Sales Accounting

Nicol Reeves

** ******* **. • Mission Viejo, CA *2692

CELL: 949-***-**** • EMAIL: ***********@*********.***

Sr. Accountant / Assistant Controller

Financial Reporting / Intercompany / Data Analysis

Accounting professional offering 15 years of progressive work experience at various levels of corporate

accounting. Exemplary work ethic and proven problem solver. With expertise in sales tax reports and returns,

monthly financial reports, multi-division intercompany reconciliation and data consolidation and a working

knowledge of SOX requirements. A proven track record of contributions resulting increased efficiency, stronger

controls and more accurate and timely reporting. Strong in Excel and reporting functions.

Skills And Accomplishments

Part of team responsible for system conversion and implementation of Microsoft Dynamics

AX accounting software from MAS200.

Created reporting and system processes for monthly labor reconciliations.

Consolidated and revised separate monthly financial, sales, operations reporting templates

into single easy to use tool for management.

Managed California Sales tax audit of three related entities while minimizing company liability.

Assisted management with preparation and consolidation of budget templates for branches

and business unit.

Preparation of monthly Balance Sheet Reconciliations

Bank reconciliations of three ZBA accounts across multiple branches and accounting

systems.

Monthly & Quarterly sales tax returns for California and Nevada.

Monthly, Quarterly and Annual reporting for internal and external audit purposes.

Opened, managed & built Las Vegas, NV branch office.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ABM Electrical & Lighting Solutions, Irvine, CA 2004 to present

Sr. Accountant / Assistant Controller

Primarily responsible for the integrity and consolidation of financial information for this lighting and electrical service division

of ABM Industries. Functions include reporting and analysis, financial accounting, management, tax, treasury, intercompany

reconciliations and all general accounting functions.

Responsible for the maintenance and management of sales tax codes, rates and information updates in various

accounting systems in addition to filing returns.

Developed reports to consolidate data from multiple financial systems into easy to use formats.

Assisted in the development of management tools and reporting enabling timely monthly business analysis at the

branch level.

Maintain and reconcile intercompany GL account. Reconcile and report intercompany sales and costs recorded in

P&L accounts for elimination at the corporate level.

Vital part of system conversion team, involved in validation of data and report accuracy and instrumental in

developing required monthly reconciliation reports.

Verify and record all capital asset purchases, record monthly depreciation, reconcile local system balances tie to

corporate system balances and ensure disposals are properly recorded.

Prepare required documents and schedules for year-end audit.

Manage and complete “Cost to Complete” schedules for work in progress revenue recognition on large projects.

B.B. DAKOTA, INC. – Santa Ana Heights, CA 2001-2004

Staff Accountant

Strong Staff Accountant for this clothing importer generating international sales of $46

million annually. Fully responsible for the processing of all accounts payable, payroll and

general monthly reporting including consolidating Canadian and Hong Kong offices.

Worked with overseas suppliers to create and implement electronic invoice

processing, reducing time and costs involved in accounts payable processing.

Created more efficient process for cost analysis and comparison to budget to provide earlier and more accurate

reports to Management.

Audited annual Worker’s Comp insurance reports, comparing estimated basis to

actual experience, resulting in a refund of overpayments.

Processed and filed all Canadian Tax requirements for subsidiary company in

Canada and its employees.

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R&B GEAR, INC – Laguna Hills, CA 1996-

2001

Bookkeeper

Responsible for day to day accounting functions. Processed all monthly transactions and

prepared all financial statements for R&B Gear and sister company Cooltec Inc. Audited

and processed all Accounts Receivables through a factoring company. Assisted with

inventory set up and processes to track inventory from the factories overseas to receipt at

direct ship customers

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

SADDLEBACK COLLEGE – Mission Viejo, CA

AA ACCOUNTING

Phi Theta Kappa – National Honor Society

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