Sales Accounting

JOHN A. PRZYBYLSKI

Brooklyn Park, MN ***** . 763-***-**** . ****.****@*****.***

ACCOUNTANT / FINANCIAL ANALYST

Accomplished Finance and Accounting Professional with excellent analytical,

problem-solving and communication skills. Recognized for exceptional team

building, customer relationship skills, and problem solving in a complex

business environment. Consistently detail oriented, resulting in highly

accurate and timely results. Proficient in current accounting software.

CPA Certification.

Account Reconciliations Process Improvements

Journal Entries Documentation

Monthly Close Sales Tax

General Ledger Accounts Payable

Financial Analysis Auditing

Accounts Receivable Staff Training

Billing / Collections Oracle / Hyperion

Fixed Assets JD Edwards / People Soft

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT

CARLSON, Minnetonka, MN 2005-2010

Carlson is one of the largest privately held companies in the US and a

leader in the travel, hospitality, and restaurant industries. Carlson

brands and services employ nearly 175,000 people in 150+ countries.

Senior Accountant (on contract through Robert Half 2005-2006, IBM employee

2006-2007, Carlson employee 2008-2010)

. Provided senior level accounting, as part of the Central Finance

Department, supporting 1,000+ restaurants, 1,000+ hotels, and a major

marketing division.

. Prepared and analyzed balance sheet reconciliations and journal

entries assuring accurate and timely monthly close.

. Billed invoices coming from various interfaces in Oracle and

spreadsheet uploads. Calculated royalty and marketing fees, computed

accruals based on sales figures, and assessed sales tax and mark-ups.

. Facilitated and audited online royalty/marketing payments.

Identified, researched, and corrected errors occurring in accounting

interfaces.

. Implemented and maintained a prepayment system for purchase orders

that significantly improved cash flow.

. Effectively collaborated with Cash Applications, Collections and

General Ledger departments, vendors and customers to research and

resolve revenue accounting issues. Worked extensively with fixed

assets for the billing of joint ventures.

. Trained personnel in the major transitions of revenue accounting

functions in the outsourcing and insourcing of Central Finance

activities from Carlson to IBM and from IBM to Carlson, within two

year period.

. Contributed to the successful Oracle upgrade in Central Finance

resulting in numerous process improvements.

. Reconciled daily transaction register. Prepared special comparative

reports and other analysis as requested by management. Contributed

and authored process documentation for improved accounting procedures.

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. Supported Carlson's Medtronic Account through preparation of journal

entries, invoices and financial reports. Collaborated with project

administrators and clients to deliver timely and accurate invoicing.

. Created and delivered national technical presentation via telephone

conference call and internet for Invoices On Line (IOL) feature of

Oracle.

. Received internal Corporate Quarterly Award from IBM recognizing work

excellence.

ROBERT HALF, and THOMAS MOORE, INC., Minneapolis, MN 1999-2005

Accounting Contractor

. THE TILE SHOP - Researched, investigated, and reconciled fixed assets

to general ledger using fixed asset software (BNA) and Excel

spreadsheets.

. CARGILL ANIMAL NUTRITION - Processed payables, set up and updated

vendors, generated monthly payable reports, resolved open payables

with vendors, researched A/P issues.

. CARGILL IT SERVICES - Billed IT services globally, reconciled leases

of office equipment, processed payables, and trained new staff.

. ASPEN MEDICAL - Processed payables, ran checks, resolved vendor

issues, trained new staff.

. KMSP-TV - Processed cash applications, managed lockbox, reconciled

advertising logs and matched to billing reports.

. CARGILL-ALLIANT - Reconciled receivables and payables involving energy

utilities before generating net invoice and/or payment.

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, Staffing Support Services, Minneapolis, MN 1995-

1998

Accounting / Administrative Contractor

. Processed payables and receivables. Provided administrative and word

processing support for professors and students including

correspondence, research and reports. Assisted vendors and students

with questions and concerns in Department of Civil Engineering,

University of Minnesota Press, Department of Healthcare Management.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA - Grand Forks, ND

Bachelor's of Business Administration, Accounting

State of Minnesota - CPA Certification (not licensed)

COMPUTER PROFICIENCY: Oracle, Excel, Word, Hyperion, Discoverer, Access,

PowerPoint, MAS200 acct software, JD Edwards / People Soft, Domino

(database), BNA fixed asset software

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