Susie Davis
Byron,GA
Summary
Detail-oriented Senior Accountant with 5+ years of financial reporting, budgeting, and auditing experience. Proficient in managing complex financial data and ensuring compliance with GAAP and regulatory standards. Skilled in financial analysis, variance reporting, and process improvement to enhance operational efficiency. Strong leadership abilities to mentor junior staff and collaborate with cross-functional teams for driving financial performance. Seeking to contribute extensive accounting knowledge and financial acumen to a dynamic organization.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr. Accountant
Cirrus Academy Charter School
Macon, GA
09.2022 - Current
- Manage Examine and reconcile bank statements, accurately prepare journal entries into QuickBooks to ensure financial statement accuracy
- Audit financial reports prior to review by CFO, participate in process improvement meetings to ensure compliance in financial reporting
- Review and approve accounts payable invoices
- Review and approve payroll and accounts payable
- Provide additional help within finance whenever needed, protect organization’s value by keeping information confidential.
Accountant I
The City of Macon-Bibb Housing Authority
Macon, GA
09.2019 - 08.2022
- Compile and analyze financial information to prepare accurate entries to general ledger accounts, and document business transactions for all assigned properties including Section 8 program
- Forecast and create budgets for all assigned properties, using forecasting techniques and other resources
- Post monthly journal entry transactions utilizing Yardi Systems accounting software
- Review accounts payable batches for general ledger and accounting period accuracy, upload positive pay files for bank processing and check submission to tenants, vendors, and property owners
- Review and maintain schedules such as prepaid, mortgage, insurance, amortization, and depreciation schedules
- Create, compile, and submit financial statements, data, and any additional requested information to internal and external auditors
- Assemble necessary reports and information such as board packets and owner reports requested by the Accounting Manager or Finance Director
- Prepare, develop, maintain, and generate financial statements, delinquency reports, cost analysis, owner reports, HUD Voucher Management System (VMS) reports to ensure accuracy in reporting and promote continued funding disbursements for Section 8 program operations
- Compile and track data to ensure accuracy in funding receipts and submit additional funding request as needed
- Review HUD Notifications for changes in funding and record changes to further ensure reporting accuracy
- Communicate effectively both oral and writing, establishing, and maintaining effective working relationships with other Accountants, other department personnel, internal and external Auditors, HUD personnel, and property managers.
Staff Accountant (Public Accounting Firm)
Richardson Financial
Macon, GA
02.2019 - 09.2019
- Examine and reconcile bank statements and credit card statements
- Prepares general ledger entries by maintaining records and files, and reconciling accounts
- Generate financial statements including balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows and retained earnings
- Audit financial information
- Maintains fixed asset system, which includes preparation of journal entries, reconciliation of general ledger to fixed assets system, and preparation of depreciation schedules for budgeting purposes
- Process Payroll and Accounts Payable
- Establish tables of accounts and assign entries to proper accounts
- Perform bookkeeping processes
- Submit customer payroll tax payments via Federal Government’s EFTPS system, and State department systems
- Assist with the month-end closing process, conducts research and make correction journal entries
- Build and maintain new and existing client relationships
- Protects organization’s value by keeping information confidential.
Tax Preparer/Supervisor
DT1 Tax and Consulting
Macon, GA
10.2006 - 04.2019
- Income tax preparation of small business, partnerships, corporate, and individual tax returns
- Utilize and leverage government websites, professional resources, and team expertise to deliver the best results in tax preparation and customer service
- Review and audit associate tax returns for accuracy
- Transmit returns, follow-up and successfully resolve IRS rejections
- Prepare and file client extensions as needed
- Print and distribute client checks
- Communicate with bank on check issues and re-issue if necessary
- Take the lead in providing firsthand guidance and training to new Tax Associates and other personnel by ensuring the comprehensive and internal controls are properly utilized
- Administer payroll
- Process accounts payables and receivables
- Review and interpret reports
- Serve as Third-Party contact for IRS correspondences and audit request.
AR Finance Team Lead
Ricoh USA (AR Finance)
Macon, GA
10.2017 - 04.2018
- Assist manager in training, coaching, mentoring, and developing AR reps within the team
- Function as liaison for sales team, billing, and client
- Drive the resolution of customer issues and more complex problems including customer visits as needed
- Analyze the quality of collection activity and provide feedback and recommendations for improvement
- Identify seriously delinquent accounts that warrant referral to the bankruptcy/recovery team for resolution
- Responsible for first level approval of credits, adjustments, refunds, and collection accounts
- Contribute to special projects and initiatives designed to improve collection processes and procedures
- Track progress to financial goal attainment, identify areas of opportunity and risk within team portfolio
- Conduct Quality Analysis of collector and customer phone interactions, enter QA tracking results in database
- Use organization skills to schedule and conduct team training on new collections requirements and materials.
AR Financial Analyst
Ricoh USA (AR Finance)
Macon, GA
10.2015 - 10.2017
- Serve in a financial consulting capacity, providing advice to business lines on strategies to accomplish short-term and long-term debt reduction goals
- Strong analytical and operational background
- Use financial account analysis and data analysis to monitor, interpret, and report changes in receivables and identify areas of strength and weakness within company portfolios and specific accounts
- Assists in forecasting and planning on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis at business unit level
- Formulates historical data trend analysis and account for debt reduction obligation, dispute and resolution attainment, and cash collections
- Conducts peer to peer analysis, review, and compose written interpretive report to assist in individual and team improvement efforts.
Senior Accounts Receivable Representative
Ricoh USA (AR Finance)
Macon, GA
10.2012 - 10.2015
- Corporate, Business to Business collections experience with strong relationship building and critical thinking skills
- Proficiently managed portfolio of Federal, State and Local Government receivables, using Oracle 11i & Oracle R12
- Improved receivables by reviewing aging reports and initiating contact with high level customers to arrange timely payment
- Resolved customer complaints, researched, and identified issues causing delays in customer payment and worked to resolve those issues
- Uploaded invoices into IPP.gov payment system
- Reviewed, interpret, and adhere to purchase order agreement and budget allocations
- Submitted credit, adjustment, and/or customer refund requests for account resolution, conduct account cash audit and account reconciliations
- Adhered to organizational policies and procedures
- Worked with various internal and external departments, to establish and maintain excellent working rapport while satisfying criteria required for timely payment
- Documented all account activity.
Education
Master of Business Administration - Finance
Strayer University
03-2025
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Kaplan University
07.2017
Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suites (Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Advanced Excel skills, including Vlookup and Pivot Tables
- Concur Expense
- QuickBooks
- Accounting CS
- Oracle 11i and R12
- Yardi
- Thomas Reuters accounting suites
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
- General ledger updates
- Financial statement review
- GAAP proficiency
- Financial Reporting
- Financial statement preparation
- Audit Support
- Bank Reconciliation
- Expense Tracking
- Tax Preparation
- General Ledger Management
- Variance Analysis
- General ledger accounting
- Cost accounting
- Account Updates
- Journal entry posting
- Internal Controls
- Budget Administration
Certification
Intuit Quickbooks Certified User Online
Leadershipandserviceroles
- Ricoh USA, Emerging Leaders Program, 05/2016, 11/2016, Supervisory Preparation Training, Self-Development - provided each student the opportunity to take self-inventory and decide if leadership is a trait which they possess, Cultural Alignment - introduced and reiterated the company vision, mission, and culture to each participant, Inspire Vision - provided instruction on how to align goals to organizational strategy, Impact Results - gave a deeper understanding of how business leaders and units within the company work together to impact results, Influence Others - provided instruction on how to access and select talent thru the interview process, using the interview method, Final Project (Conflict Resolution) - participated in resolution of on-the-job conflict between a new hire and tenured employee, whose actions negatively impacted a customer
- Covenant Church of Jesus Christ Summer Camp Program, Volunteer Math Tutor, June 2011, June 2012, Organize exciting Mathematics learning strategies for scholars ages 7-10, Create lesson plans to ensure effective time management and productive class sessions, Introduce students to next level mathematics, based on upcoming grade level, Teach/Tutor students in areas that parents advised as 'difficult' or 'challenging' for their scholar, Assist staff with morning pre-class activities, afternoon activities, and parent pick-up, Chaperone field trips
Internships
Kaplan Financial Services, Investments Mgr./Human Resource Assistant, 04/2017, 06/2017, Research selected and monitored stocks to increase portfolio performance, Attend weekly meetings and provide department updates, Complete end of session PowerPoint presentation with voice over advising prospective interns of opportunity within Kaplan Financial Services Internship, HR duties included completing timesheets, sending out onboarding and new hire documents, updating phone directory and organization charts, preparing department budget
References
- Brittany Hadley, The City of Macon-Bibb Housing Authority, CFO, (478) 390-3553, brittanyhadley10@gmail.com
- Danny Davis, DT1 Tax and Consulting, General Manager, (478) 978-5461, Dannydavis28@ymail.com
- James Gamble, Ricoh USA, Supervisor, Accounts Receivable, (478) 978-9380, j.gamble.1@hotmail.com
Timeline
Sr. Accountant
Cirrus Academy Charter School
09.2022 - Current
Accountant I
The City of Macon-Bibb Housing Authority
09.2019 - 08.2022
Staff Accountant (Public Accounting Firm)
Richardson Financial
02.2019 - 09.2019
AR Finance Team Lead
Ricoh USA (AR Finance)
10.2017 - 04.2018
AR Financial Analyst
Ricoh USA (AR Finance)
10.2015 - 10.2017
Senior Accounts Receivable Representative
Ricoh USA (AR Finance)
10.2012 - 10.2015
Tax Preparer/Supervisor
DT1 Tax and Consulting
10.2006 - 04.2019
Master of Business Administration - Finance
Strayer University
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Kaplan University