Sr. Accountant

LADDAVAN SPENCER

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Redmond, WA **052

Email: *******@*****.***

Cell: 512-***-****

QUALIFICATIONS

A highly creative, detail oriented, goal attaining professional with over 8 years of solid Accounting experience coupled with a B.S. degree in Accounting. Demonstrated experience in Account Reconciliation, Property Accounting, and processed payment, purchase order, and budgeting. Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines. A strong work ethic combined with a commitment to excellence in all projects undertaken. A team player, working effectively with Area Projects Accountants, Cash Department, Rates Department, and Senior Management in accomplishing objectives. Excellent communication skills. Extremely skilled in the use of computers with strong Excel experience. Government Secret security clearance.

AREAS OF STRENGTH

ACCOUNT RECONCILATION- POSTING JOURNAL ENTRIES –ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (A/R)-ACCOUNTS PAYABLE (A/P) – 10-KEY - PURCHASE ORDER/VENDOR SET UP – EXCEL- ACCESS 2007 DATABASE - WORD PROCESSIING – EXCELLENT COMPUTER SKILLS - OFFICE AUTOMATION – ORACLE FINANCIALS ACCOUNTING SUITE – CUSTOMER SERVICE ORIENTED - GAAP

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Texas Gas Service (ONEOK, Inc.) – Austin, Texas

Accountant

January 2005 – May 2011

2008 – 2011: In Financial Accountant Position: Accurately reconcile monthly assigned 35 General Ledger Capital accounts such as Vehicle Clearing Account, Construction Overhead, Stores, Deferred Debit, and Mainline Extension accounts documented by SOX documentation and ONEOK procedures. Resolve any variances monthly to ensure proper recording of assets and expenses. Provide variance explanation on a quarterly basis. Create and update Fleet Vehicle Report showing over 200 vehicles’ expenses and clearing account. Process over 150 A/R checks for deposit on a monthly basis from the Division Office and Service Centers through-out Texas.

2006-2008: In Property Accountant Position: Used Powerplant software to book fixed assets from projects to the General Ledger. Audit projects ready to be booked for appropriate approval signatures and for percentage of variance between budget vs. actual. Perform project corrections for monies that were placed in the incorrect project.

2005-2006: In Revenue Accountant position: Learn and work with the Banner software systems and reports. Be involved in the testing of aging reports and be involved with the testing of trends of collections reports and analysis of charge offs. Act as a backup to perform daily control spreadsheets and complete month end control procedures. Perform Daily Cash Controls. Execute Monthly Bad Debt Analysis. Approve Bank Deposits from the Cash Department. Be involved in the company activity committee by helping organize Christmas Parties and Company Picnics.

• Write basic SQL on Oracle (Discoverer Plus) to pull information to research variances for other departments; General Ledger, Gas Supply, and Budget Department.

• Post over 6 Journal Entries to the General Ledger on a monthly and case by case basis.

• Continuing process education at work such as Microsoft Sharepoint Class, Access Class, Building an Environment of Trust in the Workplace. Attended an Intermediate Excel and Advance Excel class.

URS Corporation – Austin, Texas

Accounts Payable

July 2004 – January 2005

Process high volume incoming PO and Non-PO invoices for payment. Insure accurate and timely payments to appropriate vendors. Communicates with URS field A/P offices, Project Administrators, other URS counterparts, and Vendor’s Billing Department. Able to prioritize and multitask invoices. Special Projects included: researching outstanding checks, and provide assistance in Cash Disbursement Department. Quickly acquired the knowledge of J.D Edwards, Enterprise One Accounting Software.

• Facilitates time sensitive invoices to insure customer account integrity.

• Valued by vendor, management and staff for excellent customer service.

• Works well as a team player and independently.

LEADER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Accounting Payable Technician

October 2003 – May 2004

Oversaw all law enforcement officer payments and port security grants payments totaling on the average over $600,000.00 weekly. Held accountable for the accuracy of certified payments from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Created and maintained excel spreadsheets containing information on over 400 airports nationwide. Managed over 600 vendor files and grants. Consulted with program analyst daily on in the accuracy of information given. Serve as a back up for Torte Claim payments to individual who filed a claim with TSA for lost and damaged luggage. Assisted in setting up employee, supplier, and bank information.

• Facilitated time sensitive auditing projects to insure customer account integrity.

• Consistently exceed performance standards. Valued by customers, management and staff for increasing internal efficiencies and cutting administrative costs by creating new ways to automate office procedures and duties.

• Assist in developing and implementing new strategies to pay invoices quickly and accurately.

EDUCATION

PHILLIP’S UNIVERSITY – Enid, OK

Bachelors of Science Degree in Accounting, 1998

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