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Dawn Ingraham

Winchester,VA

Summary

  • To obtain and grow in an accounting position where my knowledge and experience of managing accounting processes will be fully utilized.
  • Over 15 years’ experience working in the accounting field
  • Competent at processing various types of accounting management transactions/Knowledge of GAAP
  • Hands on experience in ensuring accurate general ledger posting and responding to vendor queries
  • Known for being a team player

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sr Accounts Payable Specialist

Red River Technologies
04.2024 - Current
  • Enhanced vendor relationships through timely communication and effective resolution of discrepancies in billing statements.
  • Managed a high volume of invoices, ensuring accurate coding and prompt approval from relevant departments.
  • Streamlined accounts payable processes by implementing automated invoice processing and payment systems.
  • Prepared month-end accruals schedules for finance department review, ensuring proper recognition of expenses within reporting periods.
  • Organized and maintained filing system for accounts payable documentation, ensuring easy access to relevant information when needed.
  • Provided accounts payable expertise to managers and staff members.
  • Trained junior staff members on accounts payable best practices, fostering a cohesive and knowledgeable team environment.
  • Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.

Staff Accountant

Red River Technology
07.2023 - Current
  • Manage multiple general ledger accounts, completing reconciliations daily, weekly and monthly
  • Prepared and processed journal entries to record in general ledger and maintain consistent documentation.
  • Reduced month-end closing time by optimizing reconciliation procedures and improving communication among team members.
  • Maintained general ledger accuracy through regular account reconciliations, journal entry adjustments, and transaction reviews.
  • Helped with preparation of year-end and statutory accounts to compare past reports and evaluate financial health of company.
  • Improved cash flow management, closely monitoring and analyzing cash disbursements and receipts.
  • Enhanced financial reporting accuracy by meticulously reconciling bank statements with ledger entries.
  • Collected and reported monthly expense variances and explanations.

Accounts Payable Specialist

Red River Technology
08.2021 - Current
  • Processed invoices and journal entries with efficiency and accuracy, resulting in decreased discrepancies.
  • Reached out to vendors and customers to verify information and follow up on client issues.
  • Contributed to year-end closing process by ensuring all outstanding payables were accurately recorded and settled promptly.
  • Reduced invoice processing time with accurate data entry and timely vendor communication.
  • Managed complex problem-solving for upper management in order to complete projects on-time and within budget.
  • Reconciled company bank, credit card and line of credit accounts, investigating, and resolving discrepancies to keep accounts audit-ready.
  • Generated invoices upon receipt of billing information and tracked collection progress.
  • Matched purchase orders with invoices and recorded necessary information.
  • Managed and responded to correspondence and inquiries from customers and vendors.
  • Updated vendor information regularly, ensuring accurate contact details and banking information for prompt payments.

Staff Accountant

Coverent, LLC
07.2019 - 07.2021
  • Accounts Payable: Review invoices and process payments through Quickbooks and Bill.com
  • Reconciliations, credit card review, vendor credits, vendor statements, and job costing
  • Resolving issues associated with purchase orders
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Invoicing Government Contractors, reconciling payments, review weekly receivable reports
  • Payroll
  • Semi-monthly full-cycle payroll process using Paylocity
  • Exporting employee timecard information in time-keeping system to Paylocity and completing the steps for payroll
  • Monthly and Quarterly Accounting Procedures
  • Quarterly Accounting Reports for Banking Borrowing Certificates
  • Reconcile Bank Account Statements
  • General Ledger entries
  • Credit Card entries
  • Assistant to Finance Manager.

Bookkeeper/Accounts Manager

Van Metre Companies, Investment Property Division
03.2017 - 07.2019
  • Weekly deposits through check scanner
  • Total monthly revenue at 1.5M
  • Maintained a delinquency average under 2%-0%
  • Rent collections and weekly reconciliations
  • Managing delinquency for 750 apartments
  • Sending balance letters to residents
  • Process evictions when necessary/attend court hearings
  • Notice to Vacate Acknowledgment Letters
  • Process write-off’s
  • Process month end close with the corporate office
  • Create and manage payment arrangements
  • Filing collections to FCO and Suredeposit
  • Process 1099’s
  • Track spending, credit card payments
  • Update vendor information
  • Providing excellent customer service to residents
  • Manager to leasing agents.

Accounting Specialist/Payroll

Computer Technology Consultants
01.2016 - 03.2017
  • Weekly review and submission of employee timecards
  • Processing payroll into the paychex system
  • Reconcile and submit monthly commissions to payroll
  • Reconcile and submit bi-weekly expenses to payroll
  • Updating employee records
  • Job-cost coding
  • Resolve discrepancies for payroll discrepancies.

Accounts Payables/Staff Accountant

Homestead Building Systems
09.2011 - 07.2015
  • Accounts Payables: Review invoices and process payments for 3 companies (Homestead Building Systems, Homestead Carpentry and Homestead Construction)
  • High volume payment processing
  • Post vendor invoices
  • Review vendor credits
  • Job costing detail
  • Reconcile credit card statements
  • Reconcile vendor statements
  • Organize analysis of accounts and resolve invoice discrepancies
  • Review and manage monthly statements
  • Handle A/P monthly reconciliation
  • Manage the cell phone accounts for all employees
  • Manage the office utility accounts
  • Process 1099’s
  • Monthly expense reporting/Monthly reconciliation of payables.

Accounts Receivable/Collections/Accounts Payable Specialist

Heritage Landscape Services, LLC
05.2007 - 09.2011
  • Accounts Receivable: Maintained an up-to-date billing system by carrying out billing, collection, and reporting duties according to specific deadlines
  • High volume billing
  • Progress invoicing
  • Reconciled accounts, followed up and allocation of payments, monitored customer account details for non-payment, delayed payments, and other irregularities
  • Maintained accounts receivable files, followed established procedures for processing receipts and cash to prepare and make bank deposits
  • Processed adjustments, investigate and resolve customer queries
  • Assisted the Controller
  • Accounts Payable: Reviewed invoices and check requests, reconciliation of payments, maintain and utilize PO system
  • Prepared analysis of accounts and resolve invoice discrepancies
  • Corresponded with vendors regarding inquiries and maintain a solid relationship
  • Managed G/L coding.

Education

Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale, VA
05.2001 - 05.2002

Skills

Bank Reconciliation

Purchase Order Management

Invoice Processing

Audit Support

Payment Processing

Tax Compliance

Workflow Coordination

Vendor Management

1099 Preparation

Credit Card Reconciliation

Reviewing open payables

Financial Reporting

Payroll Processing

Expense Tracking

Account Reconciliation

Process Improvement

Statement Reconciliation

GAAP principles

Licensescertificates

Certified Virginia Notary Public

Software

Quickbooks

Microsoft Excel

Billcom

Sharepoint

Microsoft Dynamics Navigator

Microsoft Teams

Tableau

Deltek/Cost Point

Certification

CNP - Certified Notary Public

Timeline

Sr Accounts Payable Specialist

Red River Technologies
04.2024 - Current

Staff Accountant

Red River Technology
07.2023 - Current

Accounts Payable Specialist

Red River Technology
08.2021 - Current

Staff Accountant

Coverent, LLC
07.2019 - 07.2021

CNP - Certified Notary Public

06-2018

Bookkeeper/Accounts Manager

Van Metre Companies, Investment Property Division
03.2017 - 07.2019

Accounting Specialist/Payroll

Computer Technology Consultants
01.2016 - 03.2017

Accounts Payables/Staff Accountant

Homestead Building Systems
09.2011 - 07.2015

Accounts Receivable/Collections/Accounts Payable Specialist

Heritage Landscape Services, LLC
05.2007 - 09.2011

Northern Virginia Community College
05.2001 - 05.2002
Dawn Ingraham