Melissa Bowers
St. Amant,USA
Summary
Results-oriented accounting professional with several years of experience in accounting, financial analysis, and audit-related settings. Quick and eager learner with acute attention to detail and a consistent track record of identifying process improvements to drive quality, accuracy, and efficiency.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Accountant
Cypress Equipment, LLC
08.2019 - Current
- Generate and enter Accounts Payable, Process AP vender invoices entries and enter cash receipts.
- Prepare AR billing and Reconcile Accounts, Perform end of the month closing and journal entries.
- Run Daily, Weekly and Monthly Financial Reports, Incoming Equipment Registration, Warranty Registrations and Claims, Inventory Control, Purchase Order Control, Employee Chargeable Time, Job Budgeting, Problem Solving, Scheduling Incoming Jobs and Estimating Time of Completion, Prepare Sales and Used tax and Maintain Employee and Accounts Payable Folders.
Project Accountant
Concrete Steel & Erectors, LLC
Prairieville, LA
05.2015 - 01.2020
- Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Daily Finance Reports, Reconcile Accounts, Problem Resolution, Inventory Control, Verify Employee Chargeable Time, Purchase Order Management.
- Collections, Communicate and Correspond with Project Manager, Prepare Sales Tax, Generate and Distribute Weekly and Monthly Receivable Reports, Communicate with Field Managers to Assist with Onsite Problems, Maintain Billing Folders for All Projects and Monthly Billing.
- This job became Part-time as of February 19, 2018.
Bookkeeper
LaPorte CPA and Business Advisors
Baton Rouge, LA
02.2018 - 08.2019
- Accounts Payable, Data Entry, Process and Run Expense Checks, Reconcile Accounts, Run Monthly, Daily, and Weekly Financial Reports.
Accounting Clerk
Reddy Ice
Baton Rouge, LA
09.2014 - 05.2015
- Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Bank Deposits, Daily financial Reports, Reconciled Accounts, Payroll, Human Resource, Problem Resolution and Inventory.
Billing Manager
Bay Orthopaedics Associates
Georgetown, SC
07.2003 - 08.2014
- Accounts Receivable, Processed Invoices for Payment, Payroll, Generated Daily, Monthly financially reports, processed commercial, Medicare and Medicaid Insurance, Reconciled Accounts, Collections, Supervised the Staff with Daily Office Routine, Human Resource, Problem Resolution, Updated Office Policies and Procedures and Trained New Employees.
Education
Masters in Accounting - with a Concentration in Management
Southern New Hampshire University
New Hampshire, OH03.2023
Bachelors in Business - Accounting
University of Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ01.2017
Associates in Science - Accounting
Horry Georgetown Technical College
Georgetown, SC12.2013
Certificate in Medical Clerical Assistant -
Williamsburg Technical College
Kingstree, SC01.1993
Skills
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Receivable
- Cost Reduction Strategies
- Management
- Team Building
- Inventory Control
- Training
- Quality Control
- Customer Service
- Collections
- Marketing
- Human Resource
- Payroll
- Medicare
- Medicaid
- Private Insurance
- Microsoft Office
- 10 Key Touch-Pad
- Type 50 WPM
- Medical Terminology
- PowerPoint
- Access
- Sage
- MIS
- QuickBooks
- Peachtree
- Excel
Personal Information
Authorized To Work: US
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Accountant
Cypress Equipment, LLC
08.2019 - Current
Bookkeeper
LaPorte CPA and Business Advisors
02.2018 - 08.2019
Project Accountant
Concrete Steel & Erectors, LLC
05.2015 - 01.2020
Accounting Clerk
Reddy Ice
09.2014 - 05.2015
Billing Manager
Bay Orthopaedics Associates
07.2003 - 08.2014
Masters in Accounting - with a Concentration in Management
Southern New Hampshire University
Bachelors in Business - Accounting
University of Phoenix
Associates in Science - Accounting
Horry Georgetown Technical College
Certificate in Medical Clerical Assistant -
Williamsburg Technical College