Jason L. Dessureault
PO Box ****
Queensbury NY, 12804
************@*****.***
EMPLOYMENT
Whittemore, Dowen & Ricciardelli, LLP
February 2009 - Current
Currently Working as a Staff Accountant in a midsize
accounting firm. Responsible for Audits of Non-for profit,
Government, and private entities throughout the year. Also
responsible for individual and business tax returns during
tax season. Other duties include trial balance work,
compilations and reviews.
H & R Block December
2008 - February 2009
Attended accelerated tax training course. Subsequently
prepared individual and business tax returns.
INTERNSHIPS
Accounting Internship (full-time) May 2008 -
October 2008
New York State Office of the Comptroller
Bureau of Financial Reporting
Prepared work papers and analyzed data for New York State's 2007-2008
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). Assisted in preparing and
reconciling modified accrual and accrual basis journal entries. Utilized
the Oracle General Ledger to run queries and reports to gather information
used by the auditors. Updated and analyzed databases used in preparing the
CAFR.
Accounting Internship (full-time) Summer 2006
Elizabethtown Community Hospital
Entered invoices into the Accounts Payable journal. Created budget expense
report for each department in the hospital using Excel. Report included
volume and expense analysis. Selected accounts to be paid off every week.
Performed analysis of departmental activity, reports were used by the CFO.
Instituted an asset tracker program for equipment in the hospital as
required by the auditors.
EDUCATION
State University of New York College at Plattsburgh
School of Business & Economics (AACSB Accredited)
B.S. Double major in Accounting and Business, May 2007
Semester abroad at Bond University in Australia
Tutor in Principals of Accounting
State University of New York University at Albany
School of Business (AACSB Accredited)
M.S. Professional Accountancy December 2008
SKILLS
. Has excellent knowledge of various PC and mainframe software
applications including Microsoft Excel, Word, Access and Power Point,
Adobe Professional, Oracle database, QuickBooks, Pro-systems, and
Lacerte (tax software).
. Has extensive team experience as a captain of a collegiate track & field
team. Eight years of track and four years of soccer (2006 & 2007
National qualifier in the 400 Hurdles).
. Has successfully been licensed as a Real Estate agent and Lifeguard.