RUTH DURAND
Phone: 440-***-**** Email: acekls@r.postjobfree.com
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SPECIALIST
Analytical problem solver with a strong figure aptitude and ability to grasp complex situations. Able to
pinpoint discrepancies and errors to prevent continuing and potentially unnecessary cost expenditures.
Enterprising, hard-working and technically skilled professional known for accuracy, attention to detail and
timeliness in managing disbursement functions for diverse-industries. Career spans over fourteen years in
banking, manufacturing and education; and, has included accountability for processing up to 1,500 invoices
per month and supervising eight professionals. Experienced with Microsoft Office, Miser, Zeus, Impact/
Encore, QuickBooks and Microsoft Dynamics SL.
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Accounts Payable & Receivable Journal Entries/General Ledger GAAP Standards
Processing
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Accounting Reports & Spreadsheets Invoices/ Expense Reports Government Regulations
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Park View Federal Savings Bank, Solon OH 2004-10/2013
$800M asset, community bank acquired by FNB of Pennsylvania in 2013 with headquarters located in Pennsylvania.
Loan Operations Representative
Responsible for entering and paying insurance invoices, calling agents to correct problems with invoices and
declaration pages and entering and paying real estate tax information into the system.
• Checked county websites for payment of non-escrow taxes, and, answered general questions from
customers.
• Processed checks for mortgage payments; and, performed other duties as assigned.
Temporary Assignments, Various locations, OH 2001-
2004
• Performed accounting duties for various organizations including: coding check contributions and
entering information into system; applying money to various accounts for car/truck leases for a bank
and sent mortgage satisfaction to counties for their recording of satisfactions.
Waxman Industries, Bedford Heights, OH 2000-
2001
General Ledger
• Processed general ledger information for a division; developed financial statement in Addin for Excel
and approved all accounts payable invoices.
• Entered fixed assets and prepared quarterly reports for division and headquarters; balanced bank
accounts.
Swagelok Company, Solon, OH
1979-1999
General Ledger Coordinator & Clerk
• Responsible for writing General Ledger entries for twenty companies and closed books for parent
company.
• Trained clerks to run General Ledger package and supervised six professionals.
PC Coordinator/JR. Programmer
• Responsible for trouble shooting problems with computers and printers; ordered new equipment.
• Wrote program to pull information from old software and insert the information into the proper fields
of the new accounting software.
Accounts Payable Clerk
• Paid approximately 1,500 invoices for five divisions of parent company per month.
• Balanced bank statements for all five divisions and wrote manual checks; gradually moving each
division into a computerized format.
EDUCATION
Masters of Library Science, Kent State University, OH
Bachelor of Arts, History, Walsh College, OH
Completed Ten Classes, Computer Science with Business, Kent State University.