Accounting Sales

Experience February **** - Present Astrachan, Inc.

Kansas City, MO

Senior Project Accountant/Assistant Controller

Established, implemented, and updated internal policies and

procedures for payroll, contract billing requirements, project

analysis, collections, payment terms, and vendor/subcontractor

requirements

Transferred accounting information from QuickBooks to online

accounting system

Created and maintained spreadsheets for the

Preparation of Manual Multi-State semi-monthly Payroll including

commissions

Preparation of all payroll reports for federal, state, and local

agencies

Preparation and analysis of budgets (yearly and per project)

Preparation of sales forecast (updated monthly)

Preparation of rolling cash forecast (updated monthly)

Preparation and analysis of job costs

Preparation, accuracy, and timeliness of month-end and year-end

closing activities

Preparation of the depreciation schedule for all assets using the

IRS approved method of MACRS

Preparation of Insurance, sales tax, and user tax audits

Preparation of financial statements for both internal and external

users

Preparation of Federal, State, and Local agency income tax reports

by outside agency

Performed job-cost analysis for new, on-going, and completed

projects to ensure projected costs are within allocated limits, and

determine new strategies to maintain profitability.

Trained and supervised temporary accounting staff used for special

projects.

Provided 'in-house' seminars to train employees on the current

accounting processes and to educate them in general accounting

knowledge, such as how to read and understand financial statements

and how to determine correct exemptions for payroll processing

Performed Research for:

Federal, state, and local agency reporting standards to ensure

compliance

Accounting standards to ensure generally accepted accounting

procedures (GAAP) are followed

Reconciled all bank accounts and balanced general ledger to

sub-ledger accounts monthly

Established and maintained good working relationship with vendors

to ensure best terms and discounts are offered

Purchased and maintained office supplies and equipment and

negotiated service contracts

Negotiated with insurance companies for all insurance needs

May 2003 - Feb 2005 Temporary Agencies

Missouri/Kansas

Interim period when I was caring for my ailing parents who lived

out of state, and obtaining my accounting degree

Company Types

Set up accounting process for small construction company

Full-Charge Bookkeeper for reseller of construction equipment

Full-charge Bookkeeper for local contractor

Full-charge Bookkeeper for local non-profit hospital gift shop

Accounts Payable coordinator for local landscape company

Duties

Transferred accounting information from obsolete accounting system

to QuickBooks

Consolidated Accounts Payable records from individual businesses to

newly formed partnership

Tracked fuel usage and communication expenses (cell phones) by

department, project, and/or employee

Provided cost analysis to allocate cost for combined entities, and

input proportional costs accordingly

Established monthly and yearly budgets for restocking inventory, to

aid in scholarship funding, and inventory acquisition

Set-up accounting system for small business owner to ensure

accurate accounting records and to aid in the timely filing of

weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly federal, state, and local

reports as required by law

Set-up inventory process control measures by implementing Point of

Sale (POS) software to aid in maintaining an accurate inventory

database

Attended Volunteer Board meeting to provide members with

recommendations on methods discovered to help expand revenue for

Gift Shop through analysis obtained from reviewing financial

statements and observation of Volunteer Board Staff

Created spreadsheets to aid in the preparation of weekly variance

reports for production staff.

Created spreadsheet to aid in the preparation of Monthly Sales and

Use Tax reports

May 2000 - May 2003 KC Tree Service

Kansas City, MO

Full-Charge Bookkeeper/Office Manager

Established, implemented, and updated internal policies and

procedures for payroll, contract billing requirements, project

analysis, collections, payment terms, and vendor/subcontractor

requirements

Created and maintained spreadsheets for the

Preparation of Manual weekly Payroll including commissions

Preparation of all payroll reports for federal, state, and local

agencies

Preparation and analysis of budgets (yearly and per project)

Preparation, accuracy, and timeliness of month-end and year-end

closing activities

Preparation of the depreciation schedule for all assets using the

IRS approved method of MACRS

Preparation of Insurance, sales tax, and user tax audits

Preparation of financial statements for both internal and external

users

Preparation of Federal, State, and Local agency income tax reports

by outside agency

Performed Research for:

Federal, state, and local agency reporting standards to ensure

compliance

Accounting standards to ensure generally accepted accounting

procedures (GAAP) are followed

Performed job-cost analysis for new, on-going, and completed

projects to ensure projected costs are within allocated limits, and

determine new strategies to maintain profitability.

Trained and supervised temporary accounting staff used for special

projects.

Purchased and maintained office supplies and equipment and

negotiate service contracts

Negotiated with insurance company for all insurance needs

Prepared daily production schedule

Reconciled all bank accounts and balanced general ledger to

sub-ledger accounts monthly

Nov 1995 - May 2000 Able Hands Contracting Company

Kansas City, MO

Full-Charge Bookkeeper

Established, implemented, and updated internal policies and

procedures for payroll, contract billing requirements, project

analysis, collections, payment terms, and vendor/subcontractor

requirements

Created and maintained spreadsheets for the

Preparation of third party Payroll including commissions

Verification all payroll reports for federal, state, and local

agencies

Preparation and monitoring of subcontractor payments, tracking

projects, and liability and workmen's compensation costs.

Preparation, accuracy, and timeliness of month-end and year-end

closing activities

Tracking and maintaining current material inventory used in home

remodeling projects

Preparation of the depreciation schedule for all assets using the

IRS approved method of MACRS

Preparation of Insurance, sales tax, and user tax audits

Preparation of financial statements for both internal and external

users

Preparation of Federal, State, and Local agency income tax reports

by outside agency

Performed Research for:

Federal, state, and local agency reporting standards to ensure

compliance

Accounting standards to ensure generally accepted accounting

procedures (GAAP) are followed

Performed job-cost analysis for new, on-going, and completed

projects to ensure projected costs are within allocated limits, and

determine new strategies to maintain profitability.

Assisted in the purchased of office supplies and equipment and

negotiation of service contracts

Assisted in the negotiated with insurance companies for all

insurance needs

Technology Expert in MS Office Suite with a working knowledge of Access

Expert in Intuit software packages including QuickBooks, Quicken,

and TurboTax

Expert in Workamajg (formerly Creative Manager Software) Project

Management software

Working knowledge of XactAccount, Peachtree, CYMA, and other

accounting software packages

Technically savvy and adaptive to new accounting systems and most

business third-party and custom software packages

Education Fairmont State College, Fairmont, WV - AS Sociology.

University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ -- BS Accounting

University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ -- MBA Accounting/Finance

Interest Gourmet cooking and avid reader

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