John Gikandi
Dupont,WA
Summary
Detail-oriented Senior Accountant with over 10 years experience focused on improving company financial operations and streamlining processes using effective leadership, planning and decision-making abilities.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Accounts Payable Accountant
Resources Global Professionals
Seattle, WA
08.2022 - Current
- Reviewed requests on SharePoint for changes in new and existing vendors ensuring accuracy and avoiding duplication on PeopleSoft.
- Reviewed and updated management items on PeopleSoft for voiding and reissuing check requests from customer service.
- Processed ad hoc requests from accounting specialists to run matching posting vouchers on Peoplesoft.
- Ran daily query to remove payment holds on Peoplesoft for confirmed ACH.
- Prepared daily vendor payment registers for VCA/ACH and wires. This is for average of $10Million daily payments.
- Reviewed and approved all VCA payments processed on daily registers on BOA Works.
- Process Average of 1,000 checks on weekly basis for vendors.
- Post Weekly Expense Journal entries on PeopleSoft, review and update Coding on journal entries with Errors.
- Complete day 0-5 Month end close processes for Accounts Payable Department.
Corporate Accountant
Planet Fitness
Kent, WA
03.2021 - 07.2022
- Cooperated with senior leaders to create operating budgets and initiate financial planning.
- Maintained integrity of general ledger and chart of accounts for all 8 Clubs.
- Tracked funds, prepared deposits and reconciled accounts for all 8 Clubs.
- Reviewed accounts, resolved coding areas, and tracked recurring expenses for accrual entry.
- Provided journal entries and performed accounting on accrual basis.
- Compiled general ledger entries on short schedule with 100% accuracy.
- Collected and arranged financial information and entered details into QuickBooks financial management system.
- Performed calculations in overtime, vacation, and sick hours to provide accurate data to payroll processing database.
- Uploaded time records into computer system and made adjustments to create accurate database for payroll processing functions.
- Calculated payroll deductions by accurately using ADP and processed payroll to meet preset requirements.
- Managed payroll data entry and processing for 150 employees to comply with predetermined company guidelines.
Accounting Specialist
Robert Half
Seattle, WA
10.2020 - 02.2021
- Applied proper codes to invoices, files, and receipts to keep records organized and easily searchable.
- Investigated daily variances and corrected errors to resolve discrepancies.
- Reported financial data and updated financial records in ledgers and journals.
- Reconciled account information and reported figures in general ledger by comparing to bank account statement each month.
- Input financial data and produced reports using Quickbooks.
- Processed payments and documents such as invoices, journal vouchers, employee reimbursements, and statements.
- Maintained clean and organized files by keeping accounts payable records up-to-date.
- Processed credit card payments and reconciled credit card statements for accuracy in accounting process.
- Coached, trained and delegated tasks to 3 team members to meet specific department goals
- Managed payroll operations for team of 10 employees
Accountant
Home Care Assistance Corporation
Seattle, WA
04.2019 - 09.2020
- Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.
- Completed daily cash functions like account tracking, payroll and wage allocations, budgeting, donating, and cash, and banking reconciliations.
- Documented cash, credit, fixed assets, accrued expenses, and line of credit transactions.
- Gathered financial information, prepared documents, and closed books.
- Reconciled accounts and reviewed expense data, net worth, and assets.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge on professional accounting standards to manage financial recordkeeping.
- Detected and corrected mistakes early on and implemented systems to avoid recurring issues.
- Reviewed business operations and obligations to help organization function at acceptable level.
- Leveraged finance knowledge to strengthen controls and improve transparency.
Managing Consultant
Finpro Solutions Ltd
Nairobi Kenya
01.2010 - 02.2019
- Recruited, interviewed and hired employees offering wealth of skill and talent to team.
- Interacted with clients to define and understand long-term goals and strategies.
- Conferred with existing and potential customers to assess requirements and propose optimal solutions.
- Evaluated diverse organizational systems to identify workflow, communication and resource utilization issues.
- Developed service plans in consultation with clients, and performed follow-ups assessing quantity and quality of services.
- Managed revenue models, process flows, operations support and customer engagement strategies.
- Conducted meetings with clients to determine project intent, requirements and budgets.
- Contributed to success of client's organization by improving performance, motivation, job satisfaction, hiring practices, training programs and management systems.
- Liaised with customers, management and sales team to better understand customer needs and recommend appropriate solutions.
- Interviewed clients by telephone or in-person to gather financial information.
- Assessed client financial situation by gathering information regarding investments, asset allocation, savings and tax planning.
- Developed financial strategies by guiding client to establish financial goals and matching goals to appropriate financial plans.
- Provided financial management information by preparing financial status analysis and reports.
- Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings.
- Provided journal entries and performed accounting on accrual basis.
- Tracked funds, prepared deposits and reconciled accounts.
- Maintained integrity of general ledger and chart of accounts.
- Collected and reported monthly expense variances and explanations.
- Used accounting software to issue tax returns and prepare consolidated reports.
- Reviewed accounts, resolved coding areas, and tracked recurring expenses for accrual entry.
- Trained new employees on accounting principles and company procedures.
- Partnered with auditors to track errors and add contributions to maintain accuracy.
- Compiled general ledger entries on short schedule with 100% accuracy.
- Cooperated with senior leaders to create operating budgets and initiate financial planning.
- Initiated comprehensive account assessments to check viability, stability, and profitability of business operations.
- Kept up-to-date with tax changes and industry trends by participating in professional organizations, opportunities, and networks.
- Developed financial models to assess and analyze financial performance of clients.
Education
BBA - Business Administration And Management
University Of Nairobi
Nairobi KenyaCPA - Accounting And Business Management
KCA University
Nairobi KenyaDATA ANALYTICS ESSENTIALS - Data Analytics
University of Texas At Austin
Austin, TX11.2023
Skills
- Financial Statement Review
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
- Tax Law Expertise
- GAAP Proficiency
- Expertise in PeopleSoft
- General Ledger Accounting
- Statement Reconciliation
- Journal Entry Preparation
- Month-End Closing
- Year-End Closing
- Bank Reconciliation
- Accounts Payable Management
- Accounts Payable and Receivable
- Calculating Deductions
- Closing Procedures
- Strategic Initiatives
- Monetary Transactions
- Accurate Recordkeeping
- Business Controls
- ERP Management
- Supplier Payment
- Tax Return Preparation
- Invoice Coding
- Accruals Entry
- Month-End Closings
- Wire Transfer
- Sales Tax Calculation
- Prepare Budgets
- Electronic Invoicing
- Accounting Terminology
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Senior Accounts Payable Accountant
Resources Global Professionals
08.2022 - Current
Corporate Accountant
Planet Fitness
03.2021 - 07.2022
Accounting Specialist
Robert Half
10.2020 - 02.2021
Accountant
Home Care Assistance Corporation
04.2019 - 09.2020
Managing Consultant
Finpro Solutions Ltd
01.2010 - 02.2019
BBA - Business Administration And Management
University Of Nairobi
CPA - Accounting And Business Management
KCA University
DATA ANALYTICS ESSENTIALS - Data Analytics
University of Texas At Austin