Accounts Payable Accountant

John Patrick Norton

*-** ****** ****** **** Lawn, NJ 07410 Phone: 201-***-**** E-mail: ***********@*****.***

Professional Objective: To secure a challenging position with a reputable organization that will enable me to exercise

my strong leadership, analytical, and interpersonal skills.

Education: Candidate: MBA in Finance at William Paterson University Candidate, Spring 2015.

Bachelor of Science at Johnson & Wales University in Accounting May 2009

Computer Skills: Proficient in Great Plains, Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Access, Word), IBM Cognos, Oracle

Database (ADI), Adobe Writer, Care Medex/Vision, InvestAI, Concur

Work Experience:

Arch Insurance Group 09/11-Present

Staff Accountant Jersey City, NJ

• Run and analyze monthly, quarterly, and ITD numbers in excel for management reporting

• Process an average of 2.5 million dollars on a monthly basis of service fees for TPA’s Gallagher Bassett, York

Claims, LWP, Lancer, Empirical Claims, Mellon Bank, etc.

• Prepare monthly accruals and create journal entries on a monthly basis

• Work closely with TPA’s, Claim Account Managers, and auditors regarding various expenses during audit

cycles

• Expense report reviewer in which 15+ expense reports are examined daily.

• Have streamlined our monthly telecomm bills while running a monthly telecomm report for the IT SVP to

review

State Street Corporation 06/10 – 03/11

Private Equity Fund Accountant Fair Lawn, NJ

• Examine cash activity for a group of funds involving private equity fund structures and process transactions

such as capital calls, distributions, expenses, tax checks, investor cash, and internal transfers

• Reconcile bank statements for the group of funds daily to ensure accuracy of the transactions being tracked

• Report discrepancies that occur in a timely and professional manner to the client

CareOne LLC 06/09 – 08/10

Associate/Regional Staff Accountant Fort Lee, NJ

• Responsible for monthly closing of AR, AP, and Journal Entries

• Participate in monthly P&L meetings with corporate controller

• Create various spreadsheets to help streamline key financial data on a frequent basis

• Assemble the Massachusetts and Connecticut Executive Summaries in which the CFO and controller review

and analyze variances

• Perform essential input on both the Massachusetts Cost Reports and the Corporate Budget Models

Johnson & Wales University 12/07 – 05/09

Accounts Payable Clerk Providence, RI

• Compile and analyze an average of 100 statements weekly to ensure that all outstanding invoices are paid as

they get approval for payment

• Communicate with various vendors on issues concerning payment status, invoice information, and account

balances

• Integrate an average of 200 invoices weekly into Oracle Database which we incorporate for the primary check

run (JWU-Providence

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