Sales Accountant
Resume:
Candace Austin
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Summary:
Experienced accountant with background in brokerage, governmental and service industries. Key contributor in the development of goal achievement reward system for employees. Strengths in tax return preparation, general ledger and trial balance. Extensive technical knowledge in
Skills:
Oracle
Compliance
Sarbanes Oxley
Vertex/Quantum
Gross receipts
Annual Reporting
Business Licensing
JD Edwards
Account Reconciliation
Payroll Tax Reconciliation
Cash Forecasting
Bank Reconciliation
Budgeting
Database Administration
File Management
Fixed Assets
General Ledger
Microsoft Office suite
Payroll Processing
Peoplesoft/SAP
Fixed Asset Scheduling
Treasury Analysis
Experience:
CEI Group/Burlington Coat Factory Oct 2016-Present
Tax Analyst
Apply for Licenses also complete all renewals & update permits for store locations.
Maintain correspondence & documentation for store locations local and state government concerning licenses and registrations.
Assisted in company merger and sales tax licensing for new FEIN and Sales Tax accounts.
Navitas Lease Corp., Mt Laurel, NJ Mar 2012 – Feb 2016
Accountant
Respond to state inquiries.
Wire transfers
Spreadsheet reconciliation of State Sales tax.
Compliance, analyze and research data to prepare monthly and quarterly account reconciliations.
Maintain support, obtain proper signoffs, stay within SOX practices and meeting monthly deadlines.
Provide information quarterly to various regions reporting.
Bank Custodian reporting
ACH and Wire transfers
Apply for new business Licenses.
Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting or other tax requirements.
Reconciliation of Sales and Use Tax and Business Personal Property Tax
Lockheed Martin, Cherry Hill, NJ Mar 2009 – Jan 2012
Tax Accountant
Responsible for filing all Sales & Use tax returns (Compliance.
Responsible for answering notices and Vendor inquiries.
Spreadsheet reconciliation of State Sales tax.
Daily Cash transaction review of bank statement
Maintain files & process all licensing for 75 different legal entities.
File all Annual Report for 15 different legal entities.
Assisted analyzing financial information to prepare general ledger adjusting journal entries.
Assist Treasury with Bank reconciliations
Auditing & reporting
American Water Cherry Hill, Cherry Hill, NJ Apr 2007 – Mar 2009
Tax Accountant
Responsible for filing all Sales & Use tax returns (Compliance).
Responsible for answering notices and Vendor inquiries.
Spreadsheet reconciliation of State Sales tax.
Complies, analyzes and researches data to prepare monthly and quarterly account reconciliations.
Maintain support, obtain proper signoffs, stay within SOX practices and meeting monthly deadlines.
Provide information quarterly to various regions.
Victory Refrigeration, Inc. Cherry Hill, NJ Jun 2004 – Apr 2007
Accountant
Responsible for filing all Sales & Use tax returns in 13 states.
Involved in Forecast & Budget postings and analysis.
Perform reconciliations for 13 G/L accounts & sub-ledger accounts
Record Corporate cash receipts
File all sales & use tax licenses & unemployment permits, adding all rates to the database.
Reconcile fixed assets, including the depreciation & accumulated depreciation schedules.
Reconcile payroll accounts, including employer & employee taxes.
Maintained Fixed asset Schedule.
ADP Brokerage Services Group, Mt Laurel, NJ Jun 2001 – May 2004
Tax Accountant
• Filed state sales & use tax returns for seven different legal entities within ADP.
• Filed returns in 38 different states, local jurisdictions included.
• Reconciled cash account to the General Ledger and Trial Balance.
• Certified as Power of Attorney in most states to do tax business.
• Filed Gross receipts returns (AL) and Business Occupational tax returns.
• Completed business licensing done for new businesses as well as license renewals.
• Annual reporting via excel spreadsheets with schedules forwarded to the Controller.
US Mint, Philadelphia, PA Feb 2000 – May 2001
Cost Accountant
Analyzed reconciliations and presented end result in spreadsheet form for major cash accounts.
Reviewed transactions register reports on a daily basis, and analyzed summary variance reports for updating in the general ledger, Wrote journal entries for posting to the general ledger.
Posted journal entries to balance account by product codes and entered the entries into the PeopleSoft system.
Analyzed expenses on a monthly basis, to affect the P&L.
Account Temps, Philadelphia, PA Mar 1996 – Feb 2000
Staff Accountant
Completed a six month contract with Towers Perrin contracted for payroll account reconciliation, bank reconciliation, and W2 filings using the ADP, People Soft, and Access systems.
Completed a three month assignment with Temple University Hospital responsible for accounts payable and payroll processing using the ADP and PeopleSoft system.
Completed a five month contract with Pep Boys worked with the external auditors in an audit of the account payable reconciliations and procedures.
Completed one of the companies' largest bank account reconciliations and account reconciliation for the external auditors.
Amerigas, Inc. King of Prussia, PA, King of Prussia, PA Oct 1987 – Jan 1996
Tax Accountant
Responsible for the 48 states Sales & Usage Tax filings including calculation of monthly sales tax payment.
Processed payment for state and local sales tax for over 994 stores worldwide.
Worked with the external auditors for 48 states and over 200 borough and counties to ensure tax compliance.
A key member of the PeopleSoft system implementation team that was responsible for testing the new system and creating new policy and procedures.
Posted all expenses to the general ledger for all intercompany transactions.
Financial statement account reconciliation for the sales and use tax accounts.
US Army, Campbell, KY Apr 1982 – Aug 1987
Accounting Specialist
Military Service
Command
Veteran Discharge: Honorable
Education:
Philadelphia School of Office Training 1982
Associate in Accounting
Course Work Completed: Corporate Tax
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