Sales Accounting
Resume:
RASHEEDA FORD
Houston, TX 77546
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
GETZEL SCHIFF ROSS & PESCE LLP., Woodbury, NY June 2012–August 2013
Staff Accountant
Prepare consolidated financial statements for consolidated tax return and tax preparation;
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Prepare Federal, State, and Local Income and Franchise Tax Returns, including collecting and
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analyzing financial data, calculating book / tax differences, preparing supporting work papers;
Prepare quarterly payroll tax returns, sales tax returns and annual franchise tax returns;
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Preform compilations and the tasks of verifying the existence of liabilities and assets in the reports;
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Prepare Corporate, S Corp, partnerships and individual income tax returns;
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Audit areas of the financial statements including cash, PP&E, liabilities, receivables, revenues and
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expenses to ensure accounts are reasonable and suggest adjusting journal entries;
Prepare reports and financial statements for shareholders and management;
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Handles the tasks of examining financial statements, accounts reconciliation reports and accounts
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receivable records;
Quarterly/monthly accounting and bookkeeping for small businesses, maintained general ledger
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journal and generated monthly reports
GRASSI & CO. CPA’S .,New York, NY Jan 2011 – May 2012
Staff Accountant
Handle all phases of accounting cycle for clients with sales of up to 15 million;
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Industries Experience include: healthcare, restaurants, catering, web design, internet start up's, real
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estate, media, law firms;
Prepare, analyze and verify financial statements;
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Review/maintain general ledger accounts for clients and assist with reclassifications, month-end and
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year-end closing procedures in timely manner;
Coordinate year-end audits, worked with audit team as a liaison to answer analytics and internal
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controls inquiries. Provided information needed to the audit team for annual review and/or audit;
Arrange and post standard and variable journal entries including monthly allocations and accruals.
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Prepare and evaluate balance sheet account reconciliations including prepaid operating expenses,
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accrued expenses, and inter-company;
Arrange and evaluate variance analysis reporting for month-end and quarterly-close. Monitor and
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review financial statements for accuracy and GAAP compliance;
Recognize and develop knowledge of key areas of clients business;
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Responsible for tracking and processing checks for account receivable and preparing monthly A/R
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reports;
Monitor and review financial statements such as balance sheet, P&L, and statement of cash flows for
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accuracy and competences;
Processed daily invoices, created vouchers, and processed the check run for payments;
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Posted all accounting related journal entries & prepared monthly bank reconciliation;
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Analyze and interpret financial data and recommend changes to improve financial performance;
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Prepare state/federal estimates and extensions;
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Prepare and file various federal returns including, Federal Corporation Returns; S Corp Returns;
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Federal Individual Returns; Partnership Returns; Trusts & Estates Returns;
Prepare and file various state income tax returns, and payroll returns and Real Property Income and
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Expense Statements (RPIE);
Prepare various 1099 forms;
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Research and consult on various tax matters;
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Liaison with taxing authorities to research and effectively resolve tax claims, prepared responses to
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IRS and other tax authorities on behalf of the client.
EXPERIENCE WHILE ATTENDING SCHOOL
MARKS PANETH & SHRON LLP, Long Island, NY Jan 2007 – Dec 2007
Audit Intern (while attending school)
Prepared state/federal estimates and extensions;
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Prepared federal/state Individual Returns;
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Prepared accounts receivable, bank and legal confirmations;
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Proof read/refooted financial statements
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EDUCATION
BS in Accounting, Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus, Brookville, NY
Currently pursuing CPA
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Office, QuickBooks, Peachtree, Intact Accounting Cloud Software, Go Systems, CFS Payroll,
CCH
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