Manager Accounting

ANNETTE L. KEPPEL

***** ******* ***** ~ Eden Prairie, MN 55437 ~ 952/937-9340 ~

ablg40@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

20+ years of experience in various levels of detailed Corporate

Accounting areas.

20+ years in progressively responsible Accounting positions.

My areas of expertise include maintaining a solid and active role of

being the liaison between supplier and business. Analyzed and

maintained daily, all foreign/US currencies and foreign/US bank

balances.

By nature I am very detail-oriented, efficient with emphasis on

organizational skills; multi-tasking; strong analytical skills;

timely/accurate with projects; with a committed approach for dispute

resolution(s) within accounting processes/procedures.

A strong emphasis in problem solving within the Accounts

Receivable/Accounts Payable areas.

Highly motivated with strong talents using my written and verbal

communications skills.

Succeeded in numerous projects by reducing exposure to Corporate

Receivables/Payables.

More than 20 years in being entrusted with the most complex customer

service issues as a result of exceptional ability to promptly resolve

concerns and satisfy customers.

Measurable success in dispute resolution(s) internally/externally

customers with positive results for all parties involved.

Professional abilities include multi-tasking; team player; excellent

communication skills; and a positive committed approach to situations

at hand.

Proven ability in meeting deadlines with accurate results.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

BEST BUY CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS - Richfield, MN

2002 to 6/4/2010

Accts Payable Supplier Business Representative/ MIIC Support Team Member /

Receiver Researcher(new role) APMS / Accounting Associate 2 (prior to

implementation of Retek/ReIm Accounting Systems)

. Investigated numerous areas of exception processing of accounts

payable invoices resulting in exception processing. (returns;

invoices; quantity;pricing variances)

. Reduced number of supplier deductions by identifying root causes.

Working with supplier(s) to ensure a better understanding of Best Buy

internal policies/procedures and discussing the agreement(s) between

Supplier and Best Buy.

. Reviewing all correspondence received from supplier related to

deduction(s); working with numerous internal areas of Best Buy to

ensure retail/warehouse locations are in compliance with internal

policies/procedures.

. Multi-tasked/delegated work flow to achieve and meet daily, weekly,

monthly, goals and deadlines.

. Established and organized several new positions developing processes,

procedures with excellent results to create an effective position.

. Contributed and participated in department activities within and

outside of current assigned team structures.

. Worked nine months during the outsourcing of Department taking on

additional workloads with positive attitude and resulting in the best

performance in the last five years. I was one of three individuals of

which were the last to depart this June.

GENERAL MILLS INC. - WORLD HEADQUARTERS - Minneapolis, MN

1979 - 2002

Treasury Operations-Accounting Associate IV / Credit-Accounts Receivable

Analyst / Commodity Accounting Associate III

Analyzed/maintained all foreign/US currencies with associated/various

banking institutions. Processed foreign/US payments(s) with detailed

reporting to Management for daily cash forecasting and cash flow

analysis.

Processed daily/monthly multi-foreign banking accounts with accurate

validation to Senior Management.

Ensured that legal contracts between GMI and various US/Foreign

Banking Institutions were in compliance with agreed services.

Created (internally) various methods for departments to request

foreign payments; by providing precise instructions and processes for

proper processing while meeting specific guidelines.

Credit Department duties of providing Management with accurate

information pertaining to Suppliers Credit History and current status

relating to Receivables. Year to year analysis of suppliers with

credit limits of over $500,000. Day-to-day operational activity of

Account Receivable accounts-keeping suppliers within agreed credit

terms.

Commodity Accounting (entry level)-various duties included (as

assigned) involving manually grain accounting-payables to various

grain companies.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Proficient in Microsoft applications; word; excel; outlook; access. Oracle

application(s). REim Accting applications. Retek acting applications.IBPM

Document system; Discoverer (basic); Wells Fargo Foreign Pymt applications.

Various Treasury (forecasting/pymt) applications.

EDUCATION

Minnesota School of Business - Minneapolis, MN

Graduated 2-year program of Business Management- Accounting

Accounting Coursework at Normandale Jr. College - Bloomington, MN

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES

. ER Volunteer North Memorial Hospital ~ Swimming Official - various MN

locations ~ Girl Scout Leader, Eden Prairie, MN

. Best Buy - Job Shadowing Jr. Achievement Program - 2007

. Best Buy Mentoring Program~Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Students -

2008/2009

REFERENCES

. Huong Tran - Currently employed at Best Buy (Supervisor prior to

outsourcing of my position)

o Email address: ablg40@r.postjobfree.com

o Business phone: 612/291-9276

. Kris Maschke - Supervisor at Best Buy 2007-2010. Outsourced February

2010

o Email address: ablg40@r.postjobfree.com

o Home phone: 952/467-3104

o Cell phone: 952/240-6373

. Janice Koehnen - Supervisor at Best Buy 2002-2009. Outsourced August

2009

o Email Address: ablg40@r.postjobfree.com

o Cell phone: 612/325-6966

. Timothy Murphy - Manager at General Mills - Currently employed with

Deluxe Corp (Sr. Manager Treasury Operations)

o Email Address: ablg40@r.postjobfree.com,

o Office phone: 651/787-1427 internal 521427

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