CARMELO GUTIÉRREZ
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OBJECTIVE: To utilize my experience and financial background in a position that offers recognition and growth.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Thrillist Media Group New York, New York 01/22/15-2/20/2015
Inventory AP Specialist
Responsible for billing and processing of Inventory invoices using Netsuite.
Confirmed pricing and resolved other discrepancies with Vendor and Buyers
Vice Media Brooklyn, New York 01/05/15-01/21/15
Responsible for processing and coding AP invoices thru Great Plains for year end assignment
Working on 1099 project to send out to IRS and 1099 eligible vendors
Geneva Watch Company New York, New York 11/2014-12/2014
AP Coordinator-Year End Assignment
Responsible for processing and coding AP invoices thru JD Edwards for year end assignment
Rent The Runway New York, New York 12/2012-5/2014
Senior AP Specialist
• Responsible for processing and sending payments thru Quickbooks for entire company via ACH, Wire,Credit
Card(Amex) or Check, This includes for all inventory, Office needs: supplies, maintenance, building,
construction, Freelance employees and expense checks for all permanent employees
• Set up all new vendors in database (QuickBooks), this includes obtaining all necessary payment information for
processing ie W-9, payment terms
• Responsible for cash deposits to bank and for Petty Cash for the office
• Responsible for all vendor inquiries (over 400 vendors)
Responsible for sending 1099’s to IRS and 1099 eligible vendors
Responsible for reconciling all AP transactions thru Quickbooks Online
Served in dual role of Building Manager for most of 2013
Solomon & Page New York, New York 02/2011-05/2011
Payroll and Billing Specialist, Corporate Accounting
• Process time for over 400 employees on a weekly basis utilizing Great Plains
• Responsible for billing clients on a weekly basis for employees’ time
• Set up new employees in BCS database, including pay rates, personal information and withholding preference
• Termed finished assignments verified hours worked for U.E. purposes
Ogilvy & Mather New York, New York 08/2003-01/2009
Financial Assistant, Eye Patch Productions
• Processed account payables and receivables for internal studio
• Responsible for billing studio use for clients to both internal and external clients
• Coordinated payments / payroll which included verifying hours billed for freelance employees
• Verified charges for studio expenses
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP New York, New York 08/1996-10/2002
Junior Accountant, DBG - Fusion Reinsurance Accounting
• Processed claim invoices to internal claim offices throughout the country
• Allocated incoming cash to the General Ledger
• Performed monthly, quarterly, and annual journal entries on generated claims invoices
Cash Unit – Accounting Department -Zero Balance Reporting
• Generated daily charge log for budgeted, issued, and cleared loss-funding accounts
• Responsible for the daily bank reconciliation of self-insured loss funding accounts
• Verified Daily Charge Log with Chaselink reports
• Reported any reconciliation discrepancies to immediate supervisor with suggested method of correction
• Responsible for the review and processing of Facultative Excess payments
• Handled all servicing aspects of reinsurance placement
• Maintained up-to-date payable aging
• Extensive communications with Claim Offices and Underwriters
• Processed daily wire-transfer payments
• Completed monthly management reports
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Software: Quickbooks, WordPerfect; Microsoft Word, Excel, Access; SAP; Great Plains; and BCS
Mainframe Systems: SAP, CICS, TSO, and CA7
Underwriting Systems: Deal Management System (DMS) & Contract Maintenance System (CMS), Claims and Report
System (CARS)
General Ledgers: Accounting IV (sub-ledger) MSA (corp. ledger)
EDUCATION
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, New York, New York
Major: Business Management, 1996-1997