Darlene Morris-Fullerton

Phone: 773 934-3482

dmd1919f@westpost.net

Distinctly qualified, highly motivated Accounting Professional with 16+ years of

various accounting experience with proven management and team building skills.

Summary of Qualifications
* More than sixteen years of accounting experience that includes financial state
ment preparation, reconciliation of balance sheet accounts, review and analysis
of general ledger accounts, preparing accruals, cash sheet analysis, budgeting,
audit file preparation, accounts payable, 1099 processing and reporting, bank re
conciliation, bookkeeping, payroll.
* Ten years of management experience with proven leadership skills and building
effective teams of employees to accommodate workflow needs of the company.
* Proven ability to work with all phases of management and support staff to achi
eve company goals that are compliant with relevant policies, procedures, and bud
getary framework.
* Hard working, flexible and teachable accounting professional with a great work
ethic that will bring energy and enthusiasm to any organization.
* Technology savvy; Windows 98 / 2000/ XP; Microsoft Office Suite; MS Word, Exce
l and Internet Explorer, Yardi Enterprise, Great Plains, Peachtree Software.
Professional Experience
Accounting Manager December 2008-Current
Roosevelt University Chicago, IL
An independent, non-profit, metropolitan university with enrollment of 7500 stud
ents and a staff of 2500 employees..
* Month end close.
* Reconcile, review and analysis of general ledger accounts.
* Review nightly feed reports for out of balance transactions.
* Review journal transactions and various reconciliation reports generated by st
aff accountants.
* Daily cash monitoring.
* Fiscal yearend financial audits.
* Maintain record and reconcile fixed assets to general ledger.
* Spreadsheet analysis.
* Manage a staff of (7) accounts payable, staff accountants & work study student
s.
* Oversee daily functioning of accounts payable.
* Review, code and approve accounts payable invoices and expense reports.
* Work with Banner consultant(s) to implement various financial modules and impr
ove system functionality.
* Develop policy and procedures.
* Review and analyze information for 1099 reporting.
* Transmit year end 1099 reporting information to IRS.

Accounting Manager December 2007-August 2008

Whittmanhart, Inc.
Chicago, IL
Marketing and Consulting firm with 200 employees to help clients with brand deve
lopment, digital communications and process improvement consulting services..
* Month end close.
* Reconcile, review and analysis of general ledger accounts.
* Maintain record and reconcile fixed assets to general ledger.
* Spreadsheet analysis.
* Manage a staff of (4) accounts payable and billing departments.
* Administrator of, and responsible for reconciling various expense-related acco
unts:
o LaSalle Purchase Card
o Wage Works Flexible spending account
o American Express @ Work
* Oversee daily functioning of accounts payable.
* Review, code and approve accounts payable invoices and expense reports.
* Work with Great Plains consultant to improve system functionality.
* Review and analyze information for 1099 reporting.
* Transmit year end 1099 reporting information to IRS.

Accounts Payable Supervisor

August 1998-December 2007
The Habitat Company
Chicago, IL
Private residential property Management Company with more than 23,000 units and
than 2,000 employees..
* Preparation of monthly financial package for distribution to property owners w
hich includes:
o Reconciliation of balance sheet accounts
o Review bank reconciliation to clean up outstanding issues (missing deposits, o
utstanding checks).
o Reclass miscoded expenses in general ledger
o Prepare accruals
o Prepare cash sheet analysis
o Preparation of annual budgets
* Form spreadsheet analysis and initiate collections of accounts receivable bala
nce for corporate account.
* Oversee daily functioning of accounts payable department.
* Accountable for all phases of personnel with regard to A/P department.
* Delegate and prioritize task for staff of (4) clerks.
* Execute annual employee evaluations.
* Review and analyze information for 1099 reporting.

Additional Experience
Accounts Payable Clerk, The Habitat Company, Chicago, IL, July 1994 - August 199
8
Accounts Payable Clerk, Dearborn Financial Publishing, Chicago, IL, November 199
1 - June 1994
Accounting Clerk, Sky Chefs, Inc., Chicago, IL, May 1989 - November 1991
Education and Training
Chicago State University
Bachelor of Science Business and Administration
Chicago, IL
Accounting Concentration
Community Involvement
Finance Manager
New Prospect MB Church
Chicago, IL
* Implement Peachtree software system.
* Reconciled two years of un-reconciled bank accounts.
* Created a budget to track income, expenses and spending.
* Created monthly reports for members.
* Generated annual contribution letters.
* Managed church funds.