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Nicole Christopher

Stockton,CA
Nicole Christopher

Summary

Focused Accounting professional with 20 years of experience maintaining financial records and reviewing account activity. Proven track record of developing accurate spreadsheets and delivering organized reports with Excel. Accomplished in taking on tasks within strict deadlines while prioritizing urgent needs.

Overview

21
years of professional experience

Work History

Diede Property Management
Lodi, CA

Lead Bookkeeper
06.2016 - Current

Job overview

  • Responsible for bookkeeping of 25-30 small companies
  • Perform general bookkeeping duties, including posting information to Quickbooks and reconciling accounts.
  • Pay debts as they come due for payment
  • Obtain necessary tax forms for new vendors
  • Maintain annual budget and chart of accounts
  • Perform reconciliations of bank accounts to insure accuracy
  • Analyze and issue financial statements to management and company owners
  • Make deposits and record all cash receipts
  • Distribute customer invoices and insure that receivables are collected in a timely manner
  • Provide administrative support to management when required
  • Close out 25-30 company books monthly
  • Trained new employees on accounting principles and company procedures
  • Compiled budget figures by reviewing past budgets, evaluating estimated income and assessing expenses
  • Inspected account books and recorded transactions

Nelson & Associates (Diamond Foods)
Stockton, CA

Accountant
06.2015 - 06.2016

Job overview

  • Maintained JDE GL/Chart of Accounts/Add/Change/Inactivate BU, Work Centers, CAT codes, etc.
  • Coordinated and completed tax filings and surveys; including property taxes, sales & use tax, excise tax, and Canadian CST
  • Renewed business licenses as well as monthly, quarterly and annual reporting for states and counties
  • Assisted in compilation of audit requests; both for financial statement audits as well as Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance.
  • Reconciled, reported, and processed foreign currency accounts
  • Reconciled general ledger accounts

Performant Financial Corporation
Livermore, CA

Trust Accountant
12.2006 - 04.2015

Job overview

  • Processed 40 trust clients and general ledger bank reconciliations
  • Processed accounting journal entries
  • Reviewed and corrected journal entries
  • Processed prepaid expense reporting
  • Reported and processed foreign currency account reconciliation
  • Responsible for daily receivables and deposits
  • Processed month end close
  • Prepared PBC audit schedule
  • Processed ACH's and wires
  • Prepared and maintained variance analysis spreadsheets

Prestige Homes/Empire Companies
Dublin, CA

Project Accountant
12.2005 - 10.2006

Job overview

  • Maintained and logged cash receipts for Northern California region.
  • Reported and assessed project profitability to leadership.
  • Eliminated discrepancies by carefully reviewing budgets to prevent overspending and adhere to financial objectives.
  • Reviewed, edited, and maintained job cost report budgets
  • Prepared journal entries for closing on sold homes
  • Maintained subcontractor lien releases and preliminary notices.
  • Reviewed accounts payable payment voucher journals for accuracy.
  • Prepared, entered, and maintained vendor set ups and W-9 forms.
  • Assisted escrow and insured all details related to sales transactions were accurate.
  • Assisted with processing of all paperwork associated with escrow closings, real estate contracts and closing statements, including auditing closed files
  • Monitored project costs, developed job cost forecasts, managed cash flow and approved invoices for payment

Catellus Development Corp
Oakland, CA

Project Accountant
04.2001 - 09.2005

Job overview

  • Monitored project costs, developed job cost forecasts, managed cash flow and approved invoices for payment.
  • Reviewed project employee credentials and approved or rejected account access as appropriate.
  • Collected and arranged financial information and entered details into Peachtree financial management system.
  • Reviewed and approved timesheets for project employees.
  • Processed and coded invoices/tenant allowance for entire Northern California region.
  • Job Costs reporting and editing.
  • Bank reconciliations.
  • Reported quarter end A/P variances. Created and maintained spreadsheets for multiple projects.
  • Month end accruals and journal entries. Reviewed construction and development contracts for insurance accuracy.
  • Processed construction and development contracts.
  • Extensive vendor contact.
  • Maintained general contractor draw file, which includes lien releases and preliminary notices.
  • Trained new employees on accounting principles and company procedures

Education

University of Phoenix
Lathrop, CA

Bachelor of Science from Business Administration And Accounting
05.2014

Skills

  • Bill Payment and Recordkeeping
  • Income Statements
  • Document Coding and Classification
  • Complex Problem Resolution
  • Data Entry and 10-Key
  • Financial Transactions
  • Bookkeeping Support
  • Financial Calculation and Analysis
  • Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
  • Bank Statement Reconciliation
  • Month-End and Year-End Closings

Timeline

Lead Bookkeeper

Diede Property Management
06.2016 - Current

Accountant

Nelson & Associates (Diamond Foods)
06.2015 - 06.2016

Trust Accountant

Performant Financial Corporation
12.2006 - 04.2015

Project Accountant

Prestige Homes/Empire Companies
12.2005 - 10.2006

Project Accountant

Catellus Development Corp
04.2001 - 09.2005

University of Phoenix

Bachelor of Science from Business Administration And Accounting

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