Lawren Thompson
Addis,LA
Summary
Accountant with strong financial reporting, planning, and analysis experience in large companies within public accounting, construction, governmental accounting and nonprofit organizations. Possess strong working knowledge of Microsoft Suite and Quick books.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Regional Controller
Aramark, Facilities Management Aerospace & Defense
2022.06 - Current
- Complete journal entries, reconciliations, and account analysis to prepare monthly and quarterly financial documents and general account management.
- Completed year-end close processes through effective supervision financial functions
- Managed budgets, assets, portfolios, accounts payable, and receivable and general financial reporting procedures.
- Created SOP for finance and accounting of new account start up with Boeing
- Created invoicing process to efficiently bill client and map Aramark Accounting system with Boeing Accounting System.
- Created process to reduce AR Turnover and risk
- Trained General Managers and Operational Manages on Aramark Accounting system and policies.
- Supervised accurate, efficient, and compliant completion of monthly financial reporting packages.
- Assist Regional Accounting Manager and Finance Director with Ad Hoc requests as needed.
Unit Controller, SR. Finance Manager
Aramark , Facilities Management
2020.12 - 2022.06
- Facilities
- Process month-end AR adjustments, journal entries, and accruals as needed during closing
- Prepares weekly flash to report to Regional Manager
- Ensure contractual invoices are processed monthly in IDC and Energy invoice is provided to client
- Works with department directors to develop and manage to their annual financial budgets
- Assists Regional Manager and DM with Ad Hoc request as needed
- Process monthly prepayments to business partners
- Prepare financial reporting and variance analysis
- Prepare annual budget and monthly forecast in PFS/ Oracle
- Audit accounts payable process to ensure all vendors are paid timely
- Manages warehouse and procurement team
- Manages inventory
Unit Controller Associate
Aramark , Facilities Management
2019.05 - 2020.12
- Facilities
- Responsible for managing accounts payable process while ensuring all vendors are paid timely
- Implemented and maintains recurring monthly PO review process with Procurement and Operations teams
- Prepares all Special Project Revenue invoices and supporting documents for client monthly
- Processes month-end AR adjustments, journal entries, and accruals as needed during closing
- Ensure contractual invoices are processed monthly in IDC and Energy invoice is provided to client
- Prepares weekly actual-to-projection variance reports for Operations teams
- Works with department directors to develop and manage to their annual financial budgets
- Assists Sr Unit Controller with Ad Hoc request as needed.
Auditor III
State Of LA Governor's Office Of Elderly Affairs
2016.11 - 2018.11
- State of Louisiana Governor's office of elderly affairs
- Oversee and assist 19 Council on Aging Agencies and 1 Area Agency on Aging with financial reporting, budgeting, and Independent CPA Audit Reviews
- Verify state and federal financial records and audited public funds
- Conduct comprehensive financial and operational audits and prepare audit reports and follow up to determine if corrective action has been taken
- Assist councils with cost allocation plan
- Assist and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting
- Assist and review original and revised budgets and quarterly comparison
PROPERTY ACCOUNTANT
AMERICAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC
2016.03 - 2016.11
- Responsible for all account payables, account receivables, and invoicing
- Processed purchase orders
- Approved work orders and generated invoices for clients
- Completed budgeting and forecasting for HOA quarterly board meetings
- Prepare payroll
- Prepared and distributed monthly financial statements (profit and loss and owner statements) for Clients
- Maintained revolving accounts for charge balances and daily cash reports
- Prepared checks, for paying invoices and distributions
- Prepared journal entries, 1099s, and bank deposits
- Analyzed bank statements and perform bank reconciliations
- Performed checks and balances of all funds collected daily
- Analyzed delinquency reports and attempt collections
FINANCIAL ANALYST
POSTLETHWAITE & NETTERVILLE
2013.01 - 2016.02
- Analyzed income statements, balance sheets, and general ledgers from Quicken/QuickBooks, Creative Solutions, and Peachtree Software
- Identified discrepancies between Claimant's third-party source documentation and financials generated from accounting software and performed necessary reconciliations (bank statement reconciliation and tax return reconciliation)
- Reviewed and analyzed journal entries to verify and identify discrepancies between journal entries and financial statements
- Analyzed profit and loss statements to identify inventory adjustments, cash to accrual or accrual to cash adjustments, WIP adjustments, and other year-end adjustments
- Unwind and allocate to appropriate periods when necessary
- Utilized Microsoft excel graphs and pivot tables to identify anomalies and patterns within different businesses by analyzing Claimant's expenses and revenues.
Education
CPA CANDIDATE -
AICPA
Society Of Louisiana CPAs Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Southern University And A & M College
Baton Rouge, LA12.2012
Skills
- Microsoft Officer Suite proficiency
- Pivot table proficiency
- Knowledge of Quick Books, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Creative Solutions, and Peachtree software
- Data trending & analytical reasoning
- Variance analysis proficiency
- Excellent attention to detail
- Account Reconciliation
- Accounting management
- Budgeting
- AP/AR invoicing
- Financial planning
- Financial Management
Timeline
Regional Controller
Aramark, Facilities Management Aerospace & Defense
2022.06 - Current
Unit Controller, SR. Finance Manager
Aramark , Facilities Management
2020.12 - 2022.06
Unit Controller Associate
Aramark , Facilities Management
2019.05 - 2020.12
Auditor III
State Of LA Governor's Office Of Elderly Affairs
2016.11 - 2018.11
PROPERTY ACCOUNTANT
AMERICAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC
2016.03 - 2016.11
FINANCIAL ANALYST
POSTLETHWAITE & NETTERVILLE
2013.01 - 2016.02
CPA CANDIDATE -
AICPA
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Southern University And A & M College
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