Sales Human Resources

Denise Murphy Email: *************@*******.***

***** ******** *** *****: 704-***-****

Charlotte NC 28277

Objective Seeking experienced accounting position in a challenging yet

stable working environment that embraces work/life balance.

Summary

. Proficient in General Ledger maintenance

. Knowledgeable in Sales Tax Compliance

. Expert in Cash Applications

. Experienced in Month-End close activities

. Exposure to Capital Asset management and depreciation

. Manage Payroll Report data transfer to software general

ledger

. Responsible for Medical, FSA, DCA monthly journal entries

. Skillful in multiple bank reconciliations

. Experienced in Year End Audit preparation

Experience

KlingmanWilliams, Inc

Charlotte, North Carolina

Assistant Controller

(August 2001- August 2008)

. Responsible for general ledger upkeep including creating new

gl accounts and revenue posting codes

. Processed daily cash receipts including credit card

transactions

. Monitored and reconciled seven bank accounts,

. Filed Sales Tax Returns for six states

. Entered general ledger transactions for payroll, medical

expenses, flexible spending, sales tax payments, interest

expense, 401k payments, etc;

. Reviewed Corporate credit card statements and code for A/P

entry

. Made adjusting general ledger entries as needed for coding

errors and reclassification

. Monitored A/P for possible NC/SC use tax circumstances and

capital asset classification

. Created annual schedules for recurring entries and prepaid

expenses

. Provided Vendors with Resale Certificates, W-9s, Trade

References on an on-going basis

. Communicated short payments or invoicing errors to A/R

. Made invoice corrections by credit memo or other as approved

and directed

. Calculated Concierge deductions and report bi-weekly to

Human Resources

. Entered special monthly billing in QuickBooks, recorded

revenue in main accounting system, sent QuickBooks invoices

to customer

. Ran various financial reports and compiled into weekly

management report for Monday Management meetings

. Provided accounting support for Greenville SC office

. Saved the company over $10,000 in penalties and interest on

NC Sales Tax Return from proactively conducting an internal

audit on applicable returns prior to my start date and

thereafter

. Collected $13,000 in over 120 days past due accounts

receivable on an account previously overlooked

. Assisted in merger with Alfred Williams

Coca-Cola Bottling Company

Charlotte, North Carolina

(July 2000 - August 2001)

Tax Department: Assistant Fleet Compliance Manager

. Prepared various federal and state returns in compliance

with federal and state regulations

. Analyzed applicable general ledger accounts for trends and

aberrations

. Analyzed monthly fuel usage for fleet vehicles

. Edited and reviewed daily mileage for transport and bulk

trucks

. Reviewed and approved fuel purchases for payment

. Assisted in preparing reports for budgeting

Change Management, Inc (CMi)

Charlotte, North Carolina

(February 1998 - April 2000)

. Provided technical software support to clients using C-Store

Books, a completely integrated financial package

. Technical Support included training users on functions of

the system, troubleshooting problems that arose in the

course of implementing the program, advising on efficient

methods to handle various accounting transactions, and

keeping clients up to date on software upgrades

. Support also included dialing into a client's computer to

further analyze a problem situation

. Intense focus on providing fast solutions to everyday user

or system problems, analytical skills an essential

requirement

. Specific accounting elements: Assisting clients in

reconciliation of subsidiary ledger to general ledger,

training on set up of chart of accounts, setting up

financial statement design, explaining inventory costing

methods such as FIFO, Balance GP Average Cost, Cost, etc.

Education

B.S. in Business Administration; University of North Carolina at

Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC December 1995

B.S. in Accounting: University of North Carolina at

Charlotte

Charlotte, NC December 1997

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