Senior Accountant Business Operations

Medea Sabur

Charlotte, NC ***** • 908-***-**** • ad5pe6@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

Detail-oriented 18+ years effectively maintaining accurate accounting information for large and small-scale organizations. Knowledgeable Accountant proficient in laws and procedures governing business operations (GAAP, SOX and IFRS), income taxes, sales tax filings and regulatory compliance. Handles detail-oriented work in methodical and organized fashion. Leverages field expertise, resourcefulness and diligence to make positive impact on business operations.

Skills

•Financial Statement Review

•General Ledger & Journal Entry Accounting

•Budgeting, Forecasting & Financial Projections

•Balance Sheet & Intercompany Reconciliations

•Payroll Preparation & Accruals

•Tax Accounting & Tax Law understanding

•Profit and Loss Accountability

•Fixed Asset Management

•Job Costing & Project Management

•ERPs: Quickbooks, SAP, RealPage, PeopleSoft

•Sage 500, MRI, Yardi, conversions & Avalara

•Cash Flow analysis

Work History

Senior Accountant IV, 07/2023 to present

Labcorp Diagnostics and Drug Development - Remote Contract

•Assist in Month End Close, post and review Reciept Accruals, IT Warehouse Sales & Use Tax and Labor clearing entries.

•Load Fixed Assets via monthly additions into PeopleSoft, provide Cover Sheets and manage Retirement Schedules in multiple states

•Close CIP Projects through monthly Review, Recognition of milestone billings and Recording Fixed Assets into service

•Effectively manage monthly Capitalization Report, applying and allocating appropiate expenses per project

•I've gained great working knowledge and understanding of Peoplesoft's Business Units, GL accounts, Invoices, Vouchers, Purchase Orders and Transfers

•ED & SUT Reconciliation and application of Direct Debit Payments

•Record, research and resolve Excel spreadsheets and GL variances

Senior Accountant, 08/2022 to 03/2023

Adams Outdoor Advertising – Charlotte, NC

•Assisted with Month End Close in Sage MAS500

•Posted recurring entries and monthly accruals

•Review GL for Corporate office and 12 additional markets

•Calculated and applied sales tax for eight states

•Research and resolve GL variances

•Updated and maintained reports in Excel and Add on Biz Net

•Prepared monthly journal entries and reconciliations

•Reviewed documents and accounts for discrepancies and resolved variances

•ADP back up for payroll

Accountant to Tax Manager, 11/2014 to 05/2022

Lwin Family Co – Charlotte, NC - 3 yrs Remote

Tax Manager (2017 - 2022)

•Reviewed Quarterly Composite and Franchise Taxes for annual Income Tax filing

•Filed Net profit tax returns and local level corporate income tax returns for municipalities in 10 states

•Managed Business Licensing Schedule for 300+ sites

•Submitted Sales and Use Tax returns monthly, quarterly, semi-annually and annually with Avalara

•Compiled, analyzed, researched and processed data for personal property tax in 44 states

Senior Accountant (2016 - 2022)

•Cost Accounting for all Projects, ensured market percentages and proper monthly close out of franchise billing and commission invoices

•Managed Fixed Assets, monthly categorization, depreciation, additions, and dissolutions, Prepaids, Amortization schedules and reconciliation of all Balance Sheet accounts

•Managed Business Licensing Schedule for 300+ sites

•Prepared JEs for month, quarter, and year end close and financial reporting, analyzation and EBITDA reporting

•Assisted in preparation of annual budgets and forecasting

•Trained and mentored Jr. Accountant in maintaining high levels of accuracy and performance

Staff Accountant (2014 - 2015)

•Recorded Journal entries, reviewed GL and assisted in month end close process

•Managed three companies and reconciliation of intercompany accounts in SAP

•Reviewed same store sales and ensured accurate commission percentages for Franchisees

•Utilized Quickbooks software in managing the Founder's financial reporting and bank statement reconciliation

Accounting Supervisor, 08/2010 to 10/2014

Campus Crest Communities, Inc – Charlotte, NC (Public Company)

•Managed accounting team of four in recognizing, measuring and recording property accounting streams of Cash, Revenue, Accounts Receivable, Rent Rolls, CAM, Concessions, Up-fits and Utilities for wholely owned and joint ventures

•Developed and implemented improved processes and controls within accounting team

•Monitored, processed and verified cash receivables, collections and trend analysis

•Acted as liaison with internal and external auditors as required for SOX compliance

•Defined and developed Standard Operational Procedures; trained and managed four AR Coordinators and four Collection Specialists in property accounting and collection activities

•Assisted in ensuring collections of current and former accounts, trained and managed additional eight Temporary team members during peak of company's Turn period

•Responsible for Collection department's relationship with 3rd party collection services.

Accounts Receivable Accountant

AP Moller Terminals - Maersk Group, Inc October 2009 to July 2010

•Performed accounts receivable, credit and collection functions.

•Reviewed and managed credit origination/extension, risk management and payment

performance .

•Maintained Aged report, assisted in Bad Debt reporting, performed write offs and write downs.

•Resolved and documented billing rate disputes and chargebacks.

•Verified and processed payments via terminal/vessel online systems.

•Assisted in software conversion from SAP.

•Provided customer service and managed relationships as the main point of contact.

•Developed Standard Operating Procedures and trained outsource team in collection activities.

Property Accountant

Auburndale Properties

June 2007 to December 2007

•Planned operations and capital expenditures, budgets and forecasts for 36 commercial

properties.

•Prepared period end internal and external financial statements.

•Maintained monthly property working papers, income statements, balance sheets, and cash flows.

•Analyzed cost and profitability of each property, including analysis of variances and related feedback of actual vs. budget, and distributed reports to CFO.

•Measured and recorded business transactions and functional property accounting streams including Cash, Accounts Receivable, Rent Rolls, CAM, RET, Accounts Payable, Payroll, Fixed Assets, Bank reconciliations and General Ledger review.

•Managed standard cost systems, processes, and analysis including partnering with process

engineering to pursue accurate and complete maintenance of properties.

•Monitored and fulfilled corporate and regulatory GAAP compliance requirements.

Accountant

Dentino Marketing

December 2004 to May 2007

•Assistant to outside CFO, prepared monthly, quarterl year end financial statements

•Engineered the accounting office, hired, trained and supervised an accounting staff of two.

•Performed General Ledger review and Balance Sheet accounts reconciliation, analysis

•Prepared and analyzed forecasting and budgeting reports

•Maintained Fixed Assets and associated Depreciation/Amortization schedules

•Maintained all Job Costing and ensured accurate milestone billing

•Prepared multi-state monthly and quarterly sales tax reporting and payments

•Performed full cycle A/R and A/P and maintained relationships with clients and vendors

•Prepared bank reconciliations and managed Sweep accounts

•Administered 401K plan and other HR functions

•Prepared multi-state ADP payroll processing including forms 940, 941, W2 and 1099s.

•Performed business license filings and maintained business registrations

•Reported to the out-of-state CFO via MAS90 file transfers, Crystal Reports, emails, telephone and annual meetings

•Improved profitability through operation efficiencies, cost reductions and collections.

•Converted and upgraded client billing from Excel to MAS90 .

Industries:

Healthcare, Manufacturing, Commercial and Residential Property, Marketing, Advertisement, Franchisor and Distribution

Education

Bachelor of Science Degree: Accounting - Audit And Forensic Accountancy, 05/2011

Kaplan University - Ft. Lauderdale, FL

•President's List each Semester

•3.96 GPA

•Summa cum laude graduate

•Golden Key International Honour Society Member

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