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PROJECT ACCOUNTANT
Professional Summary
Highly analytical, deadline-driven, multi-task and effective communicator, Project Accountant able to complete accounting activities with accuracy and speed, seeks a long-term position where skills, experience, and education meet organizational goals. Technical Management Degree with a concentration in Accounting. 20+ years of accounting and business experience in various areas of accounting.
Skills
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Work History
02/2019 to Current
Project AccountantCompany Name – City, State
- Diminished outstanding debts by analyzing accounts for issues
- Contacted customers as soon as issues arose to immediately find resolution before problems escalated Managed entire accounting cycle including gathering information, preparing documents, finalizing reports and closing books
- Collaborated with Project Managers and Contract Manager to comply with accounting needs for project maintenance requirements
- Collected and arranged financial information and entered details Timberline financial management system
- Completed daily accounting tasks including tracking funds and reconciling accounts
- Investigated and resolved variances in digital and physical records to promote record integrity
- Supported monthly reporting analysis to achieve validation of internal reports and to reconcile production operations and general ledger
- Trained new employees on accounting principles and company procedures
- Collaborated with [Job title] s to ensure full compliance with governing bodies and limit regulatory risks
- Implemented use of [Software] to enter project data, analyze and track budgets, evaluate project costs and monitor performance trends
- Initiated comprehensive account assessments to check viability, stability and profitability of business operations
08/2012 to 02/2019
Accounting AssociateCompany Name – City, State
- Utilizing Sage Timberline processes weekly payroll for 180+ employees
- Set up local tax group, employees and cost accounts
- Responsible for labor adjustments for all departments
- Create maintain and update prevailing wages in compliance with the Beacon Act and 220
- Created and implemented new payroll procedures
- Handle reporting of Certified payroll for 28+ jobs
- Assist with Sox Audits & brought into compliance what was needed
- Analyzed and calculated Commission for salesmen
- Processed Daily Cash for four regions
- Reconciled bank statement, A/R & A/P and Payroll accounts
- Played an integral role on special projects
- Assessed data and information to verify entry, calculation and billing code accuracy
- Accurately documented all cash, credit, fixed assets, accrued expenses and line of credit transactions
- Implemented use of [Software] to enter project data, analyze and track budgets, evaluate project costs and monitor performance trends
- Completed daily cash functions like account tracking, payroll and wage allocations, budgeting, donating and all types of cash and banking reconciliations with [Number] % accuracy
02/2005 to 06/2010
Senior AccountantCompany Name – City, State
- Performed as a liaison for accounting activities with external auditors
- Analyzed and reported variances to plan through monthly narrative
- Responsible for the financial statement and record closing entries
- Filed compound monthly and quarterly sales and
- Use tax for 20+ states
- Installed modified computer software upgrade
- Analyzed general ledger accounts activity to identify correction and re-class based on the nature of the account
- Maintained fix assets and work in process schedules in conjunction with the department heads to capitalize expenditures
- Handled prepaid accounts and adjusting entries
- Formulated depreciation schedule for equipment via a straight-line method to verify general ledger accumulation
- Performed monthly & quarterly analyses and reconciliation of multiple p&L and balance sheet accounts
- Processed monthly accruals for payroll and expenses
- Gathered supporting documents for all fixed asset and depreciation schedules
- Managed monthly closed
- Assisted with year-end close
- Set up and maintained the general ledger, job cost accounts, and tax rates
- Reviewed and reconciled bank statement for accuracy and performed wire transfers and ACH
- Maintained job cost and report variances to higher up
- Assisted senior management with special projects
- Communicated change in procedure to another department via email or verbal
- Lead resource for staff and guided support completion of job functions
- Analyzed subsidiary company general ledger account and made inter-company entries
- Updated general ledger with latest entries
Education
05/2017
Bachelor of Science: Technical Management, Accounting
DeVry University - City
DeVry University - City
05/2012
Associate of Science: Business, Accounting
Essex County College - City, State
Essex County College - City, State
Pursuing Master of Accounting And Finance Management: Accounting And FinanceKeller Graduate School - City
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School Attended
- DeVry University
- Essex County College
- Keller Graduate School
Job Titles Held:
- Project Accountant
- Accounting Associate
- Senior Accountant
Degrees
- Bachelor of Science : Technical Management, Accounting
Associate of Science : Business, Accounting
Pursuing Master of Accounting And Finance Management : Accounting And Finance
