PAUL A. DRABES

**** * ******** ****** *********, WI 53203 Phone: 414-***-****(Cell)

adeb4z@r.postjobfree.com

Objective: A position in Accounting/Finance with an opportunity for growth and advancement within the position and company itself.

Education: Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

Bachelors Degree- Accounting September 2009-December 2010

Sturgeon Bay High School Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 High School Diploma 1977-1981

Accounting/Finance Employment:

U.S. Bank -Home Mortgage

Accounting Specialist 2

Brookfield, WI 53005

January 2015 – Current

Reconciled on a daily, monthly and weekly basis accounts that are assigned to myself and others in the department making sure they come out to a zero balance and to research the discrepancies that would occur to make sure there is a journal entry or something else needed to balance out on a timely basis. Stopped payment for on demand checks. Filling out the necessary paperwork if needed to have a reissued check printed out and delivered so I can send to the necessary people to deliver to the customer. Assisted on month end closing, in particular data entry of all month end recs onto a Excel spreadsheet making sure everything entered is correct, so the certifier can go through each rec account and approve and send to corporate. Emailing internal customers as needed to inquire about outstanding on demand checks to request they reach out to the borrower.

University of Wisconsin-Madison Financial Specialist 3 LTE August 2013- January 2014

Created spreadsheets, entered data and formulas. Formatted and manipulated spreadsheets.

Reconciled monthly usage of copier machines by faculty and staff and reported difference to administration. Processed e-reimbursement reports(travel & non) by faculty and staff. Prepared PIR reports for as needed for graduate students who get fellowship or scholarship. Update Faculty Account balances monthly . Processed transaction payments and deposits.

Progressive Community Health Center-Accounting Specialist Milwaukee, WI

December 2012- July 2013

Applied and posted all cash applications. Prepared daily bank deposit for chase by running checks through scanner. For end of month, downloaded reports off of business objects and uploaded to excel. Moved the uploaded files into the appropriate folders. Edited spreadsheets into preparing them for month end reports and journal entries. Reconciled monthly bank statements. Created spreadsheets and entered formulas for various projects through supervisor.

Accountemps- Accounting Assistant Saint Paul, MN

February 2011- May 2012

Worked for the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees. (MAPE). Transaction processing and data entry of Accounts Payable, Expense Reimbursements, Payroll, Bank Reconciliations, Union Dues for Bank Deposits,. Created spreadsheets for auditing information. Printed checks for payment of Accounts Payable and Expense reimbursements. After checks were signed, put checks in envelopes for payment.

Assisted Operations Manager and Finance Specialist on projects.

University of Wisconsin-Madison- Finance Specialist 21 N. Park Street

Suite 701

Madison, WI 53711

May 2006-February 2008

-Received, and posted Perkins and short term loan payments to appropriate accounts.

-Prepared daily bank deposit of checks/money orders from payments.

-Filed documents/ appropriate paperwork.

-Answered questions from accountholders via phone, email, internet.

-Sorted weekly database 300+ onto spreadsheet for weekly reports on deferment status.

-Processed student deferments.

Accountemps- Accounts Payable Clerk 1600 Aspen Commons

Suite 200

Middleton, WI 53562

January 2005-March 2005

-Processed full cycle Accounts Payable up to and including month end.

-Printed checks for payment weekly.

-Answered calls from internal/external vendors about their account.

Time Warner Cable-Accounts Receivable Rep 1320 N MLK JR Blvd

Milwaukee, WI 53211

May 1999-July 2003

-Opened, sorted, batched and entered incoming lockbox, mail customer payments.

-Prepared daily bank deposits for courier pickup.

-Set up customers for montly autopay via checking/savings, credit card.

-Filed and stored appropriate documents as needed.

-Assisted A/R analyst with special projects.

-Posted and reconciled credit card payments.

Mutual Savings Bank-Accounting Clerk 4949 W. Brown Deer Road

Milwaukee, WI 53225

June 1997-April 1999

-Opened, sorted items received from all bank branches and forwarded to the appropriate departments.

-Transaction processing and data entry of Journal Entries, Wire Transfers, and Accounts Payable.

-Answered calls/emails from vendors about their account.

-Printed checks to prepare for payment to vendors.

-Researched items off microfiche to prepare correcting journal entries.

Firstar Trust Company-Document Distribution Clerk 615 E. Michigan Street

Milwaukee, WI 53202

February 1992-May 1997

-Scanned, filmed incoming documents for processing.

-Batched, entered documents set up for new accounts and deposits.

-Prepared deposits to bring to the bank.

-Prepared documents for courier pickup.

Budgetel Inns Accounting 250 E. Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53202

August 1990-February 1992

-Batched, audited, reconciled daily journal sheets from assigned Budgetel Inns.

- If any discrepancies arose, contact and discuss matter in question with in manager.

-Entered reconciled journal sheet into the computer.

-Filed and stored documents into storage.

General Employment:

Target-Overnight Logistics/Flow Team 219 Green Bay Road

Madison, WI 53719

April 2005-July 2008

-Assisted with unloading product off of truck. Pulled stock from back room to push out to floor.

-After product pushed out to floor and pulls, stocked shelves of product.

Bon-Ton Stores - Sales Associate 303 Bay Park Square Road Green Bay, WI 54301

November 2003-January 2005

-Assisted customers, rang up sales, reconciled sales activity and balanced cash drawer in fine jewelry.

Computer Skills: MS Office, Outlook Express, Various Financial Software packages, including 6 months SAP basic, and extensive 10-key background experience.

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