Farhana Kazi
Allen,TX
Summary
Passionate and performance-driven, with diverse experience in traditional accounting. Excels in full charge bookkeeping, managing accounts receivable and payable, handling journal entries, preparing financial statements, analyzing data, and overseeing month/year-end close processes. Known for exceptional communication skills and ability to thrive both independently and in a team environment.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Accountant Consultant
Mecca Design and Productions
01.2024 - Current
- Develop and maintain customized financial reports and dashboards using Excel offering actionable insights to support decision-making.
- Prepared monthly journal entries and reconciliations.
- Reconciled accounts and created documents for monthly closure procedures.
- Reviewed documents and accounts for discrepancies and resolved variances.
- Advise clients on tax planning strategies, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local tax regulations while maximizing tax savings.
- Reconciled balance sheets and streamlined best practices for balance sheet processes.
- Led consulting engagements for clients in the retail and manufacturing sectors, offering expert advice on financial management, cash flow optimization, and tax strategy.
- Reviewed and improved clients’ financial reporting processes, helping them achieve greater accuracy and timeliness in financial statement preparation.
- Assisted in the implementation of ERP systems for clients, ensuring smooth transition and minimizing disruptions to financial operations.
- Analyzed clients’ financial data, identifying inefficiencies and recommending strategies for cost reduction and profitability improvement.
- Coordinated with management to assess financial risks and implemented internal controls to mitigate those risks.
- Provided ongoing support with accounting software and Payroll software (e.g., QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite, ADP, Quickbooks Payroll, Paychecks), ensuring accurate and compliant financial records.
- Train client teams on accounting software and tools, improving overall efficiency and reducing dependency on external resources.
- Collaborate with external auditors, legal teams, and tax professionals to facilitate audits, regulatory filings, and financial reporting.
Accountant
Dreamcatchers International Inc.
- Served as an Accountant, prepared three companies financial, assist with periodic audits conducted by internal audit and annual audits by an outside CPA/Tax Firm
- Reviewed and closed filling tax for S-corporation 2021 and 2022
- Complete all company account and credit card reconciliation and ensure that all expenses have been coded correctly using QB
- Processed semimonthly payroll/timecard manage for 40 employees and New hire paperwork, termination or severance pay
- Interviewed/trained new employees in Accounting
- Running and Preparing Daily Sales Reports and truncations report to CFO
- Filled Federal and state payroll tax returns and worker’s compensation
- Contacted revenue of state for setting up sales tax for any state hit sales threshold for Nexus
- Used Avalara site to pull sales tax filling report, communicated via email or call to make sure no discrepancy on sales tax filling
- Heavy analytical research and excel spreadsheet usage
- Complete a variety of journal entries and other responsible accounting functions requiring double entry bookkeeping
- Running reports for Month End close
- Created document manual for new integrated system (NetSuite)
- Utilize MS Excel pivot tables and VLookup, Pivot tables, Macros and VBA Functions to analyze and create reports for CFO
- Creating Intercompany Journal Entries
- Managing cleanup process for cash posting in QB
- Internal Controls and Complaince
Staff Accountant
Alliance Consumer Group/ACG Brands
- Prepare and post daily journal entries to the general ledger, ensuring accuracy and compliance with accounting policies.
- Reconcile bank statements and balance sheet accounts monthly, identifying and resolving discrepancies.
- Assist with the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
- Support month-end and year-end closing activities, ensuring all transactions are recorded on time and in accordance with internal deadlines.
- Prepare financial reports for management, including variance analysis and budget-to-actual comparisons.
- Manage accounts payable and accounts receivable functions, processing invoices and payments promptly.
- Assist in the preparation of audit schedules and liaise with external auditors during the annual audit process.
- Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements and internal accounting controls.
Accounts Payable Coordinator and Team Lead
Surface Art Inc.
- 3-way matching and processing invoices using Next Process
- Recreate and Approve Purchase Order for field agents
- Create Training Manuals for Next Process & Microsoft Dynamics AX
- Process Check Run and Direct Deposits for Vendors using AX
- Assist with special projects with manager regarding error messages with invoice/purchase order processing
- Train/Mentor new hires for Accounts Payable Team
- Prepare and format payment proposal spreadsheet for Accounting Manager using pivot tables and formulas
AR/AP/Asst. Billing Coordinator
Paco Ventures
- Maintain accounting ledgers by verifying and posting acct
- Transactions
- Maintain historical records by filing documents
- Verify vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions
- Reconcile processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports
- Process Check Run and Direct Deposits for Employees/Vendors each week
- Purchase Order Amendments
- Prepare financial statements
- Reconciliation
- Approving Estimates and Budgets for Client invoicing
- Month End Close Process Improvements - Allowed management to review reports a week early prior to the deadline
- Journal Entries –Reclassification of general ledger based on forecast for the month
- Built and maintained strong client relationships
- Implemented new systems or software to cut time and costs
Education
BBA - Business Administration
Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WAAccounting AAS-T -
Bellevue College
Bellevue, WAFoster High School -
Foster High School
Tukwila, WASkills
- Accounting and bookkeeping
- Account reconciliation processes
- General ledger accounting
- Finance
- Cost accounting
- Account reconciliation specialist
- Auditing
- Quickbooks
- ERP systems proficiency
- QuickBooks expert
- Full-cycle accounting
- Analytical research
- SAP expertise
- Year-end close
- Budget forecasting expertise
- A/P and A/R
- Payroll liability and deductions
- Journal entry preparation
- Cashflow processes
Skills
Computerapplications
- QuickBooks Desktop
- MS Dynamic NAV
- MS Excel
- MS Word
- Sage 100
- Sales Force
- Dynamic GP
- SharePoint
- Outlook
Accomplishments
- Month End Close Process Improvements - Allowed management to review reports a week early prior to the deadline
- Journal Entries – Reclassification of general ledger based on forecast for the month
- Built and maintained strong client relationships
- Implemented new systems or software to cut time and costs
Personal Information
Title: Accountant
Areasofpractice
- General Ledger
- Financial Statements Preparation and Analysis
- Budgeting & Cash Flow
- Bank Statement Reconciliation
- Credit Card Reconciliation
- Journal Entry
- Month End Close Reporting
- Cost Analysis
Timeline
Senior Accountant Consultant
Mecca Design and Productions
01.2024 - Current
Foster High School -
Foster High School
Accountant
Dreamcatchers International Inc.
Staff Accountant
Alliance Consumer Group/ACG Brands
Accounts Payable Coordinator and Team Lead
Surface Art Inc.
AR/AP/Asst. Billing Coordinator
Paco Ventures
BBA - Business Administration
Eastern Washington University
Accounting AAS-T -
Bellevue College
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