Accounts Payable Manager

Barbara Jansen, CPA

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Scottsdale, AZ 85254

abhwoe@r.postjobfree.com (cell) 602-***-****

SUMMARY

Experienced Certified Public Accountant who partners with senior leadership

to position companies for long-term growth and profitability. Expertise in

implementation of finance solutions that optimize profitability. Reputation

as a self-directed professional with excellent problem-solving, analytical

and management skills. Professional expertise demonstrated in the following

areas:

Financial Reporting

GAAP/Sarbanes-Oxley

Inventory

International Accounting

Financial Planning and Analysis

Intercompany Reconciliation

Fixed Asset Management

Oracle

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Cox Communications, Phoenix, AZ 2007 - 2010

A privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises serving more than 6.2

million customers.

Manager, Financial Reporting

Financial/accounting responsibility for a system managing 20 staff

responsible for monthly close including accruals and journal entries, trend

analysis, balance sheet account reconciliation, accounts payable, inventory

analysis, fixed asset maintenance and cash management.

. Ensured accounting practices were in adherence with GAAP

. Managed a Cash Team responsible for ensuring customer payments were

posted and responsible for counting and depositing cash from retail

stores

. Partnered with Supply Chain to drive excess and obsolete inventory

improvements

. Responsible for generating entries to remove retired and sold assets

from Fixed Asset ledger

. Part of a core team responsible for the centralization of general

ledger functions for sixteen regional systems to the corporate office

which enabled the company to reduce the month end close from four days

to two days

. Part of a core team responsible for outsourcing the accounts payable

functions of sixteen regional systems resulting in a 30% savings in

overall invoice processing costs

Loreto Bay, Scottsdale, AZ 2006 -

2007

A $3 billion dollar project of approximately 6,000 homes located on the Sea

of Cortez in Loreto, Mexico.

Senior Controller

International financial/accounting responsibility for organization,

managing 23 accounting staff located in Scottsdale, AZ and Loreto Bay,

Mexico responsible for accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll,

job costing, general ledger, external auditing, financial statements and

analysis

. Completed the financial accounting system conversion from Timberline

to JD Edwards

. Coordinated external audits with Ernst and Young

. Responsible for monthly intercompany accounts reconciliation

. Designed and Implemented procedures to ensure accurate and efficient

month-end closes

. Implemented the Job Costing System module to accurately report on the

profitability per home

Barbara Jansen, CPA

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Equity Residential Properties Trust, Scottsdale, AZ

1997 - 2006

NYSE Company (EQR): S&P 500 company.

Divisional Controller

Developed and maintained an efficient and effective financial team of 34

including selecting, oversee training and supervision of all accounting

personnel. Managed the preparation and review of monthly financial

statements, journal entries and reconciliations.

. Responsible for accounts payable and capital review for 300

residential properties

. Coordinated work with the company's internal and external auditors to

verify adherence to GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements

. Responsible for consolidating financial statements

. Assisted with the acquisition, disposition, refinancing of properties

. Promoted from Accounting Manager to top financial position, following

the consolidation of three regional offices accounting functions to

Scottsdale reducing staffing needs by 35%

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Shawano Leader/Triangle Press, Shawano, WI

Controller

Ken Adamany Music Enterprises, Madison, WI

Accountant

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

Bachelors of Science in Accounting

. Graduated Cum Laude

CPA, Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants

Certified Fraud Examiner certification in progress

Continuing Professional Education 2010 courses: Accounting Standards

Update, Forensics and Financial Fraud, Auditing Standards Update,

Compilation and Review Standards Update and Financial Statement Analysis

Cox Communications 2010 Leadership Development courses: Facilitative

Leadership, The OZ Principle, Social Styles and Project Management

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