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Elmarie Harrison

Pleasanton,USA

Summary

Experienced, detail-oriented bookkeeper with a proven track record of efficiently managing Payroll, Accounts Payable, and Accounts Receivable in addition to conducting all areas of Income and Expense Reconciliations to ensure accuracy and identify discrepancies. Delivers comprehensive corporate bookkeeping services, including Bank and Credit card Processing and Reconciliations, Financial Statement preparation and Budget vs Actual analysis. Extensive Accounting experience across a variety of industries .

Solid GAAP accounting and communication skills utilized to consistently achieve professional accounting for clients or employers.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Full Charge Bookkeeper

Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church
03.2024 - 05.2024
  • Provide full range of daily, weekly, and monthly bookkeeping and accounting services.
  • Full Cycle Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable Services and Payroll Processing, Administration and Reconciliations.
  • Managed payroll processing for employees, ensuring compliance with tax regulations and labor laws.
  • Reconciled company bank, credit card and line of credit accounts, investigating, and resolving discrepancies to keep accounts audit-ready
  • General Ledger Reconciliations, including Income Reconciliations, journals and accrual allocations.
  • Produce Month-end financial statements and review.
  • Provide users with Budget vs Actuals reports.

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Full-Charge Bookkeeper

JL Consulting APAC
02.2018 - 02.2023
  • Provide full range of monthly accounting services to clients, including QuickBooks transaction input, accounts reconciliations and month-end closing procedures
  • Full Charge Booking services including month-end Financial Statements production and review
  • Payroll administration and processing and employee on-boarding
  • Full range of Certified Payroll Reporting
  • Receive, review and process all documents relating to clients’ personal tax filings
  • Utilize tax software (Lacerte) to process information

Treasurer

JGES School PTA
01.2013 - 01.2015
  • Accounts Payable – full cycle AP including verification and payment of invoices, account reconciliations and creditors’ liaison
  • Cash handling functions
  • QuickBooks accounts input and reconciliation
  • Bank Reconciliations
  • Budget and Forecasting
  • Monthly Financial statements preparation

Tax Analyst

Robert Half Consulting
01.2006 - 06.2006
  • Provide full range of In-house payroll tax analysis and variables reconciliations
  • Monitor and ensure regulatory tax compliance
  • Data research for audit purposes
  • Monthly account reconciliations

Staff Accountant

JL Consulting APAC
01.2005 - 01.2006
  • Rendering full range of in-house accounting services for various clients (service based, manufacturing and retail), including all GL input and Balance sheet account reconciliation as well as Accounts Payables
  • Full financial statement preparation
  • Exercising control over key areas of accounting operations to ensure accurate information capture on behalf of clients
  • Monthly sales tax prepayment scheduling as well as quarterly returns

Financial Planning Analyst

Alcatel Telecom (UK) Ltd
01.1998 - 01.2000
  • Budgeting – Spending forecasting
  • Fixed/Leased Asset Management – GL journal entries & accruals to record additions, retirements and depreciation
  • Reconciliation of GL accounts
  • Variance Analysis - Tracking of budgeted vs
  • Actual asset spending
  • Cost Allocation / Sales Analysis by profit center
  • Monthly Reporting (P&L + Balance Sheet)
  • Consolidation Reporting of all United Kingdom entities to parent company in France

Company Treasurer

Alcatel Telecom (UK) Ltd
01.1997 - 01.1998
  • Cash flow Forecasting
  • Operation & Maintenance of Multi-Currency Bank/Cash Accounts
  • Operation & maintenance of Multi-Currency Intercompany Loan accounts
  • Funds/Loans Arrangement
  • Variance Analysis
  • P&L and Balance Sheet account maintenance/reconciliation, including complex multi-currency bank accounts
  • Monthly Reporting (P&L + Bsheet)

Treasury Assistant

Eurostar (UK) Ltd
01.1996 - 01.1997
  • Management of Multi-Currency Bank/Cash Accounts
  • Balance Sheet Accounting – including journal entries and multi-currency bank account reconciliations
  • Exchange Rate Scheduling
  • Funds/Loan Arrangement
  • Cash-flow Analysis
  • P11D tax preparation (UK Benefit-in-kind reporting)
  • Operation and Control of Multi Currency Cash accounts to accommodate employee foreign travel requirements

Education

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants of England and Wales (ACCA) - Certified Accounting Technician

Computer Studies Diploma -

University of South Africa (UNISA)
05-1994

High School -

01.1988

Skills

  • Full Charge Bookkeeping Services
  • Full Cycle AP/AR Accounting, Bank and General Ledger Reconciliations
  • Payroll processing and Administration
  • Financial Statements preparation
  • Construction Industry Accounting including compliance Reporting
  • Proficiency in a variety of Accounting software, including QuickBooks, MS Office, Lacerte, APS , ADP and Google Sheets
  • Audit support

Timeline

Full Charge Bookkeeper

Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church
03.2024 - 05.2024

Full-Charge Bookkeeper

JL Consulting APAC
02.2018 - 02.2023

Treasurer

JGES School PTA
01.2013 - 01.2015

Tax Analyst

Robert Half Consulting
01.2006 - 06.2006

Staff Accountant

JL Consulting APAC
01.2005 - 01.2006

Financial Planning Analyst

Alcatel Telecom (UK) Ltd
01.1998 - 01.2000

Company Treasurer

Alcatel Telecom (UK) Ltd
01.1997 - 01.1998

Treasury Assistant

Eurostar (UK) Ltd
01.1996 - 01.1997

High School -

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants of England and Wales (ACCA) - Certified Accounting Technician

Computer Studies Diploma -

University of South Africa (UNISA)
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