Timothy J. D. Nichols
Indianapolis, IN 46217
Mobile: 317-***-****
Evening Phone: 317-***-****
E mail: *************@*****.***
Demonstrated achiever with exceptional knowledge of accounting procedures, business
Summary
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practices, and tax procedures and regulations.
1. Skilled at learning new concepts quickly, working well under pressure, and
communicating ideas clearly and effectively.
2. Extensive computer training, including knowledge of Microsoft Office, SAP and other
business software packages.
Colorado Technical University 2010
Education
B.S. Degree in Accounting
GPA: 3.27
Career History
Financial Programs Specialist, Customs & Border Protection/Department of 2010
Present
Homeland Security
Work on foreign payment team, processing all payments and collections for all
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U.S. embassies overseas.
1. Process receivables for foreign payment team through accounting system
SAP.
2. Have a working knowledge of U.S. General Ledger
3. Enter into SAP system employee receivables
2007 2010
4. Perform Month end account receivables report for department
3. Processing invoice/credits against payables
4. Process 600 800 invoices a month
5. Bi weekly processing of the Consolidated Payroll Processing System
reports (CAPPS)
Accounting Technician, Customs & Border Protection/Department of Homeland
Security
• Work on foreign payment team, processing all payments and collections for all
U.S. embassies oversea.
5. Process receivables for foreign payment team through accounting system
SAP.
6. Have a working knowledge of U.S. General Ledger
7. Enter into SAP system employee receivables
8. Perform Month end account receivables report for department
6. Processing invoice/credits against payables
7. Process 600 800 invoices a month
8. Bi weekly processing of the Consolidated Payroll Processing System
reports (CAPPS)
9.
Accounting Technician, Defense Finance & Accounting Service 2005 2007
10.
Receive invoices and receiving reports and verify them against government
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contracts to make sure they are valid
11. Input receiving reports into accounting system to ensure they are paid
from the appropriate line of accounting
12. Handle customer service calls and do necessary research to let customers
know the status of their payments
13. Audit contracts to ensure that all funds have been properly paid according
to invoices received
14. Only technician who handled classified contracts due to the confidential
nature of them
15. Kept up to date with program updates and new programs for the
department, including giving training sessions to entire department on new
programs or changes to existing programs
1999
Tax Consultant/Preparer, Bradley G. Kristel, Inc. Present
• Provide financial management guidance and tax planning advice to tax clients
and serve as a financial expert to both individual and small clients
• Prepare both federal and state tax returns
• Research and interpretation of tax law
• Review documentation and analyze taxable/non taxable deductible items and
input information onto proper schedules
• Inform clients of filing requirements, new tax laws, tax rates, earned income
credit, standard deductions, capital gains, pensions, child care credit, annuities,
and other general information used in preparing their individual tax returns
• Provide financial advice to clients in decision making relating to their tax
withholdings and estimated tax payments
• Review financial statements and balance sheets for accuracy and compliance
with regulations
• Assistance in compiling, preparing and maintaining reports summarizing
accounting data for private businesses
• Analyze client's operations to develop cost projections, subcontracting costs,
escalation of material costs, and financing of capital and labor costs
• Prepare approximately 450 600 tax returns during the approximate 16 week tax
season each year
• Enter data into the automated billing system to invoice clients, and explaining
to them how invoice is calculated
• Update accounting/tax software and troubleshoot computer problems for the
entire accounting firm
16. Provide training of co workers on accounting/tax software and updates to
the software
References
Brad Kristel, Bradley G. Kristel, Inc.
5018 Madison Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46217
Phone: 317-***-****
E mail: ****@**********.***
Debbie Thompson, Customs & Border Protection
6650 Telecom Drive, Suite 100
Indianapolis, IN 46278
Phone: 317-***-****
E mail: *******.*.********@***.***.***
Wilson Hopkins, Bradley G. Kristel, Inc.
7672 Meadow Ridge Drive
Fishers, IN 46038
Phone Number: 202-***-****
E mail: ******@*****.***
Sean Morrow, Monarch Beverage
51 S. 10th Avenue
Beech Grove, IN 46107
Phone: 317-***-****
E mail: ************@*****.***