Accounts Payable Customer Service

SCOTT WHITEHEAD Accountant

Punta Gorda, FL ***** ************@*****.*** Cell Phone 315-***-****

Career Profile

Over 35 years of experience in the field of accounting, able to analyze financial information through multiple reconciliations. Uses this information to determine or maintain records of assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liability, or other financial activities within an organization.

Conscientious, hardworking accountant with strong research and analytical skills. Possesses strengths in customer service communications and computer skills, continuously recognized for and productivity.

Current Experience

Accounting Assistant – Jonas Software/Bean Works-AP Software

Stoneybrook Golf & Country Club, Sarasota, FL 02/2019 - Current

•Collect mail, separate, and organize invoices.

•Organize vendor invoices by department.

•Distribute vendor invoices to appropriate department heads for approval

and coding, if applicable.

•Code invoices with appropriate vendor code and general ledger account.

•Gather required approvals before processing invoices.

•Process weekly accounts payable.

•Enter invoices.

•Run check edit and verify for accuracy. Get approval from Controller before proceeding.

•Prepare check run.

•Manual Check(s)

•Segregate checks for signatures (one or two, as applicable.)

•Get signatures.

•Send checks.

•Reconcile monthly vendor statements and contact vendor on any reconciling item.

•Set up and maintain vendor files.

•Collect IRS form W-9 from vendors and record in vendor maintenance.

•Process annual vendor 1099 forms.

•Post receipts and payments for corporate credit cards.

•Post member payments via ACH, Checks, & Credit Card payments

•Post EOD

Staff Accountant

Integrity Employee Leasing, Punta Gorda, FL 12/2018-01/2019

• Maintained financial records at Integrity

• Managed accounts payables and receivables.

• Reconciled bank statements

• Assisted with budgeting and forecasting.

Temporary position

Sarasota County Government, Sarasota, FL 10/2018-11/2018

• Assisted with the Hurricane Irma project

• Maintained and Recorded debris hours for state

employees and reconciled hours against HR timesheets to ensure accuracy.

Records Clerk

Charlotte County Punta Gorda, FL 01/2018 – 06/2018

• Provided outstanding customer support to staff and constituents

• Completed filing, scanning, and analyzed data

Data Integrity Clerk

National Grid Syracuse, NY 05/2010 – 07/2017

06/2016-07/2017 - Created, updated, & maintained contract data that comes from buyers via Communi-T daily in Masterdata department. These contracts were made up of materials. The buyers create the Communi-T form then pass it on to Masterdata analyst for approval before the Masterdata associate works on contract. The associate clerk makes the contract addition /change and writes comments that specify the addition / change of contract via SAP system.

Accounts Payable Clerk 11/2012 - 06/2016 - Guaranteed vendor invoices via SAP system for payments within the Accounts Payable department. Learned additional duties including analyzing vendor invoices. Lack of confirmation resulted in nonrefundable payouts to requesters.

Credit and Collections Clerk 05/2010-11/2012 – Analyzed bankruptcies for utility bills for the state of Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

Recognized for perfect attendance during tenure with this organization

National Government Services Syracuse, NY 10/2002 - 03/2010

Medical Records/Accounts Receivable Clerk Responsible for auditing Medicare medical records/notes from doctors for diagnosis code accuracy. Also assisted on posting payments regarding customer accounts.

Retail Store Accountant

Agway Inc Syracuse, NY 04/1986 – 09/2001

Reconciliation Specialist 08/1992 - 09/2001 – Analyzed accounts for differing discrepancies between debit and credit General Ledger accounts. Used the general ledger system to analyze accounts.

Accounts Payable 06/1988 - 08/1992 – Responsible for equipment invoices, managed external relations payments and billing for equipment leasing’s and balanced general ledgers for multiple accounts.

Retail Store Accountant 04/1986 – 06/1988 - Completed monthly bank reconciliations for a minimum of ten retail chain stores.

Recognized for perfect attendance during tenure with this organization

Education

Keller Graduate School of Management

Master of Accounting Financial Management 3.81/4.0 2015

CPA Eligible

Kaplan University

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration 3.60/4.0 2012

Concentration: Accounting

Axia College at the University of Phoenix

Associates Degree in Accounting 2010

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