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A. Laura Zuniga

Oklahoma City,OK

Summary

Capable Payroll Specialist committed to keeping accurate records, ensuring on-time deposits, and maintaining tax compliance.  Possesses a natural knack for numerical accuracy and calculating balances.  Offering over 13 years experience an effective, analytical approach to identifying and solving complex problems.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience

Work History

Accounts Payable Coordinator

Oklahoma Blood Institute
03.2019 - Current
  • Coordinated with other departments as needed for approval or clarification on invoiced items, promoting effective cross-functional collaboration throughout the organization.
  • Reached out to vendors and customers to verify information and follow up on client issues.
  • Processed approximately 700 checks per month prepared checks for mailing.
  • Assisted with month-end closing tasks, ensuring timely completion of financial statements.
  • Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.
  • Achieved timely payment cycles, scheduling and executing payment runs according to supplier agreements.

Customer Service Representative

Floorplan Xpress LLC
02.2013 - 09.2017
  • Providing inventory financing for independently owned car dealerships across the country managing client problems and complaints while staying professional, cordial, and helpful.
  • Handled inbound calls, assisting dealers, auctions, and co-workers with originating new loans, collecting payments on current loans, providing information about titles, and other general and specific questions.
  • Composing, Analyzing, organizing, and distributing company wide email correspondence with a daily flow of 300 + emails.
  • Assisted general managers, account executives, sales managers, and other branch team members by calling dealer customers to collect payments, seek additional loan opportunities, set up appointments, research location of assets, and other calls as required.
  • Reconciled all daily transactions and performed additional financial processing tasks as needed.
  • Assisted in title process including receiving and verifying inbound titles, perfecting liens on titles, ordering repo titles, filing and auditing of titles and other elements of title management as required.
  • Assisted in the training of all newly hired employees across the company.
  • Maintained working knowledge of policies, basic title laws, and procedures.
  • Developed a strong relationship with current dealer customer, auctions, financial institutions and other industry connections.
  • Performed other office duties and special functions as delegated or requested by the supervisor, regional manager, vice president or CEO in the Corporate office.

Administrative Assistant / Payroll Clerk / Recruiter

AmeriResource
08.2004 - 02.2013
  • Updated payroll records by processing job title and department/division transfers.
  • Determined payroll liabilities by comparing employee federal and state income and social security taxes to employer's social security, unemployment and workers’ compensation payments.
  • Reviewed federal, state and international tax returns prepared by our in house accounting group.
  • Checked figures, postings and accounting documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy and proper coding.
  • Screened all applicants based on their qualifications and background.
  • Converted employee status from temporary to permanent.
  • Tracked candidates and pushed for feedback on disqualifications, time-to-fill statistics and other variables.
  • Screened all visitors and directed them to the correct employee or office.

Payroll Administrator/Accounting Assistant

LaborSource LLC
05.1999 - 06.2004
  • Reconciled discrepancies between accounts receivable general ledger account and accounts receivable trial balance account.
  • Monitored payments due from clients and promptly contacted clients with past due payments.
  • Researched and resolved accounts payable discrepancies.
  • Created daily and weekly cash reports for accounting management.
  • Reviewed all expense reports for accuracy and proper expense disclosure.
  • Supervised invoice processing, purchase orders, expense reports, credit memos and payment transactions.
  • Filed and addressed employee complaints in accordance with company policies and government regulations.
  • Prepared accurate financial statements at end of the quarter.
  • Performed complex general accounting functions, including preparation of journal entries, account analysis and balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Reconstructed accounting records from clients' checks and cash receipts.
  • Earned management trust by serving as key holder, responsibly opening and closing store.

Customer Service Representative / Help Desk Representative

American Paging Inc.
05.1996 - 12.1998
  • Managed customer calls effectively and efficiently in a complex, fast-paced and challenging call center environment.
  • Gathered and verified all required customer information for tracking purposes.
  • Answered product questions with up-to-date knowledge of sales and store promotions.
  • Handled daily heavy flow of paperwork and cooperated with the accounting departments on invoicing and shipping problems.

Education

Administrative Assistant -

Wright Business College
Oklahoma City, OK

Skills

  • Exceptional organization skills
  • Creative problem solver
  • Accounts payable specialist
  • Accounts receivable 
  • Billing and collections expert
  • Report generation
  • Strong leader
  • Self-motivated
  • Superior attention to detail
  • MS Windows proficient
  • Microsoft Excel
  • QuickBooks proficient 
  • Payroll software expert
  • Excellent communicator
  • Team player
  • Bilingual (Spanish)

Timeline

Accounts Payable Coordinator

Oklahoma Blood Institute
03.2019 - Current

Customer Service Representative

Floorplan Xpress LLC
02.2013 - 09.2017

Administrative Assistant / Payroll Clerk / Recruiter

AmeriResource
08.2004 - 02.2013

Payroll Administrator/Accounting Assistant

LaborSource LLC
05.1999 - 06.2004

Customer Service Representative / Help Desk Representative

American Paging Inc.
05.1996 - 12.1998

Administrative Assistant -

Wright Business College

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