Accounting

Sandra E. Savage

**** ********* *******, ******** *******, MO 63117

Phone Number: 314-***-**** Cell Phone Number: 636-***-****

E-Mail Address: **************@*****.***

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Professional Summary

Accounting / Finance Professional with an extensive background in general accounting, financial analysis, reporting financial systems, budget preparation, and cash management.

· Executive who performs at high levels of productivity in fast paced environments without missing a single deadline.

· Well versed in accounting principles, practices, and systems, as well as business operations.

· Dedicated self starter with a passion to learn, create, and implement new ideas.

· Effective communicator and relationship builder with management, customers, staff, and financial institutions.

· Recognized for leadership and problem solving strengths, as well as thoroughness and accuracy.

· Promoted through progressively responsible positions in accounting departments in consistent recognition of performance results.

Accomplishments

Husch Blackwell Sanders, LLP, St. Louis, MO

Senior Procurement Analyst 2008 – 2009

Accounts Payable Manager 2007 – 2008

Procurement Specialist 2006 – 2007

Staff Accountant 2006 – 2006

Property Accountant 2005 – 2006

Fixed Asset Clerk 2005 – 2005

Accounts Payable Work Flow Coordinator 2004 – 2005

Accounts Payable Data Entry Clerk 2003 – 2004

Senior Procurement Analyst

· Track and manage up to 26,000 assets, equaling $19,500,000.00 of the firm’s inventory and recording any changes in the FAS accounting software. Including the physical inventory, transfer, shipping, and disposal of all company equipment.

· Responsible for inventorying, tagging, calculating depreciation of fixed assets, and preparing personal property taxes in all 17 of Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP’s offices.

· Coding invoices and reviewing the general ledger of the firm’s inventory in accordance to standard fixed asset and accounting rules.

· Allocated a budget of $6,000,000.00 in 2006, $8,000,000.00 in 2007, and $6,000,000.00 in 2008 for procurement of litigation, operations, and information technology equipment. i.e. CPUs, Monitors, Software, Servers, Desktop Printers, Security Equipment, IP Phones, Fax Machines, Network Printers, SAN Storage Library equipment, Training Classes, Materials, and etc.

· Report directly to the firms Chief Executive Officer concerning matters of the firm’s budget spending in comparison to the variance analysis reports.

· Create Request for proposals (RFP) bids from vendors to prepare quote analysis’s showing the effect of Husch Blackwell Sanders, LLP’s fiscal savings.

· Review the companies lease documents up to $3,000,000.00 in 2005, $2,500,000.00 in 2006, $3,000,000.00 in 2007, $5,500,000.00 in 2008 and $8,500,000.00 in 2009 before obtaining signatures from the Chief Financial Officer.

· Accountable for verifying invoices, comparing purchase orders, and ensuring proper approvals have been obtained.

Accounts Payable Manager

· Assisted in financial and accounting consultation for more than 800 attorneys, legal administrative assistants, and office staff including all follow-up and adherence to firms A/P polices and procedures.

· Personally responsible for reviewing over 50,000 vendors necessary for processing over 1,000 1099‘s ensuring I.R.S. accuracy on a yearly basis.

· Accountable for approximately 500 wire transfers, monitoring Amex and Visa spending as well as processing the payment of client and attorney expenses.

· Monitored payments of rent checks, employee medical expenses, dependent care, used taxes, and franchise taxes on a monthly basis.

· In charge of researching stale checks, reviewing daily voucher reports, for grammatical, coding, numerical errors, and performing month end closings for accounts payable.

· Coordinated, managed, oversaw, and conducted employee reviews for an accounts payable staff of five.

· Proficient in USPTO, EPO, Soft Cost calculations; including certification in Westlaw, Lexis Nexis programs, and Elite accounting software.

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Accounts Payable

· Oversaw the approval of 300 plus checks while consulting with the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive Officer answering any additional questions and concerns regarding unapproved checks for travel and client expenses on a daily basis.

· Auditing 200 plus daily vouchers consisting of client, travel and business expenses; including the reconciliation and payment of the firms courier bills, Visa bills up to 10,000 and Amex bills up to 200,000 on a monthly basis.

· Responsible for a reduction in operational expenses, penalties, and late fees by up to 75% on all unpaid invoices over 60 days old.

· In charge of ordering, inventorying, allocation, and processing, of all blank checks for Husch Blackwell Sanders, LLP.

· Managed printing of the daily check run processing up to 300 trust checks in 2003 and 500 in 2004 as well as 3,000 rush checks in 2003 and 2,500 in 2004.

· Reviewing and voiding checks prior to verification of correct supporting documentation.

· Set the daily standard for entering over 100 vouchers compared to 20-50 by the previous accounts payable clerks.

GKN Aerospace Services, St. Louis, MO

Accounts Payable Specialist 2002 – 2003

Accounts Receivable Specialist 2001 – 2002

Shipping and Inventory Analyst 2001 – 2001

Accounts Payable / Account Receivable Specialist

· In charge of creating new vendors, coding, and monitoring the inventory of parts in preparation of payment for 5,000 invoices on a daily basis.

· Responsible for printing and matching all corresponding invoices and checks with approval by the Chief Financial Officer before submitting to vendors.

· Created and prepared journal entries based on accrual spreadsheets for all monthly expenses into CODA.

· Collaborated with sales order entry personnel to compare and verify corrected invoices against existing purchase orders before applying debit and credit memos to the vendors billed invoice.

· Verified refund checks and entered the appropriate entry into CODA reflecting the applied payment on the monthly statement sent out to vendors.

· Communicated with vendors in order to reconcile invoices due to pending payments, deductions, past due, and unpaid bills.

· Supervised training and qualification’s of accounts payable duties on both CODA and Cincom systems for all new employees.

Shipping and Inventory Analyst

· Entering and reviewing purchase orders in the MRP system from customers by part number, quantity, price, completion, schedule, and delivery date.

· Accountable for electronic transfers of inventory to the stockroom by part and sale number in preparation of customer shipment.

· Oversaw the creation and review of packing and shipping labels allocated with the finished product of each customers order.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Accounting

Minors, Computer Information Systems and Marketing

Missouri State University, Springfield, MO

Currently pursuing CPA certification

Work Skills

Proficient in ELITE, DTE, Docs Open, Open Text, KwikTag, and FAS

Versed in Cincom and CODA

Skilled in Microsoft Office and Adobe Software

Data entry experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint

Skilled in Lotus I, II, and III

Quark Express and Coral Draw and Paint

Expert with web browsers, email, and other Internet applications

Visual Basic and Silver Run

Basic Skills in Quick Books Pro and Quicken

Proficient in 10 Key by touch

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