Courtney Hammock Murphy
**** ***** **** **** **********, NC 27408
abi2gm@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a challenging tax position that will allow me to utilize my
education, teamwork and communication skills in order to meet
corporate and personal goals.
SUMMARY
I am a self-motivated individual with a strong work ethic and drive
to enhance my knowledge in all areas of business and
accounting. I learn quickly and am able to accomplish goals
in teams or individually. I am certified as a CPA in
Virginia and am in the process of transferring my license
over the summer to NC. My experience with a large company as
well as their smaller subsidiaries has given me a diversified
background.
EXPERIENCE
Dominion Resources
September 2001 - Current Various Accounting
Positions
Richmond, VA
Part-time Senior Accountant (tele-commuted)
January 2006 - July2010
. Perform any ad hoc projects required by the Accounting
Group, including, but not limited to: a look back
project into how acquisitions were pro formed and how
they actually performed, providing a general accounting
training to the entire department, a review project of
all of the Company's systems and how they interfaced,
evaluation and selection of a new reconciliation
software and served on the implementation team.
. Perform accounting reviews of Six Sigma projects to
ensure that the projects do not result in any accounting
consequences or changes.
. Serve as GLCM Compliance Manager (account reconciliation
software).
. Assist on various accounting research issues.
Senior Accountant January 2004
- December 2006
. Researched accounting issues to support the Controller
and Director of Subsidiary Accounting as needed.
. Served as a liaison to accounting research group for
implementation of new accounting standards.
. Assisted with technical accounting support for
acquisitions of subsidiaries, including due diligence
trips, review of pro formas and research accounting
treatment on issues as they arise.
. Assisted with integration issues on acquisitions and set
up initial beginning balance sheets.
Accountant November 2002 -
January 2004
. Assisted in preparation of the monthly budget vs. actual
analysis package that was distributed to executives for
review of the segment's status of contributing to the
EPS target and other corporate goals.
. Prepared the consolidated Dominion Energy's Cash Flow
Statement.
. Served as a liaison between the parent company and
subsidiaries to ensure appropriate accounting practices
were being followed.
. Heavily involved in the closing process through making
journal entries, reviewing financial statements,
reconciling accounts and addressing any miscellaneous
issues that may have arisen.
. Prepared ad-hoc requests for SEC filings, external
auditors, the corporate accounting research group and
other miscellaneous interested parties.
Galey & Lord, Inc. May
2002 - November 2002
Senior Corporate Accountant
Greensboro, NC
. Prepare consolidated financial statements and supporting
schedules for quarterly budgets and forecasts that are
delivered to the Company's CEO and CFO.
. Prepare monthly bankruptcy reporting to file with the
Debtors-In-Possession and to the Federal Bankruptcy
Court.
. Assist in preparation of SEC Filings, including the 10Q
and 10K.
. Prepare variance analysis to determine fluctuations
between forecast vs. actual, prior-year vs. current year
and current quarter vs. prior quarter.
. Involved in monthly closing process through making
journal entries, preparing account reconciliations and
preparation of the monthly cash flow statement.
. Assist in ad-hoc projects and requests received from the
Company's Controller and CFO.
Progress Energy Services Company
March 2001 - May 2001
Analyst, Diversified Investments
Raleigh,
NC
. Primary interface with the accounting departments of
Progress Energy's subsidiary entities to ensure
appropriate communication and understanding of parent
company business planning, budgeting, funding and
accounting requirements.
. Researched accounting issues to ensure subsidiary
entities in compliance with GAAP reporting requirements.
. Maintained the general ledger and produced financial
statements for several subsidiary entities.
. Performed analysis of financial results v. budget and
prior years to provide explanations to senior
management.
Progress Energy Services Company (formerly CP&L)
May 2000 - March 2001
Accountant, Diversified Investments
Raleigh, NC
. Worked with external auditors to complete quarterly
reviews and annual audits.
. Maintained the books for smaller, internally prepared
subsidiaries' financial statements.
. Analyzed trends in subsidiaries' financial statements in
order to determine reasons for material fluctuations.
. Performed processes to close for month-end and year-end.
. Served as a liaison between entities, especially between
Financial Reporting and the smaller subsidiaries of
Progress Energy.
Carolina Power and Light
May 1999- May 2000
Intern, Diversified Investments
Raleigh, NC
. Performed trend-analyses' in order to determine
fluctuations in subsidiaries' financial statement
accounts.
. Assisted with closing processes for month-end and year-
end by making journal entries with regards to
subsidiaries, reconciling GL accounts and preparing
intercompany bills.
EDUCATION
Bachelors of Science in Accounting, NC State University, May
2000
GPA: 3.4/4.0
COMPUTER SKILLS
. Microsoft Office Suite - Advanced Microsoft Excel
. SAP
. Oracle General Ledger and Projects
. QuickBooks Accounting Software
. Hyperion
OTHER
. Holy Trinity Day School Board Member and Treasurer for the
2010/2011 school year