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ACCOUNTANT-BOOKKEEPER
Summary

ICreative Financial Accountant equipped with a broad knowledge of concepts and strategies to yield the best possible financial outcomes.

Highlights
  • Results driven, seasoned financial accounting professional with advanced knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Recognized for my ability to develop strong working relationships with business partners to meet critical business and financial deadlines. Adept in streamlining financial processes and enhancing operational efficiencies.
  • Full scale day-to-day accounting experience including month & year-e
  • nd close as well as financial statements preparation.
  • Experience with Standard Job Costing and Price variance analysis.
  • Experience with Sales and Use Tax Reporting.
  • Experience with Sarbanes-Oxley accounts receivable and cash management compliance programs.
  • Experience with external and tax agencies audit fieldwork.
  • Budgeting, forecasting and financial commentary disclosures.
  • Recording Payroll Expenses and Liabilities and allocation to cost centers. SOFTWARE EXPOSURE Microsoft Office Suite
  • Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook Financial/Accounting Applications
  • SAP 4.6, JD Edwards, IBM AS400, Vertex Quantum for Sales and Use Tax, Oracle Financial, PeopleSoft, Peachtree Accounting, QuickBooks Pro 2014.


Experience
Accountant-Bookkeeper
May 2013 to April 2015Mount Zion Community Development, Inc － Asheville, NC
  • Bank Reconciliations for multiple accounts
  • Processing expense voucher disbursements for programs and operational expenses
  • Recording Payroll Expenses and Liabilities to the General Ledger.
  • Recording adjusting and correcting journal entries, reviewing program Profit and Loss Statements.
  • Reporting of monthly spending to local and state government grant funders.
  • Assisting the Executive Director with program budget revisions.
  • Year-end reporting to the governing Board of Directors and grant funding agencies.
Accounting Manager
January 2009 to April 2012Mount Zion Baptist Church of Greensboro, Inc － Greensboro, NC
  • Control of the flow of cash through the organization and maintains the integrity of funds, securities and other valuable documents; Managed the cash flow position of the church
  • Coordinated the recommendation of the annual budget for approval by the Finance Committee
  • Prepared monthly financial statements and reviews with the Finance Committee
  • Authorized the establishing of credit, collections and purchasing policies, schedules bills for payment and handles other financial obligations
  • Maintained relationships with financial institutions as directed by senior management
  • Administered banking arrangements and loan agreements and invests the church's assets as approved by the Finance Committee
  • Responsible for all accounting functions including: accounts payable and receivable, payroll, capital expenditures, building and maintenance, cash management, loans, audits, internal accounting controls and supports the Chairman of the Finance Committee or his/her designee at church and Elders meetings
  • Developed recommendations for appropriate committees and ministry leaders on financial matters and implements financial procedures in accordance with policies approved by the Finance Committee Accomplishments
  • Secured lender for multi-million dollar mortgage refinancing
  • Implemented month-end closing process reducing the closing time from 5 days to 4
  • Reduced administrative operation expenses through cost savings; Integration of electronic document approval process; Provided hands-on training to accounting staff, developed a strategic plan to increase the funds flow ratio
Cost Accountant
June 2006 to September 2008Associated Packaging Technologies, Inc － Waynesville, NC
  • Raw Material and Labor cost reporting; processed Accounts Payable of Raw Material Purchase Invoices
  • Recorded payroll expenses to general ledger; recorded journal entries and accruals; Reconciled Bank Accounts and Balance Sheet Accounts inclusive of Current Assets and Liabilities, Inter-Company Accounts, processed inter-company settlement charges between affiliate companies and parent company. Accomplishments
  • Minimized Cost Accruals by ensuring all invoices received were processed by last day of each month
  • Developed Daily Raw Material Usage and Labor Cost reporting to assist management in evaluating overall plant production.
Inventory Cost Accountant
July 2005 to May 2006Electrolux Home Products, Inc － Fletcher, NC
  • Daily analysis and reconciliation of inventory activity, adjustments and cycle counts
  • Validation of standard cost revaluations
  • Month and Quarter-End Closing inclusive of journal entries; account reconciliations and financial reporting to Parent Company; Assisted plant controller in the implementation of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
  • Reconciliation of inter-company balance sheet accounts. Accomplishments
  • Implemented SOX procedure for cycle counters accountability; Strategized reduction of inventory write-offs.
Financial Consultant
June 2004 to July 2005Volvo Construction Equipment-North America, Inc － Asheville, NC
  • Daily download of cash lockbox data from financial institutions, posting of cash to A/R Sub-Ledger.
  • Daily balancing of Accounts Receivable s sub-ledger to General Ledger.
  • Preparation and processing of journal entries.
  • Assisted with month-end closing to include account analysis, reconciliations and budget variance analysis.
Accounts Receivable Analyst
October 2002 to April 2004General Electric Lightning Systems － Hendersonville, NC
  • Collections of A/R through customer contact; Negotiated payment terms with external customers, reduced DSO from 75 days to 45 days.
  • Reconciled -A/R Sub-Ledger to General Ledger; Processed and reconciled A/R write-offs for uncollectible accounts; Calculated and reported A/R reserve requirements, Projected A/R reduction and cash collections. Accomplishments
  • Implementation of EDP customer invoicing; Restructured process for resolution of customer claims.
  • Reduction of Accounts Receivables Portfolio from $4M over 90 days to $186K over 30 days.
Staff Accountant
December 1995 to September 2002Agilysis, Inc － Greenville, SC
  • Fiscal Closing, Balance Sheet Account Reconciliations and Commissions Payable Calculations.
  • Multi-State Sales and Use Tax Reporting, Multi-State Business License and Personal Property Tax Reporting.
  • Audit fieldwork and respond to audit assessments; Negotiated audit assessments.
  • Recorded Payroll Accrual for unpaid days, processed payroll expenses/liabilities to general ledger.
  • Served as backup for Fixed Assets Accountant. Accomplishments
  • Recouped $600,000 in over paid Sales & Use Taxes from the states of Texas and New York left unresolved by my predecessor
  • Reduced Sales and Use Tax liabilities through audit assessment negotiation and the correction of inaccurate report of gross and taxable sales to taxing authorities
  • Revamped sales commission contracts for the Hospitality, C-Store and Retail business units to ensure recovery of unsettled advances paid to sales staff.
Education
Bachelor of Science : Accounting, 1988East Carolina University － Greenville, NC, US

East Carolina University, Greenville, NC; Bachelor of Science; Accounting

Accomplishments
Results driven, seasoned financial accounting professional with advanced knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Recognized for my ability to develop strong working relationships with business partners to meet critical business and financial deadlines. Adept in streamlining financial processes and enhancing operational efficiencies
Skills

Payroll, General Ledger, Closing, Accountant, Reconciliations, Balance Sheet, Account Reconciliations, Audit, Contracts, Fixed Assets, Property Tax, Reduced Sales, Retail, Retail Marketing, Sales, Sales And, Sales Commission, Sales Compensation, Sales Staff, Sales To, To Sales, Budget, Journal, Cash, Credit, Accounts Payable, Collections, Accounting, All Accounting, Arrangements, Audits, Buying/procurement, Cash Management, Finance, Financial Statements, Forecasting, Increase, Integration, Integrator, Loans, Maintenance, Million, Mortgage, Purchasing, Securities, Training, A/r, Accounts Receivable, Of Accounts, Accounts And, Cost Reporting, Invoices, Labor Cost, Bank Reconciliations, Bookkeeper, Accounts Receivables, Claims, Dso, Invoicing, Receivables, Account Analysis, Lockbox, Posting, Variance Analysis, Adjustments, Cycle Counts, Financial Reporting, Inventory, Reconciliation, Sarbanes Oxley, Sarbanes-oxley, Sarbanes-oxley (sox), Sox, Standard Cost, Access, As400, Budgeting, Disclosures, Excel, Financial Accounting, Financial/accounting, For Sales, Gaap, Jd Edwards, Job Costing, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Ms Office, Oracle, Outlook, Peachtree, Peachtree Accounting, Peoplesoft, Powerpoint, Quickbooks, Quickbooks Pro, Sap, With Sales, Word

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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Mount Zion Community Development, Inc
  • Mount Zion Baptist Church of Greensboro, Inc
  • Associated Packaging Technologies, Inc
  • Electrolux Home Products, Inc
  • Volvo Construction Equipment-North America, Inc
  • General Electric Lightning Systems
  • Agilysis, Inc

School Attended

  • East Carolina University

Job Titles Held:

  • Accountant-Bookkeeper
  • Accounting Manager
  • Cost Accountant
  • Inventory Cost Accountant
  • Financial Consultant
  • Accounts Receivable Analyst
  • Staff Accountant

Degrees

  • Bachelor of Science : Accounting , 1988

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