Sales Accounts Payable

Orin Nelson

***** ******* ***** ***, ******, Texas 77338 ● Phone: 281-***-**** ● *******@*****.***

Business Office ~ Accounting ~ Audits ~ Retail Management

Profile of Qualifications

* ***** Business Office experience includes accounting, budget management, scheduling, payroll, supervising, report preparation, and client relations. This includes 3-way matching, vendor set ups, reconciliations, collections, and month end closings. Also includes resolving A/P issues, processing expense reports, update and reconcile sub-ledger to G/L, and processing checks.

16 years Data Analysis experience includes working with Excel spreadsheets while reviewing financial data and operational data. Typical analysis consists of building pivot tables and using Vlookups to help understand variances.

16 years Internal Audit experience includes proficiency throughout complete audit life cycle encompassing interviews, working papers, risk assessments, communicating audit findings, preparing detailed reports and SOX testing. Exemplary talents in planning and instituting policies, procedures and best practices which reinforce internal controls and ensure consistent regulatory compliance. Additional experience in providing practical, value-added recommendations to improve risk management practices as well as auditing the effectiveness and efficiency of costs, operations, productivity, systems, and communications.

Spanish-speak, read, write at the business level

Computer skills include Oracle, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); adept at creating spreadsheets, reports and presentations to convey business-critical information.

Professional Experience

Financial Services/ Accounts Payable, Northwest Pawn Inc, Houston, TX, October 2016 to Present

Pawnshop specializing in consumer loans and retail sales

Performed customer service for loans, buys, and layaways.

Performed merchandising of new and used consumer goods

Performed regulatory compliance with ATF and Office of Consumer Credit

Prepared Ebay promotions including posting, administration, and shipping

Managed company website including updates, blogs, email promotions

Performed accounts payable and reconciliations. Duties included 3-way matching, vendor set ups and vendor maintenance. Duties also included resolving A/P issues, processing expense reports, update and reconcile sub-ledger to G/L, and processing checks

Auditor/ Accounts Payable, PRGX (NASDAQ), Houston, TX, August 2014 to August 2016

International company involved in profit recovery through contract compliance.

Performed bank reconciliations and accounts payables including 3-way matching, vendor set ups, reconciliations, collections, and month end closings. Also included resolving A/P issues, processing expense reports, update and reconcile sub-ledger to G/L, and processing checks

Performed contract risk analysis for financial impacts

Performed data analysis using pivot tables and VLookups

Prepared audit reports detailing claims and process improvement recommendations

Project Management including client deliverables, resource allocation and management, work paper reviews, and quarterly business updates.

Regional Auditor, Corporate Internal Audit, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), April 2013 to August 2014

International company operating as a marine and offshore classification society. Core business is in establishing class rules for the design, construction, and maintenance of ships, barges, storage tanks, and offshore platforms and marine drilling structures.

Perform financial audits for A/P, A/R, IT, payroll, and revenue. Adept throughout full cycle of financial processes for accounts payable (A/P), accounts receivable (A/R), Treasury, IT, Payroll with outstanding talents in auditing three-way matching, reconciliations, month-end procedures and general ledger maintenance.

Perform vendor contract compliance and ethics audits

Perform internal control testing on financial controls and IT application controls for reconciliations, month-end close procedures, journal entries, vendor set-ups, purchase-payable cycles, and sales-receivable cycles.

Rotated into A/R and A/P roles when needed. This included 3-way matching, vendor set ups, reconciliations, collections, and month end closings. Also included resolving A/P issues, processing expense reports, update and reconcile sub-ledger to G/L, and processing checks.

Co-source on global (Mexico, Brazil, Italy, Dubai) audits with Deloitte; well-versed in revenue recognition for oil & gas client contracts with companies such as Petrobras, Pemex, and Ecopetrol.

Internal Auditor, EZ Corp. (NASDAQ), Houston, TX, July 2006 to April 2013

International company involved in consumer lending for payday loans, pawn loans, auto title loans, and online loans.

Used data analysis (ACL) and Excel pivot tables to closely review financial reports and data to identify indicators, trends and areas of risk in multi- unit retail operations.

Performed multi-unit operational audits including sales, inventory, loan balances, regulatory compliance, and vendor contracts.

Performed regulatory compliance audits to prepare stores for state and federal compliance audits.

Rotated into A/P roles when needed. Duties included 3-way matching, vendor set ups, reconciliations, collections, and month end closings. Also included resolving A/P issues, processing expense reports, update and reconcile sub-ledger to G/L, and processing checks

SOX testing including walk throughs and coordination with external auditors

Seamlessly cooperate with all levels of management as well as associates to identify and implement recommendations for improvements based on audit report.

Play an active role in special projects including fraud investigations, acquisitions, dispositions and asset verification.

Business Office Manager/Auditor, Pawn One, Houston, TX, June 2000 to July 2006

Started as retail sales associate. Demonstrated product knowledge in sales of hard goods and jewelry. Assisted customers with the loan process. Assisted with external audits from state and federal regulatory agencies.

Promoted to Auditor within the first 6 months.

Conducted in-depth risk analysis for multi-unit store retail operations.

Performed operational audits focusing on inventory, sales, loan balances, and cost controls.

Performed regulatory compliance audits to prepare stores for state and federal compliance audits.

Conducted fraud investigations related to inventory and loan balance discrepancies.

Promoted to Business Office Manager within 1 year.

Managed business office accounts payable and payroll. Duties included 3-way matching, vendor set ups, reconciliations, collections, and month end closings. Also included resolving A/P issues, processing expense reports, update and reconcile sub-ledger to G/L, and processing checks

Finance Manager/ Bookkeeper, Compadre Auto Sales, Houston, TX, 1998 to 2000

Started as retail sales associate. Demonstrated product knowledge in vehicle sales.

Promoted to Finance within the first 6 months.

Conducted credit checks and analysis to assess credit worthiness of potential customers, and fostered cooperative working relationships with financial institutions to secure loans.

Promoted to Finance Manager within 1 year.

Managed business office budgets, forecasts, payroll, accounting, and schedules.

Reliably ensured and enforced adherence to high customer service standards.

Assistant Manager, Kmart Corp., Houston, TX, 1993 to 1998

Collaboratively directed and all aspects of store operations encompassing merchandising, warehouse activities, customer/ sales transactions, workplace safety and loss prevention.

Business office duties included budget management, forecasting, scheduling, cash management, and supervising.

Contributed dynamic leadership skills toward orienting, training and building high-performance teams.

Education & Credentials

Certified Internal Auditor

Member, Institute of Internal Auditors

Bachelor of Arts, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, 1991

Golden Key National Honor Society ~ Phi Alpha Theta ~ Dean's List

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