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Christine Duran

Accounting
Winchester,VA

Summary

Extensive experience in the areas of administrative support and accounting operations. Demonstrated abilities in administrative support include excellent written and oral skills, with a strong organization abilities. Proficient at trouble shooting, detail oriented incorporated with a positive, tenacious attitude.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Accounting Specialist

The Anderson Company
Manassas, VA
02.2019 - 01.2023
  • Responsible for verification of invoices for vendors to ensure proper payment to employees
  • Streamlined communication to vendors to correct discrepancies and ensure costumer satisfaction is met
  • Assist in other clerical/administrative tasks when needed
  • Including answering calls at reception, validate bank reconciliations
  • Assisted entering time sheets for payroll
  • Tracked income and expenses for business using accounting software.

Accounts Payable Specialist

Vector Security
Gainesville, VA
01.2011 - 01.2019
  • Managed bookkeeping and accounting systems and completed data entry with accuracy and efficiency
  • Reconciled monthly statements and transactions to keep records accurate and current
  • Assisted with month-end and year-end closings to support accounting system accuracy
  • Problem-solved accounts payable questions on behalf of internal team members, management and vendors
  • Analyzed invoice and expense reports, identified variances and researched issues to correct problems and maintain financial compliance
  • Handled high-volume invoice processing with minimal supervision
  • Reduced financial discrepancies by accurately processing invoices and journal entries.

Lead Toddler Teacher

Minnieland Academy
Manassas, VA
03.2008 - 12.2010
  • Responsible for all daily activities in my classroom
  • Did weekly lesson plans for each child tailored to their needs
  • Also scheduled all shifts for the assistants in my room
  • Helped the assistant director with weekly USDA meal plan by putting the numbers in the database
  • Did quarterly progress reports and had teacher parent conferences.

Accountant Specialist

K. Hovnanian Homes
Chantilly, VA
08.2005 - 01.2008
  • Developed and implemented cost and budget processes to ensure budget control and accurate forecasting
  • Prepared monthly and year-end closing statements, financial documents and invoices
  • Investigated and resolved discrepancies in monthly bank accounts
  • Balanced reports and batch summaries to submit for approval
  • Collaborated extensively with auditors during preliminary and year-end audit processes
  • Identified process inefficiencies and recommended improvements
  • Created detailed financial models and applied analytical tools to facilitate variance analysis.

Accounts Payable Specialist

Peed Plumbing
Manassas, VA
01.2004 - 07.2005
  • Responsible for entering all accounts payable invoices and coding
  • Did large amounts of data entry daily to get ready for the weekly check runs
  • Also did end of the month bank reconciliations for accounts payable department
  • Entered weekly payroll
  • Did month end journal entries and month end 401k excel spreadsheets.

Accounts Payable Clerk

Brookfield Homes
Fairfax, VA
05.2001 - 01.2004
  • Responsible for all Accounts Payable functions, account coding, vendor maintenance and heavy data entry
  • General ledger analysis involving comparative expenditure reporting, differences and adjustments
  • Answer all incoming calls from vendors
  • Also was backup for A/R when needed.

Staff Accountant

Comprehensive Health Services
Vienna, VA
05.1998 - 04.2001
  • Manage a large number of medical facility accounts throughout the US
  • Approved vendor invoices for accuracy with all applicable medical procedures in the company’s medical tracking system
  • Code all invoices for biweekly check run
  • Provided teamwork with co-workers and with any unfinished tasks
  • Also reception phone relief for lunch.

Job Cost Accountant

CroppMetcalfe
Merrifield, VA
07.1995 - 06.1998
  • Responsible for billing out clients on a daily basis, including costing of equipment, repairs and commission: report month end transactions to the sales department management and payroll
  • Enter invoices for biweekly check run
  • Assisted with general ledger research and month end entries
  • Supervised accounts receivable credit card transactions.

Education

High School Diploma - undefined

Osbourn High School

Associate of Applied Science - Business

Bluefield State College

Timeline

Accounting Specialist

The Anderson Company
02.2019 - 01.2023

Accounts Payable Specialist

Vector Security
01.2011 - 01.2019

Lead Toddler Teacher

Minnieland Academy
03.2008 - 12.2010

Accountant Specialist

K. Hovnanian Homes
08.2005 - 01.2008

Accounts Payable Specialist

Peed Plumbing
01.2004 - 07.2005

Accounts Payable Clerk

Brookfield Homes
05.2001 - 01.2004

Staff Accountant

Comprehensive Health Services
05.1998 - 04.2001

Job Cost Accountant

CroppMetcalfe
07.1995 - 06.1998

High School Diploma - undefined

Osbourn High School

Associate of Applied Science - Business

Bluefield State College
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