Accounting Manager
Resume:
Lore K. Saadeh
Falls Church, VA 22043
Objective: To obtain an accounting position in a company where my education, experience, and accomplishments will allow me the opportunity for growth.
Summary: Self-starter with strong sense of contributing to the bottom line and reducing costs, experienced accountant with strong analytical skills and excellent problem-solving skills. Ability to manage projects and meet deadlines, to learn complex concepts quickly and work well with others.
Employment:
April 1999-December 2009
VERIZON
Staff Accountant
• Researched, prepared supporting documents and journal entries and accrued $600M in annual expense
• Prepared and presented monthly, quarterly, and annual variance analyses to management
• Prepared monthly balance sheet reconciliations for prepaid and accrued liability accounts
• Researched refund and duplicate payment activity to determine proper accounting treatment
• Assisted with accounting systems conversions including testing of the new system and regression testing when additional consolidations were implemented
• Assisted with the preparation and creation of SOX documents including working with internal and external auditors during testing phases
• Reviewed department journal entries for SOX Compliance
• Assisted with special projects and ad-hoc requests
November 1997-October 1998
Clients: Teligent Inc. Vienna, VA
GE Spacenet, Mclean,VA
Nextel Communications Inc. Mclean, VA
MCI, Arlington, VA
Telco Cost Analyst/Auditor
• Audited bills to ensure that ordered circuits were working, verified for accuracy, and compliance with provisioning specifications.
• Identified purchase orders where circuits had not been billed and worked with appropriate party for resolution.
• Researched competitive pricing of various components utilizing tariffs.
• Provided cost estimate to forecast future cash disbursement.
• Analyzed invoices to determine accounting treatment – capitalization or expense and prepared journal entries.
• Worked as Assistant Auditor, audited duplicate payments to vendors and wrote letters to vendors requesting recoupment of payments based on audited finding documents.
March 1997-September 1997
The Parsons Consulting Group Inc. Great Falls,VA
Tariff Specialist
• Provided monthly research updated for all domestic tariffs contained/presented in the “Netsolve” Telecommunications Network pricing tool.
• Assisted in resolving customer issues regarding tariff information/disputes.
• Interfaced with vendors to maintain carrier relations and clarified tariff questions.
• Tested to verify accuracy of data.
July 1989-July 1996
Cable& Wireless, Inc.(CWI) Vienna, VA
Billing Analyst/Auditor
• Audited, analyzed and paid Switched Local Access bills from the regional bell companies and the major local exchange carriers in a timely manner.
• Successfully disputed $100,000 on monthly switched access billing charges by analyzing automated reports and tariffs to identify billing discrepancies.
• Developed strong, effective relationship with Telecom vendors which proved beneficial in recovering disputes.
February 1989-May 1989
Aramex International Courier-Alexandria, VA
General Office Duties – Reported directly to the Regional Manager
• Reconciled accounts receivable, payable, and bank statements.
• Prepared budgeting and net profit & loss statements.
May 1988-January 1989
Exxon Company U.S.A.-Houston TX
Project Accountant-Temporary position
• Worked closely with a supervisor to reconcile a large, complex payable account.
• Created excellent audit trail and documents for booking procedures and calculating payments to royalty owners.
• Reconciled over/short settlement of several working interest owners in the lease.
• Determined and documented the payments to royalty owners in compliance with the provisions of the contracts and regulations.
December 1985-April 1987
Texaco, Inc.-Houston, TX
Accountant
• Prepared gas leases and financial masters.
• Reconciled net profit audit statements.
• Analyzed royalty payment in conjunction with the production.
Education
BBA, Accounting-University of Texas-Arlington, TX
BBA, Marketing-University of Texas-Arlington, TX
Dean’s list three semesters
Passed all parts of the CPA examination
Languages: Fluent in English and Arabic
Computer skills: Excel, Word, MS Access, MS Outlook, PowerPoint, SAP, Lawson, Brio Query, Webfocus, Report Smith, Lotus 1-2-3, Oracle 7.0, Oracle 10.7 GUI McCormick and Dodge Accounting System, Peachtree Accounting for Windows, PeopleSoft, QuickBooks Pro-Fundamentals.
Volunteer: Former member of the Finance Committee of Condominium Associates and taught English as second language through the local church.
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