`SHARON MCALISTER
Temecula, CA **590
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OBJECTIVE To obtain a position in finance or auditing with an organization offering incentives for professional growth
PROFESSIONAL Casino Pauma, Pauma Valley. CA Aug 2007 - Present
EXPERIENCE Senior Accountant
Responsible for Senior Accounting functions, including the following;
• Supervising two accountants and one accounting clerk
• Annual budget and maintaining departmental expenditures
• The balance sheet account reconciliations
• Preparing journal entries
• Recording new fixed assets, depreciation and deletions into the FAS accounting system
• Preparing the Slot Machine participation activity from the Konami system and creating vendor invoices
• Interest payable for various outstanding loan obligations
• Accrual payments for National Indian Gaming Commission and preparing the quarterly payment
• Assist in the quarterly and year-end external audits
• Implemented a new Fixed Asset system for our 2,500 assets
Valley View Casino, Valley Center, CA Dec 2004 – June 2007
Accountant
• Reconciled 23 bank accounts on a monthly basis
• Prepared journal entries for the prepaid accounts and reconciling the accounts monthly
• Reconciled payroll and the A/P trade accounts monthly
• Prepared monthly analysis of departmental expenses
• Prepared the Slot Machine participation activity report used by the operational department
• Prepared the operational inventory control reconciliation
• Assisted in the quarterly and year-end external audits
Ajilon Finance, Carlsbad, CA Aug 2004 – Nov 2004
Consultant, Staff Accountant, Fair Isaac Inc, San Diego
• Prepared bank reconciliations for 25 accounts
• Recorded wire transfers of funds to 13 foreign entities
• Recorded foreign funding between US and foreign entities
• Recorded journal entries to prepaid accounts and other receivables
Caron & Stanley, San Diego, CA Aug 2003 – Aug 2004
Consultant, SAP Accountant, BD Biosciences Pharmingen, San Diego
• Preformed month-end close processes and G/L analysis in SAP
• Recorded intercompany accounting posting to receivable accounts
• Prepared monthly/quarterly Sales and Use Tax Returns for the State of California
Ajilon Finance, Oak Brook Terrace, IL June 2001 – Jan 2003
Consultant, Accountant, Alberto Culver Corp., Melrose Park, IL
• Performed month-end close processes and billing reports
• Created Puerto Rico’s aging reports and customer statement on a monthly basis
• Reconciled intercompany accounts between home office and its subsidiaries
Accounts on Call, Oak Brook Terrace, IL Sept 2000 – April 2001
Conversion Auditor, Pinnacle Mortgage Group, Lisle, IL
• Converted accounting information into a new accounting system
• Recorded client invoices into Dun & Bradstreet Mainframe system
• Prepared journal entries, account reconciliation, and documentations from client files
SHARON MCALISTER
28837 Pujol St
Temecula, CA 92590
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MIDCON Corporation, Lombard, IL Sept 1990 – April 2000
Financial Analyst
• Maintained Dun & Bradstreet’s G/L, A/R. and Fixed Assets
• Prepared journal entries and related supporting documentation
• Prepared bank reconciliation’s monthly for seven bank accounts
• Maintained subsidiary’s general ledger accounts for six companies
• Prepared monthly statements, reports and analyses
• Reconciled general ledger accounts
EDUCATION Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting
Governors State University
Diploma in Network Engineering / Data Communication
The Chubb Institute, Ville Park, IL
TECHNICAL Infinium Software, SAP 5.7, People Soft, Great Plains, Oracle, Excel 5.0, WordPerfect 6.0, Microsoft
SKILLS Access 2010 Harvard Graphics 5.0, PowerPoint 4.0, Lotus Notes, MAS200, FAS for Fixed Assets,
Konami Slot Accounting System