Mary C. Jones
Richardson, Texas 75081
************@*******.***
EMPLOYMENT OBJECTIVE
To obtain a position that will allow me to utilize my knowledge and skills
as an accounting professional.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Vertex Business Services - HLP Solutions
9/2008 to 01/2010
Accounting Assistant
Dallas, TX
. Assisted with business tax registration, sales and use tax and
intercompany billing
. Prepared and adjust monthly journal entries for month end close
process
. Supported payroll with 401K plan and W2 forms
. Assisted procurement and accounts payable
City of Dallas - EHS/WIC/EuroStaff
5/2007 to 9/2008
Financial Accounting Assistant
Dallas, TX
. Verify source documents for accuracy, completeness, authorization and
coding in order to verify general ledger balances.
. Monthly GL reconciliations - all accounts
. Initiates corrective actions, formulates and recommends system,
process changes through analysis of problems, and applications of
accounting theory
. Interact with managers and staff to explain accounting polices and
procedures to resolve accounting discrepancies and disputes.
. Assisted with the WIC Expense Budget Report for 06/07 and 07/08
. Prepare and adjust monthly journal entries.
. Assistant with month end close process and special projects.
. Assist with audits by providing the correct records and documentation.
Hewitt and Associated /Accountemps 3/2006 to
8/2006
1 Payroll Specialist Charlotte, NC
. Group assign Work, monitor status, escalate resolution, provide
reports for management
. Corrections to job data panels (backup for benefits panels) after
evaluating for downstream effects on payroll, benefits
. Resolve issues that arise with payroll incorrect processing, one time
payment not processed
. Serve as point of contract for end users. Provide guidance / direction
as to the correct process. Work to ensure data integrity on PS HRMS
. Review P/S audit trail and provide research history for entries
. delete duplicate record, establish concurrent records
. P/S Data Clean Up research issues affecting multiple records
. Resolve P/S data / benefit data issues that adversely affecting
payroll runs
2 Radco Construction Inc. / Accountemps 10/2005 to
2/2006
3 Bookkeeping Charlotte, NC
4
. Payroll, Accounts Payable and Billing
. Complete 1099 documentation in accordance with federal regulations and
company policies and procedures.
Fun Tees / StaffMasters 9/2005 to 10/2005
Office Assistant Concord, NC
. Entered data in the system for graphic and design
. Other Administrative duties as assigned
Mississippi State Tax Commission /TempStaff 10/2004 to 7/2005
5 Tax Accountant Jackson, MS
. Responsible for individual state and local tax matters and returns,
and assisting in various other tax treasury related functions.
Alliance Data System 7/2004 to 10/2004
CFO Trainee (job rotation) Dallas, TX
6
. Corporate Accounting - reconciliation, foreign exchange to US dollars,
Capital Expenditure Request
. Financial Reporting - 10Q and 10K report, charge off, deferred revenue
. Financial Planning - Budgeting and Forecasting
. Tax - personal property tax, Federal and State tax return,
acquisition, W9, 1099
. Treasury - ACH, Wire account, Bank Relationship, Cash, Liquidity, and
Risk Management
. Network Service - P&L report, accruals
. Sarbanes Oxley - section 404, virtual commitment
. Essbase - multi-dimensional database
. Purchasing - buyers, two or three way match, requisition, request for
pricing and proposal
. Leasing - FASB-13, Operating lease report, lease rates, contract
process and payment
. ITS - Benchmarking, chargeback allocations, billing process
. Utilities - metric, Mapping G/L Account
. Mailbox - Billing, A/R, Postage, A/P
7 Accounts Payable Analyst 11/2001 to 07/2004
. Collected, compiled, and prepared invoices in a timely manner
. Assisted problem resolution with "out of balance" invoices
. Insured that all accounts payable checks were printed and signatures
obtained.
. Matched invoices to receiving documents and post into the computer
system.
. Generated accounts payable and refund checks
. Filed paid and unpaid invoices
. Distributed signed checks as required.
. Applied customer payments
. Processed credit card payments and credits
. Made adjustments to accounts as needed
. Answered all vendor inquiries.
. Maintained accounts payable reports, spreadsheets and corporate
accounts payable files.
Alliance Data Systems / Accountemps 4/2001to 11/2001
CIS Accounting/ Tax and Accounts Receivable Analyst
. Data entry of invoices and research
. Checked the tax for correct state
. Journal entries to apply payment to Account Receivable
. Reconciled balances sheet accounts
. Create spreadsheet for bank deposit listing changes
. Down loaded bank statement of Pro Comm Plus program daily
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
University of Southern Mississippi,
08/1984
Hinds Community College Associate Applied Science 05/1983
QUALIFICATIONS
Microsoft Office Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, SQL; Windows 95, 98;
Unix, Accounting Software; JD Edwards, Great Plains Dynamics, MAS90,
Lawson, People Soft, Solemon, QuickBooks, Timberline, Advantage 3 and
Extensive training in A + Certification; MVS, JCL
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Associate of the Month 04/2004 at Alliance Data System
CFO Job Rotation 08/2004 to 10/2004
. Chose out of 7500 employees
Generated 1.5 million dollars for the WIC program
Offices held in the Toastmasters Organization
. Secretary 2002/2003
. President 2003/2004
. Sergeant at Arms 2004
. Certifications through Toastmasters
. Advance Toastmasters Silver and Bronze
. Competent Toastmaster then awarded Competent Leader
. Charter Member of Alliance Articulator
References available upon request