Accountant. Business understanding, cost controls, pricing knowledege

Career Focus

KEVIN OSTWAL T

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Accountant/Purchaser bringing extensive retail background and experience in buying supplies and equipment. History of reducing costs through proactive research and negotiation with suppliers.

Summary of Skills

• Business understanding • Multi-tasking strength

• Cost controls • Documentation

• Pricing knowledge • Conflict resolution

Accomplishments

Data Verification

• Checked figures, postings and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy and proper coding.

Managed inventory needs for iTech.

Professional Experience

Education

Store Manager

FootAction- Portland, OR

Supervised junior staff and mentored to improve performance. Expense Accountant

Carquest - Billings, MT

Worked closely with managers on controlling costs. Computed, recorded, and proofread data, records and reports. Calculated, prepared, and issued bills, invoices and account statements according to established procedures.

Accounting/Purchasing

iTech - Billings, MT

Computed, recorded, and proofread data, records and reports. Negotiated pricing with multiple vendors.

Worked closely with managers to plan buys.

Researched competitors and sourced new vendors.

Accounting/Purchasing

First Interstate Bank - Billings, MT

Reviewed and approved billing invoices and expense reports. Reconciled and reported discrepancies found in records. Calculated, prepared, and issued bills, invoices and account statements according to established procedures.

Researched and created many purchases daily for bank branches. Bachelor of Science, Business Administration

Montana State University Billings - Billings, MT, USA Bachelor of Science, Accounting

Montana State University Billings- Biltings, MT, USA 1992

2008

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