Accounts Payable Accounting

OSCAR L. WILLIAMS * **** NORTH TAFT AVENUE * BERKELEY, ILLINOIS * 60163 * 708-***-****

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a position in a quick-paced, emerging, and innovative environment in order to utilize my financial and

administrative experience to the best advantage of your organization

EXPERIENCE

2007 to Present Senior Financial Analyst, AllPoints FoodService Parts and Supplies, Mt. Prospect, IL 60056

Responsibilities:

Responsible for creating, monitoring, and analyzing the Coordinate with product development to

annual budget preparation and monthly forecasting identify slow moving and obsolete inventory,

determine the appropriate remediation steps, calculate

Preparation and review of balance sheet account

the related costs and assess the adequacy of the

reconciliations, appropriate recognition of expense and

recorded reserve

intercompany receivables

Oversee general ledger activities for all entities

Develop metric-driven financial models for analyzing

and managing the profitability of the company’s Investigate issues per management requests

marketing campaigns and communicate collected information

Initiates and implements process improvements Analyze and reconcile general ledger accounts

across departments and multiple entities Administer physical inventory preparation

Coordinate with purchasing to monitor vendor Provide acquisition analysis support

rebates, including assessing the contract requirements, Prepare monthly financial

calculating the rebate and assessing the adequacy of statements and variance analyses

the reserve. Assist external auditors with

Preparation and review of monthly journal

quarterly and year-end audits

entries and supporting documentation for purposes of Train staff on ERP System and Microsoft Office

monthly closing process products

Develop, monitor and review internal control

Contributes ideas and innovations to improve upon

procedures surrounding routine and non-routine existing systems, work processes and procedures,

account transactions which affects month-end financial close, account

Create, analyze and distribute daily flash

analysis preparation, and financial reporting

reports to upper management

2005 to 2007 Senior Accountant, RSM McGladrey FPO, Chicago, IL 60611

Responsibilities:

Managed all receivable activities: Cash and check Prepared journal entries

deposits; credit cards; stock transfers; and ACH Implemented Day School billing process

withdrawals Assisted in accounts payable process

Supervised four staff members in the cash

Assisted in month-end closings

application process Performed general ledger

Administered the calculating, posting, verifying

maintenance

and typing duties to obtain and record financial data Contributed ideas and innovations to improve

for use in maintaining accounting and statistical upon existing systems, work processes and

records procedures, which affected month-end financial close,

Analyzed and reconciled general ledger

account analysis preparation, and financial reporting

accounts Supported management through ad hoc data

Trained and assisted in reconciling bank

collecting, reporting, analysis and special projects

statements

Prepared supporting schedules for general

ledger

1999 to 2005 Senior Accountant, Illinois Manufacturers’ Association, Oak Brook, IL 60523

Responsibilities:

Administered duties related to fund and insurance

trust accounting

Administered accounts receivables and payables

tasks

Arranged and directed AP/AR support staffs’

duties

Processed Broker commissions bi-weekly

Established and maintained operating

procedures

Analyzed and reconciled general ledger

accounts

Maintained bank reconciliations

Prepared supporting schedules for general

ledger

Prepared journal entries and posted to general

ledger

Allocated and accrued expenses to each

separate entity

Assisted in month-end closings

Prepared and reviewed financial

statements

Performed general ledger

maintenance

Prepared departmental budgets

and forecasts

Handled several million dollars

in governmental training grants

Coordinated schedules,

activities and reports with other departments

including annual yearend audit

Prepared a variety of 1099 and

sales tax forms

Maintained financial records for

other associations

Trained staff on new accounting

packages and procedures

Liaison to outside data

consultant for system maintenance

Performed network

administrator/troubleshooter duties

OSCAR L. WILLIAMS * 1217 NORTH TAFT AVENUE * BERKELEY, ILLINOIS * 60163 * 708-***-****

EXPERIENCE

1995 to 1999 Lead Accounts Payable Administrator/General Accountant, Transilwrap Company, Inc., Franklin

Park, IL 60131

Responsibilities:

Administered all worldwide accounts payable Created various journal entries

activities Generated monthly general ledgers and

Supervised 13 accounts payable administrators financial statements

Processed vendor invoices for 13 site locations Prepared supporting schedules for monthly

financial statements

Trained staff on new enterprise system

Prepared various budgets and forecasts

Audited employee expense reports and credit

card statements Prepared a variety of 1099 tax forms

Identified and resolved problems and Processed daily deposits

inconsistencies and suggested appropriate corrective Assisted in development and training on ERP

procedures project

Allocated expenses to various site locations Reviewed researched information for special

Analyzed and reconciled general ledger projects

accounts Assisted in preparation of year-end audits

ABILITIES

PC Utilization:

•Windows •Access •Publisher

•MSDOS •Microsoft Word •PageMaker

•Lotus 123 •WordPerfect •Various other Microsoft software

•Microsoft Excel •PowerPoint

Accounting Systems:

•Fidelio Front Office System •Cyma PAS+ Computerized •MIP NonProfit Computerized

•Micros Fidelio Opera System Accounting Software Accounting Software

•Shelby2000

(Windows and MS DOS

•Emerald System Software

versions) •ACS Financial Suite

Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP):

•MACPAC Computerized •MOVEX Enterprise System •Microsoft Navision System

• SAP (A brief encounter) •Sx.Enterprise System

Accounting Software

•4th Dimension

Internet Accessibility:

•Microsoft Internet Explorer •Outlook Express

•Netscape Explorer •Lotus Notes

•Microsoft Outlook

EDUCATION

Robert Morris College, Carthage, IL 62321 Applied Science Degree Accounting September 1988

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

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