Olga Ribas-Artze

linkedin.com/in/olgaribasartze

adygh6@r.postjobfree.com

Cellular 703-***-****

Objective

Pursuing a challenging career with a competitive company to utilize my expertise in the Accounts Payable field. With a cross matrix of skills in Use Tax application, international & domestic wire payments, assist with payroll, review and approval hundreds of expense reports and invoices on a monthly basis.

Accomplished accounting professional with diverse industry experience in the Construction, Architecture, Interior Design and Financial Services sectors.

Professional Experience

Studios Architecture, Washington, DC January 2013 - Present

Accounts Payable Supervisor

•Managed payout life-cycle process for over 100 vendors; to include vendor bank account setup, invoice approvals, IRS expense report audits, employee reimbursements, and expense payouts

•Developed, documented and implemented company’s employee expense reimbursement policy and procedures

•Processed voluntary and involuntary terminations, including lay-offs for payroll

•Managed fixed assets

•Track Process principal and corporate credit cards, Pay employee company phone bills, Approve timesheets, Review/payout company legal expenses (work visas, law suites, lawyer fees, etc.), Pay corporate business insurance and principal life insurance, worker’s comp insurance, all other insurance expenses, Process 1099’s, Pay shareholders

•Managed and trained subordinates on daily tasks and reporting

Promontory Financial Group, Washington, DC March 2010 - December 2012

Account Payable Specialist for a large financial institution legal firm

•Data entry

•Review audit reports

•Payout bills for banks

•Approve payouts

Verdigris Group, LLC, Washington, DC September 2009 – March 2010

Accountant for a boutique home improvement company

•Scheduling estimates and work orders

•Accounts Receivable bookkeeping

•Bank reconciliations

•Client billing and collection calls

•Account Payables bookkeeping

•Disbursements for materials and payroll

Monarc Construction, Falls Church, VA May 2004 – October 2009

Senior Accountant for a large commercial construction company

•Streamlined the expense report process by introducing a fuel card for the company

•Negotiated a higher premium credit line with Citibank/Home Depot for the company

•Responsible for high volume, full cycle A/P process using Timberline software

•Processed subcontractor change orders, certificates of insurance, release of liens, and check runs

•Primary contact for vendors

•Managed applications, credit limits and adjustments

•Purchase orders

•Expense reports

Studios Architecture, Washington, DC September 1997 – March 1998 & November 1991 – September 1993

Junior Staff Accountant for a mid-sized international architecture and interior design firm

•Handles Accounts Payable; including, international and domestic expense reports

•Performed general ledger analysis

•Performed bank reconciliation

Clark Tribble Harris & Li, Washington, DC May 1988 – October 1991

Accounts Payable Supervisor for a large international architecture and interior design firm

•Implemented a new accounting system for the Washington, DC office that decentralized the accounting functions

•Analyzed general ledger and reconciled accounts

•In charge of G/L coding, processing and posting of A/R and A/P

•Supervised disbursements of payroll, vendor checks, and petty cash

•Compiled cost estimates of labor, materials and project expenses

•Reviewed and processed purchase orders, travel advances and expense reports

The Dreyfus Corporation, New York, NY June 1981 – April 1988

Accounting Clerk for a large Wall Street asset management and mutual fund company

•Prepared quarterly department budget updates for the investment company and all subsidiaries

•Updates general ledger accounts and vendor reports

•Maintained weekly monetary transaction reports for all investment funds

•Processed a very high volume of Accounts Payable

•Maintained and balanced journal entries

•Controlled and recorded all manual EDP disbursements

Applications

Proficient in...

•Deltek Vision

•Adobe Acrobat

•Excel 2016

•Outlook 2016

•Sage Fixed Asset

•Paychex Flex

Professional Training

Use Tax Certification

Education

Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, VA

Undergraduate Accounting, Business & Economics

References

Furnished upon request

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