Professional Accountant

Bessie Foster

**** ****** ****** **. *******, NC

336-***-****

*********@**********.***

A talented professional in a Financial environment with experience in Accounts Payable, General Accounting and Corporate Accounting

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• More than 25 years of Finance experience. • Proficient in Excel and Word.

• Strong analytical skills—detail oriented. • Skills in MS Office, Lawson, SAP.

• Quickbooks • Outstanding communication skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

My Sister’s Place Community Service, Inc. Winston-Salem, NC Current

Operations Specialist

· Answer and screens telephone calls for the company. Provides client services administrative support.

· Schedules and organizes meetings and company events, travel and conferences.

· Maintain personnel files, including recording new hires, terminations, changes in job classifications; merit increases and tracking leave time. Maintain and update job descriptions.

· Process payroll for all staff and process all accounts payable transactions using Quickbooks.

· Receive, track and process referrals from other agencies, medical professional, clients and staff. Maintain client information in records.

Accountemps Winston-Salem, NC 2009

· Alternative Brands, Inc. ---Using Quickbooks to post and pay invoices, post and make bank deposits and manage cash accounts for proper clearing of items.

· Posting and making payments of North Carolina sales taxes.

· Recording daily and week revenues for various companies and making journal entries.

· Completing monthly bank reconciliations in Quickbooks.

· Working with Vantage system to run Financial reports and Commission reports in order to process the monthly commissions for the Sales personnel.

Hanesbrands, Inc. Winston-Salem, NC 2001– 2007

Senior Accountant/Corporate Accountant II

· Assisted with month end closing processes for two HBI companies and prepared applicable financial reports.

· Worked using Lawson for Hosiery and Intimates General Ledger. This included setting up Cost Centers, accounts and running queries for account analysis.

· Implemented procedures for SOX requirements and compliance to Financial policies and procedures.

· Reviewed and balanced inter-company transactions monthly to ensure proper reporting and accounting.

· Performed account reconciliations monthly for various balance sheet accounts, bank reconciliations, wire transfers and prepared/entered Journal Entries monthly.

· Prepared annual Tax Kit schedules. Worked with the Tax Department to ensure everything was completed correctly. Trained the department how to use the different schedules.

Sara Lee Hosiery Winston-Salem, NC 1989– 2001

Accounting Supervisor

· Supervised staff with job responsibilities of Travel and Entertainment expenses for Sara Lee Hosiery, which included auditing, reporting and reimbursement. Managed changes in policy with notification to all employees.

· Managed Relocation expense reporting and recording for 6 years during tenure.

· Worked with various account analysis and reconciliation for balance sheet and expense accounting reporting.

· Supervised Miscellaneous billing for obsolete goods for Hanes and L’eggs. This included gathering and compiling information to prepare monthly DSO charts that were distributed as part of the map package.

Hanes DSD Winston-Salem, NC 1986– 1989

Accounts Payable Supervisor

· Supervised staff in Accounts Payable and Operating Funds Departments.

· Maintained and managed rent payment system for all Hanes DSD leases.

· Assisted in the merging of A/P Departments for Hanes DSD, Hanes and L’eggs.

L’eggs Products Winston-Salem, NC 1974– 1986

Various Departments in Finance

Bessie Foster Professional Experience Page 2

Bowman Gray School of Medicine 1972– 1974

Department of Clinics

EDUCATION

Forsyth Technical College, Winston-Salem, NC

Accounting Courses 1987-1988

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