Sydney Lambert
Marietta,GA
Summary
Experienced senior accountant with five years in financial operations, deep understanding of GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley and regulatory compliance. Proven track record of leading successful audits and implementing process improvements to enhance efficiency. Expertise in financial analysis and reporting. Adept at managing cross-functional teams and ensuring accuracy in accounting practices. Committed to delivering strategic financial insights to drive business success.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Staff Accountant
Ashton Woods Homes
Alpharetta, GA
11.2021 - Current
- Perform analyses and prepare schedules for weekly sales reporting.
- Prepare journal entries including interest allocation, payroll, period expenses, and the amortization of architecture for Starlight East division.
- Record land purchase and change status of lots purchased for Starlight East division.
- Retain appropriate documents for audit purposes and fulfill audit requests.
- Assessed accuracy, completeness and integrity of corporate financial records.
- Reviewed and reconciled discrepancies in accounts and financial documentation.
- Managed accounting department staff members and workload.
- Completed updates to general ledger by adding latest entries and reviewing transactions entered by staff.
- Oversaw balance sheet across cash accounts, accounts receivable, prepaid assets, fixed assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses.
Centralized Staff Accountant
Ashton Woods Homes
Alpharetta, GA
05.2020 - 11.2021
- Prepare journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations and complete month end close process for Starlight Central.
- Reviewed and reconciled discrepancies in accounts and financial documentation.
- Managed financial operations, month-end reporting, financial schedules and reconciliations.
- Post entries for deposits of cash receipts from closing funds, earnest money checks, and incoming wires.
- Issue customer refund checks as well as record entries to forfeiture income as needed.
- Deposit checks into Wells Fargo if received through remote deposit.
- Run and tie out certain month end reports such as cycle time, Aged A/P, WIP Report and sales margin analysis with adding additional footnotes if needed for multiple divisions.
- Interacted with internal and external auditors to help complete audits and resolve issues.
- Prepare financial reporting schedules and additional quarterly schedules.
Accounts Payable Specialist
Nolan Transportation Group, LLC
Atlanta, GA
05.2018 - 05.2020
- Process approximately 900 invoices and over $500,000 in vendor and suppliers payments daily.
- Prepare bank deposits, along with processing wire and Automatic Clearing House (ACH) Transactions.
- Verified vendor accounts by reviewing documentation, rectifying issues and contacting account holders.
- Worked closely with department personnel to produce accurate and timely bills.
- Reduced financial discrepancies by accurately processing invoices and journal entries.
- Problem-solved accounts payable questions on behalf of internal team members, management and vendors.
- Prepared and updated vendor files, including tax and insurance information.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Economics
Georgia State University, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
2021
Skills
- Microsoft Office: Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Excellent customer service
- Payment processing
- Financial auditing
- Vendor account monitoring
- Vendor communication
- Check processing
- Business knowledge
- Organizational skills
- Reporting and documentation
- Account reconciliation
- General ledger accounting
- Microsoft Dynamics NAV proficient
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
- Cash Management
- ERP Software
- Journal Entry Preparation
- Data Analysis
Timeline
Senior Staff Accountant
Ashton Woods Homes
11.2021 - Current
Centralized Staff Accountant
Ashton Woods Homes
05.2020 - 11.2021
Accounts Payable Specialist
Nolan Transportation Group, LLC
05.2018 - 05.2020
Bachelor of Science - Economics
Georgia State University, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
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