Deborah McCracken
El Sobrante,CA
Summary
Accomplished Senior Accountant with a proven track record at Merchants Accounting & Tax Service, showcasing expertise in GAAP proficiency and adept at leading teams to enhance financial reporting accuracy. Demonstrated success in implementing internal controls and optimizing financial processes, resulting in increased efficiency and reliability in financial statements.
Trained junior accountants proper procedures involved when preparing financial statements.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Accountant
Merchants Accounting & Tax Service
01.2020 - 07.2024
- Managed financial records for five clients on a monthly basis, to include:
- Reviewed documents and accounts for discrepancies and resolved variances.
- Completed year-end closing processes with controllers and external auditors.
- Prepared monthly journal entries and reconciliations.
- Account analysis
- AP, AR & Payroll processing for up to 75 employees.
- Balance sheet recons and financial statements preparation on monthly basis
- Accrual & Depreciation entries.
- Sales tax returns. Workers comp audits.
- Inventory reconciliation
- Oversaw accounting team in servicing diverse clients.
- Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings.
Senior Accountant
Planted Earth Landscape Design
08.2017 - 01.2020
- AP & AR, Payroll Processing including quarterly returns and year end W-2s.
- Prepared spreadsheets for client billing.
- Journal entries, account analysis.
- Financial statements.
- Year end analysis and journal entries for tax return preparation.
- Prepared monthly journal entries and reconciliations.
- Handled month-end and year-end end finances by managing and reporting fixed assets and other data.
- Evaluated and improved financial records to make important business decisions.
- Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings.
Accountant
Viking Pavers
Point Richmond, CA
2015 - 2017
- Completed daily cash functions like account tracking, payroll and wage allocations, budgeting, donating, and cash, and banking reconciliations.
- Gathered financial information, prepared documents, and closed books.
- Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.
- Provided journal entries and performed accounting on accrual basis.
- Maintained integrity of general ledger and chart of accounts.
- Diminished outstanding debts by analyzing accounts for issues.
- Reviewed accounts, resolved coding areas, and tracked recurring expenses for accrual entry.
Staff Accountant
Fountainhead Wealth Management
Sacramento, CA
2011 - 2015
- Created journal entry schedules to improve efficiency, support, and documentation of accounting processes.
- Monitored accounts receivable, accounts payable and other account balances to track transactions, avoid discrepancies and maintain accuracy.
- Prepared and processed journal entries to record in general ledger and maintain consistent documentation.
- Assisted comptroller with year-end financial audits.
- Compiled general ledger entries on short schedule with 100% accuracy.
- Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings.
Owner/Partner
Martinez Business Service
El Sobrante, CA
02.2005 - 01.2015
- Handled month-end and year-end end finances by managing and reporting fixed assets and other data.
- Reconciled balance sheets and streamlined best practices for balance sheet processes.
- Prepared monthly journal entries and reconciliations.
- Updated general ledger with latest entries.
- Completed year-end closing processes with controllers and external auditors.
- Oversaw accounting team in servicing diverse clients.
- Contributed to hiring, training and development of accounting teams.
- Reconciled accounts and created documents for monthly closure procedures.
- Directed accounting team in timely reporting of finances for diverse client businesses.
- Prepared internal and regulatory financial reports, balance sheets and income statements.
- Checked payroll, vendor payments, commissions and other accounting disbursements for accuracy and compliance.
- Performed banking, business administration and financial tasks to guarantee five-star service for clients.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Accounting And Finance
Skillsoft
Nashua, NHSkills
- GAAP proficiency
- Expertise in Quickbooks
- Financial Reporting
- Team Training
- Audit Support
- Biweekly payroll
- Cost accounting
- AP & AR Management
- Payroll Processing
- Bank Reconciliation
Accomplishments
Successfully submitted documentation to SBA for paycheck protection loan forgiveness for loans ranging from $500 - $999k for more than 10 different companies.
Successfully completed a sales tax audit and reduced assessed taxes by $105k and then conducted a reverse audit and found the company had overpaid almost $96k extra in taxes.
Timeline
Senior Accountant
Merchants Accounting & Tax Service
01.2020 - 07.2024
Senior Accountant
Planted Earth Landscape Design
08.2017 - 01.2020
Accountant
Viking Pavers
2015 - 2017
Staff Accountant
Fountainhead Wealth Management
2011 - 2015
Owner/Partner
Martinez Business Service
02.2005 - 01.2015
Some College (No Degree) - Accounting And Finance
Skillsoft
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