Accounts Payable Customer Service
Resume:
Gwendolyn A. Lowe
** ****** *** **. ******** GA *1419 Cell 912-***-****
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Results driven hand on senior accounting and certified Government Finance Officer with more than ten years experience, Establishes goals, objectives, policies, procedures and priorities related to activities of city finance.
Professional Experience
2005-present,
City of Midway-Director of Finance,
Providing oversight of city financial operations and clerical operations.
-Directs and maintains a central financial accounting and reporting system in accordance with Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) rules and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP); develops, recommends and implements accounting policies and procedures to establish internal controls and manage cash flow
-Prepares the annual budget document and makes budget recommendations to the City Elected Officials, department heads and related staff to. Review, analyze and clarify budget submissions to present to Mayor and council.
-Prepares required documents and analysis for bond and other long term debt issuance.
-Maintain documents to track all city assets,
-Assists and train departments in developing strategic fiscal plans and continuous improvement initiatives pertaining to budgetary issues
-Makes presentations to elected officials, department heads, staff, citizens and other agencies or groups
-Supervises the management staff and provides leadership to all staff assigned to the Finance and Utilities Department. Meet and discuss Customer Service skills monthly with utility department, monitor business licenses
-Makes finical presentations to elected officials, department heads, staff, citizens and other agencies or groups.
-Oversees implementation of utilities system change from manual read to radio read, select and train staff on new software
-Prepare Journal entries, Payroll and, Bank Reconciliation’s, Accounts Payable
-Work directly with the annual Auditors, (since 2005 audit the city has had a clean audit)
-Created Policies and Procedures for compliance issues
- Monitor Contracts and Bids and keep records and on all legal documents
-Meet with Georgia Rural Water association members to stay well versed on utilities mandates.
-Prepare DCA Department of Community Affairs reports, Hotel Motel tax reports, RLGF Report of Local Government Finance, Annual Wage and Salary Report
-Analyze and developing recommendations on a variety of financial issue.
-I provide strong analytical and problem solving skills
-Team Player and support staff for Police Chief, Utility Director, court Clerk and Fire Chief
-Design and maintain city website www.historicmidway.com
2001- 2005
Owner of: YAPIT, LLC now “ Adair Nxlevel Business Service LLC
906 M. L. K. Jr. Blvd, (between Gwinnett & Park)
-Provide businesses owners with accounting and tax services, Helping business owners creat budges and growth goals. Located and research items need for business
-Work with non profits, including churches for bookkeeping and structuring programs for youth development and re-entry programs for adults.
-Grant writer
-Prepared taxes for individuals and Corporations.
-Registered Tax return prepare with the IRS and a registered ERO with the IRS.
2005 became outside auditor for City of Midway, leading to in-house position as Finance Director
7/2000 –7/2001 Boar’s Head & Frank Brunkhorst, Brooklyn, NY (Temp position in New York Robert Half)
Senior Accountant –
Manage review of A/P invoices for compliance issues for NY, ARK, MI, and VA
-Review procedures and assist in implementing corrective measures, Fixed Assets, Allocations
-Assist in system conversion and data validation, Reconcile ADP Payroll to 941 for tax procedures
-Analyze P&L and Balance Sheet accounts, Trained new AP manager and new Senior AP clerk for Sarasota Florida Transfer
1/97 – 7/2000 Jewish Ed Alliance, Savannah, GA
Staff Accountant
- Supervised Accounts Receivable and Billing, - Prepared Cash flow analysis, Budget reports and Responsible for bank account reconciliation’s, - Responsible for Payroll and Quarterly tax reports, Federal tax deposits, - Accounts Payable, - General Ledger, journal entries, month end close
3/93 – 8/93 Fred Gretsch Enterprise, Savannah, GA
Financial Manager
- General Ledger, journal entries, month end close, financial statements
- Supervised Accounts Payable and Data entry staff
- Reconciled Parent and Subsidiary cash accounts for US and Japan
First job in Georgia, after leaving I stayed off to have child
1984 - 1993 Keppler Bros. Suppliers, Brooklyn, NY
Accountant
- Managed Accounts Payable, cash flow analysis, and bank account reconciliation
- Supervised Accounts Receivable
- Responsible for General Ledger journal entries, ADP Payroll, W-2’s, 940 estimated tax
- Responsible for conversion of manual to computerized system
Education: The University of Georgia
Certified Local Government Finance Officer
Georgia Academy for Economic Development
Program: Regional &Economic & Leadership Development
Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD
Major: Business Administration Minor: Accounting
Active Member: Government Finance Officers Association (national & State), Georgia Municipal Clerk and Finance Officers Association, National Society of Accountants, Georgia Association of Public Accountants
Computer MCSJ fund accounting, Microsoft Office, Sage, Peachtree & QuickBooks, 10 key (touch method),
Skills: AS400, Genesys, Community Accounting, Impromptu/Coda, quick study in all computer software
Professional References
Mrs. Melice Gerace, Councilmember
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153 J&K Drive 912-***-****
Midway GA 31320
Mr. Terrence J Doyle, Former Councilmember
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155 Colonial Dr
Midway GA 31320
Mr. Bud Crawford
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Georgia Rural Water Association
Personal References
Pastor Glenda Bradley
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Gwendolyn Lowe
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