consultant resume example with 13+ years of experience
JessicaClaire
Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA94105609 Johnson Ave., 49204, Tulsa, OK
H: (555) 432-1000
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Professional Summary
Dedicated Certified Public Accountant with 12+ years working in various leadership roles with a keen understanding of GAAP, full-cycle accounting, budget analysis, and month-end reporting. Possess an MBA with a focus in accounting. Proven record of working independently, remotely managing tasks, app integrations, and communicating with clients virtually. Six years of in-depth knowledge of tax return preparation including K-1, 1120, 1120S, 1065, 1099 and 1040 tax returns for accredited investors. Seeking to leverage my accounting expertise and in-depth experience at your company while also learning new skillsets.
Skills
Full-Cycle Accounting
Month-End Reporting
Budgeting/Forecasting
Tax Preparation
Up-to-Date Tax Knowledge
Financial Reporting
Operational Improvement
Corporate & Income Tax
ASC 606 Revenue Recognition
Supervisory/Managerial Experience
Microsoft Office 365
Oracle NetSuite
Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains
QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor
Intuit Proseries
Axapta
Skype & Teams
Accounting, Preparation of financial reports, QuickBooks
Accountant, Financial statements, Reporting
AP, Fixed assets, Revenue Recognition
A/P, Forecasting, Sales
AR, Forms, Spreadsheet
Balance sheet, GL, Supervisory
Billing, Great Plains, Tax
Book, Hiring, Tax Preparation
Budgeting, Invoicing, Tax preparers
Budgets, Managerial, Tax returns
Budget, Managing, Variance analysis
C, Marketing manager, Workflow
Contracts, Mentor, Year-end
Corporate accounting, Mentoring
Credit, Microsoft Dynamics
Client, Excel
Clients, Microsoft Office
Decision making, Office
Fast, Oracle
Financials, Personnel
Financial, Policies
Financial reports, Develop policies
Financial Reporting, Processes
Work History
Consultant, 01/2014 - Current Best Buy – Piscataway, NJ,
Own the financial close process and all associated processes and reporting to deliver accurate and timely results to the organization to facilitate critical decision making.
Ensure consistent implementation of corporate accounting principles and procedures in full compliance with US GAAP.
Preparing income tax returns: k-1,1040, 1120/1120S, 1065 forms for multi-state clients that are accredited investors.
Performing tax resolutions work including setting up installment agreements and penalty abatements for tax liabilities averaging $40K.
Lead revenue recognition policies and procedures in accordance with US GAAP.
Collaborating with client's bookkeepers in reviewing financials and preparing corporate returns for companies with sales up to $2.5 million.
Train and advise small businesses clients including, but not limited to, nonprofit organizations, C Corporations, S Corporations, LLCs, Partnerships on implementation of QuickBooks online and workflow best practices.
Leading and managing a team of 2 tax preparers and 2 bookkeepers including hiring, objective setting, mentoring, and training in fast paced small office setting.
Develop policies and procedures as they relate to client service.
Assistant Controller, 07/2016 - 05/2018 3Pillar Global – Washington, MN,
Managed accounting department and coordinated work activities for the CFO.
Focused on operation and related sub-system results.
Performed full cycle accounting, recorded business transactions, and added required adjusting entries as needed to produce financial statements.
Consolidated and prepared financial results for parent and subsidiary company, including preparing weekly, monthly, and annual internal as well external reporting deliverables, analyzing trends, and explaining budget versus actual variances.
Prepared long-term debt schedules for 7 financed business vehicles, $250K line of credit, 3 financed equipment assets.
Spearheaded effort to improve asset categorization of fixed assets of $2M for 3 locations, section 179 deductions, book/tax values for 1120S tax returns.
Actively lead accounting department reviewing work of 2 staff accountant concerning A/R, A/P transactions, invoicing, and their processes.
Preparation of annual financial budgets for averaging $33M in revenues for yearly partner's meeting.
Branch Controller, 01/2013 - 07/2016 Gothic Landscape – San Jose, CA,
Analyzation of financial information in preparation of financial reports for management and investors.
Overseen a team of 3: AR, AP & billing.
Multi-entity financial reporting.
Prepared journal entries managed the GL, and prepared timely reports necessary for monthly, quarterly, and year-end reporting.
Managed and performed month-end close process (reconciliations, financial prep., variance analysis.) for parent company with $400K in revenues.
Partnered with CEOs and issued financial reports on 7 subsidiary companies.
Prepare and review sales and property tax returns for 7 subsidiary companies in 4 states and for corporate headquarters.
Train & mentor transactions team including A/R, A/P, and billing personnel for corporate headquarters as well as staff accountants for 7 subsidiary companies.
Performed full-cycle accounting as the sole accountant for the cox convention center.
Prepared month end financial statements, reconciled balance sheet accounts, and bank statements monthly.
Maintained billing activities and A/P for advertisers/sponsors.
Monitored invoices and A/R of sponsorship revenues as well as creation of excel spreadsheet to document percentage owed back to the city of Oklahoma City per city contracts.
Calculated monthly commissions for 4 sales personnel and 1 marketing manager.
Functioned as liaison between event coordinators and promoters in event settlement payouts.
Calculated and monitored monthly and annual debt repayment to city that funded building more than $400K.
Education
M.B.A: Accounting, Expected in 12/2012 - Oklahoma Christian University - Edmond, OK GPA: Status -
B.B.A: Accounting, Expected in 05/2007 - University of Oklahoma - Norman, OK GPA: Status -
Affiliations
National Association of Tax Professionals (NATP) Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (Dallas) Board Member and Treasurer-Carter's House (nonprofit clothing bank)
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