Sales Manager

Joseph L. Watkins Phone: 610-***-****

**** ****** ***** *-****: *********@*******.***

West Chester, PA 19382-8089 http://www.linkedin.com/pub/joseph-watkins/3/b92/935

Accounting Professional expertise in the following areas:

• Budgeting

• Asset Management

• Cash Management; cash receipts & disbursements, and reconciliations

• Account analysis & reconciliation

• Month-end close, & Financial Statement Generation, Reporting, & Variance Analysis

• Multi-State Corporate Sales Tax Return Preparation

Kforce Finance & Accounting Staffing July 2009 – present

Overview of responsibilities: Contract assignments- senior accounting work. Various projects as

assigned by controller; e.g. researching and preparing research findings on NY state disability compliance,

and reviewing property rental contracts for return of deposit monies. Closing duties included processing

prepaid expenses, preparing journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, depreciation of fixed assets,

expense allocation review, etc. Preparing and assisting with month end reports to senior management and

operations. Preparing various financial analysis, and capital budgets including future year projections.

SunGard Availability Services, LP July 2007 – Feb 2009

Senior Accountant - Multi-entity IT Recovery Services corporation.

Overview of responsibilities: Perform assigned month-end close process responsibilities and maintain GL

for Canada and Mexico books, and select U.S. AR and deferred revenue accounts in accordance with GAAP.

Responsible for Balance Sheet and P&L accounts; book accruals and adjustments, prepare monthly account

reconciliations and P&L variance analysis, and follow-up with responsible personnel to resolve any

reconciling or unusual items in timely manner. Prepare Canadian goods and services tax (GST) returns, and

U.S. sales tax returns for various states. Perform other duties as assigned.

Key Accomplishments:

• Administering the manual unbilled AR and deferred revenue schedules for +- 1,400 active

Consulting Services contracts throughout U.S. and Canada. Analyzing and recording monthly

activity. Preparing journal entries and reporting from schedule maintenance.

• Creating and maintaining the monthly U.S. sales tax source general ledger file utilized by

the entire GL group for preparing and filing sales tax returns.

• Streamlining excel account worksheets to enhance efficiency where possible. e.g. updating

schedules/templates to help generate account coding and journal entry for payroll.

• Recommending/providing a solution to management for U.S. unclaimed property escheat

compliance and reporting.

Applied Card Systems of PA, Inc. Nov 2005 – April 2007

Sr. Accountant/Dir./Manager - Credit card operations/service company & affiliated bank.

Overview of responsibilities: Facilitate month-end close in accordance with GAAP; calculate accruals

and make adjusting/reversing entries as required. Account for equipment sales transactions/asset

retirements. Assist in preparing the month end Board reports. Complete GL balance sheet account

reconciliations and P&L account variance analysis as required. Design and create managerial financial

reports with available FRX manager software. Assisted in the preparation of the operating books for

year end closing. Drafted year end notes to the consolidated financial statements. Made lease

categorization decisions for certain transactions. Financial and account analysis for exec management

as required. Complete state escheat asset compliance and reporting. Daily management of corporate

cash accounts. Supervise AP by reviewing all the AP aging reports, to ensure timely company payment

of accounts. Review all GL staff balance sheet account reconciliations, AP reconciliations, and P&L

account trend analysis work, for 2 operating companies for accuracy and completeness. Draft updates

to accounting policies and procedures. Train the accounting staff as required. Other duties as assigned

by controller.

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Key Accomplishments:

• Administering and completing unclaimed property escheat reporting in all states.

Implemented/utilized HRS Pro application software for tracking/reporting dormant assets –

unclaimed credit balance refund checks.

• Setup various FRX Great Plains financial reports for management.

• Negotiated and executed surplus asset sales transactions. Helped construct financial data

and book entries for large asset sales/fixed asset retirement transactions.

• Accounting for large facilities project; negotiating and executing contract, and accounting

for such project cost and WIP through to completion. Instructing staff on accounting entries to

properly track and reflect transaction.

• Training personnel in EOM accounting cycle, cash management and reconciliation

procedures. Also training/documentation for dormancy database administration.

• Re-wrote/drafted updated GL accounting policies and procedures.

Self employed - Accounting/Bookkeeping 2004

Bank One % Spherion, Wilmington, DE Jan. 2001 – June 2003

Site Manager - Commercial bank website Technical Service Center

Overview of responsibilities: Operations Management; manage 7 x 24 Technical Service Center (TSC) of

12 personnel supporting approx. 85 websites and network infrastructure hardware for Bank One’s

commercial and consumer lines of business. Manage/responsible for all site personnel, TSC Service Level

Agreements, and Quality Assurance. Establish/manage TSC operations staff utilization matrix.

CompuCom Systems, Inc., Paulsboro, NJ Mar. 1998 – Aug. 2000

Tech Team Lead

Overview of responsibilities: Manage a 2nd level technical support team servicing 4 corporate accounts;

Aramark, DHL Worldwide Express, Landauer Associates, and Vlasic Foods. Provide 2nd level remote

systems support and network management services to these companies. Diagnosing PC problems, and

implementing hardware and software solutions. Technical Recruiting, Training and Administration -

Interview and assist with the hiring of new support technicians. Conduct Customer Support, Technical

Skills, Call and Problem Management Training for technicians. Administer Computer Based Training

(CBT), grading, and conducted account specific training for new/existing technicians.

General Services Division, WSI, Concordville, PA May 1990 – Dec. 1996

Accounting Manager

Overview of responsibilities: Responsible for month end close for 2 companies, and financial management

reporting. Responsible for corporate state income taxation, payroll taxation, and quarterly payroll reporting.

Involved in annual budgeting of all line subsidiary companies. Performed daily cash flow management,

reporting, & related banking relations. Partially responsible for commercial and health insurance renewals of

corporate policies. Had 12 staff reporting to position.

Key Accomplishments:

• Constructed & presented annual budgets ($40 – 50 MM) for 5 subsidiaries & the

parent company to the Board of Directors.

• Deployed, operated, and provided employee training on a Fixed Asset System software

solution. The Best Programs PC FAS system was utilized monthly to manage 4

depreciation accounting books (ACRS, MACRS, ACE & Straight line) for a 2,500-vehicle

U.S. lease portfolio.

• Automated and established new enhanced and timely management reporting with pc

system software. Reported and monitored monthly, on 6 companies’ financial variance

analysis, statements vs. budgets.

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Education

West Chester University BS Accounting, GPA 4.0 2005

Berkeley Computer Training MCP/MCSE certification 1997

Widener University MBA 1990

Washington College BA Business Mgmt. 1988

Dale Carnegie Training Certificate 2002

Computer Skills

GREAT PLAINS, MAS 500, ORACLE, FRX, FAS, KHALIX, MS ACCESS, EXCEL, POWERPOINT,

OUTLOOK, WORD, ADOBE ACROBAT, LOTUS NOTES, MONARCH PRO, VISIO, & WINZIP.

References

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