JOHN DEGRAFFENREIDT JR.
BRONX, NY *****
(HOME: (646) 305 - 8609 ( E-MAIL: ***************@*******.***
EDUCATION:
Lehman College Bronx, New York
Bachelor of Science - Major: Accounting Received
December 2005
APPLICATIONS: Peachtree, QuickBooks, Lawson, JD Edwards, MS Office, Oracle,
AS400
EXPERIENCE:
THE ESSEX GROUP, New York, NY
Savignano Accountants and Advisors 5/09-
4/10
Consultant/Accountant
. Assisted clients with projects as directed by senior Accountants
. Utilized QuickBooks to enter bank reconciliations for individual
and corporate clients
. Packaged finished tax returns for individual and corporate clients
. Analyzed reports and records to ensure that financial documents
were accurate
JURLIQUE, Irvington, NY
Accounts Payable Specialist
08/08-5/09
. Secured necessary approvals before entering invoices
. Supplied accounts payable reports as required to necessary parties
. Completed projects as required by senior management
. Created accounts payable adjusting entries
. Obtained necessary vendor information and maintained database
entries
. Managed vendor discrepancies and made timely payments of vendor
invoices for eight stores nationwide
. Reconciled accounts payables
READER'S DIGEST, Pleasantville, NY
Staff Accountant 6/08-8/08
. Processed daily activity using excel and reconciled unapplied cash
for National, Food and Gift accounts
. Processed credit card payments through AS400
. Entered journal entries through Oracle
ENDURANCE, White Plains, NY 12/07-6/08
Consultant
. Processed technical account on the Genius Underwriting system,
ensuring data captured is accurate and timely
. Updated Underwriting system with accounting and payment
information within agreed time frames
. Ensured late reports, payments and bad debt advices are reported
to management as required
. Provided support to management and other members of staff as
required
. Assisted with projects as directed
. Developed a thorough understanding of reinsurance contract wording
RNN-TV, White Plains, NY
Junior Accountant
3/06 - 3/07
. Used Quickbooks to communicate with vendors in a timely fashion to
pay bills, process orders and issue checks.
. Performed Month end closings; and Process Journal entries
. Maintained quarterly fixed assets and tax payments
. Reconciled petty cash, process reimbursements and manage several
American Express corporate cards.
. Maintained loan account for the Controller; Pay the rent at
several different sites
. Used MS. Excel to maintain records, communicate to upper
management and analyze account related processes
ACTIVITIES: National Association of Black Accountants, Golf, Poetry