LAURIE J. THORNTON RESUME

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acez0a@r.postjobfree.com

Las Vegas, NV 89131 702-***-**** or 839-

9526

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

GET A GRIP, INC. 1997-PRESENT

Las Vegas, Nevada

STAFF ACCOUNTANT / OFFICE MANAGER

Responsible for all office and accounting functions through preparation of

financial statements and tax returns utilizing Peachtree accounting system

and Excel for three companies...A/R & A/P... Bank

Reconciliations Account analyses and work papers...Payroll and sales tax

returns...Developed office and accounting procedures...Assisted president

with administrative tasks.

R.W.W. INC. 2000-2001

Santa Rosa, California

FULL CHARGE BOOKKEEPER

Prepared monthly financial statements and related work papers...various

spreadsheets using Excel...Maintained General Ledger using Great Plains

software for nine restaurants...A/P...Journal Entries...Bank

reconciliations...Sales tax returns.

CUSTODIS-ECODYNE, INC. 1992-1997

Santa Rosa, California

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT-CONSTRUCTION DEPT. (1993-1997)

Assisted regional Construction Manager with administrative

duties...Prepared Construction Cost Tracking reports on multiple jobs

including month-end reports...Maintained worker's compensation

records...Reviewed construction payroll time sheets...Kept tract of

superintendents and job schedules...Maintained personnel records...Reviewed

and coded construction field invoices

GENERAL ACCOUNTANT (1992-1993)

Prepared monthly journal entries...Posted to General Ledger on HP3000 with

SD&G accounting system...Financial Statement preparation...Preparation of

various schedules, work papers and analyses...Reviewed and coded expense

reports...Preliminary construction payroll.

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MOTOR CAR DEALERS ASSOCIATION 1989-1991

San Rafael, California

CONTROLLER

Prepared departmentalized Financial Statements...Managed investment

funds...Reviewed income tax returns...Prepared budgets, account analyses,

payroll and sales tax returns...Maintained personnel records...Summarized

time management reports...A/P...Responsible for all general accounting

duties...Completed conversion of books to computer using ACCPAC

system...Prepared various reports and Projections as requested. (Company

merged and closed.)

ENVIRONMENTAL FILTER CORPORATION 1981-1989

Santa Rosa, California

OFFICE MANAGER / ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (1987-1989)

Interviewed, hired, trained, and supervised office personnel...Developed

office procedures for offices in California and North Carolina...Assisted

company president with administrative tasks including analysis of business

evaluation for the purchase of a distributorship in Seattle...Assisted with

negotiations and purchase agreement...Prepared correspondence for company

president...Acted as liaison between the North Carolina and California

offices...Supervised the accounting department...Reviewed financial

statements...Prepared and reviewed employee evaluations.

ACCOUNTANT / DEPT. SUPERVISOR (1981-1987)

In charge of all phases of accounting through preparation of Financial

Statements for two locations...Multi-state payroll and sales tax

returns...A/P...A/R...Collections...Daily bank reports...Insurance coverage

reviews and audits...Depreciation schedules...Account analyses...Loan

package preparation...Business property tax returns...Supervised assistant

and temporary help...Supervised conversion of Books to AT&T 3B2 computer

system.

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