Sales Accounts Payable

KEVIN KUERZI, MBA

**** ******** *****, **** ***

Palm Harbor, FL 34684

Phone: 502-***-****

Email: ********@*****.***

SUMMARY

Accountant and MBA with more than 16 years experience. Competent in all

areas of accounting, including month-end and fiscal year-end closings, and

preparation of financial statements. Working experience with accounts

receivable, cash management, accounts payable, credit analysis, account

analysis, payroll, bank reconciliations, employee profit-based commission

calculations, general ledger accounting, financial modeling and general

management. Experienced in MS Excel, including vlookups, pivot tables, and

logical formulas, as well as Word, PowerPoint, PeopleSoft Financials, Great

Plains, and QuickBooks. Perform well in traditional as well as team-

designed organization structures. Excellent interpersonal, communications,

and problem solving abilities with a strong sense of bottom-line

accountability.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SUMMITT TRUCKING, LLC, Clarksville, Indiana 2009-2010

Accounting Manager 2009-2010

Reported to Chief Financial Officer, responsibilities included month-end

closing, and managing seven employees in accounts payable, accounts

receivable, billing, and driver payroll. I was also part of the financial

modeling team designed to pull the company out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy

protection, and further:

. Worked with Chief Financial Officer and Controller in monitoring

daily cash availability, collection of accounts receivable, and the

scheduling of payments from accounts payable.

0. Developed and implemented balance sheet account reconciliation

procedures.

. Responsible for monthly and quarterly tax filings including

SUTA/FUTA, employer returns of income tax withheld for multiple

states, and fuel tax.

ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR COMPANY OF KENTUCKY, Louisville, Kentucky 1994-

2008

Subsidiary of Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company, Inc., headquartered in St.

Louis, MO.

Accounting Supervisor (Car Sales/Remarketing) 2002-2008

Reported to Group Controller, oversaw all accounting functions, including

full control of financial statement, general ledger, accounts payable and

accounts receivable for Car Sales and Remarketing departments as well as

supervise up to three employees.

. Oversaw credit approval process for retail car sales, including the

determination of required paperwork documentation such as credit

applications and credit bureau reports.

. Initiated and implemented new accounts receivable procedures for

the car sales and remarketing departments, aimed at reducing

disposition time and bad debt expense. The new procedures reduced

the time from the date of sale to collection date by 31% (7 days to

4.8 days) and reducing incidents of

bad debt expense to less than 5 (five) per year.

. Analyzed on a daily, weekly and monthly basis, front-end retail car

sales profits, F&I income, after-market income, and extended

service income for purposes of maximizing profits.

. Analyzed monthly vehicle inventory cost, the resulting cost of

sales, and vehicle reconditioning expenses for appropriate

valuation to decrease expense and improve profitability. My

analysis resulted in maximized profits associated with appropriate

inventory write-down calculations, elimination of items being

expensed multiple times, and unnecessary items included in

inventory cost.

. Organized and performed annual operational audit of the two (2) car

sales branches. Much of the emphasis with audits was compliance

with the vast federal and state laws, and regulatory issues

associated with the highly volatile car sales industry.

Accounting Supervisor (Car Rental) 1998-2002

Reported to Group Controller, oversaw all accounting functions, including

full control of financial statement, general ledger, accounts payable and

accounts receivable for the Rental department as well as supervise up to

six employees.

. Conducted training sessions for new and management level employees

in financial statement comprehension, financial analysis, and

accounts receivable analysis. Much of the emphasis centered on

expenses that branch management could control, such as ways to

reduce bad debt expense and customer satisfaction expense.

. Organized and performed annual operational audits of 75+ rental

branches for compliance with corporate policy.

. Directed the implementation of the company's new accounting

software, PeopleSoft, for the Kentucky accounting division.

. Conducted employee performance evaluations designed to nurture and

guide for future opportunities and advancement.

Financial Statement Supervisor 1996-1998

Reported to Group Controller, responsible for the completion of monthly and

fiscal year-end financial

statements for Rental, Retail Car Sales and Remarketing departments.

Completed asset and liability account schedules, financial statement

analysis, and account fluctuation analysis. Completed monthly bank

reconciliations for primary bank account and 15 depository accounts.

Prepared annual property tax returns, 1099's, monthly sales and use tax

returns.

Financial Statement Preparer 1994-1996

Reported to Accounting Supervisor, prepared accounting entries, completed

daily deposits and cash receipts. Assisted in the monthly and fiscal year-

end financial statement closings, processed bi-monthly payroll, and

participated in the switch from ADP Payroll to Ceridian Payroll for the

Kentucky group.

EDUCATION

Masters of Business Administration 2009

McKendree University, Louisville, Kentucky

Bachelor of Arts, Accounting 1992

Bellarmine University, Louisville, Kentucky

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