Sonja Lynn Dacus

*** ****** **** *****

Canton,

Mississippi 39046

601-***-****

abg0z4@r.postjobfree.com

objective

To obtain a challenging position with a growing, innovative

company that provides opportunity for growth and advancement.

Experience

2008 - 2011 NORTH AMERICAN MIDWAY ENTERTAINMENT

RIDGELAND, MS

Staff Accountant

Audited as well as recorded cash revenue, disbursements, and

committee settlements of 65 events for 6 entities.

Reconciled 132 general ledger accounts monthly.

Established procedures and spreadsheets for recording credit

card accounts to ensure accurate receipt of funds and balancing

to each event.

Served as Sun and Vision/Q&A Administrator. Responsibilities

included but not limited to query writing, account maintenance,

and system access and utilization.

Prepared monthly reports for distribution to executive

management including Management Profit & Loss and Event Profit &

Loss reports.

Allocated revenue to specific rides and concessions.

Facilitated external audits as a result of sound recordkeeping

and thorough documentation.

Reviewed contracts to ensure liabilities and expenditures were

supported appropriately.

Accounting Assistant

Assisted with the implementation of the new fixed assets

software program.

Managed the Fixed Assets Database and Reconciled and maintained

62 Fixed Asset general ledger accounts monthly.

Coordinated with banks and appraisers to ensure compliance with

loan agreement.

Processed accounts payable including reviewing, coding and

posting invoices to ensure compliance with corporate policy.

Prepared, reviewed and submitted monthly Accounts Payable Aging

Reports.

Developed procedures and spreadsheets for daily reporting of

bank account balances and transfers.

Analyzed employee loan accounts and communicated with unit

managers to ensure collection.

Processed bank deposits as well as recorded and reconciled 40

bank accounts on a daily basis. Facilitated wire transfers in

Canadian and American currencies and ACH transfers in I

treasury.

2005 - 2008 Cimarron Mortgage Company Jackson, MS

Payroll/Benefits Coordinator

Processed accounts payable invoices including reviewing, coding

and posting invoices to ensure compliance with corporate policy,

Executed W9's as well as prepared and submitted 1099's.

Daily ACH transfers in I treasury, bank deposits as well as

maintaining and reconciling all general ledger and bank

accounts.

Managed the MAS90 and Optima attendance controller databases.

Prepared and remitted monthly and quarterly payroll for 40-80

employees including submitting W2's. Regulated and submitted

employee benefits, including insurance, retirement, and leave

time. Prepared and remitted unemployment and workman's

compensation taxes to various states.

Communicated company policy regarding paperwork, benefits and

procedures to new employees.

2003-2005 Southern Door and Hardware Ridgeland, MS

Junior Project Manager

Project Management duties including but not limited to

purchasing, work orders, shipping, change orders, and returned

material Authorizations.

Implemented a project set up and maintenance procedure along

with spreadsheets.

Coordinated with site managers, field supervisors, engineers,

contractors, and retailers regarding but not limited to

meetings, deadlines, orders, procurement and problem solving.

Served as the Construct ware database administrator.

2003-1997 Mississippi State University Starkville, MS

Mississippi Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory - Accounting

Records Assistant

Processed accounts payable invoices including reviewing and

posting invoices to ensure compliance with state policy.

Reviewed and processed accounts receivable invoices.

Maintained Medical Records including data entry and submitting

diagnosis.

Courier and monitored compliance with mail room deadlines.

Engineering Research Center - Accounting Assistant III

Analyzed grants to Banner program ledgers and reviewed invoices

from Sponsored Programs.

Appropriated Purchase Orders, Requisitions, and Bids and

regulated all Procurement Card transactions in respect to state

policies.

Submitted Employment Action and Job Labor Redistribution ledger

entries.

Processed accounts payable invoices including reviewing and

posting invoices to ensure compliance with state policy.

Reconciled bank statements.

Served as the Engineering database administrator.

Sponsored Programs Accounting - Accounting Assistant II

Processed accounts payable invoices including reviewing and

posting invoices to ensure compliance with state policy.

Reviewed and processed accounts receivable invoices.

Processed bank deposits as well Electronic Fund Transfers.

Verified and entered Journal Vouchers, Charge Vouchers, and Cost

Transfers and Budget entries to Banner Computer Program.

Reviewed contracts with sponsors to ensure all deadlines and

procedures were met.

Prepared invoices including back up and submitted to Mississippi

State University sponsors.

Education

Wood Community College, Mathiston, MS

Accounting, August 1986 - May 1989

University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS

Marketing, August 1990 - May 1991

Computer skills

Word Processing : Microsoft Word, Word Perfect

Spreadsheets: Microsoft Excel, Quattro Pro

Computer Systems: INFOR365 SUN Accounting System, Vision/Q&A, FAS - Fixed

Assets program, Banner, UNIX, Comsense, Construct Ware, MAS90 Accounting

Database,

Optima Attendance Controller, AS400, Tori Manufacturing database and Traverse

Accounting database

references

Available upon request.

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