2000 Internet Service and Web Hosting Provider

Centennial, CO Financial Analyst – Web Hosting and Engineering

Responsible for monthly and year end close for 6 business units

Prepared monthly business unit variance report for management

Corporate Accounting contact for regional finance employees

Integration of 2 acquisitions - including financial and vendor loads, and creation of balance

sheet reconciliations

Responsible for accounts payable coding, approval verification and resolution of accounts

payable issues

Created an accounts payable tolerance lists to speed up payable turnaround

Participated in quarterly and year end internal and external audits

Special Projects – trained new employees on People Soft and VERIO accounting procedures,

reviewed engineering expenses monthly, collocation and data center rent research and

revenue analysis

Worked with accounts payable, engineering, finance, human resources, marketing, purchasing

and tax to resolve accounting related issues

Wathen & Associates, LTD

December 1993 – May 1998 Real Estate Development and Property Management

Denver, CO Accountant/ Office Manager – part time

employee

Performed general accounting duties – problem solving, bank reconciliations, monthly and

year end close and data entry

Responsible for processing bi-monthly payroll, accounts receivable and accounts payable

Simpson Housing LLLP

May – August 1996 Multi-family Property Management and Development

Denver, CO Assistant Accountant – summer internship

Assisted with internal audits, research projects and data entry

Assisted with accounts payable processing

Provided general office support

Computer Skills

Advanced MS Excel, Word and Power Point skills

Intermediate PeopleSoft skills - queries and report creation

Professional Organizations and Community Involvement

Urban Land Institute (ULI) - student member

IMA – student member

Beta Alpha Psi member

UC Denver Accounting Department accreditation student advisory board

Junior Achievement volunteer instructor

Redstone Elementary – PTO Fundraising & School Events committee member and classroom

volunteer

Denver Kids and Adopt a School mentoring program



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