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LaShawn Smalls

Charleston,SC

Summary

Experienced accounting professional with a strong track record in financial management. Recognized for exceptional analytical skills and precision in handling financial data. Adept at driving results through effective collaboration with cross-functional teams and adapting to evolving business requirements. Expertise lies in financial reporting, budgeting, and ensuring compliance, always prioritizing accuracy and efficiency. Known for reliability, dependability, and full commitment to achieving organizational goals.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Accountant

CentraArchy Restaurant Management
10.2021 - Current

Responsible for three locations in SC & GA: Verify and review comps, ensure copies are uploaded to DSS

  • Balance and approve R365 DSS
  • Review and approve Invoices in R365 and process and run AP checks
  • Reconciled discrepancies between AR general ledger and AR trial balance
  • Make sure all weekly journal entries are entered and approved
  • Balance labor to POS
  • Review Profit and Loss Statement and all expenses prior to stock count
  • Performing audits on entries entered by Office Managers
  • Communicate with location that all items are completed, and weekly profit and loss is ready once the stock count is approved by DO
  • Prepare and review month-end financial reports to include journal entries, accruals, fixed assets, and intercompany transactions
  • Process payroll for more than300 employees
  • Review new hires, tips and hours
  • Mail garnishment checks
  • Complete any payroll correspondence for verifications etc
  • Reconciling payroll journal entry
  • Process sales tax, balance and finalize the bank reconciliation for the completed period
  • Balance & reconcile outstanding AR invoices & payments
  • Review vendor statements to ensure all payments have been made and applied properly
  • Foster relationships and negotiate contracts and pricing and terms with vendors
  • Assist Controller with implementation of new payroll and accounting software to streamline processes and automations
  • Initializing training handbook and SOP’s for Accounting Department

Office Manager/Accountant

Rise Above Sign & Graphics
07.2018 - 07.2021
  • Record and pay accounts payable
  • Release invoices to and receive payments from customers
  • Calculate payroll and issue payments to6 employees
  • Also provided payments to subcontractors and1099 vendors
  • Create financial statements and related financial reports
  • Remit payroll taxes, sales taxes, use taxes, and income taxes
  • Forecast requirements; prepare an annual budget; schedule expenditures; analyze variances; initiating corrective actions; all month-end, quarterly, and year-end financial reporting
  • Contributors to increased income and sales by25% YoY and a reduction in expenses by24% YoY
  • Define company policies and implement training; monitor internal HR systems and ensure compliance
  • Manages the supply chain process by maintaining control of inventory management, the production process, distribution, sales, and sourcing of suppliers to supply required goods at reasonable prices
  • Contribute operations information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; prepare and complete action plans; implement production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolve problems; complete audits; identify trends

Tax Professional (Seasonal)

Liberty Tax Services
01.2013 - 04.2020
  • Prepared or assist in preparing simple to complex tax returns for individuals or small businesses for over 1600 clients.
  • Help taxpayers by using their federal, state, and local codes and see to it that clients receive the maximum benefit permitted under the law of government
  • Uncover potential deductions and credits
  • Advise against potential tax liabilities
  • Ensure clients do not pay unnecessary taxes
  • Review financial records such as income statements and documentation of expenditures
  • Interview clients to get a thorough picture of financial situation
  • Completes tax forms in accordance with policies and in compliance with legislation and regulations

Senior Accountant

MedCare Urgent Care
10.2017 - 07.2018
  • Responsible for13 Urgent Care locations in SC: A/P using bill.com and QuickBooks Enterprise; enter, review, and reconcile expense reports for travel, mileage, outside labs and imaging, physician staffing (vendor, time logs, and work schedules), corporate credit card
  • Job costing expenditures
  • Maintain checklist of recurring payments and acquire all documents necessary for month-end process; enters monthly journal entries, fixed assets schedules, accruals, and depreciation expenses
  • Reconciles, analyzes, research and resolve invoice inconsistencies and discrepancies, including reviewing balance sheet and profit & loss statements
  • Assists with budget process and year-end audits
  • Prepare quarterly sales and use tax filings and file annual1099/1096 forms
  • Maintain/update files for contracts, insurance policies, business licenses, leases, W-9 and other finance policies
  • Assist with acquisition with other agency
  • Assisted with accounts receivable payments/deposits from patient and insurance claims
  • Produces weekly revenue cycle reports, RVU Reports, and various (claims, denials, patient visits, etc.) reports through ERP systems
  • Support to third-party payroll & HR vendor
  • Approval of timesheets, and time off request for more than200 employees
  • Audit of payroll wages, taxes, and health insurance benefits for employees and physicians

Accountant

NumberKeepers
04.2017 - 12.2017
  • Performs bookkeeping, payroll, and taxes for small businesses using QuickBooks Online and/or Desktop for move than 30 clients
  • Record all income and expenses, track all assets and liabilities, reconciles all bank and credit card account monthly
  • Prepares and reviews all financial reports before distribution, research and solves any discrepancies or variance
  • Assist with special projects and year-end reporting

Accountant/Auditor

Johnson & Johnson Insurance
01.2013 - 01.2017
  • Ability to solve billing and payment discrepancy for all premiums written
  • Performs account reconciliation, and journal entries assigned for monthly closing, writes all claim checks, and reconciles all related balance sheet accounts
  • Spoke with agents regarding policies billing errors and inquiries; Ad hoc request from leadership on escalated MAS corrections; Review and resolve discrepancies on pending policy cancellation notices; report variance findings on cancellation notice discrepancies
  • Reporting to leadership team on internal audit findings and p
  • Managed approximately 50 phone calls per day from clients and research account status inquiry, commission payments, and refunds
  • Backup for AR team includes generating aging reports, post of payments to customer accounts, invoicing, collections calls and monthly statements
  • Runs daily/monthly account reconciliation and audit reports making all necessary corrections
  • Assist with month end financials, which include Bank Reconciliation, Balance Sheet, and Profit & Loss Statements
  • Assist with various special projects and year-end audit
  • Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program and safety standards
  • Assists with acquisitions with other agencies

Education

M.B.A. - Business Administration and Organizational Development

Charleston Southern University
Charleston, SC
12.2015

B.S. - Accounting

St. Augustine's University
Raleigh, NC
05.1996

Skills

  • Microsoft Office Suites
  • Billcom
  • QuickBooks Expert
  • SAGE
  • Image Right
  • Blackbaud
  • Lotus
  • ADP- Payroll/HR Certified
  • Centralized Expenditure/Reimbursement Processing System (CERPS)
  • History on-line Operator Search Engine (CHOOSE)
  • Defense Cash Accountability System (DCAS)
  • Standard Accounting Reporting Systems (STARS)
  • AS20
  • Financial reporting
  • Tax preparation
  • Cash flow analysis
  • Payroll processing
  • ERP systems proficiency
  • GAAP accounting

Timeline

Accountant

CentraArchy Restaurant Management
10.2021 - Current

Office Manager/Accountant

Rise Above Sign & Graphics
07.2018 - 07.2021

Senior Accountant

MedCare Urgent Care
10.2017 - 07.2018

Accountant

NumberKeepers
04.2017 - 12.2017

Tax Professional (Seasonal)

Liberty Tax Services
01.2013 - 04.2020

Accountant/Auditor

Johnson & Johnson Insurance
01.2013 - 01.2017

M.B.A. - Business Administration and Organizational Development

Charleston Southern University

B.S. - Accounting

St. Augustine's University
LaShawn Smalls