Deirdre M. DePaolo is an accounting specialist with over 15 years of experience in account payables, account receivables, and general ledger. She has worked in various industries including restaurants, media/advertising, and retail/wholesale. Her experience includes financial reporting, bank reconciliations, general journal entries, and preparing financial reports. Currently she is a Financial Reporting Specialist for Restaurant Systems Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of Zaxby's Franchising.
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A former two-sport college athlete who believes in teamwork and hard work. Now a disciplined, financial leader with extensive knowledge of financial principles and business operations and significant management experience. Demonstrated ability to think strategically in analyzing existing operations, developing strategies for process improvements and implementing effective systems, resulting in increased profitability. Proven track record as a collaborative, proactive, engaging coach with excellent problem solving skills and strong communication and team building skills developed through years of hiring, training, coaching and mentoring various-sized accounting teams for companies ranging from small start-ups to large industry leaders.
1. DEIRDRE M. DEPAOLO
DEIRDRE.DEPAOLO@YAHOO.COM LINKEDIN.COM/PUB/DEIRDRE-DEPAOLO/B1/398/5AA (706)-621-0894
ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST
ACCOUNT PAYABLES • ACCOUNT RECEIVABLES • GENERAL LEDGER
A results driven senior accounting specialist with a fifteen year track record of an exemplary work ethic, time
management and organizational skills. Experience with multiple computer programs and within several different
industries. Self-motivated, work well within a team setting and have excellent communication skills.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Epicor & QuickBooks • Salesforce • Microsoft Office
Collections • Accruals • Pre-Paid Expenses • Preparation of financial reports& filing sales taxes
Retail, Wholesale, Food & Beverage, Media & Advertising Industry Accounting Expertise
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
RESTAURANT SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS - Athens, GA 3/2015 – Present
Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Zaxby’s Franchising, Inc.
Financial Reporting Specialist
• Financial reporting specialist for Zaxby’s Restaurants
• Bank account reconciliations on average 22 per month
• Monthly and daily general journal entries
• Assisted in monitoring inventory numbers and percentages
• Prepared financial reports for licensees on a monthly basis
CHEGG DEALS (FORMALLY CAMPUS SPECIAL) - Atlanta, GA 3/2014 – 3/2015
Staff Accountant
• Analyzed over 500 sales contracts per week, processed and posted payments on a daily basis
• Assisted in payroll processing of sales commissions to over 600 interns per week
• Assisted in the acquisition process of Campus Special, LLC by Chegg, Inc.
• Reconciled bank and credit card accounts weekly
• Created and prepared operational flow charts for Production and Human Resources
• Created special reports for the CFO and for Chegg, Inc.
• Participated in the Rewards & Recognition Committee
RESTAURANT SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS - Athens, GA 4/2005 – 11/2013
Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Zaxby’s Franchising, Inc.
Accounting Supervisor
• Financial reporting specialist for 17 Zaxby’s Restaurants
• Bank account reconciliations on average 30 per month
• Monthly and daily general journal entries
• Assisted in monitoring inventory numbers and percentages
• Prepared financial reports for licensees on a monthly basis
2. 21ST CENTURY POOL AND PATIO WEST - Vestal, NY 12/2000 – 1/2005
Full Charge Bookkeeper
• Responsible for the daily financial activity of the business
• Daily cash drawer reconciliations and bank deposits
• Collections, Posted AR and AP on a daily basis
• Researched and implemented a new POS system
• Researched health insurance plans and credit card processing companies, made recommendations and
implementation
CO-OPERATIVE FEED DEALERS – Chenango Bridge, NY 5/1999 – 8/2000
Accounts Receivable Specialist
• Recording of monies received and daily bank deposits
• Assisted in daily invoicing
• Assisted in receiving and inputting daily orders
• Generated weekly reports for the board of directors meetings
EDUCATION & MILITARY SERVICE
BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE – BINGHAMTON, NY
• AAS Degree: Accounting
• Dean’s List
• Phi Theta Kappa
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE VETERAN
• Inventory Control Specialist