Joshua Schell
Bel Air,MD
Summary
Talented financial leader well-versed in accounting principles and regulations. Motivated to keep company financial operations compliant, accurate and cost-effective. Ready to bring 17+ years of experience and take on challenging new role.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Controller
The Terra Firma Company (DKSH)
06.2022 - Current
- Migrated an old systems to a new accounting system in the summer of 2023 (Quickbooks to Chempax) and now will be part of the lead to convert to SAP in 2024
- Managed budgets, assets, portfolios, accounts payable, and receivable and general financial reporting procedures.
- Completed journal entries, reconciliations, and account analysis to prepare quarterly financial documents and general account management.
- Prepared balance sheets, cash flow reports and income statements.
- Utilized PowerBI for reporting and forecasting needs of the company.
Controller
Fidelity Building Services Group
06.2021 - 06.2022
- Prepare all financials (under $100 million)
- Managed large DocLink project which is an invoice approval system to streamline the approval process
- Completed Revenue Recognition, WIP, and POC entries for month end.
- Completed company Tax Filings
- Helped integrated accounting systems to new entities bought by FBSG during merger.
- Provided treasury and cash management by overseeing reconciliation of banking activity, credit card processing, and sales tax returns.
- Making sure licenses/permits up to date for job locations.
- Completed journal entries, reconciliations, and account analysis to prepare quarterly financial documents and general account management.
- Prepared balance sheets, cash flow reports and income statements.
- Managed budgets, assets, portfolios, accounts payable, and receivable and general financial reporting procedures.
- Managed payroll data entry and processing for all employees to comply with predetermined company guidelines.
Accounting Manager
Employment Background Investigations Inc
05.2013 - 05.2021
- Managed journal entries, collection efforts, reconciliations, and payroll processing.
- Managed banking reconciliations and monthly balance sheet statements.
- Managed relationships with external vendors, ensuring timely payments and accurate recording of expenses.
- Created financials to distribute to executives and deliver recommendations from a financial perspective.
- Recreated all Excel reporting upon coming aboard and saved 6 days a month in doing so close went from 3 months to 7 days
- Successfully managed AR/AP departments
- Created current billing system with a colleague using Macros and SQL so that company could easier invoice their clients with a low cost solution so they would not have to purchase a system.
- Tracked business revenue and expenditures and reconciled accounts to maintain high accuracy.
Senior Reporting Analyst
Transamerica
09.2009 - 03.2013
- Presented findings from complex analyses to senior leadership, influencing strategic direction and decision-making.
- Ran daily cash reports
- Completed revenue reconciliations
- Completed Suspense analysis for internal clients
- Enhanced business decision-making with comprehensive financial reports and analyses.
Education
Bachelor's - Accounting
Stevenson University
Owings Mills, MD05.2013
Associate's - Business Administration
Harford Community College
Churchville, MD12.2007
Skills
- Bank Reconciliation
- General Ledger Accounting
- Account Reconciliation
- Accounts Payable
- Financial Analysis
- Tax Experience
- General Ledger Reconciliation
- Accounting
- Financial Report Writing
- Financial Statement Preparation
- Payroll
- Balance Sheet Reconciliation
- Accounts Receivable
- Business Analysis
- GAAP
- Profit & Loss
- Forecasting
- Auditing
- Financial Modeling
- Leadership
- Journal Entries
Timeline
Controller
The Terra Firma Company (DKSH)
06.2022 - Current
Controller
Fidelity Building Services Group
06.2021 - 06.2022
Accounting Manager
Employment Background Investigations Inc
05.2013 - 05.2021
Senior Reporting Analyst
Transamerica
09.2009 - 03.2013
Bachelor's - Accounting
Stevenson University
Associate's - Business Administration
Harford Community College
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