Sales Accounts Payable

Falana

Grace Falana

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Summary: High-energy individual with extensive and progressive experience in accounting,

finance, and management. Excellent communicator with leadership skills and with proven ability

to motivate and interact with all levels of management and staff.

Skills & Abilities:

• Review, prepare multi-State Sales and Use tax returns, checks and wire transfers

• Research and compliance with applicable tax laws; cost analyst

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to handle numerous details

• Preparation of Payroll tax returns and payments, Reconcile payroll tax withholdings

• Assist in preparation of Income Tax, Accounts Payable and Receivable transactions

• Diligent work ethic and high energy level

• Excel 5.0, Quattro Pro, Microsoft Word, Outlook, Win Team, In source Sales and Use

Tax RIA, Vantage tax, Oracle, Lotus Notes, Timberline

Experience:

Premier Group, Rutherford, NJ 2011- 2012

Tax Accountant

• Monthly analysis of company purchases for proper treatment of sales tax regulations

• Reviewed sales exemption certificates in accordance with state rules and regulations

• Prepared and filed multi-state Sales and Use Tax as well as Gross receipt

• Research and develop responses to audit issues, reconciling sales and use tax to GL Accts

• Oversees multiple projects by gathering and managing information for auditors, while

producing timely results

• Review notices from state tax agencies and resolve open issues

• Involved in month-end, quarter-end and year ending closing

Control Holding Group Inc., Secaucus, NJ 2007-2009

Accountant, Tax and Audit

• Prepared and file multi-state Sales and Use Tax, Commercial Rent Tax returns

• Gross Receipt, Business License and Annual Reports filing and payments

• Reconciled assigned tax accounts

• Gathered of information for filing Income and Franchise Tax for various states

• Handled of tax notices and monthly payments for all due taxes

• Assisted in handling of Income and Franchise tax estimates and extension filing

• Updated of monthly calendar for cash management

• Ensured improvements to compliance and provision processes.

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Solomon Page Group, Accountemps/Roberthalf Inc., Acsys Inc. 2003-2007

Consultant on site at Siemens, McRoberts Protective Agency, Rheem Manufacturing Co.

Tetra Tech EC, Inc.

Tax Accountant

• Prepared and filed sales and use tax, payroll taxes for multi-state

• Prepared and filed weekly, monthly, quarterly SIT, SUI, and W/C for prospective states

• Journal Entry to Oracle System and Monthly Accounts Analysis

• Assisted with the preparation of annual W2c’s and 941C’s

• Prepared quarterly multiple worksite reports and respond to tax notices

• Prepared and filed quarterly 941, 940, & withholding tax returns and payments

• Prepared quarterly and annual account reconciliations

• Accounts Payable and Receivable, upkeep of General Ledger, cash postings

• Assist in filing Corporate State and Local Income tax returns

Cash management and special projects as requested

Quasar Corporation, Newark, NJ 1999-2002

Accountant

• Prepared and filed sales and use tax, Canadian GST/HST returns

• Tax audits – managed response to auditors and researched tax matters

• Bank, credit card reconciliations and analyses of monthly expense reports

• Assisted in Accounts Payable and Receivable transactions

Accountemps/Robert Half Inc. 1995-1999

Consultant on site at Polo Ralph Lauren, Union Hospital, Meldisco, BASF

Tax Specialist/Accountant

• Provided financial analysis to senior management in support of decision-making process

• Prepared detailed salary and salary expense schedules for developing the hospital’s yearly

salary and expense budget

• Budgeting and statement analysis

• Assisted in supervision and filing of state and personal property tax, license gross

receipts, workers compensation, occupancy taxes, and payroll taxes

• Prepared monthly reconciliation for federal, state and local taxes

• Coordinated information with other departments to accomplish due dates

• Prepared and paid payroll taxes for federal, state, local sales, and corporate tax

• Developed monthly financial forecasts and bank reconciliations

• Prepared various weekly, monthly reports for required department and special projects

Education:

• Kean University, Union, NJ - B.S. Finance/Management

• H&R Block, Jersey City, NJ Tax course – Federal & State taxes

Falana

• Millennium Institute, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ – Business Technology/Microsoft Office

Specialist

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