Steven Strong
Algonquin,Illinois
Summary
Senior Accounting Manager/CPA
Seasoned Accounting Manager specializing in Exel, Peachtree, Great Plains and Quick Books, implementing successful accounting systems for companies. Accomplished in driving business efficiency and compliance initiatives. Offering 10+ years of progressive experience.
Accomplished financial management and accounting professional with 10 years of demonstrated positive impact company growth. Proven skill in employing accounting and financial management best practices and team leadership. Committed to introducing changes to achieve continuous improvement and successfully influencing processes driving operational excellence.
Expertise in financial statement preparation and analysis, operational management, forecasting and cost control. Detail-oriented Accounting Supervisor eager to apply deep comprehension of financial business practice and accounting as well as CPA skills. Strong financial analytical skills with outstanding communication and presentation abilities.
Smart professional with talents in planning, budgeting and forecasting. Reliable Finance Manager focused on KPI oversight and mentoring employees in data processes.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Account Manager/Controller Principal
Specialty
Glendale Heights, IL
02.2010 - Current
- Manage company’s financial accounts, payroll, budget, cash flow, and financial assets
- Cultivated productive relationships with business representatives and consulted closely to uncover needs and match to available solutions.
- Obtained pricing deals, negotiated contracts and solidified beneficial agreements.
- Provided extensive support in sales, technical and business areas to key accounts.
- Developed deep knowledge of customer businesses and relationship to company objectives.
- Contributed to annual revenue goals by selling new services and developing new accounts.
- Originated new business transactions by incorporating expertise and value propositions.
- Researched emerging industry trends, new applications, concepts and procedures for clients to update current training curriculum.
Staff Accountant
Accountemps
01.2009 - 01.2010
- Provided extensive support in sales, technical and business areas to key accounts.
- Entered and monitored A/R, A/P, performed collection calls and bank reconciliations.
- Contributed to annual revenue goals by selling new services and developing new accounts.
- Originated new business transactions by incorporating expertise and value propositions.
- Prepared client budgets by reviewing client billing and managing monthly invoices.
- Read and prioritized leads and delegated potential new sales to junior account managers.
Staff Accountant
Orren Pickell Designers and Builders
, IL
06.2008 - 12.2008
- Prepared and entered month end closing journal entries, monthly account and bank statement reconciliations
- Prepared and managed payroll for 80 employees
- Managed allocation of cost per individual job
Staff Accountant
Accountemps
04.2008 - 06.2008
- Performed monthly forecast and budget analysis
- Prepared/entered month end closing journal entries and prepared monthly financial statements
- Monthly account reconciliations
- Budget comparison analysis
Staff Accountant
Petersen Brands, LLC
Arlington Heights, IL
05.2006 - 02.2008
- Performed month end closing journals entries
- Created monthly income statement variance report with analysis
- Worked with prepaid expense, accrued expense, and depreciation schedules
- Worked closely with invoicing and accounts receivable
- Designed sales reporting for management and sales representatives
- Created sales reports per product line, and customer ranked by total sales and type of product
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Roosevelt University
Schaumburg, IL09.2005
Skills
- Tax law knowledge
- Closing procedures
- Month-End Reporting
- Bank Account Reconciliations
- Audits
- Financial Statements Expertise
- General Ledger Accounting Expertise
- Operations management
- Staff Management
- Collections
- Capital analysis
- Trend forecasting
- Financial statement presentations
- Financial auditing
- Dataflow oversight
- System development
- AP and AR management
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Payroll Processing
- Accounting solutions integration
- Process Management
- Account Reconciliation
Affiliations
- Freemason
Certification
- CPA - Certified Public Accountant
Timeline
Senior Account Manager/Controller Principal
Specialty
02.2010 - Current
Staff Accountant
Accountemps
01.2009 - 01.2010
Staff Accountant
Orren Pickell Designers and Builders
06.2008 - 12.2008
Staff Accountant
Accountemps
04.2008 - 06.2008
Staff Accountant
Petersen Brands, LLC
05.2006 - 02.2008
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Roosevelt University