Sharonda Riley
Lawrenceville,GA
Summary
Goal-focused Accountant with a proven track record of delivering accurate reporting and effective financial management. Over 20 years of experience handling finances for multiple business locations, successfully processing payroll, managing fixed assets, creating budgets, generating reports, conducting audits, maintaining journals, and handling expenditures and payments. Committed to staying up-to-date with the latest training on tax regulations and legal issues impacting financial operations, ensuring compliance and maximizing efficiency.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Accountant/Financial Analyst
Robert Half Management- Molnlycke Heath Care
03.2021 - Current
- Support GBS global shared services-Mange full Canada/US
- Manage all Month end Journal Entry Postings
- Monthly Close-Accruals, JE postings, VAT, Sales Tax
- Research and Analysis, freight and Inventory, invoices, Fixed Asset mgmt
- Balance Sheet Reconciliations
- Inter-company close Reconciliations-Maine, Chile, Canada
- SAP ERP- T Codes, company codes for AP, GL Accounts to process, prepaid,.Cost Centers, Run reports
- Cognos Controller- Entries, Reconcile to SAP and Interco
- Prepare and submit consolidated financial forms/ reports (Cognos Controller) for GBS group to Group
- Blackline Amin- Local Administrator- Create roles, tasks, assign and group accounts, make changes
- Update account assignments
- Prepare and complete monthly, qtr, annual GL Reconciliations and Task-lists
- Financial subsidiary reporting
- Support special projects
- Provide support for audit related activities and work directly with external auditors
- Ability to perform a variety of professional accounting duties
- Local Administrator USB BlackLine, Reconciliations, Tasks
Accounting Manager-Business Partnership
R and R Tax and Bookkeeping
10.2007 - Current
- Process Individual taxes/Corporate Business Taxes
- Innovative tax planning-assets-expenses
- Provide Bookkeeping-AR/AP, GL Management, Fixed Assets
- Process Estimated Quarterly Taxes, monthly Sales & Use
- Small Business Accountant Consultant
- Provide Training and performance development evaluations
Senior Accountant/Cash Specialist
Robert Half Management-Ackerman Security
11.2019 - 03.2020
- Management of All 8 Cash/Financial Accounts
- Balance Sheet Reconciliation
- Inter-company Reconciliations
- Cash Entry/Reporting/Fixed Asset
Financial Services Manager I
Robert Half Mgmt- The Coca-Cola Co.
10.2018 - 08.2019
- Support global shared service and an LEC
- Support CCR carve out and NA reporting
- Monthly close- Accrual, JE postings
- Research and Analysis
- Managed all Purchasing, Marketing, Leases and Operations accounting
- Variance Analysis
- SAP run T codes for transactions required to process (some ancillary packages BPC, APM and HFC)
- Balance sheet reconciliations
- SAP Financial subsidiary reporting
Senior Accountant (Contract)
Robert Half Mgmt- Cape Environmental
02.2018 - 05.2018
- Manage daily AP/AR accounting flow to GL
- Ensure timely and accurate posting of accounting - transaction
- Collaborate with business partners to obtain and process accounting transactions
- Prepare and review account reconciliations ensuring appropriate supporting documentation
- Streamline Process Improvement
- Assist with quarterly/year end, audits, and various ad hoc projects
- Assist the accounting manager/Director with month end close process
Accounting Specialist (Contract)
Global Payments
01.2018 - 02.2018
- Manage daily accounting interface-sub ledger to GL
- Ensure timely and accurate posting of transactions
- Collaborate with business partners to obtain and process accounting transactions
- Prepare and review account reconciliations ensuring appropriate supporting documentation-Backline
- Process Improvement, Essbase Queries
- Assist with quarterly/year end, audits, and various ad hoc projects
- Assist the accounting manager/Director with month end close process
Finance Manager-Temp
Dataserv Inc.
10.2017 - 12.2017
- Prepare financial statements, business activity reports, and forecasts
- Monitor financial details to ensure that legal requirements are met
- Manage domestic and International financial reporting and budgeting
- Review company financial reports and seek ways to reduce costs
- Analyze market trends to find opportunities for expansion or for acquiring other companies
- Help management make financial decisions
- Month-end close
Accounting Manager/Senior Accountant
Voca/Hire Investments-First-Data
02.2017 - 09.2017
- Manage daily accounting interface-sub ledger to GL
- Ensure timely and accurate posting of accounting transaction
- Collaborate with business partners to obtain and process accounting transactions
- Prepare and review account reconciliations ensuring appropriate supporting documentation-Blackline
- Process Improvement
- Assist with quarterly/year end, audits, and various ad hoc projects
- Assist the accounting manager/Director with month end close process
Senior Financial Analyst- CTM Finance Trade Relations
The Coca-Cola Company
03.2014 - 12.2016
- Finance Expertise Management, CTM Budgets reflect contractual customer Agreements-Forecasting
- Accruals, Balance sheet Reconciliation
- AP complete Payment process Administration, adjustments, invoices, write offs, Accurate calculations of
- SAP Volume reports, prepayments, amortizations schedules, bottler allocations, expense reports
- Set up budgets and update for new customer files
- Follow SOX Controls and GAAP by Documentation and Policy application
- Contract Administration-read, Interpret, comprehend, compliance, research, legal, process per terms
- Critical thinking, analytical attention to detail, problem solving for financial variances
- Control Plan changes, Record and report all financial transactions
- Month-end, Quarter-end close, Internal audit of portfolios, Month-end, Quarterly reconciliations- GL
- Year-end Accruals-Closing of accounts, audit, Financial reporting, Inter-company transactions
- Communication skills-written and verbal
Senior Accountant
SCM Group North America
07.2012 - 03.2014
- Manufacturing Business certifications and licenses, salary negotiations, worker compensation
- EEO guidelines, maintain workplace law, employee relations, organizational and development
- Retirement consultant, Promissory Notes, Payroll Processing, manage billing process-Invoicing
- GL management-AR corrections, adjustments, invoices, write-offs, GAAP, IFRS, Budget Projections
- GL management-AP complete process mgmt., Expense Reports, Commissions
- Bad debt analysis/mgmt., research accounts, process, balance sheet
- Income statements, Deferred revenues, accrued liabilities, Financial reporting, Contract Administration
- Fixed Assets/Inventory, Inter-company, Payroll, Bank Reconciliation
- Month-Year end close, Audit of internal accounts
- Managed Multi Sales and use (ST3), Quarterly Est
- Corporate (Fed), Business tax
- Property and Asset tax calculations/processing
Senior Accountant (Non-Profit)
Lyrasis
08.2010 - 11.2011
- Review, sort and analyze revenue and cost reports to ensure accuracy through Crystal reports (MAS 200)
- Matching principle used to match revenues and cost
- System conversion-Streamlining processes and procedures
- Assisted with reviewing system information for Merger/Consolidation
- Customer relations, collection calls to members on accounts
- Inventory management and reconciliation of OCLC billings
- Prepare and post General ledger adjustment journal entries for revenue, costs, and inventory accounts
- Accrual adjustments for unearned income and liabilities
- AP/AR Reconciliations, Collections, Grant Reviewer (Contracts)
Accounting Manager
Atlanta Communications
07.2005 - 08.2010
- Supervised five employees
- Managed Accounts Payable, Receivables, Admin Assist, Marketing Assist, and Receptionist
- Maintain, prepare and analyze journal entries, trial balances, correcting entries; month-end year-end procedure adjustments, Fixed Assets, analyzing GL accounts and adhering to all GAAP principles, SOP compliances, and IRS regulations
- Prepare and present financial reports (P&L) to the Board of Directors and CEO
- Provide account analysis, reconciliation of all bank accounts
- Maintain and enforce internal controls
- Maintain banking relationships, control daily cash management
- Strategic organizational streamlining of processes for more efficient business results, and evaluating our internal core competencies
- Maintain support with the Internal and External Audit process with CPA's
- Researched IRS notices and tax errors (Withholding, Corporate) from state and Federal agencies
- Identified errors which lead to an overpayment of $78k being recovered
- Assisted with obtaining ROI on operating system, by initializing precise training to employees and maximizing on our investment
- Created process and procedures manual; providing direction and motivation and coordination of organizational management, dispensing duties in the right areas of expertise, determining the various needs for our individual departments
- Evaluated price structures within organization to insure adequate consistency of marketability
- Maintained and managed monthly multi-state sales tax laws, online filing requirements (ST3), compilation of Quarterly Estimated Corporate (Fed) and state tax payments, property and asset tax calculations.
Education
Masters in Accounting & Finance CPA - Accounting And Finance
DeVry Keller Graduate School
Duluth, Georgia12.2012
Masters Business Administration -
Southwestern University
Wichita, KS05.2004
Bachelors Science Business Mgmt. -
Wichita State-Friends University
Wichita, KS05.2001
Skills
- SAP
- Oracle 11i & 12
- Oracle 107
- Blackline
- CRM
- SAGE
- MAS 90 and 200
- Quick Books Certified ProAdvisor (Online)
- Quick Books Enterprise
- Quicken
- PeachTree
- ADP
- Great Plains
- SouthWare Accounting Series
- Corp Payroll Service
- Pro Series
- Drake Software
- GAAP
- Microsoft Office
- Windows
- Pepsico
- Boeing Aircraft (Assembler/QA) 5yrs
- Cessna
- Union Steward (Boeing)
- Safety Council
- Farmers Insurance Agent-P & C
- Life & Health & Annuities
Professionalaccomplishments
- Business & Individual Tax Preparer
- Business Contract Management
- CPA Track Candidate
- Organizational Management
- GAAP-IFRS Experience
- Small Business Consultant
Affiliations
- NABA-National Association of Black Accountants
Timeline
Senior Accountant/Financial Analyst
Robert Half Management- Molnlycke Heath Care
03.2021 - Current
Senior Accountant/Cash Specialist
Robert Half Management-Ackerman Security
11.2019 - 03.2020
Financial Services Manager I
Robert Half Mgmt- The Coca-Cola Co.
10.2018 - 08.2019
Senior Accountant (Contract)
Robert Half Mgmt- Cape Environmental
02.2018 - 05.2018
Accounting Specialist (Contract)
Global Payments
01.2018 - 02.2018
Finance Manager-Temp
Dataserv Inc.
10.2017 - 12.2017
Accounting Manager/Senior Accountant
Voca/Hire Investments-First-Data
02.2017 - 09.2017
Senior Financial Analyst- CTM Finance Trade Relations
The Coca-Cola Company
03.2014 - 12.2016
Senior Accountant
SCM Group North America
07.2012 - 03.2014
Senior Accountant (Non-Profit)
Lyrasis
08.2010 - 11.2011
Accounting Manager-Business Partnership
R and R Tax and Bookkeeping
10.2007 - Current
Accounting Manager
Atlanta Communications
07.2005 - 08.2010
Masters in Accounting & Finance CPA - Accounting And Finance
DeVry Keller Graduate School
Masters Business Administration -
Southwestern University
Bachelors Science Business Mgmt. -
Wichita State-Friends University
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