Accounting Professional

Sonya Morrison

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SUMMARY

Goal-oriented Accounting Professional whose confidence, perseverance and vision promote organizational success. I am highly

organized; detail oriented and consistently exhibits sound judgment. I am a highly analytical, result driven accounting specialist

who works quickly and accurately under tight deadlines, efficient with exceptional documentation management and process

development skills.

QUALIFICATIONS

- Improved collection rate from 53% to 96% in six months

- Researched payable discrepancies and cleared account from 700 to 150 in 3 months

- Developed a system to clear outstanding purchase receipts spanning two years, bringing all vendors current within six

months and decreasing outstanding balances by over $300,000 dollars.

- Completed regular audits of components used in manufacturing, retro billing the customer for discovery of a

component not included in the product cost, which yielded $100,000.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

JC DESIGN – Lansing, MI

Bookkeeper: 09/2013 to Present

Assist with budget preparations, responsible for financial statements and reports. Verify, allocate and post details of business

transactions to subsidiary accounts in journals. Responsible for maintenance and reporting of 1099’s.

• Reconcile company bank, credit card and line of credit accounts.

• Develop monthly, quarterly and annual profit and loss statements and balance sheets

• Generate invoices upon receipt of billing information and track collection progress.

• Investigate discrepancies and resolve through coordination with internal and external clients

• Record daily accounts payable and submit process weekly check run.

• Maintain integrity of general ledger, including chart of accounts

VICTOR VALLEY UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT – Victorville, CA

Associated Student Body Bookkeeper II: 06/2012 – 12/2012

Performed accounting work involved in the maintenance of all school activities and sport accounts. Coordinated

w ith schools, departments, vendors and students to resolve discrepancies and accomplish prompt and accurate

p rocessing of accounting transactions.

• Managed cash flow relating to student activities and sport accounts

• Performed year end closing and budgeting for school accounts

• Ensured proper State and Federal procedures and policies were adhered to and prepared for annual

State audit

• Made daily deposits, created cash boxes, and responsible for all sales in the student store

• Conducted monthly bank reconciliations and inventory audits

• Tracked and collected on all charge backs and student and faculty accounts.

EVEREST COLLEGE – San Bernardino, CA

Student Account Representative: 01 /2010 – 05 /2012

Performed student account maintenance activities to include account reviews, reconcile aging levels, verify account clearances,

apply payments, monitor collection activities, and update accounts in compliance with established company AR Management

policy and procedures. Performed revenue review and Title IV Disbursement.

• Worked with Financial Aid to resolve information discrepancies

• Trouble shoot student accounts to ensure funds are received timely including follow-up with students regarding missing

documents that may be needed

• Assisted students with various questions regarding their accounts including but not limited to payments, holds,

disbursements and refunds

• Calculated, submitted and tracked disbursements and refunds due

• Contacted students regarding past due accounts and provided due diligence in collecting money owed. I helped

improve our collection rate from 56% to 93%.

ARV IN MER IOTR/ARV I N I I NOVATION O E, LLC - Detroit, M I

Accounts Payable Specialist/Team Lead: 04 /2008 – 01 /2009

Oversaw payment of monthly invoices to local and foreign suppliers. Performed wires transfers in excess of over $3 million

dollars a month. Monitored outstanding invoices and reported on discrepancies. Processed ACH payments, accounts receivable

customer maintenance and bank reconciliations. Supervised and trained a staff of three accounts payable clerks. Responsible for

weekly and monthly reports to upper management and the efficient operation of the accounts payable department.

• Supervised invoice processing, purchase orders, expense reports, credit memos and payment transactions

• Performed full cycle accounts payable functions

• Oversaw accounts payable compliance with internal and external audits

• Researched payable discrepancies to identify issues and non-payments, clearing accounts from over 700 to fewer than

150.

• Worked with the Director of the department to revise the accounts payable procedures and increased timely payments

and reduce discrepancies.

• Hired and trained new employees on processes and procedures

• Generated daily reports for analysis, created and maintained needed spreadsheets to track processes and payments

• Analyze research reporting issues to improve accounting operations procedures

JOHNSON CONTROLS/BRIDGEWATER INTERIORS- Warren, MI 2004-2007

Finance Associate, Accounts Payable: 6/2006 - 08/2007

Oversaw payment of more than 2,000 invoices monthly. Monitored outstanding invoices, resolved discrepancies, processed

material returns, reconciled general ledgers, performed audits, and prepared month-end statements.

• Generated financial statements and facilitated closing procedures each month

• Worked with IT to automate accounts payable, significantly reducing the volume of paperwork while improving

timeliness and accuracy of invoices paid.

• Performed random monthly Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) audits across multiple functions, helping to position the company to

pass outside audits.

• Developed a system to clear outstanding purchase receipts spanning two years, bringing all vendors current within six

months and decreasing outstanding balances by over $300,000 dollars.

• Researched inter-company payable discrepancies to identify inaccurate or duplicate charges, clearing all 15 accounts

totaling over $400,000 dollars.

Cost Accountant/ Payroll Accountant: 04/2004 – 06/2006

Checked for accurate pricing on parts, researched and resolved bill of material discrepancies, and prepared data for profit plan.

Performed yearly roll-over and validated plan versus actual costs.

• Acted as a liaison between the Finance and Materials Departments, contributing to enhanced communications, clarity

on procedures, and a reduction in discrepancies.

• Completed regular audits of components used in manufacturing, retro billing the customer for discovery of a

component not included in the product cost, which yielded $100,000.

• Observed the production line and determined feasibility for reducing one step in the assembly line, decreasing

production cost of finished product.

• Assisted with budget preparations, financial reporting, and monthly and year end closing

• Generated journal entries for payroll and taxes, handled payroll input and update for hourly and salary employees.

• Responsible for garnishments, and calculate and paid union dues

EDUCATION

Central Michigan University - Mt. Pleasant, MI

Bachelor of Applied Arts

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