Emory, TX ***** patrckh*@hotmail.
com
Patrick S. Howdeshell
Objective Acquire an accounting position allowing me to utilize over ten
years of accounting experience, while in a supervisory role.
Experience 2011-2013 Bathwraps Athens, TX
Accounting Manager
Manage multiple companies and maintain separate QuickBooks records
for each.
Track and pay all of the Accounts Payable.
Working closely with suppliers to manage the paying for and
receiving of materials.
Receive and record all Accounts Receivables.
Coordinating with the production and sales department to make sure
the customers product is installed timely and any outstanding funds
are received.
Working with customers and their insurance companies to make sure
their claims are paid upon installation.
Working with the marketing team to make sure all events are paid
for.
Process all payroll for both 1099 and w2 employees.
Manage and pay any state, local, and federal taxes.
Working with the Certified Public Accountant closely to make sure
the corporate taxes are filed timely and accurately.
Reconcile bank accounts, and quick book reports monthly.
Process any necessary journal entries.
Coordinating with the production and sales department to make sure
the customers product is installed timely and any outstanding funds
are received.
Direct supervision of 2 employees.
2008-2010 Jones Lang LaSalle Dallas, TX
Lead Accounts Payable Specialist
Created the A/P processes used on the JLL/ACS account.
Supervise the work distribution and flow between A/P employees.
Direct supervision of 4 employees.
Processed check requests for 27,147 invoices totaling
$39,292,319.41 for the last 12 months.
Resolving account issues with the vendors, facility managers,
collection departments, and the client.
Created, maintained, and enhanced the master reconcile file to
track check exceptions and discrepancies with checks issued,
credits pending against offsetting debits, and a summary tab to tie
all the data together.
Processing client reimbursed expense reports for employees.
Training JLL employees and client employees on how to use RCash,
filing of expense reports according to JLL and ACS standards,
submitting accruals, and utilizing RCash to mine the data.
Assisting management with internal audits via research and
validation.
Setup and trained 1,100 vendors supporting 350 client sites.
Work closely with national vendors, and the sourcing department to
reduce costs to the client.
Maintain important AP files to ensure payment is only provided for
invoices funded by the client.
Keep Accounts Payable organized to Client Accounting Services
compliance and actively participating in the calls with the
oversight accountant.
Assist Client and Account Management in achieving financial goals
of the contract.
2000-2007 Sterling Commerce Irving, TX
Billing Coordinator
Set up new accounts and licenses for over 200 customers nationally
as well as internationally.
Billing and research of License Maintenance, utilizing contracts,
sales, collections, and by all means necessary.
Resolving account issues with the sales staff, legal departments,
collection department, and the customers.
Document and spreadsheet creation and conversion using a variety of
software including Adobe Acrobat.
Assisting with the testing and deployment of PeopleSoft 8.8,
including the Contracts, Billing, and CRM modules.
Training new and existing employees on hardware and software
applications including creating training documents from scratch
both for the upgrade of PeopleSoft and company functions.
Assisting management with internal audits via research and
validation.
Software
Experience Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft I.E.,
Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP, PeopleSoft 7.5,
PeopleSoft 8.4, PeopleSoft 8.8, Vantive Client, Genesys, JD
Edwards, JDE World Vision, Delphi, RCash, Pay Plus, E-Fax, Right
Fax, Adobe Acrobat, Cyberdocs, Lawson, Novel, WordPerfect,
Quickbooks, Quickbooks Online, APS, Aspect, NETg Learning, many
internally developed programs.