Valeriia Melnikova
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Russian Native or bilingual proficiency
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Experience
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Classic Collision
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United States
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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200 - 300 Employee
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Staff Accountant
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Aug 2023 - Present
Performance reconciliation of general ledger balances with in a timely and accurate manner to include performing detailed research and analysis of differences in the accounts.Ensuring that all financial information is recorded in accordance with GAAP and Federal and State regulations and consistent with established Company policy and procedures. Action as a liaison with other departments concerning accounting information and other assigned areas.Participation in monthly close process.Support with year-end audits as requiredRecommendation any updates to accounting policies affecting ledgers to management. Show less
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Accounts Receivable/Cash Application Specialist
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Sep 2019 - Aug 2023
Classic Collision was established in 1983 in Atlanta, Georgia with one single goal: offer quality service with integrity and honesty. For over 35 years, the company have continued to do this by employing the best talent and using the highest-quality materials.Classic Collision is one of the largest privately held national providers of auto body repair services originating in Atlanta, Georgia. Now the company offering more options to clients with over 200 state-of-the-art repair facilities across the United States.• Audit of day's receipts and prepare bank deposits. • Researching and applying customers’ ACH, Wire, Lockbox, Credit card payments in the automotive repair management software (CCC ONE) and Oracle NetSuite – more than 200 stores.• Receiving incoming checks (about 200 stores), coding or posting them in NS or CCC1, depositing them in the bank by remote on-site check scanner. • Recording deposits in NetSuite according to the Bank Report, including coding in GL for revenue, refunds, expenses etc. • Verifying validity of account discrepancies by obtaining and investigating information from customers, vendors, insurance companies, stores. • Researching of the Refunds, Repair Order's balance, overpayments.• Assistance with Bank Reconciliation for several Bank accounts.• Assistance with monthly and year-end closing. • Preparing reports for managers. • Controlling outsourcing staff if they missed EFT payments, made deposits with wrong way, assistance them to identify the payments, researching unposted checks and CC payments, discrepancies amount.• Assistance with training new staff, support of store staff and out-sourcing staff as for posting, researching, and depositing of payments; assistance in developing instructions for Store’s CSR/Receptionists, Estimators. Show less
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FutureVu Brands, Inc
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United States
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Consumer Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Staff Accountant
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Dec 2022 - Aug 2023
Building Brands that Improve Lives. Parent company of: Window Film Depot, CoolVu, DefenseLite/Impact Security, CoolVuAutoSpa, LongVuWholesale. • Performance day to day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, computing, posting, and recording accounts receivables data (lockbox, ACH, Wire, Checks, CC payments) in NetSuite; Prepare and process payments (check deposits, cards via portals). • Preparing and processing full cycle accounts receivable invoices (Billing for 5 entities); Prepare Waivers / Liens Releases; Verifying discrepancies by and resolve clients’ billing issues. • Posting invoices to Customers portals as Procore, ProjectMates, IPayables, SAP Ariba, ServiceChannel, iSupplier, Amazon, SMSAssist, etc., tracking SO, payments. • Monitoring aging activity; Collection; Generation aging reports detailing AR status. • Support month-end and year-end close process for all entities; Reconcile GL accounts and bank statements (CC and bank reconciliations, preparing, posting adjusting entries). • Assisting in general financial management and analysis (preparing and reviewing financial documents, reports, and statements). Show less
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ISB Development Corp.
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Buckhead, Georgia, United States
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Full Charge Bookkeeper/Staff Accountant
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Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
ISB Group, founded in 1991, is a private equity firm focused on investing in growing technological companies on initial stages of development, small financial institutions and new developing companies in content production. Headquartered in Atlanta, ISB not only invests in private companies, but also provides specialist strategic, turn-around and capital raising advice to a number of big businesses in various parts of the world. • Maintenance daily bookkeeping entries in accounting software for several entities. • Verifying, allocating, posting, coding, and reconciling accounts payable and receivable. • Maintaining accounts receivable and accounts payable files and records. • Working with Stripe, Square transactions, verifying and identifying them in the systems. • Receiving, processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices, statements. • Verifying vendor accounts, paying vendors, and resolving purchase order, invoice, or payment discrepancies. • Processing Payroll; Calculating commissions and paying to Employees and Contractors. • Accounting and reimbursement of travel expenses, for employees. • Investigating and resolving account discrepancies. • Reconciling account balances and bank statements, maintaining general ledger. • Reconciling processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances • Analysis and ensures transactions are properly recorded. • General accounting and financial reporting, financial analysis and summarizing financial status. • Internal reporting for management, P&L, Balance sheet and others. Show less
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Classic Collision Inc.
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Sandy Springs, GA
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Accounts Payable Specialist
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May 2018 - Sep 2019
• Performing day to day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, and recording accounts payable data • Verifying and investigating discrepancies, if any, by reconciling vendor accounts and monthly vendor statements • Getting of approval, coding, and entering payable invoices into accounting system • Preparing of accounts payable checks • Responding to all vendor and employee inquiries regarding invoices, expenses, and check requests; resolving invoice discrepancies • Charging expenses to accounts and cost centers • Paying to Vendors (more than 300 Vendors) • Keeping track of all payments • Verifying vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions. • Maintaining historical records. • Reconciling processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances • Organizing and maintaining creditor and vendor files and corresponding with vendors and creditors • Maintaining accurate records and providing documentation for auditing and tax reporting purposes • Assistance with related special project as required • Performing other related duties as assigned by management. Show less
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IR & S CORPORATION
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United States
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Accounting
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Accountant
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Aug 2016 - May 2018
Corporate tax law and tax preparation for individuals (residents and non-residents), family-owned businesses, domestic and foreign partnerships, corporations, and nonprofits. • Maintenance daily bookkeeping entries in QuickBooks (expenses, revenue, depreciation, assets). • Uploading bank transactions to QuickBooks, reconciliation monthly bank and credit card accounts. • Assistance Accounting manager with Month end close. • Review and analysis of revenue and expense accounts. • Assistance with preparing and analyze financials, such as the profit and loss statement and balance sheet. • Process payroll for multiple clients (Small business) according to individual schedule. • Preparation 1099 and W-2 forms through QuickBooks, assistance with preparation Form-1040. • Assistance in special projects as necessary. Show less
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Potential SPb Inc.
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Saint Petersburg, Russia
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General Accountant
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Apr 1996 - Jul 2016
Potential Spb, Inc. is a large metallurgical plant. It carries out the production of metallurgical products, specializes in the manufacture and sale of ferrotitanium. An important area of the company's activity is the sale of non-ferrous metal products in the North-Western Federal District. It is also possible to deliver products to other regions of Russia. On the territory of the Leningrad region and St. Petersburg, it is carried out by the company - through its own fleet of special equipment, equipped with crane-manipulator installations. • Handling full spectrum of financial and cost accounting role, AR, AP, GL, forecasting, budgeting • Tax preparing. • Payroll. • Preparing monthly and annual expense forecasts, including any necessary recommended action required to manage costs to achieve budget. • Development and maintain internal control and effective accounting system and policies for the set up • Directing, planning, organization and implement overall procedures for financial reporting and control. Show less
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Education
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Moscow State Technical University "MAMI" (Institute of Automotive Technologies and Management)
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA -
Leningrad Industrial and Economic College
Associate of Science - AS -
Nursing school №9 in Saint Petersburg, Russia