Joseph Thompson
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212-***-**** **********@*****.***
EDUCATION: Lincoln University Oxford, PA 19352 Bachelors of Arts Accounting December 2001
Netcom Information technology Microsoft Dynamics 2009
COMPUTER SKILLS : EPlus, MAS90, Great Plains, MOBIUS, Raiser Edge, Sun System, ADP, Access, Excel, Lacerte Tax, FINET, Lotus Notes, SharePoint, Atlas, QuickBooks, FUND EZ, Depreciation Solution
WORK EXPERIENCE
Hoffman Management New York NY New York NY
Bookkeeper Oct 2013- Feb2014
Prepared monthly run aging report for all aged invoices and respond to issues raised by vendors
Retrieved daily drawdown from Chase in order to monitor branches daily deposits
Assisted in EOM closing process including preparation and recording of journal entries and account reconciliations
The Gileen Brewer School New York NY
Temporary Staff Accountant July-Aug 2008
Coded & recorded invoices for payment to general ledger
Processed checks for vendors
Prepared employee T& E Reimbursement
Managed all petty cash and office supply expense accounts
International Federation of Accountants New York NY
Temporary Staff Accountant May-July 2008
Prepared and record all payroll allocation in house and Canadian payrolls
Manually compiled and reconcile & enter weekly payroll, post wages
Reconciled administration billing to actual expense bills
Assisted monitoring and managing daily cash activity
Analyzed monthly P& L analysis including reclassifying JL, accruing according to budget, variance analysis.
New York Liquidation Bureau New York NY
Temporary Staff Accountant Jan-May 2008
Prepared quarterly accrual vouchers & journal entries
Analyzed and reconciled direct, assumed, and retrocede claims data for billing to reinsures
Prepared variance analysis for liquidated insurance companies using PIVOT tables
Tracked and monitored reinsurance recoverable and payable balances
Horizon Media New York, NY
Temporary Staff Accountant Sep 2007-Nov 2007
Assisted monitoring and managing daily cash activity
Prepared month end closing process including preparation and recording of journal entries and account reconciliations
Updated and maintained monthly P& L analysis including reclassifying JL, accruing according to budget, variance analysis, and account reconciliations
Quadlogic Corporation Long Island City, NY
Temporary Staff Accountant Aug 2007-Sep 2007
Prepared work papers based upon journal entries that affected the trial balance
Prepared journal entries after reconciling various general ledger accounts that were out of balance
Calculated sales representative commission monthly.
Reconcile all employee monthly T/E reimbursement accounts and resolve errors
Prepared variance analysis report for accounts, monthly accruals for expenses
Tacoda Systems New York NY
Temporary Accounts Payable Apr-Aug 2007
Full charge processing of all accounts receivable and payable
Managed all petty cash and office supply expense accounts
Reconciled bank balances; record general ledger entries
Established customer credit lines and set up credit accounts with vendors
Prepared employee T& E Reimbursement
TTI-TIAA CREF New York, NY
Temporary Accounts Receivable Associate Jan 2007-Mar 2007
Prepared monthly run aging report for all aged invoices
Prepared variance analysis report for accounts, Prepare monthly accruals for expenses
Implemented and design new database and pivot tables thru the use of MS Excel/Access
Researched and analyzed open items on bank vs. general ledger
Prepared all movement of cash transfers for individual participants
Oppenheimer & CO INC, New York, NY
Financial Assistant Apr 2004-Jul 2006
Prepared all abandon property accounts and account reconciliation.
Trained staff members on database system an journal entries process stop payment
Prepared journal entries for stop payment, bounce checks, void checks, cash adjustment
Reconciled and balance ZBA for ACH and Wire accounts
Recorded daily cost of carry & interest earned/loss in order to calculate EOM interest expense
Researched all staled dated checks for various accounts for abandon property
Worked closely with various branch managers in order to re-issue checks without errors
Merlin Temps-AFS International New York, NY
Senior Accountant (Temp) Mar 2003-Mar 2004
Assisted CFO in preparation of budget, quarterly, month end closing reconciled month end billing
Generated client invoices, statement Monitor Aged receivables for accuracy and reconcile to general ledger
Implemented financial module that helped improve A/R productivity
Handled check processing to vendors and mailing of 1099 tax forms
Acted as a liaison with host with host countries as well other AFS offices
East Stroudsburg University E. Stroudsburg, PA
Senior Accountant Nov 2002-Feb 2003
Assisted Executive Director in preparation of monthly budget reports
Recorded and post all alumni related donations into Raisers Financial edge
Prepared and process all outgoing manual checks to vendors for pay
Provided fund balance to professors for various scholarship funds
Recorded daily deposits to bank while maintain cash receipts/disbursement JL
Provided auditors with any necessary information an assisted with any issues
John J Riley CPA Stroudsburg, PA
Junior Tax Accountant Jan 2002-Apr 2002
Assisted in the preparation and coordination of supporting schedules for internal reporting
Completed compilations and reviews
Prepared bank reconciliation with QuickBooks
Assisted with special projects as time permitted, including implementation of various process improvement efforts
Performed daily deposits to bank while maintain cash receipts/disbursement journal
Managed the quarterly cash factoring and preparation of audit schedules Assisted CFO in preparation of budget, quarterly, month end closing reconciled month end billing
Generated client invoices, statement Monitor Aged receivables for accuracy and reconcile to general ledger
Implemented financial module that helped improve A/R productivity
Handled check processing to vendors and mailing of 1099 tax forms
Acted as a liaison with host with host countries as well other AFS offices