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Kelli Gray

**** ****** *****, **********, **, 30022 ● Cell: 678-***-**** ● ac2768@r.postjobfree.com Skills Summary

Strong Accounting Manager, leads by example, good trainer and mentor

Thorough Accounting principles foundation, understanding the double entry system and integration between the different accounting modules

Accurate and precise, keen eye for identifying reconciling items

Excellent Excel knowledge, able to compare large data spreadsheets by vlookups, working with pivot tables, exporting from and importing to Accounting systems

Experienced with high volume AP (purchase orders through to bills, vendor statement reconciliations, strict terms monitoring and payment runs), Billing (itemized billing, lump sum, contracted terms, cost plus materials), AR

(collection notices, collections, bad debts accrual), Revenue (recognition, WIP), Project Accounting (cost vs effort, project profitability, variance analysis), Cash Flow and Cash Management (monitoring bank accounts, high volume bank recons, extended cash flow forecasting from project/business unit/consolidated levels)

GL maintenance, TB reviews, balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany reconciliations, budget preparation

Month end and year end journal entries, accruals, variance analysis, error correction, depreciation

Fixed Asset monitoring, maintain schedule and amortization methods

Financial reporting and Management Packs (P&L, Balance Sheet, Financial Statements), report writing

Audit preparation (liaising with external auditors, providing all info according to Audit Schedules, posting Audit journal)

Experienced with implementing new accounting systems, migrating from one system to another

Payroll input, processing and payments, reporting and journal into GL, increases and bonus schedules and accruals, timesheet systems

Following accounting processes and procedures as well as suggesting, writing and implementing processes Qualification

Certified Technical Financial Accountant CTFA Icba(SA) NQF 5 Career Summary

Company Position Duration

Benson Integrated Marketing Solutions Accounting Manager Apr 2017 – present Property24 / HomeFind24 (Pty) Ltd Bookkeeper Apr 2016 – Jun 2016 (2 months) Richard Kane Hides and Skins Accountant Jan 2015 – Apr 2016 (1 yr 4 months) Kelligible CC Owner of Company - Accounting May 2013 – Jan 2015 (1 yr 9 months) Arcus Facilities Management Solutions Leader - Accounting Jul 2007 – Apr 2013 (5 yrs 11 months) Maxicool cc Accountant Mar 2006 – Jul 2007 (1 yr 5 months) Arcus Gibb BST & Systems Manager Apr 1996 – Feb 2006 (9 yrs 11 months) Fashion Discounters Reporting/Systems/Payroll Administrator Jun 1993 – Apr 1996 (2 yrs 11 months) Marine & Industrial Recruitment Data Capturer Feb 1993 – Jun 1993 (5 months) Career History

Apr 2017 to present

Benson Integrated Marketing Solutions – Accounting Manager (Alpharetta, GA)

Managing and overseeing the daily operations of the Accounting Department: Accounts Payable/Receivable (very high volume), Cash Receipts, Cash Management, Cash Forecasting, Check and Credit Card payment runs, Monthly Audits, month and quarter end Journal Entries, Sales Tax reconciliations and submission to Exactor, fixed assets

Manage accounting team of 8 (4 direct reports), training, ensuring company procedures are accurate and being followed

Maintain and improve established accounting methods, policies and procedures

Reports to the Senior Vice President

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Kelli Gray

1860 Jardin Court, Alpharetta, GA, 30022 ● Cell: 678-***-**** ● ac2768@r.postjobfree.com

Providing timely accounting data to Corporate Manager

Manage a 5 day month end close, completing all audits in AP, AR and Billing, posting Adjusting Journal Entries Apr 2016 to Jun 2016 (2 months)

Property24 / HomeFind24 (Pty) Ltd – Bookkeeper (Cape Town, South Africa)

Temp position while preparing to go to USA from SA: posted the accounting entries in excel spreadsheets and prepared the financial statements and reporting for their year-end audit and also assisted with data entry for system migration from Syspro to Netsuite

Jan 2015 to Apr 2016 (1 yr 4 months)

Richard Kane Hides and Skins (Pty) Ltd – Accountant (Cape Town, South Africa)

Single person accounting department, processed and managed the entire bookkeeping/accounting function, in Quickbooks (AR, AP, asset depreciation, intercompany invoicing, journals, reconciliations, foreign currency transactions and foreign payments), stock recording, year-end handover and liaising with auditors, all statutory submissions

Authorised electronic banking and account balance maintenance

Payroll administration (preparing input to outsourced payroll company) May 2013 to Jan 2015 (1 yr 9 months)

Kelligible CC – Owner of Company, Accounting (Cape Town, South Africa)

Sole owner of this small company, providing bookkeeping/accounting services to companies and individuals

Clients:

May to October 2013 was a 6 month contract as Project Accountant for my previous employer Arcus Facilities Management Solutions

May 2013 to Jan 2015: continued accounting for Maxicool CC Jul 2007 to Apr 2013 (5 yrs 11 months)

Arcus Facilities Management Solutions (FM Solutions) – Leader-Accounting (Cape Town, South Africa)

This company (6 offices in different Cities) used to be a division within Arcus Gibb (previous employer for nearly 10 years) - I was approached by the CFO of Arcus Gibb (Mr Hemant Kavthankar), who offered the position to me

Management of full accounting function in Pastel Evolution, with 3 direct reports and 5 indirect

Completed the extensive customised reporting (took over from the consultant, saving on his fees)

Complex financial reporting from Project level to business unit to Company consolidation

Responsible for training the finance staff as well as being hands-on to fill in and complete the daily deadlines in all areas of bookkeeping (cashbook, bank recons, AP entry and recons, AR issuing of invoices, journals of staff expense claims) when staff were absent

Implemented and improved accounting processes

Large volume of transactions, yet managed the month-end close within strict 5 day deadlines

Project Accounting: tracking cost and effort, markups, billings as per contracted terms and itemized billing

Assisted the Property Portfolio managers with the property accounting (2 years, then the division closed)

Full maintenance and signatory of bank accounts, full treasury and cashflow management with daily schedules and forecast reporting

Monthly VAT recons & returns to Revenue Authority on Efiling

Payroll input and administration on Softline VIP (135 employees) plus all statutory submissions and payments

Annual budgeting with monthly variance review, financial report preparation and issuing to management

Audit preparation and submission, posting of auditors journals to close off financial year

Presenting Financial Project reporting to Client

Company Secretarial (records of ownership, company details maintained with the Commissioner of Companies)

Computer purchases for new staff, setup on network, basic IT support for all divisions Kelli Gray Page 3 of 3

Kelli Gray

1860 Jardin Court, Alpharetta, GA, 30022 ● Cell: 678-***-**** ● ac2768@r.postjobfree.com Mar 2006 to Jul 2007 (1 yr 5 months)

Maxicool CC – Accountant (Cape Town, South Africa)

Transport Refrigeration Industry, set up bookkeeping and accounting controls

Transfer and maintain full set of books from excel manual books to Quickbooks, then to Pastel Partner

Submit to Accounting Officer for review and signing of year-end financial statements for Tax returns

All statutory returns through Efiling

I was the Accountant for this company mostly part time 1996 through to 2014, but full time 2006 to 2007. Apr 1996 to Feb 2006 (9 yrs 11 months)

Arcus Gibb (Pty) Ltd – BST (Accounting & Project Management Software) & Systems Manager (Cape Town, SA) Consulting Engineering Industry.

Started with manual creditors reconciliations, debtors and creditors data capturing, small subsidiary company bookkeeping

BST Manager's Assistant, assisting with new project set up in BST, monthly revenue recognition process

Project based accounting: revenue recognition according to project type and industry

(electrical/mechanical/structural/water/environmental/transport engineering)

Cost allocation and variance analysis per project accounting, revenue recognition per type of fee agreement

(CPM, Lump Sum, Percent Complete revenue)

Itemized billing reporting, checking cost vs effort and markup, ensuring billing completed timely, clearing WIP, ensure no duplications, billing time based contracts, ensuring correct labor rates, lump sum projects, billing according to monthly draws and deliverables per project management

Data transfers from SUN Accounting (cashbook system) to BST (projects/revenue system) with error correction

On appointment of the new BST Manager in Oct 1999, I moved from BST system maintenance to Management Accountant Assistant, assisting with Indirect Cost review and re-allocation, updated Fixed Asset Register, journal entries, system interfaces between international companies to issue monthly financial reports and variance analysis

Promoted to BST & Systems Manager reporting to the CFO

Responsible for revenue recognition within strict deadlines and Senior staff and Engineers pressure with WIP investigation and variance analysis

Delegating tasks to and management of 3 staff (AR and cashflow)

Project budget maintenance with new project set up

Training and support to entire Finance division (payroll, AP, GL, Management Accountant, Timesheet Clerk)

Responsible for supplying information and company reporting requirements for migration from SUN to BST systems to an integrated accounting package called BST Enterprise

Lead the system implementation giving full support to finance staff, including Accountant, for all areas of input in new accounting package

Writing reports for specific financial requirements in Crystal Reports Jun 1993 to Apr 1996 (2 yrs 11 months)

Fashion Discounters – Reporting/Systems/Payroll Administrator (Cape Town, South Africa)

Complete cashbook, cheque book and Petty Cash, with reconciling cash takings and deposits

Updating stock journal for stock taking purposes and salary commission calculations

I designed the layout and computerised all the above manual procedures into spreadsheets Feb 1993 to Jun 1993 (5 months)

Marine & Industrial Recruitment – Data Capturer (Cape Town, South Africa)

Designed a database in Dbase III Plus and data capture all candidate information

Used the owner’s vehicle to take candidates to interviews plus Receptionist

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