Jeanne M. Wholley

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New Bedford, MA 02740

508-***-****

djyhde@r.postjobfree.com

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ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CLERK ● PAYROLL CLERK ● ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Detail and organize Accounts Payable and Payroll Accountant with proven ability to successfully process invoices and payroll into the accounting software in an accurate and timely manner.

Microsoft Word / Excel ◦ Ceridian ◦ Great Plains ◦ People Soft ◦ Prism ◦ Quick Books ◦ ADP ◦ Oracle

UNIX ◦ Clairus ◦ Bosa Nova ◦ Lawson ◦ Gert ◦ Solomon ◦ JD Edwards ◦ SAP

**CAREER NOTES: Worked with children in Human Services for the Department of Mental Retardation / Mental Health (2004 to 2008). Previously worked in fashion merchandising and held a position as a Retail Manager (1984 to 1994) responsible for increasing sales and supervising sales associates in a retail clothing store.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BEACON HILL STAFFING GROUP Boston, MA

Accounting Consultant April 2008 – July 2008

Fish and Richardson Law PC

● Processing payroll for 1,200 employees

● Performing data entry and reconciling time cards

● Distributing paychecks and MBTA passes to employees

● Answering inquires for employees and vendors

● Preparing monthly statements

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ROBERT HALF INTERNATIONAL, INC. Boston, MA

Accounting Consultant 1999- 2004

Consulting engagements included the following responsibilities for various clients in the Boston area:

● Accounts Payable Procedures

● Matching, coding, and entering invoices

● Entering, posting and reconciling batches

● Process invoices

● Solve A/P vendor discrepancies

● Generate the weekly check run

Provide both internal and external customer service

● Prepare the monthly A/P expense accrual

● Maintain vendor tax records

● Research and resolve open vendor statements

● Assist with audits and general accounting requests

● Weekly and monthly reconciliation of internal payroll accounts including payroll posting and internal suspense

● Payroll Procedures

● Perform payroll audits and month-end close including journal entries and accruals

● Prepare payroll tax filing for state and federal reconciliation and general ledger accounts

● Reconcile payroll to GL postings for gross / net pay, benefits and related deductions

● Research and resolve open transaction to various general ledger accounts

● Clear aged items accurately within required timelines

● Research general and administration expense variances to ensure accuracy of balances

● Respond to questions from departmental administrators about salary amounts distributed to general, discretionary, and research accounts and assisted in researching and resolving differences

BROOKLINE SAVINGS BANK Brookline, MA

Administrative Assistant/Payroll Coordinator 1997 – 1999

● Maintain accurate information in Access Database for new hires and all current employees

● Assemble, compile and calculate a variety of figures and totals for bi-weekly employee payroll, monthly officers covering overtime, sick time new hires, pay changes and payments made to trustees / committee members

● Verify computer data, distribute employee paychecks, pay State and Federal Taxes, compile payroll settlement sheet for the finance department

● Maintain payroll withholding spreadsheet for use in the administration of the medical premium plan

● Prepare monthly overtime and justification of GL account report

DIVERSIFIED AUTOMOTIVE Boston, MA

Payroll Coordinator 1995 – 1997

● Calculate payroll for 200 employees

●Worked closely with truck drivers for inputting their payroll by the mile on UNIX

● Print monthly fuel tax spreadsheets for each car carrier truck

●Worked closely with the president of the company and the controller in accounting

PAUL BROWN Providence, RI

Administrative Assistant / Bookkeeper 1994 – 1995

● Reconciliation of monthly bank statements with expenditure reports

●Posting entries to cash disbursement ledger

● Examination of compute generated spreadsheets to determine the net profit or loss for quarterly and annual summaries

● Appointment scheduling telephone communications, typing business correspondence and process incoming mail

EDUCATION

Certificate in Accounting, NASSON INSTITUTE, Providence, RI (1994)

Business Management courses, Southeastern Massachusetts University, North Dartmouth, MA (1984 -1986)

Associate Degree in Business Management, BRISTOL COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Fall River, MA (1984)

Certificate in Executive Secretarial, KINYON-CAMPBELL BUSINESS SCHOOL, New Bedford, MA (1981)

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