Accounting Professional

ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONAL

Well-respected, highly motivated accounting professional poised for a leadership role demanding a strong work ethic, extraordinary organization skills, outstanding ability to communicate and results exceeding expectations.

Computer literate: Proficient with Excel, Word, BaaN, and can quickly learn any program. Over 20 years of related accounting experience.

“Maryanne, thank you as you have been the only one that is consistent when forwarding the balance sheets and answering questions or helping to resolve any issues. I appreciate your work ethics and always staying on top of things.”

- Customer feedback from purchasing agent at Henkel of America (Dial Corporation)

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Rexam Inc., Home & Personal Care Division, Pittsburgh, PA

(Formerly Precise Technology Inc., N. Versailles, PA)

ACCOUNTING ASSOCIATE, January 2002 – February 2009 (Company-wide layoffs)

-Responsible for all accounts receivable functions at the corporate level. This included applying payments on customer accounts, an average of $25 million per month, in a timely manner. Business-to-business accounts.

-Oversaw and supervised the accounts for 9 plants. Weekly and/or daily contact with customer service at the plant level to review past due customers. If necessary, assisted in negotiating acceptable payment arrangements that included global accounts.

-Compiled the monthly receivables report. Updated quarterly the average days to pay for all customers accounts and responded to requests for customer credit references. Retrieved and reviewed Dun & Bradstreet reports for new and current customers, including company history and credit limits.

-Available to assist in generally accepted accounting principles as needed. Numerous month-end closing duties.

-Participated in the semi-annual audits. Continued a few duties of the accounting clerk position.

ACCOUNTING CLERK, August 1998 – December 2001

-Responsible for reviewing and processing expense reports, entering accounts payable for the corporate office, and conducting the weekly check run company-wide, including wire payments. Maintained and added new customers and vendors in the system. Reconciled the monthly bank statement, balanced inter-company transactions, recorded journal entries, monitored American Express purchases, prepared the account analysis, conducted the 1099 tax filing for all vendors and any additional accounting responsibilities as needed.

Time Warner Cable, Monroeville, PA

ENGINEERING / FINANCE ASSISTANT, September 1996 – December 1997 (Company sold/local office closed)

-Posted customer cash and check payments. Tracked departmental employee productivity, sick days, uniforms, tools, fleet vehicle maintenance, audit reconciliation, warehouse inventory, subcontract work, and purchase orders. Designed the majority of the above tracking systems in Excel.

-Excellence in Service and Performance Award (1997).

Nations Credit, Monroeville, PA

COLLECTION REPRESENTATIVE, October 1995 – May 1996 (Position at local branches eliminated)

-Duties included calling past due customers, posting payments, sending correspondence, and recognizing potential collection problems. Referred qualified customers to the loan department.

Honeywell, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA

COLLECTION SPECIALIST, June 1988 – January 1993 (Company combined divisions and eliminated positions)

-Solely responsible for the timely and accurate collection of all customer receivable accounts (business and residential) including collection calls, constructing letters, check processing, and court/legal hearings.

-“Protect Our Customer” Award (1992)

-National Receivables and Collection Excellence Award (1991)

-National Receivables and Collection Excellence Award (1989)

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CLERK, December 1986 – June 1988

-Processed payables, expense reports, medical insurance, savings/retirement plan enrollments, payroll, and performed general administrative duties.

MILITARY HISTORY

US MARINE CORPS, Okinawa, Japan and Quantico, VA

FISCAL CHIEF, 1985 – 1986

-Supervised the finance department, reconciled financial reports, prepared daily spending records, responsible for the internal control of a one million dollar budget, and performed all administrative duties.

PROCUREMENT/PURCHASING ADMINISTRATOR, 1984 – 1985

-Controlled purchasing policies, contact between vendors and buyers, processed supply requests, and monitored finances.

-Awarded Certificate of Commendation for recognition of contributions over and above job requirements (one of the highest awards given in peacetime).

OFFICE ADMINISTRATION CLERK, 1983 - 1984

-Reorganized the filing system, completed research for future publications, handled the redistribution of overstocked supplies, and responsible for administrative duties.

EDUCATION

Central Michigan University, branch campus, Washington, DC

Graduate studies in Business Administration

Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA

Bachelor of Arts

Marine Corps Service Support Schools, Camp Lejeune, NC

Basic Supply Stock Control Course

Procurement, purchasing, finance, inventory control,

leadership, and general office procedures. 241.5 credit hours.

NOTABLE PROFESSIONAL FEEDBACK

“Thanks for all your help during the year. If there is one person I can always count on to get the job done, it’s you.”

-Dale Armbrister, Rexam HPC.

“Thank you very much for your quick response to our request to add a vendor. Your work will enable us to meet customer delivery requirements.” -Kevin Hatcher, Precise Technology.

Contact this candidate