Assistant Accounts Payable

Vincent Magaraci

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Denver, CO 80206

E-mail: abk80k@r.postjobfree.com

Home: 303-***-****

Summary of Work Experience and Qualifications

General Bookkeeping and Accounting:

Whiting Petroleum Corporation, Denver, CO; 2007 - 2008 Accounts Payable

Coordinator (contract engagement)

. Posted 200 - 300 weekly operational vendor and subcontractor invoices

to the general ledger via Bolo system

. Coded drilling, expense and land operated expenditure invoices and

obtained approval for payments of invoices in excess of $25K, $100K,

$500K and $1M from engineers and executive staff members

. Resolved payment discrepancies and issues with in and out of state

vendors via telephone and e-mail

. Helped prepare voucher check runs twice per week via Canon Scanning

module

. Assisted joint interest billing accountant with compilation of 1099

forms and lease royalty payments

. Faxed out W-9's to newly established vendors and retrieved completed

forms for vendor creation on Bolo system and the payment of associated

invoices

. Awarded employee of the month certificate for work performed during

the month of February 2008

Ensign Drilling Corporation, Denver, CO; 2006 - 2007 Accounting/Audit

Assistant (contract engagement)

. Made journal entries of operational & utilities expenses via Real

World program

. Audited vendor subcontractor invoices retroactive until 1/06 for re-

billable freight, lodging and sales tax amounts which were to be

incurred by the firm's clients

. Used excel and access programs to compose and edit accounts receivable

templates and to run queries of prior invoice totals to various

clients

. Reviewed engineer and geologist expense reports for compliance with

company's reimbursement policies and expedited check payments with

accounting department

. Recovered nearly 3 million dollars of revenue due from clients after

the completion of audit project

Denver Newspaper Agency, Denver, CO; 2005 - 2006 Accounts Receivable

Coordinator (contract engagement)

. Posted both Denver Post and Rocky Mountain newspaper subscription

receivable checks to the general ledger via Great Plains Dynamics

system

. Uploaded credit card circulation payments to Wells Fargo Bank module

for automatic payment and checking accounts reconciliation

. Reconciled sub-ledger accounts to the general ledger and reviewed

aging reports for late subscription payments and delinquencies

. Assisted the circulation department with newly established commercial

and individual accounts via several outside vendors and sent them

periodic receivable reports which detailed payment activity

Westport Resources Corporation, Denver, CO; 2003 - 2005

Bookkeeper/Payroll Assistant (contract engagement)

. Posted vendor accounts payable invoices and accounts receivables and

subsequent revenue payments to several sub-ledgers via QuickBooks and

Lawson programs

. Reconciled general ledger and sub-ledger accounts and ran reports for

pre trial balances and financial statements preparation

. Worked with payroll department to finalize payroll registers, W-2 and

quarterly tax forms and to make adjusting and reversing entries

Loews Hotel, Denver, CO; 2000 -2002 Bookkeeper/Payroll Coordinator

(contract engagement)

. Reviewed all food & beverage payable invoices and customer credit card

payments for proper authorization by manager and posted them to the

general ledger via QuickBooks and Great Plains Dynamics systems

. Generated inventory reports for food and beverage purchases and

reconciled those reports to the merchandise sub-ledger accounts

. Prepared payroll automatic deposit payments and related stubs for

seasonal employees and expedited journal entries for FICA, federal,

state taxes and insurance premiums withholdings via ADP module

Other Experience including notable achievements:

State Accident Insurance Fund of Oregon, Portland, OR; 1996 - 1998

Services Coordinator - Saved firm nearly $25,000 regarding bulk mailings of

renewal and risk management brochures

CH2M Hill/Industrial Design Corp., Portland, OR; 1993 - 1995

Mailroom/Shipping Coordinator - Streamlined federal powership system for

shipment of blueprints nationally & overseas reducing costs nearly 25%

Nielsen Marketing Research, Hackensack, NJ; 1990 - 1993

Production/Billing Assistant - Refined a newly created position which

serviced several marketing teams and made it successful by the

implementation of feasible client billing procedures and by the timely

generation of regional marketing surveys

Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ; 1986 - 1990 Purchasing

Assistant/Inventory Control Coordinator - Finished and presented an in-

depth property/casualty inventory report of lost and damaged capital and

grant assets lost in an off-campus fire to Prudential which resulted in the

payment of a $100,000 claim

Schonwald & Mullman, LLP, NYC, NY; 1984 - 1986 Billing/Accounting

Assistant

Education:

. International Correspondence School, Scranton, PA - Certificate for

Computerized Bookkeeping

. Saint John's University, Jamaica, NY - Business Administration program

with goal of pursuing degree

Intangibles:

. Excellent organizational skills with the abilities to work in both

team and autonomous environments

. Friendly and professional deportment which puts colleagues and clients

at ease and earns their trust

. Computer skills include hands on usage of QuickBooks, Great Plains,

Lawson, ADP, Real World, Bolo/GWIZ, Banner, Oracle, PeopleSoft, AS/400

systems and Microsoft Office Suite

Excellent References available on request

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