Debbie A. Melvin
**** *. ******** **, *******, AZ 85053
Phone: 602-***-**** Cell: 602-***-****
Email: ********@***.***
Qualifications Profile
Excellent communication skills, self starter, efficiently supporting overall accounting departments.
. Comprehensive knowledge of accounting principles, A/P, A/R, payroll, general
ledger posting, invoicing, and accounting regulatory guidelines.
. Ability to analyze cost control, providing financial information that supports
corporate goals and objectives.
. Proven ability to identify and implement improvements and increase efficiencies and
productivity.
Educational Background
Technical Training: MS Office, Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Power Point, EDOC,
QuickBooks, Timberline, Oracle, Great Plains, CPS.
College - Bookkeeping, Business Management.
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Professional Experience
Fidelity National Finance/ Lawyers Title – Phoenix, Arizona 2009 - 2009
Dormant Funds Assistant / Account Payable
Audit escrow files, contact customers to resolve discrepancies, compile reports to support escrow, determine balances and credits, write letters to customers, print refund checks, work with escrow officers to correct procedures and Escheat funds when necessary and there are unclaimed funds charges and losses. Assist accounts payable with over flow, code invoices and data entry and upload invoices for payment along with monthly accruals.
LandAmerica/ Capital Title Agency- Phoenix, Arizona 2007 - 2009
Accounts Payable / Payroll Associate
Full charge accounts payable for Phoenix, Yavapai and Mohave county, process invoices including coding, and entry, manage invoice approval process, reconcile company credit card statements, process check runs review and process expense reports, review and research vendor statements, prepare journal entries and reconcile GL Accounts, monthly accruals, maintain good working relationships with vendors,
Payroll, collect timesheet, and data entry, garnishments and deductions, resolve employee discrepancies, export data to payroll department, document sick time and vacation, send managers weekly and monthly reports.
Report to President, audit resolve discrepancies and journal entry to correct inaccuracy, accruals and responsible for monthly balancing.
Capital Title Group – Phoenix, Arizona 2004 - 2007
Financial Assistant / Accounts Payable
Ensure accurate and timely processing of accounting data, Manage financial transactions with strict attention to detail, assist in compiling financial statements for multiple companies, accruals, journal entries, reconcile and balance accounts, comply with SOX procedures, compile statistic reports for management, and collaborate extensively with internal audits to provide in-depth assistance, and work closely in month end with accounting manager, P&L statements and management reports, accurately posted transaction utilizing proprietary data system, back up A/P department in coding invoices and data entry along with monthly accruals, along with managed accounting for a small individual company, A/P, A/R, to Financials.
Action Entrances – Tempe, Arizona 2002 - 2004
Support Owner in recovery of company.
Assistant Bookkeeper
Perform accounts payable, code invoices, daily data entry, job costing reports, accounts receivable functions, file preliminary notices, negotiate terms with suppliers for past due accounts and set up a payments agreement.
Research accounts in order to identify and resolve account problems, accurately report and over see payroll. Work closely with Accountant to resolve accounting issues.
Maricopa County 2001 - 2002
Employee Benefits Assistant
Cobra benefits administrator, tracking benefits information, recognizes problems and completing audit for financial responsibilities. Benefits administration, employee discrepancies and solutions, new hires orientation, termination processing, compile daily deposits and reconcile deposit account, meet deadline on various State and County audits.