Accountant

• Mar 2022 - Present

Staff Accountant

• Nov 2016 - Feb 2022

Accountant/Office Manager

• Jul 2008 - Oct 2016

Actively manage the daily retail, office and field (job tracking) activities of the business. Process accounting operations: payables, invoicing and receivables, human resources, payroll, payroll and sales tax returns, and prepare monthly financials, using Quick Books. Create excel spreadsheets for statistical management reporting. Documented and improved job tracking and accounting processes to utilize computerized functions that improved quality, managed work flow and made information readily available for status query. Show less

Principal

• Jan 2005 - Dec 2015

Provide Accounting services to several small individually owned companies using Quick Books. Monthly bank reconciliations, Sales tax returns, Payroll and Payroll tax returns, year end compilation and review for CPA tax preparer. Provide Accounting services to several small individually owned companies using Quick Books. Monthly bank reconciliations, Sales tax returns, Payroll and Payroll tax returns, year end compilation and review for CPA tax preparer.

Senior Accountant

• Mar 2006 - Sep 2007

Utilized Quick Books and Lacerte Tax software to maintain clients accounting records through financial statements and year end corporate tax returns. Used Paychex payroll processing and audited quarterly reports. Utilized Quick Books and Lacerte Tax software to maintain clients accounting records through financial statements and year end corporate tax returns. Used Paychex payroll processing and audited quarterly reports.

Senior Staff Accounant

• Mar 2004 - Oct 2004

Report directly to Controller of medium sized building materials retailer. Work independently with minimal supervision, while managing multiple priorities and deadlines. Duties include cash management and balance sheet account reconciliations; inter-company accounting; month end closing ; budgeting and forecasting, Implementation of fixed assets system using Depreciation Solution. Report directly to Controller of medium sized building materials retailer. Work independently with minimal supervision, while managing multiple priorities and deadlines. Duties include cash management and balance sheet account reconciliations; inter-company accounting; month end closing ; budgeting and forecasting, Implementation of fixed assets system using Depreciation Solution.

Accountant (Part Time)

• Jul 2003 - Mar 2004

Responsible for all aspects of accounting for the business using American Contractor. A/P, A/R, Payroll which includes multi-county prevailing wage calculations. G/L reconciliations and journal entries necessary to create monthly financial statements. Experience with Construction Lien Release laws. Responsible for all aspects of accounting for the business using American Contractor. A/P, A/R, Payroll which includes multi-county prevailing wage calculations. G/L reconciliations and journal entries necessary to create monthly financial statements. Experience with Construction Lien Release laws.

Accountant (Part Time)

• Sep 2001 - Jul 2003

Duties include daily invoicing, Preparing estimates and job change orders, prepare purchase orders and match to jobs to pay bills. Prepare weekly payroll, maintain and balance subsidiary accounts. Prepare account reconciliations and financial statements. Solid experience with state sales tax and payroll taxes as well as job costing & contractors liens. Duties include daily invoicing, Preparing estimates and job change orders, prepare purchase orders and match to jobs to pay bills. Prepare weekly payroll, maintain and balance subsidiary accounts. Prepare account reconciliations and financial statements. Solid experience with state sales tax and payroll taxes as well as job costing & contractors liens.

Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable Manager

• May 1996 - Dec 1997

A/P: Supervise staff of 4 clerks, responsible for prompt and proper PO matching and payment of all invoices and international expense reports. A/R: Supervise staff of 2 clerks responsible for batch invoice review, manual invoice/credit memo creation and cash posting. Acted as liaison with credit/collections and purchasing departments. Created procedures to solve unidentified check problem in A/R. Headed taskforce to create procedure that handled credit returns and repossessions. Worked with purchasing to implement “pay on receipt” and “paperless A/P” processing. Show less

Accounts Payable Manager, Store Relations

• Apr 1993 - Oct 1995

Supervise a staff of 6 accounting clerks. Responsible for high volume/dollar daily check requests, collection of debit balance accounts, vendor maintenance, cancelled checks, prepaid checks, tax exempt certificates and customer support on credit returns of books for 460+ stores. Decreased debit balance accounts by working with vendors on credit return policies. Created department procedure manual. Designed vendor master file for new A/P system. Improved existing check calling and vendor merge programs. Wrote requirements to computerize the cancelled check and prepaid check procedures. Show less

Accounting Manager

• Nov 1991 - Mar 1993

Supervise and train staff of 5 accounting clerks. Responsible for daily sales revenue reconciliations, credit card/bank reconciliations and journal entries, accounts payable, month end journal entries and consolidated financial statements for 15 retail drug stores. Managed ADP payroll for 250+ employees. Supervise and train staff of 5 accounting clerks. Responsible for daily sales revenue reconciliations, credit card/bank reconciliations and journal entries, accounts payable, month end journal entries and consolidated financial statements for 15 retail drug stores. Managed ADP payroll for 250+ employees.

Accountant/ Real World Accounting software trainer

• Mar 1990 - Nov 1991

Responsible for all Billing, Accounts Payable, Payroll and month end reconciliation of balance sheet accounts, Fixed Assets, prepare financial statements and statistical spreadsheets for management. Train customers in person to use Real world accounting software for their medical practices. Technical phone support of accounting software for customers. Responsible for all Billing, Accounts Payable, Payroll and month end reconciliation of balance sheet accounts, Fixed Assets, prepare financial statements and statistical spreadsheets for management. Train customers in person to use Real world accounting software for their medical practices. Technical phone support of accounting software for customers.

Staff Accountant

• Jul 1989 - Mar 1990

Responsible for all fixed asset accounting. Depreciation schedules, journal entries and year end audit schedules. Responsible completion of monthly multi-state sales tax returns. Projects completed as assigned by controller. Responsible for all fixed asset accounting. Depreciation schedules, journal entries and year end audit schedules. Responsible completion of monthly multi-state sales tax returns. Projects completed as assigned by controller.

Jr. Staff accountant, Advertising Accounting, Accountant, Distribution Accounting

• Jun 1987 - Jul 1989

Hired as Jr. Staff accountant in the advertising accounting department. Reconciled Co-op advertising sub ledger, made adjusting journal entries, created excel spreadsheets for management. Promoted to Accountant for distribution accounting. Supervised one clerk. Responsible for accounting for three district warehouses. Hired as Jr. Staff accountant in the advertising accounting department. Reconciled Co-op advertising sub ledger, made adjusting journal entries, created excel spreadsheets for management. Promoted to Accountant for distribution accounting. Supervised one clerk. Responsible for accounting for three district warehouses.