Paul Lagasse
Staff Accountant
Palm Harbor,FL
Summary
Highly organized and dependable Staff Accountant with background in bookkeeping and financial analysis. Successful history of streamlining accounting processes, identifying cost savings opportunities, and improving accuracy and efficiency. Skilled in using various accounting software programs and technologies.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Accountant
Shorecrest Preparatory School
03.2017 - Current
- Administrator of financial database, budget software and purchase card program
- Project manager for financial system implementations and upgrades
- Monthly finance package preparation and review
- Process all payables via various methods bi-monthly
- Responsible for fixed assets accounting, inventory and depreciation schedules
- Experience with WIP accounting during campus construction projects
- Reconcile multiple accounts monthly, including prepaid expenses and payroll deductions
- Assist with annual financial statement audits
- Train individuals from various departments in budgeting, processes and procedures.
Staff Accountant
Churchill Stateside Group
01.2016 - 03.2017
- Multi-entity bank reconciliations, including 40+ subsidiaries and funds
- Project tracking and expense analysis for all construction and permanent loans
- Record intercompany GL transactions and bank transfers
- Prepare and process weekly check runs for multiple entities
- Update and maintain active vendor database
- Prepare quarterly Mortgage Bankers’ Financial Reporting Form
- Month-end GL account reconciliations for all subsidiaries
- Develop and update accounting procedures for the Accounting Department training manual.
Staff Accountant
Beasley Media Group
07.2015 - 01.2016
- Daily cash application and transaction reporting
- Daily bank reconciliation
- Billing and invoice adjustments
- Accounts payable processing and vendor maintenance
- General ledger accounting
- Monthly accrual reporting
- Monthly chargeback statements for commissions.
Accounts Receivable Associate
Symmetry Surgical
12.2012 - 06.2014
- Improved AR current % from 60% to 84% in twelve months
- Completed daily cash, credit, and EFT applications
- Performed daily invoicing for U.S
- And International customers
- Uploaded vendor information to new accounting system after company acquisition
- Assisted with monthly bank reconciliation and other closing duties as assigned
- Provided information to internal and external auditors as requested.
Assistant Operations Manager
Empire Distributors
08.2005 - 05.2012
- Hired, trained and supervised associates - Inventory Control, QA, Shipping and Receiving
- Developed Excel modeling tools to track daily cycle counts and vehicle depreciation
- Assisted in creating Procedures Manuals and MSDS during company acquisition in 2008
- Played key role in implementation of DCMS, improving fulfillment rate to 98%
- Supervised quarterly physical inventories and monitored daily cycle counts (5,500 SKUs)
- Analyzed inventory adjustments, cycle count discrepancies, product shortages/overages
- Reconciled inbound purchase orders and outbound shipments daily.
Education
Bachelor of Science - College of Communications
Middle Tennessee State University
Certificate of Accountancy - College of Business
Lipscomb University
Skills
- Nonprofit and corporate accounting
- Software implementation
- Multi-operations management
- Project management
- Procedure development
- Budget Preparation
- General Ledger Accounting
- Data Management
- Journal Entry Preparation
- Audit Support
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
- Monthly Account / Bank Reconciliation
- Automated Systems & Procedures
- Accounts Payable / Invoice Coding
- Budgeting & Variance Analysis
- Financial Reporting
Proficiencies
Blackbaud, PowerPlan, Epicor, Visual Basic, Oracle, ADP, Excel, Teams, Word, Sites, Sheets, Docs, Calendar
Timeline
Staff Accountant
Shorecrest Preparatory School
03.2017 - Current
Staff Accountant
Churchill Stateside Group
01.2016 - 03.2017
Staff Accountant
Beasley Media Group
07.2015 - 01.2016
Accounts Receivable Associate
Symmetry Surgical
12.2012 - 06.2014
Assistant Operations Manager
Empire Distributors
08.2005 - 05.2012
Bachelor of Science - College of Communications
Middle Tennessee State University
Certificate of Accountancy - College of Business
Lipscomb University
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