Abeba M. Desta
Washington DC *****
301-***-**** *************@*****.***
Skills Summary:
Accounting 10+ years: of knowledge and experience in Generally Accepted Accounting Principles,(GAAP), GAAS(Generally Accepted Auditing Standards, (GAGAS) Generally Accepted Government Standards) the yellow book.. All accounting has to be in conformity with these rules.
Can do the whole bookkeeping cycle – entering company data accordingly pull preliminary trial balance, extract all financial statements from the trial balance, balance sheet, income statement, owners’ equity, do all the necessary adjustments, accruals, reversals . At the end of the process write all the necessary reports to management, close the accounts and distribute to all concerned inside and outside
Stake holders.
Accounts payable: Starting from the source documents all related data to whom to pay, what amount when the interest rate that is accrued to be added to the principal. Analyzing by holding this accounts payable how much interest and income we make from this transaction, entering the correct data in to the A/P System, preparing the batches and submit to the check printing section, or If I have to do it continue, process each batch bundle the documents and the checks and distribute to the sections where the checks belongs to and close the monthly or weekly A/P.
Reconciliation of any kind of data and whatever large and complicated, with adjustment of proper accounts. Reconciling as needed by computing adjusting or reversing or deleting repeated entries,, checking them for all misstatements with the original documents.
Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
Auditing- 6+ years’ experience: compliance or standard auditing thorough knowledge of education and thorough practice.
Acquisition contracting 2 years- From vendor analysis to working on proposals selection and granting a contract.
rules, corrections of financial statements recommending adjustments.
Oral Communication: more than 10+ years:
Customer Service more than10+ years: Work effectively with all enterprise and external customers.
GAAP Knowledge, account Reconciliation expert,, Analysis of any account large or small
Academic Education and Honors:
Projected Graduation September 2019 University of Phoenix Accounting Masters of Accounting
2013 B.A Strayer University Washington DC Major Accounting And Finance
1996 B.A University of Addis Ababa Etihopia Major Accounting and business
Employment History:
11/2007 –11/2016
Claims Examiner accountant/ accounts payable specialist contractor Obxtek Inc. US Department of State contract Washington, DC 20520
Duties:
Compute and approve payments, create sections invoices daily in Momentum (US Department of State accounting software) and a local balancing program
Reviewed invoice postings on GL detail, and prepare journal entries for corrections when necessary
Followed up on outstanding invoice issues in Momentum and resolved by either dissolving the outstanding balance or reversed with the use of journal entry and reconciled AP accounts in GL.
09/1999 – 11/2006 accounting technician Arlington county government Arlington County Department-Human services Arlington, VA
Duties:
Calculated end-of-year account balances made necessary adjustments.
Assisted in internal and external auditing procedures to supply the necessary updated information and supporting documents to auditors, answered questions by working with them.
At the front desk, maintained petty cash receipt register to post all daily cash transactions. Submitted weekly reports and stated the total collection cash and checks under each accounting category depending on the source document.
Discovered Irregularities in cash transaction collection of the section, most transactions that were collected under the given budget section was not posted on the ledger while I had copy of the receipts on the stub and the balance showed a huge difference between the source document and what is reported which I reported to the Arlington Treasurer. That initiated scrutiny of state and federal government. Since the amount was more than 200,000 State and Federal Governments withdrew the year’s allotment to the county. And the loss was on the county newspaper and Washington Post at the time.
Arlington County Government hired me and I started the job the day I went to apply for it. The hiring manager asked his assistant to show me my office
I also worked for Integrated System Analysts; they hired me the day I went to apply. Here also the girl who interviewed me was my manager she walked me to my office.
Dressing and looks are top.
Currently served At mr Tyrone’s small moving company on collection from customers, deposit. Reconciling daily incomes and expenses
Job-Related Skills:
Company trial balance at the end of a day should have debits = Credits.
Computer software used: Excel, power point, word and access
Specialized accounting software: Federal government Momentum, Jamis, and I have tested ability to adapt and use any accounting software because once you know well the hang of the subject accounting, I found it easy to adapt to any kind of accounting software.
Payment 20000.00 to 30000.00/year.
References:
ADAM BERHANU
AIR FORCE ENGINEER
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ABEL GIRMA
FIANANCAL ANALYST ENGINEER IN DELAWARE FOR CHASE
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