Accomplished professional with a background in accounting and supervision. Expertise in A/P, A/R, G/L, billing, account reconciliations, billing process reviews, inter-company consolidation, multi-state sales tax, and financial system implementations and upgrades. Proficient in data extraction and analysis to detect and rectify billing errors and A/R backlogs. Skilled in training and developing staff and peers on current technology and business systems across industries including manufacturing, school districts, construction, technology, and retail.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Accounting Manager
Advanced Environmental Concepts
06.2024 - 09.2024
Create Financials for the owner.
Reconcile bank and credit card statements.
On board new employees and process payroll.
Cleanup prior accountants errors
Accounting Manager
Chad Dorsey Design
03.2023 - 06.2024
Create Financials for the owner.
Credit and collections
Reconcile bank and credit card statements.
Processed Sales Tax
HR work. On-boarding new employees and process payroll.
Controller
Aram, Inc dba Holden Custom Products
08.2016 - 03.2023
Create Financials for the owner.
Caculated and processed Sales and Use Tax for multiple states. Set Sales tax reporting for several states the the company started doing business. Used Avalara to research calculations sales tax rules.
Process credit checks and collections, including cleaning up collections from the previous accountant.
Reconcile bank and credit card statements for multiple segments of the company.
Set up processes in the accounting department including commissions.
Month end went from 30 days plus to under 5 days.
Process Journal Entries including depreciation and prepaids.
Created allocation processes to allocated expenses across multiple segments.
Setup a controlled process with a payment processing vendor to process vendor payments remotely, whether it was by ACH, credit card or check. In doing this it saved time and money.
Managed 2 direct reports.
HR work. On-boarding new employees and a process payroll. Worked with owner on choosing employee benefits. Set up the enrollment process for all health, dental, vision and HSA accounts. Answered employee questions concerning the benefits package.
Organized the company holiday party along with coordinating the ordering and shipping the holiday gifts from multiple sales people for their clients. Approximately 250 clients each year.
Accountant
Petro-Hunt, LLC
11.2015 - 07.2016
Reconcile bank statements for multiple companies and accounts.
Process Journal Entries including depreciation.
Created a process to auto clear checks.
Senior Accountant
Impact Selector International, LLC
01.2015 - 09.2015
Reconciled balance sheet account including prepaid, accrued expenses.
Processed all transactions for both the UK and the Turks and Calicos entities.
Processed accounts payable including all coding for the US entity.
Set up the books for the new Malaysia entity.
Reviewed financials with the Controller.
Assisted the Controller.
Accountant - Contractor
Financial Additions
09.2014 - 01.2015
Assisted the CFO.
Reconciled balance sheet accounts.
Processed accounts payable including all coding.
Senior Accountant
KAG Holdings
12.2013 - 09.2014
Assisted the Controller
Reviewed financial statements
Reconciled all bank statement for 6 companies along with owners' personal bank accounts
Processed accounts payable for 6 companies including all coding
Entered payroll for multiple sites.
Trained accounts receivable in customer invoicing and cash application
Completed projects as requested. For example, moving payroll in house.
Rebate Analyst / A/R Representative/ A/P Analyst
Multiple Companies – Contractor
06.2010 - 12.2013
Reviewed customer agreements to accurately set up rebates for accrual and payment.
Reviewed monthly accruals for trending as part of the month end process.
Prepared journal entries.
Prepared financial statements to be reviewed with the controller and forwarded to the parent company.
Verified all customer tax exemption certificates using Vertex.
Processed customer payments and refunds via credit cards.
Trained Purchasing and Receiving personnel on new processes in Accounts Payable.
Resolved and researched customer issues.
Entered payroll for multiple sites.
Managed Projects. For example
Testing a new imaging system;Cleared approximately $4 million off the un-invoiced receipts report by matching invoices to Purchase Orders and completing appropriate reversal and distribution actions
Converting multiple rebates into one rebate to reduce the number of rebates to be reviewed monthly.
Testing a new imaging system;Cleared approximately $4 million off the un-invoiced receipts report by matching invoices to Purchase Orders and completing appropriate reversal and distribution actions
Senior Accountant
Ristken Software Services
09.2008 - 05.2010
Prepared financial statements for review by CPA.
Performed account reconciliations along with bank reconciliations for 8 bank accounts.
Processed accounts payable for 5 entities including owners personal accounts.
Calculated and processed commissions.
Performed HR Generalist responsibilities.
Billed approximately 450 invoices per month.
A/P Supervisor
Echelon Corporation
07.2000 - 12.2001
Oversaw operation of computer-based payable processing of $3.2 million monthly. Assisted in ongoing development and improvement of processing procedures, interacting with programming support including international and domestic customers. Converted A/P from Oracle 10.7 to 11i and trained staff on new system functionality.
Processed payments with check runs of 100 -150 checks per week and preparation of 4-5 bank wires.
Performed Account reconciliations and month-end accruals.
Completed Sales and Use tax returns for 10 states.
Processed approximately 2600 invoices per month. Processed expense reports and 1099's.
Special projects:
Assisted in design of testing for Oracle 10.7 - 11i upgrade.
Organized off-site file storage process.
Education
BBA - Accounting
Kennesaw State University
Skills
Enterprise Resource Programs (ERP’s) – Oracle Financials, SAP, Great Plains, PeopleSoft, Industrial Financial System, QuickBooks, SAGE, Discovery, Excalibur, Common Sku
PC Skills – MS Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access), Lotus Notes, MS Outlook, Visio Flowcharting, Avalara and Vertex Sales tax software
Financial Applications – Billing, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger