DIANE J. MCCRARY

***** ***** ***** *****

HOUSTON, TEXAS 77044

314-***-****

ac8t69@r.postjobfree.com

SKILLS

Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, CAMM, Cognos, Concur, Great Plains, Microsoft Dynamics GP, IBM A/S 400, Oracle, PeopleSoft, PROMOS, QuickBooks, SAP, ADP, Accpcac, Epos, Kronos, ERP Systems, HRMS and HFM

WORK EXPERIENCE

PEOPLE’S HEALTH CENTERS, ST. LOUIS, MO

Senior Accountant, December 2018 – present

·Maintain budget/actual activity reports

·Prepare financial statements

·Perform general ledger account reconciliations

·Analyze balance sheet and selected income statement accounts

·Maintain depreciation schedule

·Journal entries

·Maintain daily cash receipts

·Maintain Cash Receipts for multiple departments

·Record intercompany transactions

·Monitor fixed assets

·Reconcile balances within intercompany entities

·Prioritize daily and monthly transactions to ensure a timely and accurate month end close

·Process Grants and prepare invoices

·Initiate and adjust purchase orders

·Develop and document processes to maintain and strengthen internal controls

·Provide necessary support for external and internal auditors

GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, ST. LOUIS, MO

Plant Accountant, April 2017 – March 2018

·Maintained a consignment inventory system and conducted cycle counts

·Prepared Financial Statements

·Participated in a weekly forecast call

·Utilized production and trend reports for budgeted/forecasted labor variances

·Analyzed any changes in the Cost Ops breakdown

·Assisted with budgets

·Confirmed and approved Concur entries for expense reports

·Prepared journal entries

·Generated and adjust purchase orders

·Reconciled bank statements and general ledger accounts

·HR – conducted orientation, initiated background checks, I-9 verifications, drug screens, benefits for

new and terminated employees,

·Setup union dues

·Processed payroll for union and employees – (18 salaried and 112 hourly and temporary employees)

·Ordered and tracked railcar movements

·Researched raw material variances > or < $10K

·Initiated and adjusted purchase orders for (two) plant purchases

·Coordinated plant audits

·Updated Building Block compliance and remediation

·Conducted monthly safety training

ALPHA PACKAGING, ST. LOUIS, MO

Corporate Accountant/Procurement Agent, January 2012 – March 2017

·Directed the centralizing of Accounts Payable, inventory and month end procedures from seven locations to our Corporate Accounting Department

·Managed the approval and processing of Accounts Payable for eight locations both domestic and international

·Maintained vendor maintenance in multiple databases

·Negotiated and finalized contract terms

·Initiated ACH/Wire transfers

·Fixed asset reconciliations

·Journal entries

·Maintained fixed assets

·Depreciation

·Analyzed material variances

·Approved corporate and plant expense reimbursements

·Reconciled bank and general ledger accounts

·Prepared quarterly Sales and Use Tax returns for multiple states

·Managed check disbursements for multiple accounts and locations

·Negotiated vendor terms

·Prepared 1099's

·Coordinated internal and external audits for GAAP compliance

·Managed the researching of Bank of America check exceptions (Positive Pay) for fraud and security purposes

·Maintained a Capital Expenditure schedule

VATTEROTT COLLEGE, ST. LOUIS, MO

Campus Accountant, February 2009 – December 2011

·Reviewed, monitored and researched student account activity

·Resolved student account issues

·Prepared journal entries, accruals and various general ledger postings

·Reconciled cash, accounts receivable, payables, inventory and revenue

·Distributed and billed books, tools and uniforms

·Reviewed and approved student refunds, drop calculations and check request

·Posted adjustments to student accounts and Electronic Fund Transfers (EFT)

·Utilized Excel for extracting information, creating and linking spreadsheets

REHABCARE GROUP, INC., CLAYTON, MO

Staff Accountant, October 2007 – February 2009

·Reviewed monthly financial statements (P&L), compared to trend reports, researched variances in revenue contract labor, bonus accruals and travel expenses

·Prepared and uploaded journal entries, reconciled general ledger accounts (balance sheets reconciliations) and bank statements

·Published introductory and final financial statements

·Prepared variance analysis for review during preliminary close meetings

·Updated spreadsheets to track contract labor, criteria being met for contractual bonus billings, rate increases and annually calculated incentives based upon eligibility

CEJKA SEARCH, INC., CLAYTON, MO

Accounting Coordinator, September 2005 – October 2007

·Managed and analyzed client accounts

·Reconciled daily cash

·Issued debit and credit memos

·Prepared journal entries

·Posted transactions to the general ledger

·Reviewed revenue reports for balancing and accuracy

·Maintained fixed assets

·Finalized contractual modifications

EDUCATION

WEBSTER UNIVERSITY, ST. LOUIS, MO

MBA Candidate,

Expected graduation, May 2019

FONTBONNE UNIVERSITY, CLAYTON, MO

Bachelor’s Degree

Business/Accounting, December 2003

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