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Victoria Callahan

Little Rock,AR

Summary

Experienced Senior Accountant successful at cultivating and communicating effective working relationships at all levels while driving improvements to budget administration, expense tracking and forecasting of future financial needs. Proven track record of performing work ethically while maintaining integrity of all financial data. In addition, learning quickly a variety of technology to accurately organize and analyze data while increasing efficiencies whenever possible.


Currently, CPA eligible and is actively sitting to take the CPA exam.


Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Accountant/Finance and Accounting Specialist

Robert Half Finance & Accounting
11.2019 - Current
  • Streamlined the financial reporting process by implementing new processes and formulas to automating tasks.
  • Reduced errors in financial statements through stringent review procedures and regular reconciliation of accounts.
  • Assisted in internal and external audits by preparing necessary documentation and responding to auditor inquiries.
  • Coordinate and communicate with various departments to gather financial data, ensuring accurate representation of each business unit's performance.
  • Ensured regulatory compliance with GAAP standards by staying current on updates and integrating changes into accounting practices as needed.
  • Maintained accurate depreciation schedules for fixed assets, coordinating with asset managers for timely recording of acquisitions or disposals.
  • Strengthened internal controls by reviewing processes, identifying gaps, and proposing improvements to safeguard against fraud or mismanagement of funds.
  • Provides direction regarding financial operations: monitors operation of trust accounts; Water Fund collections to various trust Indenture requirements; monitors cash receipts and disbursements of all funds; determines funds and investments are handled properly; verifies and reconciles daily bank cash balances with accounting records; ensures internal accounting policies and procedures are followed: monitors cash receipts and disbursement of funds; maintains investment amortization schedules detailing cost, maturities, discounts, premiums, and interest earned; maintains periodic spreadsheets on various balance sheet accounts; assists in scheduling fund availability; performs internal audits of cash and bid purchases; ensures issuance of tax and government reports; assists in the testing and validation of new financial management software applications.
  • Prepare daily and monthly journal entries and other transactions in the general ledger with documentation.
  • Prepare monthly reports and documents for Heavy Equipment Inventory Tax, inventory turnover report, work in progress report, costing report and other financial reports.
  • Performs reconciliation duties; reconciles stock status reports; balances and reconciles bank statement; compares general ledger balance to bank cash balance for cash accounts; ensures reports and accounts balance in all areas
  • Complete year-end closing processes with controllers and other accountants
  • Successfully managed multiple high-stakes projects concurrently, consistently meeting deadlines while maintaining exceptional attention to detail and quality control.
  • Collaborated with accounting manager and other accountants to comply with governing bodies and limit regulatory risks.
  • Coordinates work activities with banks; monitors trust accounts online via bank web site; monitors Consumers Return item account daily for activity and daily balance; balance and reconciles accounts.
  • Trained new employees on accounting principles and company procedures.
  • Assists with utility wide budget process creates page format and graphs; assembles capital budget; builds annualized budget spreadsheet reports per department; maintains contact with Department Directors regarding labor expense questions; generates monthly journal entries for various journals to ensure general ledger balances with budget.
  • Performs cost accounting duties develops and revises master cost accounting plan; determines how and when to apply direct costing techniques; compares job costing and process costing procedures; computes and monitors labor and material overhead; monitors inventory debits and credits; recommends cost accounting methods and techniques to be used.
  • Process intercompany transactions, journal entries, reconciliations and financial statements
  • Provides direction and supervision to accounting clerks I and II staff


TANF Workforce Specialist

Arkansas Department Of Workforce Services
03.2017 - 11.2019
  • Spearheaded community outreach efforts, increasing brand visibility within target demographics and attracting top talent from various industries.
  • Assisted with writing job postings and job descriptions for boards.
  • Pre-screened resumes prior to sending to corporate hiring managers for consideration.
  • Comply with Federal and Arkansas Temporary Assistance Needy Families (TANF) policies, regulations and internal system of controls.
  • Interviews clients to determine eligibility for ADWS programs and services by reviewing clients’ forms, asking questions concerning clients’ work history, and providing information on programs and services.
  • Provide and key financial reimbursement to participants who meet the requirements of policy.
  • Key reimbursements for provider’s contracts and invoices
  • Participant in work & community related activities and attend required and other organizational meetings.
  • Counsels clients by explaining program eligibility, program benefits, and employment opportunities.
  • Completes forms, reports, and records associated with DWS programs.
  • Reviewing program polices and advising management on possible risk of the case file

Fiscal Support Technician

Arkansas Department Of Human Services
06.2016 - 03.2017
  • Provide assistance to customers by telephone or in person; answers questions, reviews information, and assists in completion of forms
  • Receives, reviews, and audits documents to ensure completion; verifies codes, calculations, and authorization; requests required information if necessary, monitors internal controls, procedures and compliance for financials.
  • Performs data entry of various information, including invoices and payments, to internal automated tracking and reporting systems or other appropriates system after reviewing the documents for accuracy.
  • Maintain records of expenditures, balances, ledgers, accounts, statements, reports, receipt sheet, or other internal accounting controls; posts transactions to journals and/ or ledgers, balances entries, and reconciles errors manually or electronically.
  • Researchers invoices for payment and provides information to vendors and other customers, create billing information or reviews documentation presented, and establishes pay plan with customer if required
  • Generates reports, audits transactions, verifies and enters vendor information and corrects errors for processing.
  • May furnish fiscal monthly and year end closing documentation and statistical reports.
  • May post wire transfer, error corrections, grant transfer to the state system, reconcile bank statements, and oversee petty cash fund.

Education

Master of Science - Accounting

University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZ

Bachelor of Science - Business Accounting

University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZ

Skills

  • Internal controls implementation
  • Intercompany Transactions
  • General ledger accounting
  • Financial statement review
  • Systems Efficiency Evaluation
  • Financial Projections
  • Goal Development
  • Process evaluations
  • Adaptability and Flexibility
  • Journal Entries
  • Audit preparation
  • Account Reconciliation
  • Government Accounting

Areas of Practice

  • Accounts Receivables and Payables
  • Billing
  • Bond and Trusts
  • Bookkeeping
  • Case Management
  • Costing Reports
  • Customer Service
  • Financial Analysis
  • Month and Year End Processes
  • Quality Assurance
  • Reconciliations : Bank, Credit Card, General Ledger and Inter-company
  • Training
  • Warranty Parts and Services

Computer Application

  • AASIS
  • CODA
  • DBS
  • Excel CEO
  • Google Workspace
  • JONAS
  • Kronos
  • Lawson
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Oracle
  • Quickbooks Desktop and Online
  • SAP

Timeline

Senior Accountant/Finance and Accounting Specialist

Robert Half Finance & Accounting
11.2019 - Current

TANF Workforce Specialist

Arkansas Department Of Workforce Services
03.2017 - 11.2019

Fiscal Support Technician

Arkansas Department Of Human Services
06.2016 - 03.2017

Master of Science - Accounting

University of Phoenix

Bachelor of Science - Business Accounting

University of Phoenix

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