John Zurek
**** ********** *****, **********, ** 60565 - **********@*****.*** - 630-
Education
Bradley University, Peoria, IL
Bachelors of Science in Accounting
May 2009
College of Du Page, Glen Ellyn, IL
May 2007
Associate of Arts in Accounting
Professional Experience
ALE Solutions, St. Charles, IL
7/11 - 1/13
Accounts Payable Specialist
. Received invoices and verified payment amounts
. Recorded journal entries using QuickBooks
. Contacted insurance agents to ensure payments have been made
. Made collection calls to clients with outstanding debt
. Created records of payment information with ACT and Great Plains
. Processed approximately 150 invoices on a weekly basis
. Assisted in the maintenance and completion of the general ledger
Carson Pirie Scott, Lombard, IL
3/11 - 6/11
Sales Associate
. Worked with customers in the men's sportswear department
. Operated digital cash registers to complete customer transactions
. Organized men's apparel onto fixtures and racks
Healthcare Inservices, Lombard, IL
3/10 - 6/10
Bookkeeper
. Responsible for managing the accounts payable and accounts receivable
of the business
. Initiated an organized filing system to store billing and contact
information
. Maintained the general ledger and entered journal entries with
QuickBooks
. Kept record of tuition payment using both Microsoft Word and Microsoft
Excel
. Maintained personnel files and submitted yearly pension and W-2 forms
Electro-Motive Diesel, La Grange, IL (Internship)
5/08 - 8/08
Cost Accounting Intern
. Assisted the Decision Support Team in the finance department
. Implemented SAP to retrieve costs of locomotive supplies
. Examined variances to determine root causes of price discrepancies
. Compared actual costs with standard costs to identify process
inefficiencies
. Performed month-end closing of costs of supplies