Customer Service Accounts Payable

ACCOUNTING SKILLS

Highly motivated experienced and skilled in implementing smooth operational work flow. ADP Payroll Operations, 401K plan administration, Internal Audit, Cost Accounting, Cash Management and Online Banking, Trial Balancing to a General Ledger, Full-Charge Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Collections and bank reconciliation, Inventory management, Foreign currency, International freight and customs audit, import/export, monthly, quarterly, and annual closing, Corporate credit card program administration. Systems decommissioning, migration, layout, implementation and sign-off. Ledger integration from / to source data files.

EMPLOYMENT

Jun 14 – Oct 16 Adecco Engineering Contracted to GE Logistics COE Atlanta, GA

Jan 09 – June 14 Granite Services International Contracted to GE Logistics COE Atlanta, GA

Freight Financial & Systems Analyst – Work closely with GGO and GBS on ledger integration, systems layout, implementation until sign off and go-live. High volume $1.4Billion annual international and domestic freight payment analysis, reconciling GL transaction register to zero variance, and intercompany billing cash settlements (IBS), design middleware system and journal feed layout and examining validation reports to identify errors and rejections through corrective action via journal entry. In charge of weekly freight payments and monthly accruals of various legal entities ensuring accuracy. Gap analysis of 3rd party vendors source files and integrate payment feed to uniform GL, SAP, ESCOA, Charlie ERP. Assist GGO on preparing and identifying carrier refunds for credit allocations. Examine to identify cross business unit charges and initiate intra-company chargebacks. Preparing periodical paid data and scorecards for high level logistics COE management. GE businesses freight point of contact and reporting specialist. Played big role on carrier discount program gathering information, summarizing reports and allocation of discount amount to businesses for ART rec. Monthly and Quarterly confirmation with TPS GE Capital.

May 08 – Oct 08 Westminster Ceramics – Cost / Inventory Sr. Accountant Stone Mountain, GA

Structure and routing set-up, landed cost tracking, purchase pay variance, international freight and duties, bill of material, WIP (work in progress valuation and G/L integration). Inter-company reconciliations and internal audit. Review inventory receiving accuracy. Create and download ODBC / showcase queries to maintain access database and generate reports. Maintain and update bill of material and standard cost of 22000 stock codes. Review, audit and approve broker freight and customs duty weekly invoices. Interface with Logistics, Accounts Payable, Purchasing and receiving to ensure accuracy of materials received and accrued cost. Prepare weekly management report on trend and fluctuations on national fuel surcharge costs and maritime changes.

July 07 – May 08 Various Contractual Engagements

Mizuno USA Cost Accountant Norcross, GA

Duties: PPV – Purchase Pay Variance Analysis. Tracking production cost by style and unit measures on customs duty, ocean/air freight, and commissions. Provided PPV reports on FOB paid and standard cost, receipt vouchers and cost of goods sold to business unit managers. Analyzed purchase and pay variances by maintaining daily payments data, three-way matching, and drop-ship suspense accounts. Month-end accruals and journal entries in bound and out bound freight, customs duty and commissions. Compiled data from JDE using showcase queries and designed external database/reports on Microsoft Access.

AT&T Cingular Staff Accountant (Financial Analyst) Norcross, GA

Duties: Review and interpret lease agreements, amendments and escalation rates. Financial analysis and AR reconciliations and submit final documents to accounts payable, sales, vendors and customers via quick base.

Micromeritics USA Staff accountant Norcross, GA

Duties: GL Reconciliation of AR, Commissions, and International Subsidiaries, Bank Accounts reconciliation of two legal entities, inventory and production cost accounting.

Dec 06 – July 07 Mortgage Consultant – Sunset International Mortgage Norcross, GA

Apr 05 – Nov 06 Staff Accountant -The Hartford Omni Marietta, GA

Analyzed corporate accounts payable, coding and voucher examining. Updated and processed daily G/L for Claims and Premium Refunds.

Uploaded daily pay-out files electronically to the bank and company treasury.

Performed month-end Inter-company Account Settlement (IAS) coding, reconciliation and distribution to department managers.

Managed commission department overseeing monthly agent payments and statements with assistance of 7 temps every month. (approx. 8000 agents nation wide)

Communicated with customers, agents, and sales dept to identify discrepancies and initiate adjustments, issuing credit memos or write-offs.

Acted as a liaison between agents and field sales representatives and marketing department.

Researched and locate records to notify agents of delinquent accounts by mail, telephone, fax or email and solicit payments. Which lowered aged balances by 65%

Performed month-end agent commission payment analysis, G/L reconciliations, netting, adjustments and journal entry.

Prepared periodical escheat reports as per states guideline.

Year-end 1099 processing and filing. (approx. 3000 recipients)

Dec 02 – Mar 05 Comptroller - Insurance Specialists, Inc. Norcross, GA

Perform month-end close analysis ( fluctuations, journal entries, etc.) and reconciliation of GL

Managed daily financial operation and treasury needs of three separate legal corporate entities.

Enroll new hire employee to payroll, 401K plan and track time card, sick, personal, vacation days.

Acted as HR manager on screening new hire, ensure completion of employment papers including state and federal forms, workman comp, benefits, and provide orientation on company travel policy and reimbursement procedure, 401k enrollment.

Performed internal audit to ensure accuracy of General Ledger and Trial Balance.

Maintained and processed bi-weekly payroll including G/L posting, upload 401K plan files via internet to plan administrator, agent/broker commissions, year-end 1099, property and multi-state sales use tax and fixed assets management.

Interfaced with higher management and CPA firm on planning, operations, and compliance to meet requirements and create positive relationship with licensing, customers, carriers, brokers and vendors.

Managed collections and set-up new accounts using D&B reports.

Point of contact for professional liability and LHD (life, health and disability) insurance carriers’ annual audit.

Prepare the operating and capital budgets and financial forecasts

Handled all banking needs, ensured accuracy of daily cash deposits ($125K daily average) weekly check run, funds allocation, inter-company online banking and wire transfers, month/year-end close and reconciliations of 13 bank accounts including credit card merchant service accounts. Balanced and reconciled all books by 1st week of the following month or upon receipt of all bank statements.

Compile and analyze actual versus budgeted operating performance reports explaining deviations

Analyzed/reconciled premiums, carrier payables as a point of contact for A+ rated insurance companies and sub-producers.

Exported data and designed MS Access reports to fit carriers’ submission reporting methods.

Negotiated and approved contractual agreements, equipment lease and purchases.

Supervised personnel of three in 25M/yr on A/R and A/P operations

Introduced ACH and credit card recurring payment program for easier collections and funds availability.

Dec 00 – Nov 02 Contract (Self-employed)

Established own business. Oct 2000 to Oct 2001

Contracted with Saab Cars USA – duties include auditing fixed assets, T&E, reconciliation of third party billing vendors/customers GL accounts. (six months) July 01 – Mar 02

Short term contract with GA Democratic Party during the election’s campaign. Duties AP and expenditures. Aug 02 – Nov 02

Jul 96 – Nov 00 Project Accountant - Valmet Automation, USA Norcross, GA

Designed and implemented project related purchase order system (this premise includes receiving merchandise, match invoices to PO, A/P check run, and T&E).

Review and Coding Vendor invoices, Travel & Living expenses, Labor, Warranty, demand service by GL and project.

Initiated national and global wire transfers, inter-company netting and lock box management.

Interfaced with AR and Contracts department on job related billings.

Recognized G/L integrated job based cost accounting on (labor, salary, parts, materials, demand service, warranty and manufacturing) Prepared monthly progress of completion and PPV reports.

International wire transfer (foreign currency) and intra-company account reconciliations

Assisted IT, Finance, logistics and customer service in implementation of Syspro (new software).

Corporate card program and BTA Amex Business Travel Account administrator.

Mar 90 – May 96 Account Manager - AWP – RSP Publishers Inc. Lawrenceville, NJ

Managed Full accounting functions, A/R, A/P, Payroll, G/L, JE, collections and month-end close, bank reconciliations.

Prepared and compiled year-end journals, internal audit, account reconciliations/adjustments and generate reports for corporate management and CPA firm

Inventory control, sales rep commissions and author’s royalties

Recommended and implemented new software and set-up new merchant service account which resulted to improve operation and increased cash flow with profitability. Identify operational issues and present analyses

Performed year end analyst work

Work with various departments to establish or revise internal process for improved customer service and accounting team support.

Jan 79 – Jan 90 U. S. Geological Survey – Asst. Procurement Officer Reston, VA HQ.,

Managed and processed requisitions for 18 departments and placed purchase orders world-wide.

Assisted and acted as a buyer by receiving and reviewing bids/quotes from vendors, issue purchase orders, receive merchandise, determine and record capital expenses (FA), ensured delivery to requestor, submit/upload documents to finance for payment. Maintained logs.

Designed Dbase III+ program (PITS) procurement and inventory tracking system to oversee order fulfillments and budgetary obligation purposes.

AR, AP, GL, Payroll, Account reconciliations and Journal Entries.

Overseas training program coordinator (tuition, books, and other allowances)

Cash disbursements, travel advances and replenishments, and employee benefits.

COMPUTER SKILLS

AS400, Peachtree Accounting, QuickBooks, JD Edwards, Peoples Soft, Great Plains, Oracle, Solomon III, Syspro, Dac Easy, Quick Base, Syteline, Manchester, Brio and hyperion reporting tools, Power Point, MS Access, MS Word, MS Excel (fast learner QA tester on Development and Production up to go-live of any financial software)

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Arabic, Tigrinya, Amharic – Read, Write, Speak (Translation, Interpretation, word processing and desktop publishing)

EDUCATION

Associate Degree in Accounting – AA University

Nationwide Management Systems – Computer concepts Cobol and Fortran Programming.

Business Management and Communications (non-credit course work) University of Maryland – European Division, Heidelberg (Corps of Engineers Campus, Jeddah Saudi Arabia)

CompUSA Duluth, GA – MS Access advanced level

GE myLearning – Certification on Supply Chain Security and Security and Crisis Management.

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