Senior Accountant - Cost Accountant
Resume:
MON ICA TOMKOWIAK
• • • motomko@gmai l.com
***** ****** * *** * aywa rd, CA 94542 510-***-****
SUMMARY OF QUALIF ICAT IONS
Highly organized and detail-focused Accounting Professional looking to obtain a Cost Accountant position in
manufacturing, where my accounting skills will benefit the organization all while attaining personal growth.
Excellent knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
Excellent knowledge of manufacturing cost processes and related financial statements
Strong analytical skills and problem solving skills with great attention to detail.
Extensive knowledge of standard cost and inventory management.
Excellent organization and time management.
Ability to lead and complete a project.
Skilled in all aspects of recording transactions, preparing and posting journal entries, reconciling G/L
accounts, and ensuring accuracy and completeness of data for month-end.
Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
Excellent verbal and writ ten communication skills.
COMP UTER SKILLS – O racle 11i, J DEdwa rds, Cayenta, Quickbooks, Hyperion, Essbase, MS
O ffice
E DUCAT ION
Bachelors Degree in Business Admin – Business Management - 2004
HOLY NAMES UN IVERSITY – Oakland, California
PROFESSIONAL EXPER I E NCE
City of San Jose – San Jose, CA 1/2013-Present
Sr. Accountant/Accounts Payable Supervisor
o Supervising, mentoring, and training staff.
o Oversee the operations of the City’s weekly vendor accounts payables check runs.
o Coordinate with other City departments in documenting and implementing fiscal policies and
p rocedures.
o Coordinate special projects.
Continued…
o Oversee the preparation of financial reports according to federal and state rules, regulations and laws,
C ity policies and procedures, and GAAP.
o Implementing and enforcing GASB standards and pronouncements.
o Audit coordination
Key Contributions
Leading a project to convert from paper checks to ACH payments for vendors. This is a streamlining
p rocess that will also be cost saving as well as environmentally friendly as less paper will be used.
Updated several procedures to ensure compliance.
MON ICA TOMKOWIAK
Simmons Bedding Company – San Leandro, CA 8/2008-1/2013
Sr. Cost Accountant
o Managed standard cost of raw materials and finished goods.
o Calculated labor and overhead rates.
o Assist the Controller with month-end close by preparing and processing journal entries for month-end
close.
o Performed root cause analysis, i tem master, Bill of Material (BOM), and labor routing audits to ensure
standard cost accuracy and completeness.
o Evaluated cost standards on newly created BOM’s.
o Responsible for all quarterly reconciliations – investigating and resolving discrepancies on the General
Ledger.
o Responsible for preparing and reviewing daily, weekly, and monthly reports before distribution to the
Operations Management team.
o Monthly financial analysis and reporting to the Divisional Controller.
o Responsible for coordinating our bi-annual inventory.
o Enter and review scrap data analysis.
o Labor absorption analysis.
Key Contributions:
Supported our team by participating on the Quality Team, the Materials Review Board, and the Safety
Committee.
Streamlined our inventory process to decrease the total time for inventory.
Robert Half In ternational, Inc – Pleasanton, CA 11/2005-8/2008
Accounting Specialist
o Managed high volume client billing and invoice matching using Oracle.
o Researching and resolving questions and/or discrepancies by contacting field management.
o Producing monthly t racking reports, and recording all t ransactions.
o Prepare and maintain various logs using M icrosoft Excel.
o Created invoices and t racked overdue accounts.
o Maintained close relationship with the field to make sure that all t ransactions run smoothly.
o Prepared and delivered to management, under extremely quick tu rnaround timelines, accurate
monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
Toll Brothers, Inc – San Ramon, CA 09/03 – 10/05
Staff Accountant
o Managed financial t ransactions and record keeping with strict attention to detail.
o Verified and posted t ransactions to general ledger.
o Reconciled and balanced accounts, prepared journal entries, produced financial statements, and
recorded all t ransactions.
o Prepared management reports and financial summaries using Excel.
o Generated bank deposits, verified and balanced receipts.
o Reviewed all A/P invoices for accurate coding and approved for processing.
o Maintained all Lien Releases and Insurance Certificates for vendors.
o Communicated with field personnel and customers to address inquiries and resolve issues.
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