DOREEN
BLANCHETTE___________________________________________________________
Groton, MA 01450
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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Ambitious finance professional with more than 20 years experience in
accounting/finance field. Detail-oriented, efficient and organized with
strong analytical and problem solving skills. Excellent written and verbal
communications skills, management and training experience and effective at
multitasking. Other skills include:
o Manage day-to-day G/L ? Prepare Consolidated Financials
? Payroll
o Monthly/Year-End Close ? G/L Reconciliations ?
P/L Analysis
o Sales Tax Reporting ? Prepaid Entries/Reconciliations
? A/P
o Bank Reconciliations ? Budgeting/Forecasting/Analyzing
? Labor Analysis
o Inter-Company Allocations ? Deferred Revenue Reconciliations
? A/R
o Audits ? Accruals
? IT Interface
EXPERIENCE
Nordblom Company, Burlington, MA
Accounting Manager, (2008 - Present)
Manage staff of 5. Prepare monthly and annual consolidated financial
reports for owners. Review all transactions made to the corporate
companies, ensuring for accuracy and compliance with US GAAP.
o Manage Operational Accounting Group: A/P, A/R & Leasing.
o Maintain/Review G/Ls and reconcile accounts for all corporate
companies.
o Conduct monthly and year-end close for over 250 ledgers.
o Assist with Budget for Corporate Accounts.
o Prepare Requisitions for funding.
o Prepare Management Fees Income Report.
o Review over 200 bank reconciliations, ensuring accuracy for auditors.
Hydro-Environmental Technologies, Inc., Acton, MA
Finance Manager, (2005 - 2008)
Managed company accounting staff. Restructured finance department making
manager position more hands on, able to eliminate positions, thus reducing
cost to company. Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual consolidated
financial statements.
o Managed day-to-day general accounting and monthly ledger
reconciliation and accounting close.
o Prepared/analyzed monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports
then presented to company president.
o Managed General Ledger Accounts (e.g. prepaid, deferred revenue,
accruals).
o Reviewed A/P, A/R, Payroll, Fixed Assets, and journal entry
transactions in compliance with GAAP.
o Compiled & prepared sales tax reports.
o Prepared inter-company allocations for revenue splits and expense
transfers to divisions.
o Company IT interface - compiled issues and scheduled maintenance.
o Facilities Manager - handled building maintenance and tenant requests.
Senior Accountant, (2004 - 2005)
Responsible for company A/P, also assisted with monthly, quarterly and
annual consolidated financials.
o Prepared, analyzed and submitted monthly, quarterly, and annual
consolidated financial reports.
o Responsible for company A/P - subcontractor agreements, check runs,
expenses, and contracts.
o Reconciled G/L accounts and compiled/prepared sales tax reports.
o Prepared & analyzed Labor reports and weekly Labor Statistics report.
o A/R, A/P, Accruals and WIP reconciliations.
EXPERIENCE (Continued)
Staff Accountant, (1998 - 2000)
Responsible for company A/R, also assisted with monthly, quarterly and
annual consolidated financials.
o Responsible for company A/R - collections, statements, worked with
clients to set up payment plans.
o Prepared, analyzed and submitted monthly, quarterly, and annual
consolidated financial reports.
o Reconciled G/L accounts. Also compiled/prepared sales tax and labor
reports.
o Assisted in software conversion to new Deltek accounting system.
Groton Fire Department, Groton, MA
S.A.F.E. Coordinator, (2000 - 2004)
Maintained financial accounts and prepared monthly statements. Managed,
trained and coordinated firefighters to help with S.A.F.E. (Student
Awareness of Fire Education) Program.
o Wrote grants for state and local funding.
o Reconciled grants, donations, payroll and expenses of S.A.F.E.
accounts.
o Prepared and analyzed monthly budgets and expenditures.
Timelines, Inc., Littleton, MA
Bookkeeper, (1996 - 1998)
Responsible for all company's financials, as well as for converting
accounting system to QuickBooks Pro.
o Budgeted and analyzed G/L Accounts.
o Responsible for company A/P, A/R, payroll and invoicing.
o Tracked projects for overruns and analyzed profit/loss on projects.
Digital Equipment Corporation, Maynard, MA
Financial Analyst II, (1984 - 1986)
Provided financial support to the Operational Facilities Management
Organization, which was comprised of 22 groups, 8 buildings, with a $25
million annual expense budget.
o Responsible for budgets, forecasts and analysis of 22 groups.
o Prepared various financial reports and graphs and preformed various
audits and inventories.
Accounting Supervisor II, (1983 - 1984)
Supervised staff of 4 Accountants in the Capital Project Group, processing
over $40 million annually.
o Prepared Capital Expenditure Reports and reconciled Capital Accounts
for External Auditors.
o Responsible for staffing, training, salary planning, reviewing, and
managing performance of group.
Accountant/Accounting Assistant, (1979 - 1983)
Coordinated monthly closing for Capital Accounts and assigned depreciation
accounts to Fixed Assets.
o Reconciled Capital Accounts to the General Ledger.
o Approved and processed all U.S. Area Sales Groups capital requests.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Elizabeth Stone House - Board of Director, Audit Committee Member
EDUCATION
Mount Wachusett Community College, Gardner, MA (1991) - AS in Business
Administration
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Timberline, Yardi, QuickBooks, QuickBooks
Pro, Deltek Sema4, Timeslips.