M i c h a e l Bu rn s
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O b j ec tiv e
Use my experience and knowledge of d ata analy sis, technical r eporting, a nd accounts payable to continually develop
my skills as a Cost A naly st a t a n innovative company .
E ducation
West Chester University of Pennsylvania in West Chester, PA
Major: Finance Major : Marketing A ugust 2010 -December 2012
Current GPA: 3.7 9
Relevant Classes: Corporate Finance, I ntermediate Finance Management, Investments, Advertising and
Buyers Behavior, Marketing Management
M illersville Univ ersity in Millersville, PA A ugust 2009 -May 2010
Major: Business Administration – Concentration in Marketing
Professional Ex perience
Randstad, contracting for The Vanguard Group, Inc. February 2013 -Current
Malvern, PA 1 9355
Accounts Pay able Associate
Dev eloped excel files to increase invoicing efficiency
Created and managed Peoplesoft queries
Managed training project to standardize invoicing between accounts payable and procurement
Produced time efficient macros for quicker invoice processing
Processed International and Domestic invoices
Consistently produced 99 % and better accuracy
Created efficiencies to reduce aged credit memos and requesting refund checks
Manage and investigate credits av ailable to V anguard
Noramco Inc., subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson
Wilmington, DE 1 9809 May 2012 -January 201 3
Finance and Marketing I ntern
Created excel formulas to increase reporting efficiency
Fulfilled SOX testing requirements
Successfully learned SAP for data entries and many various reporting activ ities
Updated monthly account analy sis schedules with 100% accuracy
A ssisted in the transition of schedule templates and reconciled accounts with no errors
Accomplishments, Awards, Activities
Created v ideos to streamline new employee training and increase internal client knowledge
Accounts Pay able Rookie of the Year Award - 201 3
Hold d epartment record for 21 2 accurate vouchers entered in one day
Skills
A dvanced Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Oracle – Peoplesoft
Ariba Spend Management
Spreadsheet analysis
Documentum data management
Process auditing
SAP
Financial A naly sis and reporting
Journal Entry a nd Account Reconciliation
Great Customer Serv ice