PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Staff Accountant / Accounting Manager

Confidential, Charlotte NC

Responsibilities:

• Research and analyze complex financial transactions related to sales, project management, and client support services.
• Perform high volume reconciliation of credit card, bank, and loan statements, etc.
• Reconciliation of time and expenses for up to 50 team members, including project managers.
• Perform project related billing and invoicing on a monthly recurring, deliverables, time & materials, and on - demand basis.
• Perform A/P, A/R, and Payroll Processes and manage associated account ledgers.
• Pprepare balance sheets, trial balance, and income statements.
• Perform detailed variance analysis of all expense, income and liability accounts.
• Prepare and file various corporate tax returns for multiple states throughout the US.
• Maintain general ledger and sub-ledger chart of accounts, prepare and post journal entries.
• Develop and implement long term financial goals and reporting metrics.
• Research and resolve any financial recording, reporting, and reconciliation discrepancies.
• Research and recommend policies and procedures to eliminate future errors.
• Meet strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment and contribute to a positive team environment.

Analyst, Reconciliation

Confidential, Charlotte NC

Responsibilities:

• Perform high volume reconciliations for major banking institutions and multiple financial accounts.
• Research and analyze complex financial transactions related to donors and donations across all revenue channels.
• Collaborate across functional areas to identify and make adjustments to donation transactions.
• Reconcile donation financial transaction files against data from daily bank deposits and credit card settlements.
• Research and analyze errors wifin vendor files to determine root causes; Run SQL queries in Citrix XenApp.
• Perform SQL queries to obtain and analyze financial and donor information using relational databases.
• Develop and implement long term donation financial reporting metrics; Maintain data integrity and quality standards.
• Research and resolve any financial recording discrepancies identified in national donation sub - ledger reports.
• Research and recommend policies and procedures to eliminate future errors found in reconciliation and reporting.
• Support work activities to ensure processes are aligned wif operational goals.
• Meet strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment and contribute to a positive team environment.

Staff Accountant

Confidential, New Haven CT

Responsibilities:

• Project Accountant for major hardware/software conversion and implementation project.
• Create and run complex Oracle SQL queries to identify and resolve discrepancy issues.
• Perform major bank reconciliations daily and consolidate and convert multiple accounting records.
• Perform detailed variance analysis and prepare related financial statements and spreadsheets.
• Identify and resolve any out of balance issues and document all monetary discrepancies.
• Assist wif budget preparation; compile financial data for monthly auditing and statement processing.
• Prepare journal entries and post to General Ledger (GL); Process closings for month, quarter, and year end.
• Review project related purchase orders and invoices for math accuracy, availability of budget funds, and GL coding.
• Document processed PO's and invoices and maintain as permanent records of asset acquisition.
• Approve and/or prepare requests for purchase and resolve budgeting issues prior to submission for purchase.
• Assign appropriate GL coding and approve purchase orders, service requests, expense reports, and invoices.
• Prepare detailed cost and financial analyses, forecasts and projections for grants and contracts.
• Investigate account irregularities and make adjustments; Prepare and process expense reports and check requests.
• Provide guidance and expertise to TEMPPrincipal Investigators (PI s); Perform specialized account analyses.
• Provide advising on fiscal matters to TEMPPrincipal Investigators (PI s) to ensure funds are available to meet project goals/deadlines.
• Anticipate account and/or award end dates and take appropriate actions.
• Independently authorize and monitor grant and contract expenditures to assure compliance wif sponsor requirements and policies.

Financial Administrator

Confidential, New Haven CT

Responsibilities:

• Perform all financial administrator functions related to grants and endowments for non - profit organization.
• Reconcile multiple inter-related non-profit accounts; Perform detailed analysis of financial data.
• Perform forecasting of financial trends, budgeting, and variance analysis, reporting the interrelated account status.
• Prepare financial reports and statements; Perform and coordinate full-cycle accounts payable and payroll functions.
• Manage and maintain Access financial database including the creation of numerous tables, queries and reports.
• Implement and maintain strong internal controls for accounting databases in order to ensure data integrity.
• Review and recommend changes in budget application; Perform monthly, quarterly, and annual closings.
• Process and approve purchase requisitions, requests for services, expense reports, and vendor invoices.
• Review grants and endowments to monitor funds for compliance wif Yale University financial guidelines.
• Review, analyze and reconcile multiple corporate accounts related to close processes preparation for close.
• Perform detailed account and variance analysis; Perform month -, quarter-, and year-end closing processes.
• Prepare and post journal entries to general ledger; Assist wif budget preparation, forecasting, and projections.
• Perform reconciliation merchant and bank accounts; Process and approve all expense reports and invoices.
• Prepare and process international invoices, including associated currency translations and/or conversions.
• Prepare documentation and supporting schedules for internal auditing; Prepare financial statements and reports.
• Perform account reconciliation for multiple rental and vendor accounts.
• Setup and implement new recurring payment database and processing system.
• Perform monthly and quarterly closing processes; Coordinate full - cycle accounts payable functions.
• Process rent, common area maintenance (CAM), utilities, insurance, and tax payments.
• Process accounts payable of invoices, check requests, dividends, and stock notes daily.
• Act as liaison between joint venture stores, regional locations, property management, and vendors/suppliers.