Accounts Payable Team Leader

Nicole E. Zullo

Phone: 910-***-**** **** Highsmith Road, Burgaw, NC 28425 Email: ad5uq1@r.postjobfree.com PROFILE:

Highly enthusiastic, progressive and motivated individual who understands that exceptional dedication and outstanding performance yields positive results with increased growth potential. Driven & adept professional focused on building successful long-term relationships with customers, suppliers and staff in order to exceed established business objectives. Effectively administer company policies through exemplary leadership skills.

Effective communication & organizational skills

Proficient results-oriented Team Leader

Excellent problem resolution & follow through

Dependable, dedicated and focused work ethic

19 years Accounting/Bookkeeping Experience

Trusted leadership & confidentiality characteristics PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Controller – IMC 2021 to Present Effectively manage accounting for three facilities including; general ledger, monthly/quarterly/yearly journal entries and monthly bank reconciliations. Generate financial reports to corporate officers certifying audit and budget cycles. Develop quarterly consolidated statements for financial institutions tax deposits. Quarterly sales & use tax. Create Quarterly tax reports, Yearly W-2’s, 1099’s, 940’s and prepare year-end documentation for Medicaid & Medicare cost reporting. Maintain resident trust fund interest allocations. Research and reconciliation of resident accounts including unclaimed property letters with reports filed on a yearly basis. Prepare fixed asset schedules at year end and coordination of all audits both on & off site. Implement inventory of Pharmacy and skilled nursing facility to ensure accurate accountability and inventory of patient medication. Accrual of payroll, vacation and process employee advances. Maintain notes payable and execute review of trend analysis. Accounting Associate - The Breeze Newspapers 2014 to 2016 Generated monthly sales commissions and draws. Administered commercial billing, inventory of Newsprint, ink and plates as well as office supplies, daily waste analysis, daily usage reports, reconciliation of delivery manifests. Review/Approval of all accounts payable/invoices to be paid. Produced coding of press reports, weekly and monthly sales reports while compiling monthly and yearly forecast projections and goals. Conducted daily audits of each publication with daily reporting to the publisher. Maintained general ledger and journal entries with end of month, end of quarter and end of year reporting of entire accounting department. Oversaw bank statement, credit card, customer deposits and account reconciliations. Managed equipment leases, services and maintenance.

Assistant Controller – Installed Building Products 2013 to 2014 Administered human resources, accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliations, expenditures, AIA billings, purchasing, inventory, job costing, end of month reports, commissions, weekly conference calls between multiple branches with findings reported to the corporate office. Liaison to Regional and Branch Managers. Managed contracts, OSHA requirements & weekly safety meetings, including fleet of 22 trucks with preventative maintenance and repairs. Coordination of job scheduling and communication with project superintendents/builders for progress updates to ensure material order requirements and installation demands with consistent flow to achieve project completion dates.

Bookkeeper - Self Employed 2008 to 2013 Independent outsourced Bookkeeper for various small based business clients. Tracked payables, receivables, payroll, deposits, create and maintain financial reports. Reconcile bank statements to internal accounts using QuickBooks. Coordination of sales tax, quarterly taxes and year-end tax returns with client CPA.

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Assistant Controller – Plantation Building Corp 2005 to 2008 Prepared weekly budget and cash flow, reports representing up to $1M per month. Generated P & L statements and financials including the review and approval of all vendor and subcontractor invoices. Administered accounts payable and accounts receivable with coding of all invoices to appropriate job cost and general ledger. Conducted daily meetings with superintendents to review and discuss project budgets, job costing and timeline schedules. Reconciled bank statements, set up additional money market accounts and managed credit lines and outstanding loans with financial institutions. Prepared, requested and received all draw payments against project performance. Handling of all monies including checking, money market, petty cash, reimbursements & expenses. Responsible for human resource activities, and overseeing data entry positions, which included training and performance reviews. Accountable for bookkeeping of multiple LLC’s for President of Plantation Building Corp. with direct responsibility for establishment of new company setup and creation of general ledger codes. Responsible for company finance accounts in order to ensure available funds to pay quarterly taxes. Increased on-hand cash goal of $900K, which was achieved within the last year with LLC’s. Office Manager – Masco Contractor Services, Inc. 2004 to 2005 Managed office of sixteen (16) employees. Provided executive support to the Division Manager including critical support to analyze and control expenditures. Initiated invoicing, cash receipts and collections. Established and approved builder accounts and regional contracts. Managed development and implementation of all company policies and procedures. Performed human resources duties such as; benefits, hiring, training, payroll and general employee maintenance and conducted performance evaluations. Increased collections to make the facility more profitable, while reducing total outstanding accounts receivables over sixty (60) days from 49% to 8% in less than five (5) months.

Credit Manager – MarKraft Cabinets, Inc. 2000 to 2004 Provided administrative support for all branch operations. Approving and establishing all credit accounts for builders up to $100K. Maintained builder accounts as well as relationships, through effective communication, customer service, critical thinking, problem resolution and follow through. Administered payables, receivables, sales and use tax with daily and month end reporting. Processing of all monies with the creation and development of departmental policies/procedures for adherence among several branch offices. Office Manager – Carolina Coachworks & Restoration 1997 to 2000 Managed accounts payable and accounts receivable. Directly responsible for daily administrative functions including human resources and customer service. Implemented in-house cost study to reduce overall expenses while achieving improved procedures and operational efficiency.

Sales Manager – List Services Corporation 1995 to 1997 Managed all sales activity involving the direct mail market. Supervised a team of four (4) sales associates. Created daily spreadsheets and reports for clients such as Readers Digest and Forbes Magazine. Directed all customer service and accounts payable activities. Developed pricing strategies for increased market targets and profits. EDUCATION:

Danbury High School, Danbury, CT Graduated 1995 High School Diploma

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