~ Senior-Level Accountant ~

Qualifications Profile

Detail-oriented senior accountant, armed with exceptional ability to build long-term productive relationships, resolve complex accounting issues, and win staff and customer loyalty.

Dynamic, performance-focused, and hardworking professional, offering broad-based experience in accounting and finance; with focus on general ledger and fixed asset management. Expert at establishing professional relationships with colleagues, numerous companies, and executives while maximizing business opportunities. Commended as a proactive leader with well-defined communication, management, technical, analytical, and problem-solving aptitudes. Equipped with strong work ethic and unsurpassed dedication to consistently produce remarkable results within all fields of endeavor.

Core Competencies

Account Reconciliation

General Ledger Management

Timely Conflict Resolution

Time Management and Organization

Professional Relationships-Internal and External

Continuous Process Improvements

Technical Support

Professional Experience

Shippers Group (A 3PL Company) Hutchins TX

Staff Accountant May 2021–Apr 2023

●Posting of monthly closing journal entries to include depreciation, revenue accruals, prepaid expense accruals.

●Weekly temporary labor hour reconciliation between Paylocity reports and invoiced hours.

●Accounts Receivable collections to include contact with customers regarding outstanding balances, payment and/or invoicing issues.

●Daily cash posting for all entities.

●Set up and maintenance of new vendors in Sage accounting system

●Monthly credit card expenses to include reports to each cardholder of charges, reconciliation of charges and upload into Sage AP module.

●Maintenance of credit card system on Comerica site to include requesting/canceling credit cards, updating limits, updating cardholder information.

American Achievement Corporation (A scholastic products company) Dallas, TX

Senior Accountant Feb 2008–Apr 2021

Administer and proficiently record required journal entries, such as cash, payroll, month-end entries, and accruals.

Posting of monthly depreciation; send quarterly requests to various department managers; and handle quarterly reconciliation of fixed assets in the sub-ledger to the general ledger.

Prepare and send out various reports, including daily cash forecast-review bank reports; monthly credit card fee and capital expenditure reports; and unclaimed property reports to numerous states on the required due date.

Render assistance with spot counts during the inventory process; conduct due diligence on unclaimed property.

Leverage outstanding technical aptitudes in numerous initiatives, which include incorporating data into the spreadsheet; reviewing daily bank reports and processing wires for all companies within American Achievement Corporation (AAC) umbrella; and streamlining any required Automated Clearing House (ACH) payments for the publishing company.

Excess copy analysis on a monthly basis to ensure that the reserve has the proper amount needed

Sales tax analysis on a monthly basis to ensure that the amount due is properly recorded and debit balances with states are accounted for.

Review trial balance and actual to budget during month end close process to ensure that all entries have been made for the month.

Notable Achievements:

Consistently accomplished improved reconciliation of all accounts in a timely manner and before deadline; ensuring timely reporting to corporate for consolidation of financials, as well as receiving positive feedback from the management and colleagues.

Reduced unclaimed property by sending letters to inform vendors regarding uncashed checks within six months of issuance.

Effectively selected items for spot counts during inventory; thus reducing variances between physical count and on hand shown in computer system.

Schnee-Morehead, Inc. (currently ITW Polymers Sealants North America) Irving, TX

Senior Staff Accountant Mar 1991–Feb 2008

Oversaw the entire accounts payable operations at all locations, which included monitoring the proper approvals and requisitions of all invoices, as well as ensuring accurate inputs of key invoices into the JOMAR system.

Assumed full accountability in processing invoices for all payments, journal entries for payroll concerns, as well as all employee changes in ADP.

Expertly monitored fixed assets and capital expenditures; and requested updates on construction in progress (CIP) for status to ensure that items were placed into fixed assets.

Handled the preparation and evaluation of open customer order reports regarding orders on hold, and proactively conducted and settled calls to past due customers.

Utilized the Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) application in setting up new customers, as well as updating credit line for established customers.

Notable Achievements:

Contributed strategic insights in substantially reducing the amount of 60 days past due accounts to almost 0.

Attained 95% accuracy in tag entry after effectively managing inventory tags and assignments during physical inventories.

Quickly resolved order, payment, and credit issues with all customers, vendors, and managers; consequently cultivating excellent working relationships built on trust, communication, and professional approach.

Maintained constant communication with all levels of supervision and management.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Accounting

University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX

Activities

Technical Acumen

Microsoft Office Suite (Word and Excel)

ERP Software (Baan, JD Edwards, and JOMAR)

ADP

NetSuite

Sage

Internet Applications

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