Ronda B. Brewer
Baytown, TX ***20
SUMMARY
A result-oriented professional with comprehensive knowledge in accounting and finance. Excellent
business judgment, problem solving, planning and analytical skills. A well-rounded team player
with excellent oral and written communications.
EXPERIENCE
Start & Busch, LLC (February 2008 –September, 2012 )
Full service accounting firms specializing in tax preparation, QuickBooks, accounting and estate
planning and elder care. Responsible for all aspects of accounting, from business start-ups to
issuing financial statements. Also responsible for tax preparation and review for individuals,
partnerships, corporations and non-profits. Assists clients in tax issue resolutions and day to day
accounting issues. Prepare payrolls, issue checks and prepare payroll reports for clients. Also
prepare and issue state sales tax returns and franchise tax returns, and property tax renditions.
Accountemps
(September 2007 through December 2007)
-Responsibilities included recording fixed assets and depreciation. Also, reviewed and tracked
status of AFEs through completion. Responsible for all cash receipts and monthly close.
(January 2007 through July 2007)
-Responsible for issuing 1099s and associated tax documents. Stepped in the payroll department,
was responsible for issuing biweekly payroll for over 1400 employees. Planned and implemented
smooth transition of payroll to new headquarters. Reviewed contracts to limit possible exposure,
summarized and established system to track contracts in the risk management department. Also,
performed reconciliations and account analysis.
Mendelovitz Urban & Associates (May 1996 through April 2006)
-Working part-time at CPA firm preparing and reviewing personal, partnership and corporate
income tax returns, including state returns. Worked with clients and IRS regarding problem
resolutions.
-Also, worked though out the year performing payroll duties, monthly bookkeeping and account
analysis and preparing financial statements and compilations for business clients, including sole
proprietors, partnerships and corporations. Prepared monthly and annual payroll and governmental
reports. Managed fixed assets and depreciation.
-Experienced in QuickBooks, Creative Solutions, Ultratax, Word, Excel, and Microsoft Office.
ARCO Chemical Co. (February 1986 through May 1996)
-Contract Compliance – ensured compliance of major raw material and utility contracts and
performed critiques of contracts from a control standpoint. Developed and implemented plan that
established controls for products crossing plant boundaries. Produced and set in motion a
preventative maintenance procedure for meters within the plant boundaries. Developed and
implemented a business resumption plan, a guideline to be used in the event of an emergency to
ensure uninterrupted business. Supervised the utility and raw material accountants and clerks.
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-Cost/Budget Accountant – Managed cost accounting, financial reporting budgeting. Prepared
journal entries and account reconciliations. Performed and reported financial analysis and
reviewed yield analysis.
-Inventory Accountant – Maintained, determined and revised inventory revaluations, standards and
dollar value LIFO exercises. Maintained and balanced inventory records, inter-company sales of
finished productions and raw material purchases. Approved raw material and chemical invoices for
payment.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Business Administration with Emphasis in Finance, Sam Houston State University,
with 29 hours in Accounting.