Ernest S. Motley
**** **** **** ******, *******, IL 60643 Phone: 773-***-****
********@*****.***
EDUCATION
College of Dupage, City Colleges of Chicago and Chicago State University
(150/150 hours)
. Procured Accounting coursework as a student at large to sit for the
Uniform C.P.A. Examination
Accounting GPA (3.67/4.00) (Graduation date Spring 2013) (30/30 Accounting
Hours) (January 2011- May 2013)
Coursework: Income Tax Return Preparation (A), Federal Taxation I (B),
Microcomputer Accounting (B) (QuickBooks 2011), Intermediate Accounting I
(A) Intermediate Accounting II (A), Auditing I (B) and Cost Accounting (A)
and Advanced Accounting (A)
Bradley University
Peoria, Illinois
Bachelor of Science in Finance Coursework: Capital Budgeting (B), Senior
Capstone Class (A) (August 2008)
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
Potbelly Sandwich Works Inc.
Chicago, Illinois
Accounting Analyst - Cash and Sales
(September 2013-Present)
. Assisted with the Cash Reconciliation for the entire company to tie
back all Chase and PNC bank transaction activity to the balance per
bank to the balance per book and researched any variances and
anomalies to close the books for the period.
. Coded on average of 8,000 Chase Bank Account Transactions per period
relating to : (Dunbar vault information, tax payments, deposit
information, 401k, credit cards, delivery sales, ach transactions,
IPO, transactions and notes payable)
. Reconciled Aloha daily deposits amounts to Dunbar and Chase deposits
and identifying patterns of missing deposits, cash o/s overages and
shortages to the cash o/s expense line item for over 298 shops
. Created reports to send to the field using pivot tables to highlight
trends of missing deposits, theft and cash o/s issues
. Prepared the Sales and Use Tax report for filing by KPMG
. Completed month end journal entrees to capture cash and tax related
transactions including but not limited to the Sales J/E with average
Sales of $24,000,000 per period
. Completed General Ledger Account Reconciliations for the month end
close process
. Oversaw New store opening change fund delivery and initial payment to
Dunbar, average annual store openings 35
Potbelly Sandwich Works Inc.
Chicago, Illinois
Accounts Payable Specialist (April
2013- September 2013)
. Implemented a new process to manage all current and past due invoices
for 8 vendors simultaneously to bring all accounts current
. Prepared month-end accruals to ensure all unpaid expenses are captured
and accrued for
. Research and resolved multiple past due invoice issues
RPAI (Retail Properties of America) Property Management
Oak Brook, Illinois
Data Entry Clerk
(January 2013 - March 2013)
. Assisted the Accounts Payable department by getting their back logged
invoices, utility bills and waste bills up to date (Approximately
5,200 past due invoices)
. Entered Invoices into AvidXchange to pay bills and prepare checks to be
sent off for payment (Approximately 525)
. Audited the Mileage report and Expense Reimbursement report
Nordstrom Inc.
Orland Park, Illinois
Inventory Assessor
(January 2013)
. Assisted with the semi-annual inventory assessment of 19 department
store inventory with 30+ employees
The Northern Trust Company
Chicago, Illinois
Associate Fund Accountant
(December 2008-May 2009)
. Analyzed movement in the Net Asset Value (NAV) due to price changes,
futures and securities based on domestic market activity in 5 domestic
funds and 1 monthly fund worth $538 million
. Identified, researched and resolved inquiries and discrepancies in fund
holdings, cash, trade activity and unit activity
SKILLS
Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains, Integration Manager, Cash reconciliation
software Trintech and ( R.O.C.S.), QuickBooks 2011, Taxwise, Microsoft
Office (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint), Oracle and AvidXchange