Accounts Payable Receivable

JOSEPH E. GIBSON

***********@*****.*** 240-***-****

Professional Summary

10+ years accounting and professional experience including:

Budgeting,

Fixed income treasury management,

Payroll management,

QuickBooks,(use and installations)

Microsoft Word and Excel,

Accounts Payable and Receivables,

Strategic planning and staff training,

Small business consulting and business promotions.

Financial analysis.

Actually managing some small financial organizations (e.g. a credit union and a merchant bank)

Core Strengths

General Ledgers

Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable

Payroll

Microsoft Word & Excel

Financial Statements / Attention To Detail & Confidentiality

Staff Training

Professional Experience

Short Term Assignments: AU&Associates, Inc., / American Consulting Partners Corp Mar 2013- July 2015.

Temporary short term assignments including Department of Housing and Community Development, mainly involving reconciling and updating clients’ general ledger accounts, journal entries.

Voluntary Non-Accounting Part Time Work for Two Thrift Stores --- . Sept 2015 – December 2016.

Strategic business promotions for small stores operators and obtaining business licenses for one of them

Accountemps/Robert Half International (Temporary short-term assignments) Sept. 2011 – Jan. 2013

Accountant/Bookkeeper

Temporary short term assignments with various clients including non-profits. Work included:

Bank, general ledger and other accounts reconciliation

Accounts Payable-kept records up to date, took advantage of discount periods

Accounts receivable –kept balances in line with company policies while maintaining amicable relationship with customers.

In-house payroll as well as reconciling and journalising ADP payroll reports to one clients in-house QuickBooks payroll records.

Audit schedules for two clients which in one instance resulted in a refund of approximately $3000.00 to client re overpayment of premiums..

Improved system of fund receipt and expenditure reporting from overseas project sites for a non-profit client. Also reorganized and updated clients filing systems.

Kept client’s management informed through weekly cash management reports as well as in-house financial statements.

Researched fund receipts and expenditure records and drafted reports for inclusion in a non-profit Executive Directors external reports.

Cignet Health Plan Temple Hills, MD Nov. 2001 – March 2010

Accountant

Produced up-to-date accounting records from journal entries through to end of year financial statements

Produced timely in-house bi-weekly payroll for up to 100 persons inclusive of w-2s and 1099s.

Introduced electronic filing of payroll records and payment of taxes

Introduced Excel interactive spread sheet for calculating and monitoring employees leave records

Updated staff manual and helped train staff.

Installed new versions of QuickBooks on company computers.

Contractor, Washington, DC Metro area Oct. 1998 - Sept. 2001

Worked on a variety of accounting assignments for temporary agencies in the DC Metro region.

Prepared Journal entries, cash book entries, accounts receivable and accounts payable,

Prepared audit schedules, proof read financial statements.

Analyzed bills and reconciled accounts for a utility company.

Received an award for length of time and good service on the utility company’s assignment.

Received and accurately reconciled cash returns with receipts and other data from route salesmen for a beverage distribution company in Virginia and logged data into computer system

Operations Manager Sept. 1996 – Sept.1998

Partner Merchant Bank, Kingston, Jamaica

Processed application for small business credit financing.

Conducted financial analyses on financial statements of the bank’s customers; collected on loans; developed new business.

Performed compliance reporting to government agencies including the central bank.

Was consultant to several small clients of the bank.

General Manager Oct. 1993 - July 1996

United Guardian Building Society, Kingston, Jamaica

Managed the daily activities of this new small mortgage granting company – was its first General Manager.

Trained and supervised staff; planned and assisted in the execution of marketing programs.

With assistance of Chairman, Board and staff, increased asset base of this company in excess of 100 percent in 3.5 years.

Manager Credit and Administration Mar. 1992 to Sept. 1993

International Trust & Merchant Bank, Kingston, Jamaica

Managed office administration (including the activities of two rural branches), credit and loan collections.

Improved methods of credit processing and reporting thereby ensuring better selection of viable loan projects.

Through loan collection efforts and business strategies was able to reduce arrears portfolio by some sixty percent while maintaining amicable customer relationship.

Assisted in business promotions

Represented the company at trade conferences and at various meetings with Government agencies.

Was transferred to manage the United Guarded Building Society, a new and smaller mortgage granting company in the group.

Education

BSc. Degree in Management Studies with concentration in Accounting and Finance August 1977

(University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica W.I)

Training & Certifications

Financial Analysis and Planning The Foundation for International Training –(Canadian org.) 1983

Three weeks Seminar Course Certificate in Marketing Graduate School- University of Miami (Miami, FL- USA) 1986

Teacher’s Certificate (Three year vocational course) Mico University College (Kingston, Jamaica W.I) 1968.

Volunteer Experience

YMCA

a)Adult literacy Program, Kingston Jamaica, W.I.

b)YMCA Summer Youth Camp, Kingston, Jamaica W.I.

Kingston Kiwanis Club

Project leader/participant for sundry project including:

a)Visitations to senior citizens’ homes and addressing residents

b)Visitations to delinquent juveniles’ homes and addressing residents

c)A variety of fund-raising projects

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