RAFIKA BURNS
Kansas City,MO
Summary
Finance professional with strong background in financial reporting and analysis. Proven ability to support month-end close processes and maintain accurate financial records. Known for collaborating effectively with teams and adapting to changing priorities, while showcasing skills in general ledger management and financial reconciliations.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff Accountant
Molycop
03.2024 - Current
- Review and reconcile general ledger account activity
- Prepare tax report - Sales and Use Tax
- Reconcile bank statements daily
- Prepare and enter journal entries
- Balance Sheet Reconciliations
- Investigate variances on reports
- Calculate Fixed Assets and depreciation
- Calculate tax accrual
- Perform other duties as apparent
- Check negative balance for inventory
- Check for inventory adjustment and Bill of Material
- Prepare payroll journal and reconcile it
- Prepare payroll cash requirement
- Reconcile voluntary life report
- Reconcile Capital Expenditure (CAPEX)
- Prepare Cash forecast
- Update Excel banking file
- Customer payment journal
- Send out customer statement
- Maintain W-9, sales tax exemption certificate
- Prepare payment to vendors through checks, ACH, Wire
Accountant
Garsite Progress, LLC
06.2021 - 03.2024
- Process customer invoices and credit memos daily for unit sales
- Review and reconcile general ledger account activity
- Prepare and file various tax returns - Sales and Use Tax, Federal Excise Tax, Tire tax
- Reconcile bank statements
- Process and send out customer statements
- Prepare and enter journal entries
- Balance Sheet Reconciliations
- Investigate and report on job costing (labor report)
- Perform other duties as apparent
- Assist with audits and other information requests
- Process vendor invoices daily
- Ensure appropriate approvals on non-PO invoices
- Process payment runs on a weekly basis as needed (ACH, CHECKS, and ONLINE)
- Review A/P aging and Un invoiced Receipts Detail monthly, addressing concerns to ensure timely corrections
- Maintain W-9 documentation for vendors
- Prepare month-end invoice accrual list & ad hoc reports as necessary
- Process CONCUR expense reports, reconcile credit cards and vouch for purchases in the ERP system
- Calculate Freight accrual
Accounts Receivable Associate
Preferred Family Healthcare
06.2017 - 05.2021
- Prepare detail information for agency collection
- Journal accounts receivable for multiple site locations (cash, credit card)
- Prepare and check clients statement balance
- Handle and reconcile petty cash
Clinical Nurse Assistant
Moberly Nursing Rehab
07.2014 - 06.2017
- Monitor patient conditions by observing physical and mental status, intake and output levels, and exercise routines
Accounting
Asata Utama Electrical Inds
01.2003 - 05.2010
- Prepare accruals, asset depreciation, and prepaid expenses
- Prepare and Journal accounts payable, accounts receivable, and financial statements
- Review and reconcile bank statements, inventory
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Accounting
Christian Krida Wacana University
02.2000
Skills
- Accounts Receivable
- Accounts Payable
- General Ledger Accounting
- Bank Reconciliation
- Financial Statement
- Balance Sheet reconciliations
- SAGE500
- Workday
- Visual – ERP Software
- Power Query
- Pivot table
- VLOOKUP
- Sumif
- Countif
- Concatenate
- D365 Financial
- Onestream
- Fixed Asset
- Thomson Reuters – Fixed Asset Software
- Bank reconciliation
- Monthly account / bank reconciliation
- Accounts receivable
- Monthly journal entries
- Payroll processing
- Journal entry preparation
- Account reconciliation
- Monthly / quarterly / year end reports
- Microsoft Excel proficiency
- General ledger accounting
- Bookkeeping
- General ledger
- Income statements
- Accounts payable / invoice coding
- Accounts receivable management
- Statement reconciliation
- Tax preparation
- General ledger management
- Fixed asset management
- Accounting software expertise
- Finance
- Generally accepted accounting principles
- Sales tax filing
- GAAP accounting
- Payroll process
- Intercompany transactions
- Revenue recognition
- Expense tracking
- Variance analysis
- ERP systems
- Month-end closing
- Fixed assets review
- Attention to detail
- Journal entries
- Microsoft office
- General accounting
- Balance sheets
- Accounting processes
- Accounting principles
- Team collaboration
- Account reconciliation processes
- Accruals and provisions
- Audit support
- Payroll administration
- GAAP accounting practices
Certification
- Accounting Certification from NACPB, USA
- Bookkeeping Certification from NACPB, USA
- Certified Accounts Payable Specialist from Institute Financial Operations and Leadership, UK
Websites, Portfolios
linkedin.com/in/rafika-b-548681414
Awards
Job Point Award of Excellence2014, Columbia, MO, USA
Timeline
Staff Accountant
Molycop
03.2024 - Current
Accountant
Garsite Progress, LLC
06.2021 - 03.2024
Accounts Receivable Associate
Preferred Family Healthcare
06.2017 - 05.2021
Clinical Nurse Assistant
Moberly Nursing Rehab
07.2014 - 06.2017
Accounting
Asata Utama Electrical Inds
01.2003 - 05.2010
- Accounting Certification from NACPB, USA
- Bookkeeping Certification from NACPB, USA
- Certified Accounts Payable Specialist from Institute Financial Operations and Leadership, UK
Bachelor's Degree - Accounting
Christian Krida Wacana University
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