Julie Post

Cellular (360) 561-8215

3623- B Lorne St SE, Tumwater, WA 98501
jp74a330@westpost.net

SUMMARY
10 plus years experience in the accounting field and excellent customer service
skills.
Experience in accounts payable, accounts receivable, reconciling of several liab
ility and asset accounts.
Effectively communicates to upper management and any departments effected of dis
crepancies that need appropriate actions to resolve.
Consistently demonstrates great customer service skills for inner and outer comp
any relations.
SKILLS SUMMARY
* General Ledger, Accnts Payable/Accnts Receivable, Financial Advice/Counseling
* Liability and Cash Management, Data Entry/Receipts/Invoices/Purchase, MS Word
and Excel
* Bank and Statement Reconciliations, Corp Finance, Treasury, and Accting, MS Ou
tlook, Access, and PowerPoint
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Senior Loan Officer - 2009 to 2010
PC Homeloans, Puyallup, WA
Created good relations with Realtors and networking within the real estate commu
nity to ensure a great customer base. Communicated effectively to all involved
in the transaction of documents needed, the process, and keeping them informed o
f every transactions move. Consistently made sure underwriters had all informat
ion needed to effectively approve a loan ethically and in a timely manner.
Accounting Specialist - 2007 to 2009
Columbia State Bank, Lakewood, WA
Prepared monthly reconciliations for many asset and liability GL accounts. Revie
wed 50 plus branches and 20 plus departments monthly reconciliations for any dis
crepancies to be resolved. Researched and resolved GL non-post items. Along wi
th several projects set up on excel, prepared monthly and quarterly reports on e
xcel for upper management to effectively report to shareholders as well as to th
e federal government. Maintained great relations between accounting department
and branches/departments for smooth month end and quarter end closings.
* Set up and coordinated between payroll and human resource the appropriate expe
nse and liability GL's for employee parking on a monthly basis.
Senior Account Executive - 2003 to 2007
HSBC, Tacoma, WA
Managed customers accounts including first line customer support. Called curren
t customers making recommendations to clients for consolidation of debt and lowe
r interest rate in order to ensure a better financial position. Facilitated doc
ument preparation including processing underwriter requirements to guarantee eas
y successful closure of loans.
-Received many awards for outstanding performance and customer service
Accounting Associate/ Accounts Payable / Payroll / Accounts Receivable - 1994 to
2003
Hardel Mutual Plywood Corporation, Chehalis, WA
Provided back up for office manager duties in their absence. Reconciled bank ac
counts and prepaid freight to the GL at month end. Prepared daily cash on hand
reports. Responsible for bi-weekly payroll on a per piece count basis. Other du
ties included consolidating purchase orders, packing slips, and invoices into vo
uchers. Determined appropriate accounts for vouchers and monthly bills. Balanc
ed and maintained capital accounts. Processed approximately 250 checks a week a
nd prepared accruals as well as journal entries for month end. Reconciled sales
register on a daily basis as well as calculated and recorded inventory sold to
retail stores into retail registers on a monthly basis. Calculated and reported
on monthly fuel taxes. Assisted with collections on aging accounts receivables
and credit/debit memos. Utilized Excel and proprietory accounting software for
entries.
* Organized and revised current accounts payable procedures due to reorganizatio
n of company.
EDUCATION
A.A., General and Accounting
South Puget sound Community College, Olympia, WA
Required classes toward a General AA and an AA in Accounting