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SIMEGEBRIEL WOGER

Seattle,WA

Summary

A very long  and also extensive experience in accounting systems with strong analytical and problem solving skills that includes the ability to make well thought out decisions. Excellent communication skills, self-motivated, and team player.

Overview

33
33
years of professional experience

Work History

Income Tax Preparer

Abyssinia Tax Services
Seattle, WA
01.2009 - Current
  • prepare and file individual income tax.
  • prepare and file small business taxes.
  • Prepare corporations and partnerships taxes.
  • Billing invoices.
  • perform extensive analytical calculations based on IRS guidelines.
  • preparing the company financial statements.


    • Accounts Payable Specialist

    Sur La Table Corporate Office
    Seattle, WA
    09.2000 - 07.2004
  • Process all accounts payable invoices and payment requests, which includes coding in accordance with chart of accounts, matching invoices to purchase orders, if applicable, verifying and ensuring proper approval, and accumulating source documents for scanning.
  • Process approved invoices for payment and ensure proper filing of invoices after payments are processed into document system.
  • Maintains all vendor files and new vendor setup.
  • Prepare and send year-end IRS 1099-MISC forms in accordance with IRS regulations.
  • Process all employee expense payment requests and validate compliance with the company travel policies.
  • Reconcile employee corporate credit card purchases to master billing reviewing, coding and ensuring compliance with company policy.
  • Reconcile suspense accounts for employee advances and reimbursements.
  • Evaluate opportunities for process improvement and proactively make recommendations to leadership.
  • Evaluate errors and mistakes, whether internal to the Accounts Payable or not, and recommend process changes to avoid similar mistakes in the future.
  • Communicating with vendors when there is discrepancies and other related issues.
  • Perform and assist other staffs as assigned.

    • Senior Accountant

    Ethiopian Airlines
    Addis Ababa
    01.1996 - 06.1999
    • Organized accounts for industry audits and supported audit process.
    • Checked general ledger postings for completeness & accuracy, and investigated questionable entries.
    • Making sure the all calculations and the data entered to the general ledger in accordance with GAAP.
    • Handled work order account and capitalize the worker order balance if necessary when the work orders is closed..
    • Calculating depreciation of fixed assets and capitalizing new acquired fixed assets.
    • Sending out fixed assets confirmation memo to all dept. with their respective tag no. and making sure the confirmation is returned.
    • Completed updates to the general ledger by adding the latest entries.
    • Process payments for vendors invoices after matching with their respective purchase orders and receiving memos.
    • Getting the necessary approval for invoices based on their limits of authority.
    • Process reimbursement for employees after their travel.
    • Maintaining the necessary accrual for expenses incurred.
    • Amortizing deferred expenses.
    • Performed research and due diligence to resolve issues in a timely manner.
    • Collaborated extensively with auditors during preliminary and year-end audit processes.

    Accountant

    Ministry of Finance
    Addis Ababa
    09.1992 - 12.1995
    • Managed accounting operations, accounting close, account reporting and reconciliations
    • Performed accrual calculations in monthly basis, and ensured transactions entered into the GL are in accordance with GAAP standards
    • Closing journals and reconciling general ledgers and subsidiary ledgers
    • Check general ledger postings for completeness & accuracy, and investigated questionable entries
    • Provided reliable and timely project by project expense, capitalization, amortization and spend data for all departments
    • Thoroughly reviewed financial statements and tax audits to correct any discrepancies

    Education

    Bachelor of Arts - Accounting

    Addia Ababa University
    1992

    Individual Taxation - Taxation

    Central Washington University
    2008

    Skills

  • Microsoft Office
  • Computer proficient
  • Quick learner
  • Island pacific, Unisys and Control

    • References

    Jim Murcar, Former Supervisor

    509-822-9734

    Timeline

    Income Tax Preparer

    Abyssinia Tax Services
    01.2009 - Current

    Accounts Payable Specialist

    Sur La Table Corporate Office
    09.2000 - 07.2004

    Senior Accountant

    Ethiopian Airlines
    01.1996 - 06.1999

    Accountant

    Ministry of Finance
    09.1992 - 12.1995

    Bachelor of Arts - Accounting

    Addia Ababa University

    Individual Taxation - Taxation

    Central Washington University

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