Cassandra Nichols
Springfield, MA 01105
Email: ***********@*****.***
Home phone: 413-***-****
Objective
To obtain a position in accounting or related field to allow growth and to
utilize my skills, experience and abilities.
Work Experience
New England Orthopedic Surgeons
Springfield, MA
August 2010 - Present
Accountant - Temporary assignment preparing month end reports such as
Provider Analysis, Carrier Aging, MD Surgery, Billing Graphs and All
Payer reports, bank reconciliations, creating worksheet for account
analysis, posting journal entries, including payroll for employees
and doctors, update the Actual vs. Forecast spreadsheet, update and
maintain Trauma Tracking cards and payment schedule for a large
vendor, posted checks received, creating sales invoices, applying
payments received, posting weekly 401k payments and post bills paid.
Wing Memorial Hospital
Palmer, MA
April 2010 - June 2010
Staff Accountant - Temporary assignment preparing and posting journal
entries, assist with financial statement preparation, reconcile
General Ledger accounts and assist Budget Manager with Actual vs
Budget Statements.
Bulkley, Richardson and Gelenas
Springfield, MA
February 2010 - April 2010
Budget Analyst - Temporary assignment assisting with budget
preparation, posting journal entries and completing special
projects for the Controller.
Timberland Machine and Irrigation, Inc.
Enfield, CT
January 2008 - January 2009
Senior Staff Accountant - Prepare and distribute weekly and daily
Borrowing Base Certificates, prepare and maintain Borrowing Base
trends, complete daily cash availability, daily verification of credit
card receipts, prepare monthly income statements, reconcile monthly
balance sheet for liability accounts, prepare journal entries for
liability accounts, update monthly historical inventory, prepare
monthly and quarterly sales and use taxes, provide support to the
outside auditors.
Diamond Comic Distributors
Timonium, MD March 2004 - September 2007
Staff Accountant- Prepare and analyze monthly financial statements,
reconcile and maintain general ledger accounts, prepare monthly bank
eligible reports for senior management, Analyze and reconcile daily
cash reports, prepare and analyze annual budget with estimated sales
of $40 million, assist in yearend activities, assist with annual
audit, prepare monthly sales and payroll analysis reports for senior
management review. Reconcile bank statements. Prepare journal
entries, sales and use tax returns.
Jos. A. Bank Clothiers
Hampstead, MD March 2003 - March 2004
Staff Accountant Assistant - Prepare monthly sales and use tax returns
for various locations across the country. Process personal property
taxes. Reconcile monthly sales taxes, estimate sales taxes for the
cash forecast on a quarterly basis. Maintain business licenses.
Prepare monthly journal entries.
Maryland Environmental Services
Annapolis, MD December 2002 - January 2003
Temporary Assignment - Inventoried fixed assets. Prepared general
ledger entries. Reconciled accounts. Assisted with completing month-
end and year-end financial statements.
City of Springfield
Springfield, MA February 1999 - October 2002
Internal Auditor- Responsible for investigating and appraising
internal control systems, Audit and analyze the funds, books of
accounts. Statements and related records of municipal departments and
trustees of property bequeathed for public use. Verify cash, accounts
receivable, accounts payable, receipts, expenditures, inventories,
investments, investment schedules, bond schedules and prepare
worksheet. Make written and oral report findings and recommend
actions. Create special account and statistical audits, study and
analyze departmental fiscal affairs; participate in the preparation of
various reports and schedules as required by the City, State and
Federal governments.
City of Springfield
Springfield, MA January 1998 - February 1999
Payroll Clerk - Audited and processed the City of Springfield
departmental payrolls. Provided customers service related to payroll
information and employee deductions. Maintained payroll contract
cards, prepared weekly payroll warrants, received and maintained GBS41
forms for employee changes, created and maintained payroll cards,
authorized payroll shorts, changed
purchase orders and assisted accounts payable with invoices.
Education
May 1999 American International College Bachelor's Degree -
Accounting
Springfield, Massachusetts
Skills
Peachtree
Digital Manager
Sage Practice Analytics
Intergy
Infinium
Omega
SX Enterprise
Microsoft Office - Access, Excel, Word
Quick Books
MCBA
Dejawin
References available Upon Request