Erika Bana
Belleville, NJ ****9
**********@*******.***
home: 973-***-****
Summary of Qualifications:
Ten years of all levels in Accounting for various industries. Solid
understanding of accounting practices, procedures and proficient with
financial analysis. Self-starter, with strong work ethic and works well
with individuals at all levels of an organization.
Skills: Mas200, Mas90, Quick Books, Peachtree, SBT, Real World, JD
Edwards, Navision, MS Office 2000, Outlook Express, Word, Excel, Lotus
123, Proficient on 10 keypad adding machine
Professional Experience:
The Penson Company: New York, NY 04/10-Present
. Rent/ Cash applications with MDS
. Bank reconciliation for several accounts
. Monthly Billing
. General payables
. General Journals/ general ledger analysis
. Payroll
Plastomatic Valves: Cedar Grove, NJ 08/07-04/09
Accounting Supervisor:
. Responsible for the reconciliation of seven different banks for
two different companies applying the Mas200
. Completed end of month procedures
. Reconciled general ledgers
. Maintained general journal entries
. Prepared commission reports on monthly basis
. Oversaw the process of accounts payable and accounts receivable
. Prepared quarterly commissions payable to sales personnel
. Provided quarterly sales report to distributors using Excel
. Prepared financial reports
. Developed graphs to show financial status
Prompt Temporary Services: 1/07 to 6/07
Nebraskaland: Bronx, NY
Staff Accountant
. Verified all bank transactions along with daily journal entries
. Completed full bank reconciliation for five different accounts
along with closing entries using Quickbooks
. Daily review from Cognos reports to general ledger
. Prepared financial statements and analyzed all general ledger
accounts
. Prepared borrowing reports to be reviewed by bank
representatives for borrowing status.
. Updated and maintained borrowing schedules for final debt
results
. Assessed delinquency status and monitored collection activities
from late payments to write offs
. Processed end of month reports
Cedardale Distributors, Carlstadt, NJ
2/04 to 2/06 Accounts AP/AR
. Processed non-trade payables included but not limited to expense
reports
. Prepared deposits and applied to customer accounts using Navision
. Reviewed collections and credit limitations daily
. Approved orders and oversaw credit limits
. Responsible for regular customer maintenance
. Processed credit card payments and statements
Martec International, South Plainfield, NJ
11/02 to 6/03
Accounts Payable Coordinator
. Processed invoices for seven different locations on SBT
accounting software
. Analyzed wire disbursements on a monthly basis
. Performed extensive vendor customer service
. Processed disbursements weekly
. Maintained monthly accruals and reversal entries.
Ziment Associates, New York, NY 7/01 to 3/02
Accounts Payable Clerk
. Processed accounts payable invoices into Mas90 accounting software
. Allocated and approved purchase orders according to job cost and
budgets
. Imported and exported subscriber data and set them up for
payment between programs (Excel to Visualizer in Mas90)
. Prepared disbursements for all clients on a daily basis
The Coastal Group, New York, NY
4/98 to 3/01
Assistant to the Controller
. Assisted the controller and in his absence assumed all
responsibilities
. Maintained an effective accounting system consistent with
accounting principles, corporate policies and governmental
regulations
. Maintained revenues and expenses for various departments using
Lotus 123
. Prepared checks to be issued to vendors
. Maintained customer files, vendor invoices and recorded payments
on customer accounts
. Utilized all modules of the Mas90 accounting software
. Processed and maintained accounts receivable
. Performed monthly collection calls for past due invoices
. Maintained a record of all calls in customer notes
. Managed monthly statements with past due notices
. Processed payroll
Education: Keyskills Business School
Queensborough Community College 1985-1986