Accounts Payable Manager

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Springdale, AR ***** Phone 479-***-****

E-mail *********@***.*** Keri Straka

SUMMARY Over 10 years accounting experience including Accounts Payable,

Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, month-end closings,

account analysis, payroll, customer credit (examined

customer credit requests and made recommendations

accordingly; Over 4 years audit experience, successfully

audited various departments under Sarbanes Oxley rules and

documented work papers for use by external auditors thus

saving the company money in audit fees; Technical

experience including accounting software upgrades

(successfully tested, supported, and trained employees),

support, training, troubleshooting, recommended changes and

insured proper implementation for end user ease and

understanding, advanced user in multiple software programs

EXPERIENCE

3/10 - present Advantage Recycling, Springdale, AR

Controller/Office Manager

. Manage all accounts receivable including billing and

collection

. Manage all accounts payable

. Manage all aspects of payroll including paying

employees, deductions, payroll liabilities and taxes

. Reconcile company records monthly, prepare monthly

financial statements

. Prepare and enter journal entries

. Reconcile ledger accounts and bank statements

7/08 - 3/10 Home, Springdale, AR

Management

. Scheduling, small maintenance, accounts payable,

accounts receivable, budgeting, conflict resolution,

inventory

8/04 - 7/08 JB Hunt Transport, Lowell, AR

Internal Auditor

. Planned, set up, performed, and document financial and

Sarbanes Oxley audits

. Documented audit work papers for use by external

auditors

. Prepared audit work papers and present findings of

audits to Director and the CAO

. Coordinated activities with and for the external

auditors to help expedite and enhance the audit process

. Worked with the Security and IT Departments to ensure

audits of these areas are performed and documented

. Write and run queries in PeopleSoft and QMF as needed

for research

3/00 - 8/04 Financial/Marketing Analyst

. Exported and analyzed data in Excel spreadsheets for

Marketing Services/Accounts Receivable department and

made informed recommendations to account executives

regarding customers accounts

. Generated weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly reports from

Mobious/Document Direct for collectors and Vice

President

EXPERIENCE cont.

. Generated and analyzed weekly sales included customer

purchases and balances report for customer accounts,

salesman accounts, and collector accounts

. Wrote and generated queries through the accounting

software to produce information regarding customer

accounts for executives

. Ran credit applications for potential customers,

analyzed credit applications to approve credit and make

account recommendations for customers

. Balanced general ledger accounts and made journal

entries as needed for month end close

. Power and Technical user for PeopleSoft Financials,

supported and tested all areas for upgrade, technical

and functional support for PeopleSoft Financials in our

AR department, PeopleSoft AR Security

9/99 - 3/00 Variance Specialist

. Researched customer accounts for errors in the orders,

rating errors, and billing errors

. Contacted customers and helped with any disputes or

issues they may have concerning their account

. Prepared balance due letters and sent to customers

. Prepared worksheets and wrote off invalid charges on

customer accounts

. Corrected problems on customer accounts to avoid future

occurrences of errors

4/99 - 8/99 The Right Solutions, Tontitown, AR

Financial Manager

. Managed all accounts receivable and accounts payable

. Managed and supervised the payroll department, prepared

weekly payroll and weekly client billing

. Generated weekly, monthly, and quarterly tax reports,

paid all income and payroll taxes

. Prepared and entered journal entries

. Reconciled ledger accounts and bank statements

6/98 -3/99 Benefits Consultants, Inc., San Carlos, CA

Accounts Payable Clerk

. Posted and paid weekly accounts payable

. Monitored monthly, quarterly, and annual maintenance

agreements

. Tracked and monitored all equipment and building leases

. Tracked and updated capital/fixed assets

. Prepared and entered monthly accruals

. Prepared and entered monthly journal entries

8/95 - 6/98 ManTech International, Lexington Park, MD & Sunnyvale, CA

Senior Accounts Payable Specialist & Procurement Manager

. Supervised the accounts payable department and employees

. Paid weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly accounts payable for

several divisions and field offices within ManTech

. Monthly paperwork included accruals, analysis reports,

and cash projections

. Reconciled and closed all divisions at month end

. Ordered equipment and supplies under a purchase order

based system for contract personnel following FAR

regulations

. Edited and posted monthly accounts receivable for

several government contracts

EDUCATION College of Southern Maryland, La Plata, MD

Degree: Associates of Arts in Applied Science, A.A.A.S.

Major: Accounting

PROFESSIONAL Institute of Internal Auditors - Auditing PeopleSoft

Security and Controls

TRAINING KPMG - PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 2

COMPUTER Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Visio), Lotus, Quickbooks,

Microsoft Works, Deltek Accounting, Real World Accounting,

Lotus WordPro, Lotus Approach, SMA Accounting, PeopleSoft

and PeopleSoft Query, PeopleSoft Financials, QMF Query,

Mobius/Document Direct, AS400, Maximo, Soft Pak

REFERENCES Available upon request

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