SUSAN GIBBS
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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Extensive experience in accounts payable and receivables
Familiar with ISO 9001 compliance
Customer service expertise, with ability to anticipate and meet their needs
Leadership, training, and mentoring skills
Detail-minded, with unparalleled concern for accuracy and deadlines.
An effective communicator, verbally and in writing
Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains, Lease Plus, Siebel Systems, Reynolds and Reynolds
UCS, ADP, AS400, Microsoft Office Suite, People Soft, and SAP
EDUCATION
University of Maryland/Asian Division/ Okinawa, Japan
Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Accounting
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
247 Hotels Irvine, CA (09/22-present)
AP Analyst
Expense Reports
Weekly aging
Birchstreet invoice review and payments
Ach Payments
Check Payments
GL Coding
Month End Close
Balboa Water Group Costa Mesa, CA (09/2021-9/22)
AP Accountant
Review invoices for quantity and pricing.
Packing list for correct items shipped
Correct sales tax charged.
Process ACH, wire and check payments weekly.
Expense reports
Monthly accruals
Austin Community College, Austin TX (02/19-08/2021)
Staff Accountant
General ledger reconciliation
Reconcile credit card statements.
verify gl coding and bank. statements
Ceilings Plus, Inc, Los Angeles, CA (01/12 to 12/2018
Senior Accountant
Review all invoices for appropriate documentation and approval prior to payment.
Prioritize invoices according to cash discount potential and payment terms.
Process check requests.
Audit and process credit card bills.
1099 maintenance
Respond to vendor inquiries.
Reconcile vendor statements, research and correct discrepancies.
Maintain files and documentation thoroughly and accurately, in accordance with company policy and accepted accounting practices.
Prepare month-end A/P reports and year end 1099s.
Prepare International ACH’s
150 average weekly check runs
Work with Purchasing Dept for inventory and pricing discrepancies.
Manage 50 – 75 monthly expense reports.
Prepare weekly journal entries.
Job costing for projects.
Reconcile GL EOM accounts.
Assist in yearly audits.
Sales and use tax.
Bank reconciliations.
Budget Analysis
Assist with other projects as needed.
Accomplishments:
Developed and set up corporate credit card spending procedures.
Depleted vendor credit holds and set up payments plans.
Incorporated month end closing procedures.
Insight Investments, Orange, CA (12/07 to 09/11)
Accounts Payable Manager
Prepare month-end A/P reports and year end 1099s.
Process 3,000+ invoices monthly; 175 average weekly check runs
Supervise department and train new hires.
Ensure coding and approvals are correct before processing.
Work closely with the Purchasing Dept to find and correct discrepancies and refund damages.
Revenue for 2010: $153 million. Pre-paid inventory: $2.5 million
Accomplishments:
Structured the accounts payable system and created policies and procedures that originally were non-existent.
Cut expenses by $35,000/year by eliminating non-business expenses such as employee family cell phones.
Discovered a vendor overpayment of $775,000 and recovered monies.
Developed and implemented A/P policies and procedures for ISO certification.
Succeeded in removing company from credit-hold requiring all orders be paid for in advance.
Agraquest, Inc, Davis, CA (01/06 to 11/07)
Accounts Payable Supervisor
Responsible for accounts payable, auditing and inventory control
Managed 150 non-union employee’s timecards.
Oversaw travel expenses and payments.
Assisted with preparation of $35 million annual budget.
Reviewed all invoices for proper GL coding and approval.
Supervised department and made hiring/termination recommendations to HR.
Accomplishments:
Succeeded in removing company from a long-standing, crippling credit-hold.
Solved complex and difficult issues, supplying support in all departments.
Solano County Sheriff, Fairfield, CA (09/1999 to 01/06)
Staff Accountant
Responsible for yearly budget preparation for presentation to county counsel appropriation
full-cycle accounts payable and receivables
Grant preparation and submittals for State and Federal
Handled all asset seizure property and cash.
Coding, posting, batching, journal entries, chargebacks, daily deposits, cash receipts, and collections
Reconciled inmate income fund and work-release program
Accomplishments:
Discovered internal theft of $300,000; traced paperwork and identified the source.
Cut inmate meal costs by eliminating union positons and obtained Aramark Contract, saving Solano County $195,000 yearly.
Corrected cash handling procedures in the jail facility to prevent future thefts of inmate funds.