Resume of
ESTHER M. CONSTANTAKIS
**** ********* **., ********, ** 95035
Cell: 915-***-**** ******************@*****.***
POSITION APPLY FOR: ACCOUNTANT/BOOKEEPER
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• 3 years of cost accounting, variance analysis, inventory, and budgets.
• 5+ years of supervisory experience
• 6 years of manufacturing environment experience.
• 7+ years of General ledger experience
• 15+ years in Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and General ledger and analysis. This also includes
extensive experience in business administrative work.
• Processed payroll for 40 employees, processed payroll tax deposits, processed and submitted payroll tax
and sales tax returns, generated payroll, worker’s comp, 401K and Vacation/PTO reports.
• Developed excellent relations with vendors, customers, and co-workers.
• Great tenacity and positive team player attitude; strive to achieve company goals.
• Human resource
WORK EXPRERIENCE
MeiVac, Inc., CA (Manufacturing) Feb 11-Mar 12
Accountant/HR
• Accounts Receivables: Generate customer invoices, collections, analysis of accounts.
• Cash Receipts: Post all cash receipts and generated weekly Cash Forecast Report.
• Accounts Payable: Responsible for all AP functions-matching purchase order with vendor invoices, posting
vendor invoices, processing check runs, analysis of accounts and GRN issues. Processed reports for
commission for sales reps.
• Fixed Assets: Maintain all aspects of fixed assets and reports.
• Sales Taxes and Property Taxes: Responsible for filing sales tax and property tax reports.
• Month End Close: Analyze AP, AR, and cash, WIP, inventory postings, and analyze subsidiary accounts, and
close subsidiary accounts. Analyze GL accounts, close GL accounts, and create supporting schedules.
• Payroll: Process bi-weekly payroll for approximately 40 employees through ADP, generate all necessary
payroll reports, 401K, Vacation Accruals, and Worker’s Compensation.
Palm, Inc./HP CA (Telecom) Jul 07-Jan 11
Accounts Receivable Specialist
• Billing: Process debit and credit memos and invoices for customers. Mail invoices generated by other
departments.
• Cash Receipts: Process daily bank uploads, post all cash receipts for US and International offices.
Assist EMEA on cash receipt issues that may arise in Europe. Post manual checks that are received in-
house to appropriate general ledger accounts.
• Auditing: Audit all AP invoices for accuracy.
• Analysis: Analyze clearing accounts, customer account issues, and general ledger accounts that I am
involved in. Assist Accounting group with analysis on any variances that may result in the clearing
accounts and specific general ledger accounts.
• Month End Close: Responsible for assuring all International and US clearing accounts for cash are closed
out at the end of the month.
• Check Run: Backup person and have processed AP wires, ach’s and checks.
• Other projects as assigned by Supervisor.
Border States Traffic Supply, Inc., TX Feb 02-Dec 07
Office Manager/Accountant (Construction)
• Bankruptcy Specialist: Initially hired to be the bankruptcy specialist for a Chapter 11. Responsible
for creating and implementing a bankruptcy plan for the company.
• Accounts Payable: Coded invoices, oversaw the posting of invoices, processed check runs, analyzed and
reconciled vendor discrepancies and cash flow analysis.
• Accounts Receivable: Oversaw the generation and disbursement of invoices, handled all collection
matters, analyzed aging accounts and reconciled all customer discrepancies.
• General Ledger: Entered all month-end and year-end journal entries--accruals, cost of good allocations,
etc. Analyzed general ledger accounts and bank reconciliations. Generated financial statements, and
sales tax returns. Maintained fixed assets.
• Payroll: for approximately 25 employees, payroll deposits, and payroll taxes
• Supervised two administrative personnel -- accounting clerk and purchasing clerk.
• Human resources: Processed employee paperwork, enforced HR policy, managed safety meetings and employee
relations.
• Last year: Owner abandoned the company, so I negotiated with all the contractors to keep the company
running until all the contracts were completed, and all IRS taxes were paid.
Philips/Advance Transformer Co-Juarez, Mexico (Manufacturing) Feb 99-Jan 02
Plant Accountant (500 people manufacturing plant)
• Prepared and analyzed financial statements
• Processed month- and year-end closing; journal entries, and accruals.
• Created budgets and monthly financial forecasting.
• Responsible for the cost accounting function -- maintained cost standards, and cost roll ups.
• Responsible for Inventory monthly and year-end counts.
• Part of SAP implementation team for the Juarez plants.
• Reconciled all customer discrepancies.
• General Ledger: Analyzed general ledger accounts and processed bank reconciliations.
• Special projects-such as scrap variance analysis and the implementation of new processes. This resulted
in a company saving of $144,000 a year.
EDUCATION BA- Accounting, University of Texas at El Paso, May 1993
LANGUAGES Speak fluent English & Spanish
SYSTEMS/SOFTWARE MS Office Suite, QuickBooks Pro, SAP, SYSPRO, AS400