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RACHAEL BRANT
OBJECTIVE
Achieve accounting position in a reputable firm that offers ability to
develop my skills and experiences.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Worked under an Enrolled Agent with the Internal Revenue Service for the
better part of fourteen years. Learned a lot through her supervision and skills
in tax preparation as well as bookkeeping for multiple companies. Worked
directly for many of her clients on an as needed basis as indicated. Extensive
experience in payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, data entry, and
tax law. Accurate and organized with strong problem solving skills,
extraordinary attention to detail, and willingness to go above and beyond the
job description. Fast learner with proven adaptability to new technologies and
applications. Areas of excellence include:
Bank Statements •Tax Laws •Audit analysis
Financial Reconciliations •Expense Reports •Deposit
processing
Payroll •Regulatory Compliance •Budgeting
General Ledger •Financial Reporting •Contract administration
WORK OF EXPERIENCE
02/2007 to 10/2010Derrick, Inc. Huntsville, AL.
Accountant/Office Manager
Duties include entering time cards, calculating bi weekly payroll,
preparation of tax deposits, making payroll deposits, managing garnishments
and insurance, preparing items for payment, quarterly tax deposits, monthly
worker's compensation audits, bi weekly job cost spreadsheets, monthly cost
reporting spreadsheets, monthly financial reports to include profit and loss,
balance sheet, and cash flow statements which tie back to monthly cost report
spreadsheets, yearly worker's compensation and liability audits, managing all
financial aspects for the company from reviewing transactions and documents
to ensure they meet legal and policy requirements to assisting customers.
10/1996 to 05/2008 Winsett Financial Group Decatur, AL.
Bookkeeper/Tax Preparer
Responsible for federal and state tax return preparation and posting of
monthly transactions for clients. Duties include filing state, city, and county
sales tax; filing weekly, quarterly, and monthly payroll tax forms and making
deposits; payroll, profit and loss statement, balance sheets, general ledger, and
bank reconciliation.
12/2005 to 01/2007 Turner Universal Construction Huntsville, AL.
Payroll Accountant
Responsible for hourly payroll on a weekly basis, and staff payroll entry
on a monthly basis. Duties included entering time cards, calculating payroll,
preparation of tax deposits, making payroll deposits, and managing
garnishments and insurance deductions. Also responsible for accounts
payable entry and job cost of all company cellular services.
06/2001 to 01/2006 Robinson & Co., Inc. Madison, AL.
Bookkeeper
Responsible for payroll, receivables, payables, and all correspondence for
three companies. Duties include payroll, profit and loss statement, balance
sheet, cash flow statement, general ledger, and bank reconciliation.
12/2001 to 04/2002 Brilliant Deductions Financial Priceville, AL.
Tax Preparer
Responsible for federal and state tax return preparation and posting of
monthly transactions for clients. Duties include payroll, profit and loss
statement, balance sheets, general ledger, bank reconciliation, and general
administrative assistance for client investments.
01/1998 to 05/1998Code Services Madison, AL.
Bookkeeper
Responsible for receivables, payables, and invoicing for Code Connections,
Code Systems, and Code Services. Duties included payroll, billing,
collections, profit and loss statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement,
general ledger, and bank reconciliation.
05/1997 to 01/1998Electronic Recovery Systems Madison, AL.
Office Manager
Responsible for receivables, payables, and invoicing for Electronic
Recovery Systems and Southern Electronic Representatives. Duties included
payroll, collections, billing, profit and loss statement, cash flow statement,
general ledger, bank reconciliation, filing, answering a four line telephone,
and assisting customers.
03/1996 to 01/1997Koorsen Protection Services Huntsville, AL.
Administrative Assistant
Responsible for receivables, payables, and invoicing for local branch.
Duties included billing, batching billing, batching cash receipts, collections,
filing lawsuits, filing invoicing, typing quotes and proposals, and answering a
five line telephone.
11/1992 to 02/1996 International Fire Protection Madison, AL.
Assistant Accountant
Responsible for receivables and invoicing for eleven different offices.
Duties included billing, posting billing, posting cash receipts, collections,
filing lawsuits, and filing invoicing.
EDUCATION/SKILLS
12/1998 Athens State University Athens, AL.
B.B.A Accounting
GPA: 3.0 out of 4.0
Intermediate Accounting I, II, & III; Advanced Accounting; Cost
Accounting; Federal Tax Accounting I & II; Governmental Accounting;
Auditing; Advanced Auditing; Business Ethics; Law for Accountants;
Business Math; Business Statistics I & II; along with basic education courses
and two courses outside of the degree requirement going toward sitting for the
CPA examination.
02/1992 N. AL. College of Commerce Huntsville, AL.
A.A Computer Operations with minor in Accounting
Proprietorship Accounting, Payroll Accounting, Partnership Accounting,
Corporation Accounting, Business Organization and Management, Records
Management, Business Law, Business Math.
GPA: 3.90 out of 4.0
05/1990 S.R. Butler High
Huntsville, AL.
Advanced Diploma
Regular coursework, German club
Additional skills:
Experienced using Ferrell Financial Software, Tax Wise, Cougar Mountain
Software, Client Ledger Software, PeachTree Accounting Software,
Construction Manager Accounting Software, Microsoft Works, Microsoft
Word, Dbase, Lotus, WordPerfect, Excel, Quicken Software, QuickBooks
Software, and QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions Software. Type 60 wpm and
extremely efficient on 10 key calculator.
REFERENCES
Available upon request