Cost Accountant Resume

SUMMARY

15+ years of experience in accounting to include both financial, cost, and taxation. Possess strong IT skills.
Experience working in a lead Accountant role reporting to company presidents and also reporting to boards.
Extensive experience with system implementations, upgrades and maintenance of accounting information systems.
Extensive experience with general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and fixed assets.
Experience with sales and use tax reporting, payroll tax reporting (941, W3 reporting, states AL, CA, FL, NY).
Experience with representing businesses during various governmental agency audits and CPA audits.
Experience in multiple industries: manufacturing: 6 years, construction: 3 years, property management: 6 years.
Able to do accounting and tax research in both English and Spanish. Experience with both U.S. GAAP and IFRS.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

ERP Software: SAP R/3/ ERP 6.0 - (modules FI, CO, MM, PP, SD, and SAP Reference IMG), Epicor

Accounting Software: Peachtree (Sage 50 Quantum), QuickBooks Pro, BusinessWorks, DacEasy

Payroll Software: ADP, payroll modules of accounting software listed above

MRP Software: pc/MRP

Tax Software: ATX

Spreadsheets: Lotus 1-2-3, Microsoft Excel, Quattro Pro

Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows - all versions up to 8.1, Microsoft DOS, UNIX, Linux

Word Processors: Microsoft Word, Word Perfect, Lotus WordPro

Presentation Graphics: Microsoft PowerPoint

Collaborative Software: SharePoint (2007, 2010)

Databases: Microsoft Access

Computer Languages: HTML, JavaScript, XBRL, SQL

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Cost Accountant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Cost analysis of direct and indirect costs with work done in Epicor ERP and Excel using pivot tables and formulas such as SUMIF, AVERAGEIF, IFERROR, and ROUND to mention a few.
Development of inventory analysis reports detailing direct costs, indirect costs, overhead, and actual vs standard bill of material (BOM) cost. Assist in the improvement of internal controls related to inventory.

Accountant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Worked with global subsidiaries in the Americas working with foreign currencies and intercompany reconciliations.
Performed the accounting for the Canadian subsidiary and assisted with gathering tax (HST, GST, QST) information.
Designated accounting liaison for subsidiaries in Mexico, Chile, Colombia, and Brazil. Communicated regularly with accounting counterparts where my communications with Mexico, Chile, and Colombia were in Spanish.
Reviewed financials prepared in other formats (Canadian ASPE, Chilean/Brazilian/Colombian IFRS for SMEs, and Mexican IFRS). Used SAP ERP software to export subsidiary financials into Excel format monthly for submittal to the Accounting Manager for consolidation.

Accountant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Was responsible for producing monthly financial statements and reporting to company owners.
Analyzed all balance sheet accounts and key income statement accounts as part of month - end close process.
Maintained and updated the client workpapers as part of the monthly close process.
Communicated weekly with client bookkeeping personnel.
Assigned 3 clients that had 13 total stores in AR, GA, and NC that had combined revenues of $75-100 million.
Performed sales tax reporting for AK and NC and reviewed GA. Used Excel Pivot Table/V-Lookup.