Accounting Financial

Damien Chapman

***-** ***** ****** ******* Heights

Queens, New York 11411

917-***-**** **************@*******.***

Fully Work Authorized No Visa Sponsorship Required

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Accountant Professional with 7+ years of experience in auditing and accounting, preparation of audit and financial accounting information for review by audit seniors and management. Certified Accounting Technician

Key Skills

Auditing File preparation Stock Audit Observation Inventory Management

Auditing Management Letter preparation Financial Statement Strategic Planning

Computer Skills: Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel and Powerpoint), Peachtree, QuickBooks

Note: From 06/2010 to 01/2017 it became necessary to take charge of coordinating and executing the daily involved task of caring for a disabled younger sibling due to being the only family member available to do so. Constantly kept abreast of accounting and finance updates and trends throughout this period. Eager to re-enter this dynamic field to pursue a fulfilling career

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in International Business 2006 - 2010

Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki, Finland

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Part of Finance & Accounting team at Robert Half International, New York, USA 05/01/2017 - present

Accountant - Caribbean Region 07/03/2000 - 12/12/2003

Golden Neo-Life Diamite (GNLD) International, Kingston, Jamaica

Multinational company based in California USA producing and retailing dietary supplements

Prepared financial statements on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis for the accounts department after updating procedures to correct the general ledger balances

Prepared annual consolidated financial statements for the 3 offices in the Caribbean region after the assistant accountant brought the general ledger up-to-date for the offices in Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago

Prepared costing schedules to record inventory movements which detailed the unit cost, shipping cost, customs duty cost and freight forwarder’s cost for input to the general ledger

Prepared weekly and monthly bank reconciliations

Prepared sales performance reports for the Caribbean region for submission to overseas offices

Revamped the warehousing department to bring their inventory balances up-to-date in-line with the general ledger

Assistant Accountant in the Audit & Accounting Department 03/02/1998 - 09/30/1999

Mair, Russell Grant Thornton International, Kingston and Montego Bay, Jamaica

Professional audit and accounting firm offering audit, tax and advisory services to its clients

Prepared audit files for small and medium sized clients completing all audit procedures for the entire job

Prepared financial statements for each job to include the income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement and notes to the financial statement

Prepared draft management letter reports for each set of audited financial statements

Prepared stock observation reports for clients after attending their financial year end stock-taking counts

Computation of companies corporation tax for audited financial year

Accounting Clerk 07/01/1996 - 09/30/1997

Hotel Four Seasons, Kingston, Jamaica

Company with long length in the hospitality service industry

Prepared daily room revenue accounting data for the accounts department

Assisted in preparing hotel room bills from the front desk

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, Glasgow, United Kingdom, student member since 1998 and turned professional member in 2000

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