Sales Accounting

KATRICE L. PLEASANT

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Summary:

Capable Accountant who is successful at managing multiple projects and consistently meeting deadlines while under pressure. Also have an extensive knowledge of accounting software and processes.

Highlights:

Analytical reasoning Accounting systems assessment

General and tax accounting Account reconciliations

Private accounting Financial statement analysis

Compliance testing knowledge

Achieved 50% cost reduction by eliminating redundant processes made in payables process.

Increased collections in Sales by 25%, working with problem customers.

Education:

Alabama A & M University, Normal, AL

B.S., Accounting; May 1991

Experience:

Jack’s Family Restaurants, LLC Birmingham, AL July 2016-present

Accountant

Create and import the bid sheet related to purchasing inventory items in Crunchtime weekly.

Edit and research all errors reflected in Crunchtime.

Maintain and update the daily bank analysis.

Create and post all banking transactions in Great Plains daily.

Prepare and update sales spreadsheets weekly.

Communicates with various accounts receivable customers concerning balances.

Communicate with area managers and store concerning problems identified in the daily reconciliation report.

Review and analyze the deposits made by each store to the deposits reflected by the POS system.

Audit the daily recap reports submitted by each store to the banking reconciliation report.

Reconciles various accounts to the general ledger.

Maintain error report weekly.

VIP Personnel, Hoover AL April 2016-July 2016

Customer was Jack’s Family Restaurants.

Walter Energy Inc, Birmingham, AL Jan 2009 – March 2016

Accounting Manager, in addition to duties listed below in former positions

●Maintains and provides information relative to trial balance activity and account reconciliations to Walter Coke Management. Consults with department supervisors and Plant Accountant concerning accounting and other matters as required.

●Reconciles intercompany accounts each month and prepares journal entries for each. Also prepares the intercompany sales tracker and advices relative to purchases/charges made on their behalf at the end of each month for Walter Energy.

●Reviews trial balance (balance sheet & income statement) and reports including general ledger accounts, accounting reports and records, etc. for reasonableness, accuracy and submits the upload of financial statements into Oracle on the 3rd business day of the month.

●Prepares the payroll export file, validates the payroll report file with payroll register and submits the payroll upload at the end of the month. Adjustments periodically noted in payroll accounts each month.

●Prepares a tax worksheet of money to be paid for taxes and submit payment for Sales & Consumer Use Tax each month. File taxes electronically to the state taxing authority, county taxing authority and city taxing authority.

●After careful examination of purchasing card download, journal entries are made and a worksheet prepared for sales and consumer use tax for that period.

●Provide spreadsheets for the Cash Forecast to the Credit Manager and Director of Administration monthly.

●Prepares the 1099’s and forward both to the vendor and state/national governing entities.

●Reconciles the Received but Un-costed Report by contacting vendors monthly. Journal entries are made to deduct the items that are in error on the report.

●Prepare the Days Payable Outstanding (DPO) report received as download and prepares the top 50 vendors paid each month.

●Reviews the intercompany charges and cash postings from parent and make necessary journal entries, after checking for validity.

●Provides Spreadsheet Testing of payroll register, payroll upload and financial upload to the Director of Administration monthly.

●Makes changes to the vendor master in BPCS and prints the invoices for Accounts Receivable.

●Reconcile intercompany balances with Walter Energy and all subsidiaries (Maple Coal, Taft Coal Sales, Tuscaloosa Resources Inc, Walter Minerals and Blue Creek Coal Sales)

●Recording journal entries affecting cost, including setup of models to record the cost in BPCS and recording standard expense accruals monthly.

●Book benefits’ payroll journals at the end of each month after careful research of the benefits for that month for Walter Coke.

●Record daily cash receipts and reconcile the accounts receivable account and also the received but un-costed purchase orders account daily for Walter Coke.

●Create and modify commercial invoices for international customers for Jim Walter Resources.

●Create and submit DOE reports for Jim Walter Resources.

●In daily contact with customers concerning upcoming shipments of coal being purchased, by email and by phone for Jim Walter Resources.

●Verifying payment with customers through email and/or phone for Jim Walter Resources.

Accounts Payable Supervisor, in addition to duties listed below. Sept 2004 – Jan 2009

●Supervised the processing the mail daily for 5 plants within Walter Coke.

●Communicated with vendors concerning invoice actually owed, managed problem invoices with internal employees and vendors.

●Oversaw the weekly check runs being processed, prepared and mailed for 5 plants.

General Accountant Jun 1998 – Sept 2004

●Reconcile various general ledger accounts monthly

●Assist in preparation of trial balance with the necessary backup statements

●Appraised the validity of charges stated on the employees’ expense reports for corporation

●Managed the allotment of travel advances and the receipt being accounted

●Handles payment of invoices for corporation and reviewed monthly vendor statements for missing invoices or credits.

●Collected and prepared sales/consumer use tax returns monthly

●Analyzed sga expenses monthly and prepared adjusting entries as needed.

●Maintained a petty cash account and reconciled weekly.

●Analyze different general ledger accounts regularly.

●Documents financial transactions by entering account information.

●Recommends financial actions by analyzing accounting options.

●Supervise all regular accounting processes such as A/P and journal entries plus monthly closure accounts.

●Substantiates financial transactions by auditing documents.

●Prepare journal entries and synthesize common ledger for subsidiary accounts.

●Collate, research and verify vendor statements on monthly basis with our payable records.

●Reconciles financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing various account information.

●Prepares payments by verifying documentation, and requesting disbursements.

●Operated computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information.

New South Federal Savings Bank Birmingham AL

Senior Shipper Jan 1995 – Jun 1998

●Ship mortgage loans to private and government investors.

●Review mortgage loans for compliance with private investors.

●Prepare files for delivery in FNMA/FHLMC pools.

●Complete MIDANET/MORNET transmissions.

Housing Shipper

●Analyze FHA, VA, & conventional loans for compliance with various housing agencies.

●Contact attorney or branch offices for documents.

Loan Acquisition Analyst Dec 1992 – Jan 1995

●Disburse and audit mortgage loans.

●Submit FHA/VA binders.

●Purchase mortgage loans from Broker Companies.

●Buying/Selling of mortgage loans with affiliated banks.

Data Entry Clerk March 1992 – Dec 1992

●Data Input on CPI Mainframe.

●Balance end-of-day totals with computer.

References:

Kent Krupicka, Controller JWR

16243 AL-216

Brookwood, AL 35444

****.********@**************.***

work: 205-***-****

Margaret Hale, retired director of cost and payroll

1090 Meadow Drive

Morris AL 35116

cell: 205-***-****

*******@*****.***

Brian Chopin, Chief Accounting Officer & Corporate Controller

16243 AL-216

Brookwood, AL 35444

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work: 205-***-****

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