Benjamin J Jenkins
Manchester,NH
Summary
Experienced accounting consultant with strong analytical skills and a solid foundation in financial reporting, auditing, and tax compliance. Demonstrated success in streamlining processes, reducing costs, and ensuring regulatory compliance. Highly collaborative team player who excels at adapting to changing needs and consistently delivering results. Recognized for meticulous attention to detail, exceptional problem-solving abilities, and effective communication skills.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounting Consultant
Keolis Transit America, Inc
05.2022 - Current
- Audit invoices from subsidiaries for accuracy and posting
- Prepared reports to assist with ERP transition
- Review and audit business licenses and tax payments
- Develop various Excel templates to assist in reporting for different departments
- Develop VBA processes for automation
- Ledger reconciliation for month-end processes
- Process Accounts Payable batches, Reconcile bank statements
Acting Controller/Internal Auditor Consultant
Coppera, LLC
07.2021 - 03.2023
- Audited financials to provide clean and accurate reporting
- Redeveloped accounting processes to fit industry standards
- Trained staff on proper accounting methods
- Prepared and reviewed financial reporting
- Reconciled bank transactions monthly
- Processed payroll and reviewed reports against quarterly filings
- Worked with company executives on preparing budgets and forecasts
- Managed and performed audits on invoicing to ensure proper and timely billing
- Develop Excel templates to automate information consolidation
Accounting Manager
Lifeline Financial Services
04.2019 - 07.2021
- Managed and reviewed the work of newer staff
- Onboard new clients making sure to reconcile all accounts and clear up errors from prior work done
- Review financial statements of staff to ensure accurate reporting of numbers
- Build reports to make the process of consolidating company financials smoother
- Prepared month-end entries including accruals
- Processed deferred revenue
- Enter daily receipts, payables, and deposits for each client
- Optimized processes to save clients over 8 hours each month
- Work with CPA’s to prepare tax documents and make sure year-end adjusting journal entries are entered
- Researched and filed for governmental grants and loans as well as bank loans
- Managed cash flow of million dollar business to provide accurate reports to ownership
- Developed processes and procedures for companies HR and CFO roles
- Initiated employees and processed all HR forms including payroll
Accountant
Rapid Micro Biosystems
04.2018 - 04.2019
- Reconcile all cash accounts daily to ensure proper tracking of cash
- Enter invoices while maintaining contact with vendors to ensure proper posting of all invoices in a timely manner
- Increased productivity of AP processing by 11% by switching invoicing from manual to semi-electronic
- Managed European entities’ business activity to maintain proper connection to domestic books
- Process check runs weekly through ACH, Wire, and checks, making sure proper sign off on all items
- Tracked fixed asset additions and depreciation each month while reconciling with the general ledger
- Maintain prepaid entries to ensure proper monthly amortization
- Perform month end activities including accruals, financial analysis, and account reconciliation
- Attend to requests from other departments in a timely manner to maintain a quick flow of business operations throughout the company
- Worked closely with the procurement team to manage payables
Tax Professional
H&R BLOCK
12.2017 - 03.2018
- Interviewed clients to find all necessary documents for tax returns
- Accurately and efficiently analyzed tax documents to ensure the maximum refund able to be claimed
Education
Master of Business Administration -
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH12.2022
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH05.2017
Skills
- Word
- Outlook
- PowerPoint
- Access
- VBA
- Excel
- Smartsheets
- QuickBooks
- Sage
- MISys
- Procontractor
- Dynamic 365
- Microsoft Office Applications
- Bookkeeping and accounting proficiency
- Maintaining accounting ledger
- Accounting process understanding
- Advanced accounting knowledge
- Accounting support
- Expertise in GAAP accounting
- Accounting and finance reporting
- General ledger accounting
- Financial reporting
- Bank reconciliation
- Audit support
Timeline
Accounting Consultant
Keolis Transit America, Inc
05.2022 - Current
Acting Controller/Internal Auditor Consultant
Coppera, LLC
07.2021 - 03.2023
Accounting Manager
Lifeline Financial Services
04.2019 - 07.2021
Accountant
Rapid Micro Biosystems
04.2018 - 04.2019
Tax Professional
H&R BLOCK
12.2017 - 03.2018
Master of Business Administration -
Southern New Hampshire University
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Southern New Hampshire University
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