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Paula Lunsford

Tyler,TX

Summary

Dependable accounting professional skilled in handling wide range of accounting and administrative tasks. Adept at managing budgets, payroll, invoicing and general accounting functions. Over 30 years of experience and diligent, detail-oriented approach.

Overview

33
33
years of professional experience

Work History

Administrative Assistant

Excell Communications
05.2022 - 01.2024
  • Queried all expenses for the Facilities Department in order to bill our client
  • Consolidated expenses including Payroll, Benefits, Materials, Travel, Vehicle Cost and all other miscellaneous expenses
  • Optimized Excel links and pivots to break down costs by State, Taxable or Non-Taxable, based on the employee's home base

Accountant

Suddenlink Communications
01.1997 - 01.2020
  • Created and maintained Journal Entries
  • Completed the monthly balance sheet analysis
  • Assisted month-end closing processes
  • Analyzed and interpreted financial statement data and researched related variances.

Financial Analyst

George Mea, Inc
01.1991 - 01.1997
  • Analyzed and interpreted financial statement data
  • Processed all Payroll, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
  • Completed the monthly balance sheet analysis
  • Maintained productive vendor relationships

Education

Associates Degree in Computer Science -

Tyler Junior College
Tyler, Texas
05.1981

Skills

  • Experience in technology based organizations including: video, high speed data, carrier, and telecommunications
  • Assimilating substantial data and summarizing into assessable values
  • Relationship builder; collaborating with financial and operational team members to accomplish objectives
  • Supporting quarterly and annual external audits
  • Financial close processes

key accomplishments

  • Transitioned capitalized data from PeopleSoft to Oracle
  • Property Accounting

           Worked with consultants to value PP&E.

           Processed tax liabilities to request wire transfers

  • Fixed Assets

           Monthly processes to upload capital costs into Fixed Asset System

           Reconciliation of General Ledger to Fixed Assets

  • Facilities

          Provided multi-level analysis into validating current results to prior periods,

          forecast and budget.

          Verified Rent expenses in CoStar program

          Determined and created Accrual entries

Timeline

Administrative Assistant

Excell Communications
05.2022 - 01.2024

Accountant

Suddenlink Communications
01.1997 - 01.2020

Financial Analyst

George Mea, Inc
01.1991 - 01.1997

Associates Degree in Computer Science -

Tyler Junior College
Paula Lunsford