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Akeisha Henry

Humble,TX

Summary

Professional accounting leader with focus on financial accuracy, regulatory compliance, and team collaboration. Skilled in budgeting, financial reporting, and process optimization. Reliable team player adaptable to evolving business needs and committed to achieving organizational goals. Strong analytical abilities and strategic mindset enhance decision-making and performance.

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience

Work History

Accounting Manager

Mostyn Law Firm
06.2023 - Current
  • Managed financial reporting and analysis to support strategic decision-making.
  • Streamlined budgeting processes, enhancing accuracy and reducing turnaround time.
  • Led month-end closing activities, ensuring compliance with accounting standards.
  • Supervised team , providing mentorship and fostering professional development.
  • Oversaw audit preparations, coordinating with external auditors for seamless reviews.
  • Managed journal entries, collection efforts, reconciliations, and payroll processing.
  • Managed banking reconciliations and monthly balance sheet statements.
  • Managed relationships with external vendors, ensuring timely payments and accurate recording of expenses.
  • Developed and implemented various procedures to improve accounting process.
  • Generated monthly and quarterly financial statements for executive review.
  • Streamlined month-end closing procedures resulting in reduced processing time without compromising accuracy or completeness of the reports generated.
  • Collaborated with other departments to achieve accurate and prompt financial reporting.
  • Coordinated efforts between the accounting team and other departments to ensure accuracy in interdepartmental transactions recording and proper cost allocation.
  • Analyzed and reported on financial data to support business decisions.
  • Optimized cash flow management through careful analysis of accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory levels, and working capital requirements.
  • Developed and maintained system of internal controls to prevent fraud and abuse.
  • Facilitated culture of continuous improvement, encouraging team members to suggest and implement process enhancements.
  • Contributed to successful external audits, preparing all necessary documentation and facilitating auditor inquiries.
  • Utilized financial software to prepare consolidated financial statements.
  • Established and checked coding procedures, monitored reports and updated internal files.

Accounts Payable Specialist

Mostyn Law Firm
01.2010 - 05.2023
  • New Vendor Set-up
  • Assist with Bank Reconciliations
  • Communicate and Maintain Relationship with Vendors
  • Process invoices
  • Deposit Checks
  • Research and resolve invoice issues
  • Maintain Vendor files
  • Assist with special projects
  • Assist with preparation of distributing settlement packets and final checks.
  • Update client’s expense reports with information provided from paralegals and/or attorneys.
  • Maintain Firm’s database with deposit status and status of pending deposits.
  • Prepare 1099 for Vendors; and for filing with IRS.
  • Processed high volumes of invoices, ensuring accuracy and compliance with accounting standards.
  • Reconciled discrepancies in vendor accounts, improving resolution times and maintaining supplier relationships.
  • Implemented workflow improvements that reduced invoice processing time by streamlining approval processes.
  • Audited accounts payable processes regularly, identifying areas for improvement and ensuring adherence to policies.
  • Ensured timely payments for all invoices, maintaining strong relationships with vendors and suppliers.
  • Reduced invoice processing time with accurate data entry and timely vendor communication.
  • Reached out to vendors and customers to verify information and follow up on client issues.
  • Contributed to year-end closing process by ensuring all outstanding payables were accurately recorded and settled promptly.
  • Updated vendor information regularly, ensuring accurate contact details and banking information for prompt payments.
  • Assisted in the preparation of monthly financial statements by providing accurate accounts payable information.
  • Supported management by processing invoices and documents with consistent on-time delivery.
  • Entered figures using 10-key calculator to compute data quickly.
  • Strengthened financial operations by conducting bank reconciliations and financial reporting.
  • Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.
  • Reconciled company bank, credit card and line of credit accounts, investigating, and resolving discrepancies to keep accounts audit-ready.
  • Recorded deposits, reconciled monthly bank accounts and tracked expenses.

Accounting Clerk

Search Services/ Boots & Coots
01.2009 - 01.2010
  • Assist with filing and maintaining files
  • Set-up new vendor files
  • Assist with preparation of financial notebooks
  • Assist Accountants with document retrieval
  • Draft correspondence
  • Compute international fuel rates based on daily rates.

Contract Paralegal/Paralegal

Hays, McConn, Rice & Pickering, P.C.
01.2008 - 01.2009
  • Assist attorneys in commercial litigation and personal injury.
  • Assist with review of daily filing of correspondence and pleadings file by opposing and co-defendant counsels.
  • Assist with settlement process of requesting settlement funds, updating database and following-up with pending settlement documentation.
  • Responsible for submitting settlement documentation to opposing counsel in timely manner and filing executed dismissal papers with court.
  • Review of specific cases to ascertain status and advised clients as to same.
  • Participate in various document production projects.
  • Gather relevant documents for experts review.
  • Gather and prepare documents to be forwarded to opposing counsel.

Paralegal/Legal Assistant

Hays, McConn, Rice & Pickering, P.C.
01.2003 - 01.2008
  • Assist attorneys in commercial litigation and personal injury.
  • Assist with review of daily filing of correspondence and pleadings file by opposing and co-defendant counsels.
  • Assist with settlement process of requesting settlement funds, updating database and following-up with pending settlement documentation.
  • Responsible for submitting settlement documentation to opposing counsel in timely manner and filing executed dismissal papers with court.
  • Review of specific cases to ascertain status and advised clients as to same.
  • Participate in various document production projects.
  • Gather relevant documents for experts review.
  • Gather and prepare documents to be forwarded to opposing counsel.

Intake Member

Hays, McConn, Rice & Pickering, PC
01.2002 - 01.2003
  • Set-up new cases and/or file in Legalfiles database.
  • Input relevant information obtained from new cases and advise attorney of same.
  • Scanned and Profiled Documents into Imanage.
  • Distribute mail to appropriate Attorney and/or Paralegal.
  • Calendar Deadlines for Attorney and/or Paralegal.

File Clerk

Hays, McConn, Rice & Pickering, PC
01.2001 - 01.2002
  • Maintain files for Asbestos docket to include organizing, indexing and sorting all letters, correspondence, court orders, and communication.
  • Organize open and closed cases consisting of multiple boxes of documents.
  • Responsible for creation of filing system for organizing, sorting, organizing, indexing and labeling and shipping to off-site storage facility.
  • Assist with mail out of invoices
  • Assist with input of accounting and billing entries for attorneys and staff.
  • Copy, Scanned and Profiled relevant documents into Imanage.

Helpdesk Analyst

Kelly Services/Equilon
01.1997 - 01.2001
  • Provided 24 hour 7 day a week assistance to all loading terminals throughout the United States including Hawaii.
  • Troubleshoot system network problems which occur at loading racks.
  • Assist with incoming calls from third-party clients regarding allocation of fuel and assist with fuel allocation with prior approval from managers.
  • Assist with reconciliation of billing discrepancies and advised billing department as to same.
  • Assist with Interpolation Strapping Charts for all Terminal located in the United States including Hawaii.

Sales Associate

Sears, Roebuck & Company
01.1995 - 01.1997
  • Reconcile opening and closing detail on daily basis.
  • Displayed seasonal merchandise.
  • Ordered and Stocked merchandise.
  • Assist customers with merchandise selections.
  • Assist with training new hires.

Education

High School Diploma -

Forest Brook High School
Houston, Texas

Accounting

Texas Southern University
Houston, TX

Paralegal Certificate -

Southwestern Professional Institute
Houston, Texas

Skills

  • Highly motivated, self-starter with solid communication and enthusiastic interpersonal skills
  • Professional with analytical and organizational skills, combined with the ability to build and maintain solid business relationships with individuals at every level
  • Proven achiever with excellent knowledge of business practices
  • Leadership skills, well-organized, effective, able to create objectives and priorities
  • Team player
  • Computer knowledge consists of Microsoft Word, Word Perfect, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Juris, LexisNexis, Quick Books, Legal Profiles, Client Profiles, and Internet
  • Bookkeeping
  • Financial reporting
  • Bank reconciliation
  • AP and AR management
  • Account reconciliation
  • Invoicing
  • Bank account reconciliations
  • Quickbooks
  • Accounts receivable management
  • Closing procedures
  • Month-end reporting
  • Staff training and development
  • Documentation
  • Tax preparation
  • AP/AR supervision
  • Profit and loss monitoring
  • Reporting
  • Tax documentation
  • Year-end closing
  • Financial statement preparation
  • Accounts payable management
  • Month-end closing
  • Attention to detail
  • Critical thinking
  • Intuit quickbooks
  • Cash handling expertise
  • Customer service

Timeline

Accounting Manager

Mostyn Law Firm
06.2023 - Current

Accounts Payable Specialist

Mostyn Law Firm
01.2010 - 05.2023

Accounting Clerk

Search Services/ Boots & Coots
01.2009 - 01.2010

Contract Paralegal/Paralegal

Hays, McConn, Rice & Pickering, P.C.
01.2008 - 01.2009

Paralegal/Legal Assistant

Hays, McConn, Rice & Pickering, P.C.
01.2003 - 01.2008

Intake Member

Hays, McConn, Rice & Pickering, PC
01.2002 - 01.2003

File Clerk

Hays, McConn, Rice & Pickering, PC
01.2001 - 01.2002

Helpdesk Analyst

Kelly Services/Equilon
01.1997 - 01.2001

Sales Associate

Sears, Roebuck & Company
01.1995 - 01.1997

High School Diploma -

Forest Brook High School

Accounting

Texas Southern University

Paralegal Certificate -

Southwestern Professional Institute

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