Carol Williams
Email: *********@********.***
Address: ***** **** ****** **
City: Pine
State: CO
Zip: 80470
Country: USA
Phone: 303-***-****
Skill Level: Experienced
Salary Range: $40,000
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Carol Williams
16670 Pine Valley Road
Pine, Colorado 80470
*********@********.***
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
Accounting Professional with extensive experience in general ledger, journal entries, accruals, A/P, A/R, payroll (manual and automated), payroll and sales taxes, cash management, bank reconciliations, account reconciliations and analyses, financial statement preparation and analysis, research and problem-solving.
KEY AREAS OF EXPERIENCE
Full charge accounting/bookkeeping background in non-profit, retail, wholesale, service industries, government, client services, pension administration, education, manufacturing, food service, financial accounting, property management.
Excellent communications skills both oral and written.
Work well with minimal supervision and as part of a team.
Learn new skills quickly and adapt well to new or changing situations.
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
VARIOUS CONTRACT POSITIONS: March 2010-Present
I`ve contributed my enjoyment of and skills in accounting as a contractor with various companies in short- and mid-length assignments:
Pension administration - allocated pension contributions; A/P; payroll (non-profit)
Property management (two companies)
Consolidated information in spreadsheets for preparation of tax returns
Performed day-to-day accounting activities for childrens` summer camp
FIRST DATA CORP.: July 2007-March 2010, February 2011
Staff Accountant in IPS Settlement Accounting, consultant through Lucas Group, Inc.
Prepared daily journal entries for upload into Oracle for OCMO and American Express/Saltwater official checks and money order products.
Reconciled, reviewed and analyzed 34 balance sheet accounts and communicated the results with middle and upper management monthly.
Performed nine daily and fifteen monthly Saltwater general ledger account reconciliations.
Processed monthly CDS adjustments for client financial institutions and prepared wire transfers for CDS adjustments.
Analyzed cleared checks and money orders that had previously been escheated to the states and invoiced those states.
Compiled tax packages for the tax department to use in preparation of 2009 and 2010 state and federal returns of companies within First Data.
COGNITIVE SOLUTIONS, INC.: Nov. 2006-July 2007
Consultant through Accountemps, Inc.
Accounts Receivable Specialist for manufacturer of labeling systems, printers and labels.
Processed invoices (600-650 per month), cash receipts, collections, research.
Collected over $15,000 in past due balances that otherwise might have been written off.
NEW HORIZONS COMPUTER LEARNING CENTER: Nov. 2005-Aug. 2006
Staff Accountant for an international computer training center.
Prepared most of the daily and monthly journal entries.
Completed monthly balance sheet account analyses, researched and fixed problems.
Prepared daily sales reports.
Processed invoicing for Albuquerque office and acted as back-up for Denver office invoicing.
Reviewed and reconciled intercompany accounts.
FIRST MERIDIAN MANAGEMENT & CONSULTING: Dec. 2004-Sept. 2005
Full-charge Bookkeeper with responsibility for five restaurants.
Recorded daily sales and accounts payable. Reconciled bank statements daily.
Produced biweekly payroll through ADP and Aloha Enterprise.
Entered all month-end accruals.
Reviewed monthly P & Ls for accuracy and made necessary corrections.
ACCOUNTEMPS: Jan. 2001-May 2004
Financial Specialist. Worked as salaried professional in various long-term accounting
assignments.
Worked with a team of other Financial Specialists to analyze and reconcile balance sheet
accounts for a large moving company.
Processed accounts payable for a large hospital.
For three years worked in the Branch of Financial Statements of the US Fish & Wildlife
Service coordinating with other bureaus in the Department of the Interior to eliminate
duplicate revenue and expense transactions between bureaus.
Technical Skills: Microsoft Office, QuickBooks Enterprise, Quicken, Oracle, Peachtree Complete, MAS90, MAS500 (CMS, Acuity), Business Works, Wind2 FMS (time and expense tracking), Federal Financial System, Hyperion, ADP Payroll, Aloha Enterprise.
EDUCATION
BS Degree, Louisiana State University, College of Business Administration
Earned certification as a Senior Director of the YMCA
AWARDS
Named Employee of the Month by Lucas Group for January, 2008.
Awarded three Certificates of Merit by US Fish & Wildlife Service for my contribution to the preparation of the fiscal year-end financial statements.