Debra Selman
**** **** ** #*** / *******, TX ****4 / 713-***-****
SUMMARY
Diligent professional with over 10 years of accounting experience: general ledger entries, bank reconciliations, and journal entries. A key contributor to the executive staff and team setting with success in financial management, auditing, strategic and financial planning, project decision-making, and implementation of organizational visions, and strategies. Ability to excel in a high-volume, high-intensity work environment with fluctuating priorities and workloads to meet deadlines with emphasize in financial planning. Project crisis's management and yearly budget planning. Self-motivated and resourceful, demonstrating effective communication skills and professional work ethics, excellent job performance, excellent customer service and teamwork.
Core Competencies:
• Financial Statements
• Future Value & Projects Proposals
• Financial Audit Readiness
• Semi/Annual Bank Reconciliations
• Oracle Financial Systems
• ADERANT Expert Live
• ADERANT Conflict
• Proficient in SAP
• Internal and External Auditing
• Payroll, Automatic Data Processing
• Payroll, QuickBooks Intuit online
• Great Plains
• Microsoft Dynamics 365
• Strong in Excel and Access
• Timberline / SAGE
• Wrike
• Zoom
WORK EXPERIENCE
Accounts Payable Administrator/Backup Receptionist Small Ventures USA LP Houston TX – July 2019 – March 2021
• Managed all entity accounts payables (66) to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of processes and payments
• Tracked expenses and assisting with weekly, monthly, and yearly financial reporting and Handled all contract labor and contract payroll
• Manage subscriptions, vendors, and contracts
• Handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism
• Creating/updating spreadsheets
• Reconciliation of various type of accounts
Back up Receptionist (occasionally): Greeting and welcoming guests, answering incoming calls, coordinate in-office lunches and other clerical duties like scanning and filing documents on the servers when the receptionist is on vacation and more A/P Specialist / Data Clerk
B.J. Oil and Gas Tomball TX - February 2018 – 20108
• A/P entries for Canada
Accounting Lead - A/P and A/R Disaster Recovery
P.A.L. Environmental Services Houston TX - November 2017 - 2018
• Worked with contractors through various confusing equations to help organize invoices, receipts, accounting records, and coordinated with experts in the field regarding specific specialty items.
• Provided technical assistance and training to new employees
• Audited financial documents to check for accuracy
• Worked closely with CPA to maintained financial reconciliation of funding
• Provided Customer service and interaction with Vendors
• Responsible for Billing over $59 million in expenses while following complicated guidelines
• Prepared and updates Excel spreadsheets to track invoices, project progress, and expenses
• Utilized verbal and written communication skills to provide customer service assisting contractors and Labors with problem resolution as necessary
• Monitored projects billing to ensure all work meets contract requirements
• Coordinated and provided research skills to gather/compile information and documentation needed for reimbursements and final invoicing.
• Contributed to the development of Disaster Recovery procedures Accounting Assistant - Billing / Payroll
Gray Reed & McGraw P.C. - Houston, TX – January 2017 to August 2017
• Email collection reminders on past due accounts
• Strict legal confidentiality
• Strong ability to multi-task effectively
• Ability to work independently
• Heavy Client customer service
• QuickBooks Intuit online Payroll system and payroll processing
• Clients and Matter Management
• Barcode Page Prefix for Client Matter Billing
• Assisted in converting all PC asset and transactions to a LLC using QuickBooks Intuit online.
• Strong organizational, and communication skills
• Daily Journal entries
• Strong data entry experience, clerical skills, outgoing personality
• Adept in collecting, analyzing, and processing required data for payroll
• Reviewed and verified source documents and calculated and posted deductions
• Calculated commissions, bonus and contingency paychecks
• Researched and resolved discrepancies in pay and hours
• Calculated and paid payroll taxes as per federal law
• Assisted in HR when needed
Analyst - Data Entries
Legacy Funeral Group - Houston, TX - September 2016 to November 2016
• Worked remotely in a team transitioning accounts from QuickBooks to Great Plains
• Create sales contracts for deceased clients and their families
• Create invoices for customers
• Statewide Customer Service
• Daily posts of sales transactions entered for the day
• Enter receipts of funds received for the month
• Day to day posts of deposits funds sent to the bank
• Reviewed AR/AP entries for client’s funeral expense Accountant / Accounts Payable
City of Houston Finance and Reporting Division - Houston, TX - May 2016 to August 2016
• Assisted in financial analyses to effectively process accounts payable and special projects
• Reviewed and posted SAP entries and processed vendor checks
• Interacted with all City departments, and vendors through emails and telephone
• Reviewed staff assigned work
• Performed SAP system duties related to Accounts Payable
• Accruals and invoice analysis
• Supported Accounts payable users in SAP
• Search and identify operational issues which affect the City's Accounts Payable
• Reconciliation of assigned vendor accounts
• Created a vendor template for updates and reporting account issues in monthly department meetings
• Assisted in clean-up for the year end process
• Perform other job duties and special projects as assigned Legal Assistant - Entry level
West & West, LLP - Houston, TX - September 2015 to January 2016
• Performed legal research for discovery
• Drafted legal documents
• Read case law and prepare case briefs
• Prepared trial notebooks for court
• Filed court documents electronically
• Prepared responses to complaints and discovery requests
• Organized case files and maintain documents
• Schedule deposition, hearings, trail settings, meetings and manage attorney calendar
• Prepare draft pleadings, discovery request and responses, E-filing, motions/orders, discovery,
maintain and monitored litigation calendar, and performed on-line legal research
• Assist Business Manager, interface with other attorneys and interact with their staff regarding legal matters
• Strong organizational skills
• Assisted Attorney in all capacity needed for court and trail preparation
Customer Service Associate - Front Office
Home Depot - Houston, TX - February 2014 to November 2015
• Ensured that all accounting transactions are complete and error free
• Handled issues quickly, accurately and professionally
• Identified possible product knowledge (PK) training needs for Associates
• Handled all in store, contract or online orders
• Open and closed when needed
• Return Cashier when needed
• Front face and Inventory shore merchandise
Accomplishments
Stopped a shop lifter with $2,765 worth of merchandise. Received the Homer award Skills Used
Completed in house Training for 8 days on departmental equipment needed in that department and Product knowledge
Staff Accountant / GL Specialist
Prince Energy LLC - Houston, TX - April 2015 to August 2015
• GL reconciliations, examine, and analyze accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy and completeness.
• Ensure only approved transactions are recorded to the correct general ledger account Review work for accuracy
• Generate reports to analyze activity and monthly variances
• Assist with information for audit and monitoring requests
• Served as the primary preparer in transitioning Company's Financials books from QuickBooks to IFS system Staff Accountant - Training Institution,
OCS Group Offshore Commission Solutions - Houston, TX - December 2013 to July 2014
• Bank reconciliations and collections, prepare, examine, and analyze accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports
• Reviewed discrepancies related to accounting error
• Confirmed cash amounts in a company's ledgers agree with bank balance
• Perform monthly review to ensure that guidelines and policies around cash processes are adequate and Effective
• Implemented a procedure to remedy problems in cash reconciliations providing a detailed list of instructions that assist employees involved in cash transactions
• Contractor Bi-weekly Payroll
• Updated payroll records by reviewing and approving changes in exemptions, insurance coverage, savings deductions, job titles and department/ division transfers
• Prepared financial reports for 15-20 clients
• Participate in Client Service Reviews
Executive V.P. Assist & Accountant
Roy H. Cullen Operating Company - Houston, TX - April 2008 to November 2012
• Single Family Office for a High-net-worth Family
• Facilitated accurate bookkeeping and reporting of Personal and business expenses
• Processed Weekly payroll for household staff
• Monitor and recorded invoices and issue payments
• Recorded, allocated and categorize expenses
• Monthly reconciliation of 32 bank accounts, credit cards statements, petty cash and balance sheet accts
• Prepared documentation for CPA to support state and federal tax filing
• Handled all estates inquires and expenses
• Worked very close to Executive VP
Office manager
Building EMT’s - Houston, TX - December 2005 to April 2008
• Disaster Construction Management Services
• Set up all offices in and around disaster areas. Analyst
ConocoPhillips - Houston, TX - May 2000 to December 2005
• Balance Sheet Account, Analysis and Inventory
• Responsible for month-end, quarter-end and year-end close
• Research and prepare variance analysis and explanations
• Responsible for the preparation and analysis of management reporting of financial to ConocoPhillips Executives.
• Prepare all Financial Reporting requirements package: Balance Sheet account reconciliations, account analysis, accrual calculations, and other related accounting documents and schedules
• Prepare journal entries related to foreign currency transactions
• Responsible for Trucks, Rail and Barge Sales and purchases, BOL"s and LOI's, Actualized Movements, customer service, research and resolution to problems EDUCATION
Business Management / Finance
Houston Community College – on hold
Philosophy of Theological Education
Doctorate Degree - 2016
G.M.O.R. Theological Institute - Houston, TX
Business Management / Accounting
NM State University - Houston, TX
1990 to 1993 (34 credit)