LIANA LANGFORD
Alpharetta,GA
Summary
With 24 years as an accountant and 36 years general administration experience I consider myself to be a versatile accounting professional with years of experience and proficiencies in account management and reporting. I am well-versed in updating and standardizing controls and streamlining procedures to increase productivity and reduce errors in accounting files. I offer advanced abilities with Quickbooks pro and MS Office.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
Accountant
10K Services
Atlanta, GA
07.2014 - Current
- Kept the books for this small S-Corporation in QuickBooks Pro
- Prepared and filed yearly tax returns
Accountant
All in All Productions
Atlanta, GA
07.2007 - Current
- Kept the books for this small S-Corporation in QuickBooks Pro
- Prepared and filed yearly tax returns
Accountant/Office Manager
Quadrant Real Estate Advisors, LLC
Atlanta, GA
01.2023 - 02.2025
- Kept books in SAGE Intacct and performed monthly closings
- Office manager with respect to the office and the employees, handling all thing HR
- Did Investment Accounting for both national and international funds that we managed on monthly, quarterly and yearly basis
Accounting Specialist
Material Handling Systems/FORTNA
Atlanta, GA
11.2020 - 12.2022
- All AP and AR functions in QuickBooks Pro for Distribution & Fulfilment division
- Paid all state taxes monthly, quarterly and yearly
- Reconciled multiple banks monthly
- Entered all monthly closing journal entries
- Converted all AR data into new accounting system – InforLN
- Setup and maintained all customer and contract information in InforLN.
- Performed billing in InforLN as well as collections on past due invoices.
Accounts Payable
Staffsource
Atlanta, GA
04.2020 - 11.2020
- Performed all Accounts Payable functions using QuickBooksPro for MHS D&F
Accountant/Office Manager
American Phone Services
Atlanta, USA
02.2003 - 01.2020
- Kept the books using QuickBooksPro for 6 associated companies
- Human Resources Officer
- Office Manager
Accountant
Leadership Resources Inc.
Atlanta, GA
07.2002 - 01.2012
- Kept the books for this small S-Corporation in QuickBooks Pro
- Prepared and filed yearly tax returns
Accountant
MTI Music
Atlanta, GA
10.2005 - 12.2007
- Kept the books for this small S-Corporation in QuickBooks Pro
- Prepared and filed yearly tax returns
Accountant
Mainstream Technologies Inc.
Atlanta, GA
09.1999 - 12.2007
- Kept the books for this small S-Corporation in QuickBooks Pro
- Prepared and filed yearly tax returns
Staff Accountant
Impact Innovations Group
Atlanta, USA
05.2000 - 02.2003
- Maintained the books for 3 companies within IIG
- Converted 1 of the companies from RealWorld software to Quickbooks
- Converted all 3 companies from Quickbooks to PeopleSoft
Project Coordinator
ProjectPros International Consulting Services, LLC
Atlanta, USA
05.2000 - 10.2000
- Created an environment in which PeopleSoft Sales and Recruiting team could operate effectively and productively
Sr Technologist
Computer Consulting Services Corp
Atlanta, USA
07.1996 - 04.2000
- Provided technical support at Head Office and for 6 branches world-wide for all audio visual equipment.
- Led team of 2 developing a program to display the video clips and resumes of consultants on CDs to send to prospective clients.
Personal Assistant
Twin Towers Consulting Inc.
Atlanta, GA
02.1995 - 07.1996
- Computerized business office for energy consulting company installing software, modems, faxes, remote mail and downloading and transferring data.
- Created and maintained filing system.
Cobol Programmer
Old Mutual Life Insurance Company
South Africa
04.1989 - 11.1994
- As part of a 5 member team interpreted program specifications, designed, generated and tested code in COBOL on IBM mainframes using MVS operating system.
Project Support Assistant
Old Mutual Life Insurance Company
South Africa
02.1990 - 05.1991
- Created an environment in which project teams and management could operate effectively and productively
Data Administrator
Old Mutual Life Insurance Company
South Africa
04.1989 - 01.1990
- Worked in Management Library administering data in STAIRS database.
Education
Functional equivalent of a USA BS degree - Accounting and Computer Science
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South AfricaWS&L Entry Level Programming incorporating COBOL Certificate -
Certified Master of English -
Brainbench
Skills
- QuickBooks Pro
- RealWorld
- PeopleSoft v8
- InforLN
- Sage Intacct
- Microsoft Office
- Adobe Acrobat
- Various programming languages
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Afrikaans
Professional
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Accountant/Office Manager
Quadrant Real Estate Advisors, LLC
01.2023 - 02.2025
Accounting Specialist
Material Handling Systems/FORTNA
11.2020 - 12.2022
Accounts Payable
Staffsource
04.2020 - 11.2020
Accountant
10K Services
07.2014 - Current
Accountant
All in All Productions
07.2007 - Current
Accountant
MTI Music
10.2005 - 12.2007
Accountant/Office Manager
American Phone Services
02.2003 - 01.2020
Accountant
Leadership Resources Inc.
07.2002 - 01.2012
Staff Accountant
Impact Innovations Group
05.2000 - 02.2003
Project Coordinator
ProjectPros International Consulting Services, LLC
05.2000 - 10.2000
Accountant
Mainstream Technologies Inc.
09.1999 - 12.2007
Sr Technologist
Computer Consulting Services Corp
07.1996 - 04.2000
Personal Assistant
Twin Towers Consulting Inc.
02.1995 - 07.1996
Project Support Assistant
Old Mutual Life Insurance Company
02.1990 - 05.1991
Cobol Programmer
Old Mutual Life Insurance Company
04.1989 - 11.1994
Data Administrator
Old Mutual Life Insurance Company
04.1989 - 01.1990
Functional equivalent of a USA BS degree - Accounting and Computer Science
University of Cape Town
WS&L Entry Level Programming incorporating COBOL Certificate -
Certified Master of English -
Brainbench
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