Elizabeth V Wright Cross, CPA (inactive)
Martinez, CA 94553
925-***-**** Home
510-***-**** Mobile
ac2g8f@r.postjobfree.com
QUALIFICATIONS
• Experienced accounting professional with six years of public accounting and four years of private accounting experience
• Detail oriented with strong analytical problem solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Independent worker
• Strong client focus with positive feedback from clients; requested by clients to be part of engagement team
• Known for reliability and collaborative work with others
• Skilled in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Proficient in ProSystem fx Engagement, ECi LaCrosse and Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) in SAP
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Controller 3/2013 – 5/2017
Waterlogic West, Inc., Concord, CA
• Manage accounting department of six employees
• Company-wide (approximately 50 employees) contact person for all finance/accounting related queries
• Primary company contact for external financial audit, 401(k) audit and tax preparation
• Review and approve all expense GL coding prior to entering/posting
• Prepare, process, review and approve payroll with outsourced payroll company
• Create all journal entries concerning wages (all payroll and month-end wage, PTO and bonus accrual)
• Prepare all wage related monthly account reconciliations
• Prepare all complex monthly account reconciliations
• Review and approve all remaining account reconciliations
• Review and approve month-end related journal entries and ensure sub-ledgers tie into general ledger
• Complete entire month-end close, financial reporting and MD&A for C-level review and Group consolidation by the fifth business day of the following month
Auditor 1/2006 – 4/2012
OUM & Company, LLP, San Francisco, CA
• Supervise audit teams of 3-5 for public companies, private companies and local government agencies
• Determine scope of investigation required based on preliminary accounting records
• Prepare time and cost budget for audit engagements
• Inspect accounting records for efficiency, effectiveness, and use of US GAAP to properly record transactions
• Examine accounting records and interview client personnel to ensure proper recording of transactions and compliance with laws and regulations
• Prepare financial statements under US GAAP
• Prepare detailed reports on audit findings, as required by SAS 114, and recommend changes in operations and financial activities, under SAS 115
• Examine physical inventory to verify journal and ledger entries
EDUCATION
• Bachelor of Science, Business Administration (Accounting) 12/2005
• Sonoma State University
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
• Certified Public Accountant (inactive), Licensed in California, Certificate 109706
• California Society of Certified Public Accountants