Accounting Specialist Resume
Lilburn, GA
SUMMARY
An experienced business professional with a concentration on analysis of data, organizational reporting, processes & procedures is in pursuit of a new opportunity.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Quickbooks Pro 2008, Sage Peachtree 2008, Peoplesoft, Blackbaud Raiser's Edge, Microsoft Access, SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services, Onyx CRM, MS Sharepoint, Visio, Hummingbird Genio, MS Project, MS Project Central, Rational Unified Process (RUP), Rational Req Pro, Borland (Star Team), Compuware, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Distiller, Adobe Framemaker, Snag It, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Confidential
Accounting Specialist/Bookkeeper - Lilburn, GA 2009-2010
Provide a variety of accounting and bookkeeping services to clients on a consulting basis.
- Setup, maintain and reconciled new clients after an initial assessment of client needs.
- Continued services as agreed upon by client; including but not limited to A/P, A/R, general ledger, and report generation.
- Gathered data and supported business processes on a need by need basis for each client.
Senior Research Operation Analyst (Senior Business Analyst) - Norcross, GA 2006-2008
Provide empirically based observations to management that assist in strategic planning and process improvements.
- Completed a variety of industry analyses.
- Created internal systems and assessments that measured generation, quality and effectiveness of data collection.
- Gathered and documented business processes and data flow throughout the organization.
Customer Database Manager (CRM Business Analyst) - Norcross, GA 2005-2006
Work closely with vendors, customers and business departments to document internal controls.
- Documented existing CRM processes and procedures along with any new development initiatives.
- Provided guidance on CRM data conversion requirements and documented specifications while retaining high quality data within the PeopleSoft database.
- Created sales and marketing reports to track activities.
Data Integrity Manager - Norcross, GA 2002-2005
Provide a variety of technical analyses and support documentation to the organization.
- Managed a team that designed, administered and provided analytical benchmarks, analyses, and documentation on the effectiveness of data collection.
- Provided assessments of the most effective solutions to a variety of challenges.
- Surpassed executive management's expectations to generate reports and evaluations of business practices.
Project Manager/Business Analyst - Norcross, GA 2000-2002
Manage software application development projects, implementations and technical services.
- Appointed to lead high profile IT projects of mid to large scale that provided web-based products to customers and updates to internal applications.
- Provided business requirements, detailed Functional Specifications including Use Cases, user manuals, online help and standards guidelines.
- Initiated and managed productivity forums to minimize project redundancies and increase efficiency of business endeavors.
- Volunteered with the IRS to provide tax help to elderly and low-to-moderate income individuals who could not prepare their own tax returns during two tax seasons to gain experience with taxes. Received training and became certified to prepare tax returns for elderly and low-to-moderate income individuals. Completed tax returns using TaxWise software, reviewing customer documentation, and assessing eligibility for program. Reviewed other prepared tax returns completed for quality.
- Processed gift donations that came from a variety of avenues either solicited or non-solicited in a non-profit business on a temp basis to gain experience in a finance role. Received gift donations and entered gifts into the database system for accounting. Created cash receipt journals on a daily, weekly, & monthly basis for reconciliation. Created reports on a weekly & monthly basis for executive management on the cash flow of the business. Acknowledged all donors with a thank-you letter and tax receipt.
Education:
AS - Business Management
BBAACC - Accounting
Memberships:
IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysts) member
GSCPA (Georgia Society of CPA) student member
