JAMES H. PIERCE
Rocky River
Summary
Analytical, organized and detail-oriented accountant; Collaborative team player with varied accounting and communication skills that will increase and enhance employer's business and its growth.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounts Payable specialist
Dwellworks LLC
Cleveland
05.2022 - 07.2024
- Company Overview: via Tidewater Staffing Solutions
- Entering vendor invoices on to Excel spreadsheet, uploaded into NetSuite and prepared reports for payment.
- Investigated and resolved vendor issues.
- Via Tidewater Staffing Solutions
Accounts Receivable analyst
Joseph, Mann & Creed
Brook Park
08.2021 - 01.2022
- Made collection contacts with client's debtors, entered payments and investigated and resolved issues with accounts receivable balances.
Self-employed accounting and tax preparation service
02.2019 - 08.2021
- Prepared books of original entry, financial statements, prepared payroll checks, prepared business and personal income tax returns.
Staff accountant
Buckley King LLP
Cleveland
09.2012 - 01.2019
- Booked receipts from law firm's clients and debtor payments for a major bankruptcy client;
- Worked with individual attorneys regarding their book of accounts receivable;
- Maintain firm's accounts payable system;
- Entrusted with handling of personal banking for Firm's managing partner;
- Handled inputting of Firm's semi-monthly payroll on ADP and associated tasks with 401K and HSA plans.
Staff accountant
EZ Energy USA, Inc.
Seven Hills
11.2010 - 09.2012
- Reconciled bank and general ledger accounts;
- Assisted in monthly closings;
- Maintained company's fixed asset system;
- Tracked and booked charges on company's credit card;
- Prepared all fuel and sales tax returns.
Accountant
Baker Hostetler LLP
Cleveland
03.2003 - 05.2010
- Increased Firm's profitability by collecting their accounts receivable;
- Wrote, designed and produced in-house manual for ARCS, the collection module of the Firm's time and billing application;
- Served as member of Firm's collection Committee for the Cleveland office;
- Served as member of the Cash/Credit Committee that prepared the firm for the transition to the new time and billing software application that was rolled out in February, 2007;
- Restructured and improved the template for the Firm's statement of account.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration -
Cleveland State University
Cleveland06.2003
Skills
- Payroll management
- Tax preparation
- Bookkeeping
- Accounts payable
- Microsoft Excel
- NetSuite software
- Attention to detail
- Bank reconciliation
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Accounts Payable specialist
Dwellworks LLC
05.2022 - 07.2024
Accounts Receivable analyst
Joseph, Mann & Creed
08.2021 - 01.2022
Self-employed accounting and tax preparation service
02.2019 - 08.2021
Staff accountant
Buckley King LLP
09.2012 - 01.2019
Staff accountant
EZ Energy USA, Inc.
11.2010 - 09.2012
Accountant
Baker Hostetler LLP
03.2003 - 05.2010
Bachelor of Business Administration -
Cleveland State University
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