Kenneth Charles
Revenue Accountant at Clearwave Corporation- Claim this Profile
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Clearwave Corporation
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Revenue Accountant
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Jun 2021 - Present
• Interpret and understand client contracts to determine amount and timing of quarterly and interim invoicing. • Reconciled Salesforce to the Accounting system to facilitate invoicing directly from Salesforce. Converting from a fully manual to a more automated process. • Reduced days sales outstanding from an average of 67 days to less than 20 • Responsible for revenue recognition process during month end closing • Responsible for onboarding new customers and closing former customers in the accounting and sales system Show less
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Global Payments Inc.
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Sr. Accountant
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Nov 2018 - Jun 2021
• Trained and mentored all current staff and junior accountants • Performed month-end close process by recording journal entries for balance sheet accruals • Perform monthly accruals of all Settlement controlled accounts to ensure accuracy • Conducted balance sheet variance analysis and presented commentary report to Sr. Management • Conversion of GL from Great Plains to Oracle Fusion (Cloud Based) • Initial testing and maintenance of Instant Deposit project incl. Frontier reconciliation Show less
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Novelis
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United States
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Accountant
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Jul 2013 - Jun 2018
• Conversion of GL, AP, and Purchasing modules from Oracle R10 to SAP • Performed month-end close process by recording journal entries for P&L and balance sheet accruals • Conducted P&L variance analysis and presented commentary report to Sr. Management • Prepared balance sheet account reconciliations on more than 90 accounts through Blackline • Reviewed monthly expense detail from Concur and provided summary reports to Sr. Management • Generated inter-company sales invoices for monthly R&D Cost Re-allocation using RDMIS • Managed all intercompany billing and receivables for R&D headquarters • Worked with AP team to resolve any vendor PO and payment issues and confirm GL account coding • Provided requested detail for internal and external audit requests • Managed all cash accounts for No. American R&D locations • Prepared and coded all AP invoices for payment • All work performed in accordance with GAAP and IFRS Standards Show less
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B I Group LLC
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Bloomfield, NJ
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Sr. Accountant (Remote)
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Mar 2008 - Aug 2011
• Created $8M budget and loaded in QuickBooks • Performed P&L Budget/Forecast/Actual variance analysis • Prepared post-closing GL account/bank reconciliation including adjusting entries. • Created Ad Hoc reports using Microsoft Excel for inventories, AR, and job costing. • Completed month-end closings. • Created $8M budget and loaded in QuickBooks • Performed P&L Budget/Forecast/Actual variance analysis • Prepared post-closing GL account/bank reconciliation including adjusting entries. • Created Ad Hoc reports using Microsoft Excel for inventories, AR, and job costing. • Completed month-end closings.
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Financial Specialist / Consulting
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Oct 2005 - Jan 2008
NexPak Corp. Budget Analyst: Created MS Excel budget model with fixed/variable cost components: labor, raw materials, and direct/indirect cost assumptions. Analyzed actual vs. budgeted usage data increasing accuracy of material purchases. Produced cash flow projection model based on sales/manufacturing assumptions Atlanta Public Schools Financial Analyst: Updated 9 months of account reconciliations. Posted closing balance sheet analysis for 14 accounts. Utilized Lawson GL to support month end closing and journal entries. Allied Waste Inc. Interim Controller: Managed month-end close including journal entries and GL account reconciliation for three locations. Supervised accounting department providing training and direction for staff. Prepared monthly inventory/budget vs. actual analysis for all locations. Additional Experience Show less
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Total Gas & Electric, Inc.
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Edison, NJ
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Sr. Accountant
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Dec 2001 - Jul 2005
• Created long-term forecasts • Performed month-end close and prepared adjusting entries • Performed timely G/L and bank account reconciliation • Conducted monthly variance analysis • Prepared detailed annual budgets • Prepared quarterly and annual sales and corporate tax returns • Created long-term forecasts • Performed month-end close and prepared adjusting entries • Performed timely G/L and bank account reconciliation • Conducted monthly variance analysis • Prepared detailed annual budgets • Prepared quarterly and annual sales and corporate tax returns
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Education
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DeVry University-Georgia
BS, Technical Management w/ Concentration in Accounting