DENITA A. RUTHERFORD
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(h) 202-***-****
(c) 202-***-****
SUMMARY
. Results driven Accounts Payable specialist with 20 years
progressively responsible experience in
administration and accounting
Utilized Oracle during tenure with the Department of Transportation (FAA)
. Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
Proficient in accounting programs, including Lawson, Defense Accounting
Systems and Oracle.
MIPR experience with Department of Defense
. Extremely detail oriented, deadline driven and able to work with
minimal supervision.
Strong organizational aptitude and excellent interpersonal skills.
Excellent team leader and team player.
SKILLS:
Microsoft Office (all applications); PowerPoint; Access; Oracle;
Internet/Email; Defense Accounting Systems; Travel Systems; MIPR's
(Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request); Lawson Applications; DELPHI;
DELTEK; PRISM; LOTUS Cost point; Typing speed: 85wpm; Data Entry: 1800 ks
CLEARANCE
Active Secret Clearance
EXEPERIENCE
11/10 to 3/11 Ross Professional Services, LLC
(Contract)
Receive and evaluate customer case files for the Income Maintenance
Administration (District of Columbia contract), to ensure recipient's
pertinent information is enclosed. Store all documents in
chronological order within the file. Responsibility for security and
easy accessibility of files for authorized staff per approval of the
IMA Program Manager. Interface with various levels of management.
Perform customer service.
12/08 to 07/09 National Defense Intelligence
Agency Passport Agents (Contract)
Greet customers from all level of management in obtaining passports
and visa's to travel around the world.
Ensure that all elements of clearances are adhered to. Coordinate with
State Department in regulatory information pertaining to
documentation. Consult Foreign Clearance Guide for information on
visa's and time limitation.
Send documentation to embassies for visas. Cancellation of expired
passports to State Department.
Prepare DS 82; DS 11 and other State forms for passports. Take
regulatory pictures for passports.
06/07 to 02/08 American Bar Association Accounts
Payable Coordinator (contract)
Data entry of invoices/travel vouchers/consultants into Oracle accounting
system
Ensure accurate banking information required for payment; review and
process purchase orders, vendor invoices, car rental statements, contracts
tuition/employee reimbursements, utilities bills. Ensure prompt payment is
issued. Verify that all required elements have been met to avoid interest
and comply with the Prompt-Payment Act.
Correct supporting document is a written memorandum signed by the correct
approving official allowing payment.
Answer technical questions from vendors as well as in-house personnel and
management. Process payments through Oracle accounting systems. 1099
preparation; accounts reconciliation. Annotation voucher for
discrepancies;
Check preparation/ACH and wire interfaces. Knowledge of PPA (Prompt
Payment Act) Full Cycle A/P
02/07 to 5/07 American Institutes for Research (AIR/Workflow
Sec)
Accounts Payable Associate (contract)
Data entry of invoices/travel vouchers/consultants into Cost point
accounting system; 1099 preparation; accounts reconciliation. Annotation
voucher for discrepancies. Insure interest access according to the Prompt
Payment Act
Payments made to vendors through ACH wire transfers or paper checks.
Maintain vendor database with update information and tax id number.
08/05 to 03/06 Department of Transportation (FAA) Lead
Accounts Payables Technician
Maintenance of contracts and small purchases for approximately 50 vendors.
Oracle to compute vendor invoices also it was used to validate batches and
release the batches for check payments. Also it was used to query vendors
for information on payment history. Oracle was used to pull up reports on
the procurement side and to see any unobligated litigations and the history
of the purchase orders of the contract. Prism was used to retrieve reports
for the program manager converting it to an excel format. Reconciliation
of vendor accounts for year end. Identifying variances and resolving them.
Perform payment file interfaces between various financial systems.
Reconciling difficult accounts pertaining to procurement and contracting;
examining (travel) claims for military/civilian employees. Make payments on
claims and insure each case developed to fullest extent according to the
Joint Federal Travel Regulations and comptrollers decisions. Insure each
voucher and invoice contains factual information/documentation. Developing
spreadsheets for statistical review; preparation of 1099"s for end year.
Fiscal year incorporating FADS to accounts; deobligating of accounts with
accounting documents
Full Cycle A/P
07/04 to 07/05 Quest Diagnostics
Phlebotomist
Responsible for collection of patient specimens. Perform stats collections;
processing of collected specimens in Meditech database. Perform timed test;
aliquot specimens; patient care; Vein puncture procedures
04/02 to 06/02 Diversified Technology & Svc of VA
Secretary I
Maintains time and attendance; arrange travel engagements; assemble patent
cases with decisions and status.
Compiles correspondence using Microsoft Word and other software; charge
cases into the PALM system for USPTO
10/00 to 09/01 District of Columbia Public Schools
Accounts Payable Specialist
Entering into R-Stars/ADPICS (accounting software) vendor invoices for
payment; reconciling difficult invoices pertaining to procurement and
contracting. Customer contact for receipt of merchandise; contact with
vendors for payment information and receipt of delivery. Excel spreadsheet
for close outs of year end.
Full Cycle A/P
07/99 to 08/00 District of Columbia Superior Court
Probation Assistant
Implementation of new databases of juvenile offenders; automating central
office with retrieval and data saving techniques. Input data of attributes
and demographics of juvenile offenders; designing reports/graphs for
review.
Show statistics of programs development quarterly; Microsoft Access used to
create databases.
9/83 to 09/98 Department of Defense (Army)
Lead Accounting Technician
Perform voucher examining (travel) for military/civilian employees. Handled
MIPR (Military Interdepartmental Purchase request) with travel vouchers
(DD1351-2), invoices, and contracts; payment of advances and
Computation of overseas vouchers: household good claims and 1099
preparations.
Interface with different software's with the Defense for process of Check
payments (interim automatic Travel Systems) IATS had to be interfaced with
STARS STANFINS. Check for validly of check payments and referred to JFTR
volume 1 and 2 ; Comptroller Decisions and AR 37-106. Make payments on
claims and insure each case developed to fullest extent. Insure each
voucher contains factual documentation. Complete knowledge of Prompt
Payment Act. Full Cycle A/P
EDUCATION CONTINUTED
19-29 Aug 96 Planning, Programming, Budgeting
Execution System (PPBES) Ft Lee, VA Certificate Rec'd
1-19 Apr94 Military Accounting Indianapolis Indiana
Certificate Rec'd
10-20 Feb97 Accounts Payable Administration DOD Ft Lee VA Certificate Rec'd
Supervisory Management 1985 thru 1998