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Blair Bond

Long Beach,CA

Summary

  • Seasoned Accountant bringing more than 18 years of experience in accounts receivable, accounts payable and general accounting.
  • Ability to prioritize multiple demands with time management and project management skills.
  • Able to perform multiple tasks and meet critical deadlines in a timely manner while maintaining accuracy and quality.
  • Adaptable to changing environments and eagerness to learn new processes.
  • Strong ability to work with peers and lead a team with excellent communication.
  • Detailed oriented, organized, fast learner and works well under pressure.
  • Experience in implementing best practices and process improvements.
  • Communicate effectively internally and externally.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Accounting Supervisor

Wedgewood LLC
03.2020 - Current
  • Delegate work to Accounts Payable staff and provide appropriate supervision or support to ensure the quality of work meets the requirements.
  • Oversee, mentor, and empower staff, providing guidance and assistance.
  • Review reconciliations of general ledger accounts, ensuring the underlying support is appropriate
  • Perform data analysis.
  • Standard policy and procedure write-up for team.
  • Prepare debt covenants for lenders.
  • Produce quarterly and annual financials
  • Maintain cash flow by monitoring bank balances and cash requirements.
  • Work with senior leaders to create operating budgets and initiate financial planning.
  • Issue quarterly distributions to investors.
  • Assist with interim and annual internal audit

Senior Accountant

Wedgewood LLC
02.2018 - 03.2020
  • Prepared monthly journal entries and reconciliations.
  • Updated general ledger with latest entries.
  • Reconciled balance sheets and streamlined best practices for balance sheet processes.
  • Completed year-end closing processes with controllers and external auditors.
  • Reviewed documents and accounts for discrepancies and resolved variances.
  • Full accounts payable process (issue checks to vendors, maintain vendors, 1099 Check)
  • Streamlined current procedures, develop, and implement control
  • Participate in special projects as deemed necessary
  • Provided journal entries and performed accounting on accrual basis.
  • Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings.
  • Prepared and maintained monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Prepared and assisted with month end and year-end financial reports.
  • Assisted with preparation of monthly financial statements.

Junior Accountant

Wedgewood LLC
07.2015 - 01.2017
  • Prepared journal entries and entered into system multiple ERP systems.
  • Reconciled bank accounts for timely and accurate reporting of financial information.
  • Prepared deposits and reconciled accounts.
  • Maintain fixed assets

Accounts Payable Specialist

The Word & Brown Companies
08.2013 - 07.2015
  • Managed and completed check runs for 5 companies in various network systems.
  • Processed positive pay & ACH payments daily to meet banking deadlines.
  • Prepared vendor checks for mailings.
  • Addressed vendor inquiries and resolved internal issues in timely manner.
  • Reached out to vendors and customers to verify information and follow up on client issues.
  • Ensured check requests have proper documentation attached and necessary approvals are obtained.
  • Prepared month-end closing entries for detailed reporting and recordkeeping.

Staff Accountant

Kondaur Capital Corporation
03.2010 - 08.2013
  • Reconciled and maintained all cash bank accounts daily.
  • Made bank account deposits electronically and confirmed deposit total.
  • Completed monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Assisted with month end close.
  • Reconciled intercompany accounts.
  • Tracked and resolved stale dated, outstanding, and missing checks.
  • Posted journal entries in Quickbooks.
  • Insured proper coding and authorization for process of vendor invoices.
  • Balanced daily distributions of invoices against Quickbooks reports.
  • Compiled and maintained vendor files in Quickbooks.
  • Maintained vendor records and issued 1099s at year end.
  • Tracked and managed inventory for fixed asset database.
  • Worked on special projects for management and auditors.

Cash Application Specialist

Carrington Mortgage
01.2008 - 03.2010
  • Filed reports and posted daily batches in ERP system.
  • Worked in paperless environment to accomplish assignments electronically.
  • Identified and communicated customer payment discrepancies and worked directly with collections team for research and resolution.
  • Sorted payments into batches by segmenting each payment by business unit and scanning into database.
  • Handled incoming payments and distribution of payment.
  • Efficiently balanced money to detailed reports and daily postings.
  • Calculated, balanced, and researched all payments for special reporting investor.
  • Managed daily workflow for team.
  • Created and maintained SOPs.
  • Reconciled reports at end of month to report to managers.
  • Processed payoffs, foreclosure reinstatements and REO liquidations.
  • Electronically deposited checks to bank online daily.
  • Responsible for mentoring, educating, and training associates on various functions within the department.
  • Helped with various projects for upper management.

Cash Application Specialist

Option One Mortgage
04.2002 - 01.2008
  • Opened and sorted all incoming mail.
  • Posted customer payments daily in a timely accurate manner.
  • Reconciled cash applications to ERP system.
  • Calculated and processed mortgage payoffs.
  • Distributed work to team members, while managing daily workflow.
  • Administered customer service in person, over the phone, and online.
  • Researched daily customer service requests from outside departments.
  • Trained associates on daily work functions.
  • Encoded and canceled checks using bank machines.

Education

High School Diploma -

San Pasqual High School
Escondido, CA

No Degree - Accounting And Finance

Long Beach City College
Long Beach, CA

Skills

  • Ability to prioritize multiple demands with time management and project management skills
  • Able to perform multiple tasks and meet critical deadlines in a timely manner while maintaining accuracy and quality
  • Adaptable to changing environments and eagerness to learn new processes
  • Strong ability to work with peers and lead a team with excellent communication
  • Detailed oriented, organized, fast learner and works well under pressure
  • Experience in implementing best practices and process improvements
  • Report preparation and analysis
  • Staff training

Timeline

Accounting Supervisor

Wedgewood LLC
03.2020 - Current

Senior Accountant

Wedgewood LLC
02.2018 - 03.2020

Junior Accountant

Wedgewood LLC
07.2015 - 01.2017

Accounts Payable Specialist

The Word & Brown Companies
08.2013 - 07.2015

Staff Accountant

Kondaur Capital Corporation
03.2010 - 08.2013

Cash Application Specialist

Carrington Mortgage
01.2008 - 03.2010

Cash Application Specialist

Option One Mortgage
04.2002 - 01.2008

High School Diploma -

San Pasqual High School

No Degree - Accounting And Finance

Long Beach City College

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