Ashley Willoe Causey
Senior Accountant
Carlsbad,CA
Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.
Voltaire
Summary
Detail-oriented Senior Accountant focused on improving company financial operations and streamlining processes using effective leadership, planning and decision-making abilities. Proven track record of performing work ethically while maintaining integrity of all financial data. Familiar with managing schedules, directing teams and overseeing closing processes. Well-versed in GAAP, ledger updates and report writing. Exceptional interpersonal, communication and multitasking abilities.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Accountant
Brixton LLC
Oceanside, CA
03.2020 - Current
- Gathered financial information, prepared documents, and closed books.
- Set up and improved accounting systems and processes to meet business needs and maximize operational success.
- Supported monthly reporting analysis to achieve validation of internal reports and to reconcile production operations and general ledger.
- Reviewed accounting structures and procedures on regular basis to identify areas in need of improvement.
- Tracked financial progress by creating quarterly and yearly balance sheets.
- Reconciled accounts and reviewed expense data, net worth and assets.
- Increased efficiency, support and documentation of accounting processes by creating detailed schedules for journal entries.
Senior Accountant
Kisco Senior Living
Carlsbad, CA
02.2018 - 02.2020
- Perform month-end close processes for six entities.
- Ensure timely and accurate monthly financial statements and management reports in accordance with GAAP.
- Perform monthly financial analysis.
- Completes month end reconciliations and schedules including inter-company, fixed assets, debt and equity.
- Reconciles bank statements for all cash, investment, and escrow accounts.
- Participates in the creation of property budgets.
- Prepares annual audit schedules.
- Provides accounting support to property management team.
- Assist tax team with income tax compliance.
- Ensure compliance for both lender and investor deliverables.
- Analyzing complex financial reports and records.
- Making recommendations based on analysis and status of reserves, assets and expenditures.
- Reviewing journal entries of junior accountants to ensure accuracy.
- Training and mentoring junior staff.
- Performing variance analyses and preparing account reconciliations.
- Assisting with financial and tax audits.
- Documenting and monitoring internal controls in support of auditing team.
- Coordinating more complex accounting projects and initiatives with other members of the accounting and finance team or with other departments.
Senior Accountant
Capital Partners Service Corporation
Carlsbad, CA
05.2015 - 11.2017
- Lead the month-end closing activities, including the review and preparation of monthly journal entries and account reconciliations.
- Reconcile intercompany accounts and prepare consolidation of monthly financials for multiple companies.
- Produce daily cash balance report and monthly management reporting packages.
- Research proper treatment of accounting topics and prepare recommendations under US GAAP.
- Coordinate and communicate with external auditors to support the annual review.
- Prepare the financial reporting packages to meet the daily and monthly reporting requirements.
- Provide tax data and information in support of annual tax return to outside tax accountants.
- Prepare fixed asset roll forward; reconcile fixed assets general ledger accounts; determine useful lives of assets and ensuring the company’s fixed assets are accounted for pursuant to GAAP and the company’s capitalization policy.
- Create systems and spreadsheet automation to improve efficiency and effectiveness of accounting functions and processes.
- Perform other special projects or miscellaneous duties for CEO, CFO and Comptroller.
- Experience with software implementation, testing, training and administration.
Senior Accountant
NTN Buzztime, INC
Carlsbad, CA
09.2014 - 03.2015
- Analyzed financial information to prepare multiple schedules for fixed assets, taxes, and interest for journal entries and completed the month end close process.
- Prepared monthly reconciliations for various balance sheet accounts; independently reconciled, researched, and resolved account activity exception items.
- Ensures that all relevant product costs have been captured and posting or overseeing the posting of product cost adjustments as needed.
- Maintained 50,000 fixed asset records; record monthly fixed asset additions, transfers and disposals; prepare related journal entry.
- Prepared multiple schedules quarterly and annual audit and assist with audit inquiries directly related the journal entries and accounts I was responsible for.
- Reviewed, approved monthly Sales tax filings for 40+ states through Avalara AvaTax; Responded to state tax inquiries, business tax licenses and property taxes; prepared for and assisted with state tax audits.
Office Manager and Manager of Contracts & Licensing
SeniorQuote Insurance Services
San Diego, CA
06.2014 - 09.2014
- Maintained the current status of 18+ agent’s license statuses in 18 to 50 states.
- Responsible for renewing, and licensing in required timeframes and maintaining required licensee information for each specific state, including continuing educational requirements, and certifications for each insurance carrier.
- Maintained contracts for agents with over 30 insurance carriers, as well as, established and implemented contracts with new insurance carriers, maintained and upgraded insurance carrier contracts as new levels of production requirements are achieved.
- Established and implement office policies and standard procedures; measured results against standards and implemented changes when required.
Staff Accountant
prAna
Carlsbad, CA
03.2012 - 03.2014
- Provided daily financial accounting support for five retail stores including monitoring and reviewing retail point of sales (POS) transactions and making required adjustments.
- Prepared and processed journal entries at month-end for both corporate and retail ledger accounts.
- Performed monthly general ledger account analysis, bank reconciliations and maintained fixed asset and prepaid schedules.
- Filed property, state and sales taxes for retail stores throughout the United States.
- Monitored and reported daily corporate cash and status of multimillion dollar line of credit.
- Created standard operating procedures for new processes implemented to support stores.
- Processed upwards of $20,000 weekly in accounts payable for retail invoices and expenses.
- Led implementation and system support for new POS software system in retail stores.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration, Accounting And Finance
09.2007 - 09.2011
Skills
Expertise in MS Office Suite, NetSuite, AX, Great Plains,
Interal / External Audits
Monthly Account / Bank Reconciliation
Budgeting & Variance Analysis
Automated Systems & Procedures
Monthly / Quarterly / Year End Reports
Financial statement review
GAAP proficiency
General ledger accounting
Expertise in [Software]
Database administration
Expense tracking
Account reconciliation specialist
Accounting principles
Forecasting
Financial Management
Calculating liabilities
SAP expertise
Cash Flow analysis
Account reconciliation processes
Financial records review
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Senior Accountant - Brixton LLC
03.2020 - Current
Senior Accountant - Kisco Senior Living
02.2018 - 02.2020
Senior Accountant - Capital Partners Service Corporation
05.2015 - 11.2017
Senior Accountant - NTN Buzztime, INC
09.2014 - 03.2015
Office Manager and Manager of Contracts & Licensing - SeniorQuote Insurance Services
06.2014 - 09.2014
Staff Accountant - prAna
03.2012 - 03.2014
Boston University Questrom School of Business - Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Accounting And Finance
09.2007 - 09.2011