Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
HIGHLIGHTS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
COMPUTER/SOFTWARE SYSTEMS & APPLICATIONS
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Vivian Dumas-Phillips, MSA, CFE

Calumet City,IL

Summary

Motivated Senior Accountant offering 20+ years of experience and a strong understanding of all aspects of accounting and financial management. Excellent problem solving and strategic thinking. Specialized expertise in account reconciliation and managing global accounts. Strong relationship building skills and effective collaboration with management, coworkers, vendors, and clients. Seeking to contribute to a company by facilitating growth and profitability for the organization.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Accountant

Nordex USA Inc.
City, State
11.2014 - Current
  • Contracted as Temp - Robert Half and Associates, November 2014-March 2015
  • Hired Full Time by Nordex USA Inc. March 2015-Present:
  • Manage Global Accounts - Staff Accountant for All Americas

Consulting Accountant

Dearborn Towers
City, State
05.2014 - 04.2022

Assisted management with budget forecasting and accounting operations

Accounting Manager

O-N-E Restoring Communities NFP
City, State
12.2012 - 04.2014

Initiated and implemented accounting program, policies, and procedures; Managed day-to-day accounting operations/trained staff in use of QuickBooks

Education

Master of Science - Accounting

Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL
05.2014

Graduate Certificate - Business Forensics

Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL
05.2014

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

University of Arkansas At Little Rock
Little Rock, AR
05.2011

Associate of Arts - Accounting

City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College
Chicago, IL
06.2007

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

FULL CYCLE ACCOUNTING

· Journal/General Ledger Entries & Audits

· Month & Year-End Close

· Data Entry, Receipts, and Invoicing

· Complete Expense Reporting & Reconciliation

· Intercompany Reconciliation

· Variance Analysis

· Financial Statements Preparation


· Accounts Payable/Receivables

· Budgeting, Forecasting, and Cost Analysis

· Ad-hoc Reporting

· Vender Relations & Customer Service

· Analytical and Critical Thinker

· Deferred Tax Preparation

· Process Improvements

· Fraud Examination

HIGHLIGHTS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Skilled in industry sectors included but not limited to Manufacturing, Not-For-Profit, Real-Estate, Corporate, Education, and Government
  • Decreased overall cost of personnel expenses while serving as Interim Senior Controller and Financial Analyst
  • Sat for CPA Track, 2013: Certified Fraud Examiner, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)

· Global Accounting

  • o Manage several Nordex USA, Inc North American companies, SPVs, CPCs and South American full cycle accounting operations (Chile, Honduras, and Uruguay)
  • Manage all tax reporting using multiple American states, country (Canada) revenue sites and GTC (Global Tax Center)
  • o Facilitated and trained foreign counterparts on operations of South American company during acquisition
  • o Coordinated and completed interim and annual PWC Germany audits and Deloitte United States tax audits and reporting for 2019-2021
  • · Served as Interim Senior Controller and Financial Analyst and part-time decreasing the cost of personnel expenses
  • · Discovered and recuperated 260K of missed revenue
  • · Implemented new approval system for x-charges between intercompany
  • · Trained all former AWP N.A. Finance & Accounting team on SAP accounting module (SAP Super User)

COMPUTER/SOFTWARE SYSTEMS & APPLICATIONS

Platforms: SAP Oracle JDEdwards (JDE); Customer Relationship Software (CRM); Enterprise Resource Planning ERP

Software Appolications: Microsoft Office - Advanced in Excel (VLOOKUP/Pivot Tables); Quickbooks; Yardi (Tenant payments/contracts - Property Management Software)



Timeline

Senior Accountant

Nordex USA Inc.
11.2014 - Current

Consulting Accountant

Dearborn Towers
05.2014 - 04.2022

Accounting Manager

O-N-E Restoring Communities NFP
12.2012 - 04.2014

Master of Science - Accounting

Roosevelt University

Graduate Certificate - Business Forensics

Roosevelt University

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

University of Arkansas At Little Rock

Associate of Arts - Accounting

City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College
Vivian Dumas-Phillips, MSA, CFE