Accounts Payable Senior Accountant

Chester Albee

Chicago, IL ***** 312-***-**** *.*********@*****.***

OVERVIEW: An experienced accountant with a proactive work ethic, strong customer focus and a standard of meeting and exceeding deadlines. Ensures accurate and consistent financial reporting through keen observation skills.

SKILLS: • Microsoft Office Suite

• SAP Operating System

EXPERIENCE: CATERPILLAR, INC. - PROGRESS RAIL Locomotive 09/200*-**-****

Senior Accountant/Warranty/Accounts Payable La Grange, IL

•Financial Oversite for a $24M Warranty Reserve

•Served as financial partner and support warranty team in efforts to reduce financial costs

•Develop yearly Warranty rates and report all variances to budget

•Revenue recognition to determine correct liability/expense

•Developed new reporting to provide profit centers with relevant warranty expense information

•Monthly Warranty Report distribution to Senior Management

•Process warranty claims for CAT engine systems F125 T4 locomotives

•Provides weekly updates to the profit center accounting managers to minimize surprise as a result of large warranty claims or new mod requirements causing significant impacts to their profit centers

•All SOX/IRS audit requests coordinated with CAT and PRS warranty teams to ensure compliance

•Balance sheet reconciliation process - improve process to meet CAT requirements and document warranty processes

•Denied Warranty requests/bill back customer/cost recovery

•True up Warranty reserves Monthly/Quarterly to adjust any debit balances

•Back up for Accounts Payable/Expense Reports Audit-Payments

EDUCATION: NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY Midland, MI

•Bachelor of Science in Management, Minor in Accounting

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