Sara Schouten
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Skills Accounts receivables, accounts payables, in house
payroll, financial statements, budgets, customer service,
Timberline, QuickBooks Pro, Deltek Advantage, Great Plains,
ProMaster, Village Management Software, Sage, MAS200, MAS90,
SAP, excellent organizational, analytical, and communication
skills, the ability to focus, prioritize and to multi-task in a
fast paced environment, the ability to act and meet deadlines,
to know and demonstrate the discipline and the ability to handle
confidential and sensitive information in a discreet, and
professional manner.
Education Bachelors of Business Administration in Finance
December 2001
University of Houston - Downtown
Experience Accounting Consultant March 2013 -
Present
Drilling Structures International, Inc.
Accounts Payable Accountant
. Responsible for compiling, processing, and maintaining all
aspects of accounts payables daily with a volume of
approximately 100 - 200 purchase orders and invoices
submitted daily, also maintained all employee payroll
files.
CitySide Homes
Accounts Payable Accountant
. Responsible for compiling, processing, and maintaining all
aspects of accounts payables daily with a volume of
approximately 500 invoices submitted weekly and bank
reconciliations.
Sterling ASI
December 2011 - March 2013
Accounts Receivable Accountant
. Handled all yearly and monthly billings on my portfolio
which consisted on an average of 33 communities, ranging
from condominiums of 150 units to subdivisions of 2700
homes.
. Maintained all accounts which included any miscellaneous
charges which ranged from deed restriction fines to
attorney collection fees, made weekly deposits for each
community, transferred ownership of properties as needed,
wrote off fees for foreclosures making sure all accounts
were current and up to date, processed monthly
reconciliations which also included monthly percent finance
charges or a standard monthly late charge depending on what
exactly each communities by law's stated, maintained
professional customer service on any accounting issues
daily, and assisted with year-end closings.
Premier Home Mortgage November 2004 -
December 2011
Senior Accountant
. Responsible for all account receivable reconciliations,
payroll, bank reconciliations, general ledger
reconciliations, month and year-end closings and any other
accounting issues that were needed.
. Gathered information on actual and prospective borrowers
from financial institutions, professional firms or
individuals and in-house information on borrowers relative
to loan amount, activity, profitability and affiliate
relationships.
Atser, Inc. November 2003 -
July 2004
Accountant
. Responsible for compiling, processing, and maintaining all
aspects of accounts payables daily with a volume of
approximately 100 checks printed weekly as well as
processed and effectively managed petty cash.
. Administered in house payroll for 99 employees. This
consisted of documenting and recording each employee's
hours according to specific projects, annual increases,
reimbursements, payroll deductions and any garnishments
that were specific to a particular employee.
Lockwood, Andrews & Newnan, Inc. May 2002 -
August 2003
Billing Associate
. Managed monthly project billing, provided backup for 1000+
projects, audit all accounts payables and all accounts
receivables, assisted with monthly closings, and attended
classes to train employees on regular updates to the
system.
Synergy Management Services, Inc. December 1999
- May 2002
Accounting Manager
. Managed all receivables, payables, general ledger
reconciliations, bank reconciliations, prepared monthly
financial statements and journal entries as needed for all
HOA's.
. Developed collection policy, advised customers of suspended
account status, requested dates for payment on delinquent
accounts or set up payment plans, and updated customer
information as needed.