AWAD QUMSEYA
Omaha, NE
414-***-**** ***********@***.***
DRIVEN ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONAL
Top performer in both educational setting and workplace, as evidenced in
receiving highest grade levels and accelerated levels of responsibility
as team member of startup company. Proficiency in Quick Books, Excel,
QuickBooks, Word, and Powerpoint. Clear and concise language skills with
added benefit of fluency in Arabic. Able to see the big picture and
focus on reaching organization's goals. Track record of implementing and
maintaining cost control through inventory management, AP/AR,
reconciliations, month-end and internal audits. Continuing to add
knowledge in the areas of tax, master's level accounting and management.
Strong candidate for accountant in an organization choosing to capitalize
on securely developed skills, and individual's desire to cement self in
upwardly progressive career path with a growing company.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
BLEST ART INC., Beloit, WI 2003-present
Accountant/ Financial Manager 2008-Present
Essential job functions relating to accounting:
. Ensure expenditure control and compliance with company requirements,
policy, and standard accounting procedures.
. Deal with company clients and answer questions pertaining to their
individual accounts
. Document expenditures expected and submit to management
. Construct spreadsheet applications, prepares financial data for input
into the corporate financial records. Generate reports; perform
calculations which may include interest and depreciation.
. Coordinate the preparation of regularly scheduled cost reports,
analyses, inventories, and financial statements for local, state,
federal sources.
. Analyze, reconcile, balance, and maintain accounting records; develop
budgets and special financial reports.
. Keep accurate records of daily sales including states where sales were
conducted in order to maintain accurate sales tax records
. Interact with and provide information to vendors.
. Summarize statements on annual basis for income tax purposes.
. Distribute cost of maintenance to proper accounts.
. Identify and keep record of company owned or leased equipment and
restaurant property
Duties relating to Budget Analysis:
. Analyze past and present financial operations and estimates future
revenues and expenditures to prepare budget.
. Advise management on matters, such as effective use of resources and
assumptions underlying budget forecasts.
. Prepare, review, and processes budget, revenue, expense, payroll, and
related correcting entries and prepare bank reconciliations of
intermediate complexity.
. Provides information for budget development.
. Coordinate and monitor data processing batches including suspense
control, cash counts, balancing, and problem resolution.
. Provide advise to management regarding expansion of business
. Maintains budgeting systems which provide control of expenditures made
to carry out activities, such as advertising and marketing,
production, maintenance, or to project activities.
Assistant Manager: Accounting/Operations2005-2006
. Coordinate and evaluate the financial programs of the company,
including: budgeting and tax planning
. Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal reporting
requirements
. Oversee processing of revenue, expenditure, ledger, and account
maintenance and data entry
. Prepare financial statements, financial reports, special analyses, and
information reports
. Develop accounting procedures
. Maintain records systems
. Analyze cash flow, cost controls, and expenses
. Analyze financial statements to highlight weak areas
. Prepare and process biweekly payroll for employees
. Review and ensure accuracy of approved timesheets
. Track and deduct all garnishments and other special payroll deductions
. Manage filing of tax updates weekly and Monitor quarterly tax filings
. Evaluates the adequacy of subcontractors' financial reports
BLEST ART COMPANY, Bethlehem, Palestine 1999-2003
Assistant Director
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Assistant Director (continued)
. Provide timely and precise month-end financial reports by personally
retaining responsibility of accounts payable and receivables, performing
role as internal auditor on supporting documentation.
. Manage staff of twelve to highest performance levels by enacting programs
of strategic recruitment, employee retention programs and creating
purpose and ownership in the organization's mission.
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSON, WHITEWATER GRADUATE PROGRAM Whitewater, WI
CPA from the State of Wisconsin June 2010
Masters in Professional Accounting, August, 2009
~ Graduated with honors, Dean's List
~ 3.42/4.0 Grade Point Average
BELOIT COLLEGE, Beloit WI
Bachelor of Arts and Science in Economics and Management, 2005
~ Graduated with honors, Dean's List
~ 3.36/4.0 Grade Point Average