Project Accounting
Resume:
Cullen Larsen
*** *. ****** **. ******, Ohio ****3 419-***-**** **********@*****.***
Objective
I am seeking employment in the accounting profession; the position that I’m seeking is a place that will allow me
to hone by skills, while also providing the opportunity to broaden my scope of practice in the field of accounting.
Profile
Motivated, hardworking, and determined; as of May 12, 2013 I have graduated with a Bachelors of Science in
Accounting from Heidelberg University. I also played football for the Calvert Senecas, so I understand the
importance of teamwork and perseverance. I also, after completing my undergraduate education, have over 150
hours so I am eligible to take the CPA Exam, which I am planning do after preparing and taking a few prep classes.
Skills Summary
Proficient in Excel, I have prepared month- I have experience in
Word, and end and year end performing bank and
PowerPoint,Outlook, statements for project reconciliations
and Microsoft Project. companies at my prior I have experience in
Have experience in the internship. the use of Nvision and
use of QuickBooks I have experience in SAP project tracking
I’ve completed many doing 1040 tax returns. systems.
Accounting, Finance, I have basic experience Also I have received
Economic, and Business of the Impromptu, Smart basic training on the
Administration courses Stream, and Controller SAP business
while attending Toolbox accounting software.
Heidelberg. software. I also have experience
in project cost tracking
while working on
Marathon’s ESRs.
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Cullen Larsen
192 S. Monroe St. Tiffin, Ohio 44883 419-***-**** **********@*****.***
Professional Experience
• July 10th 2013 to February 28th 2014, I was working as a temporary accounting processor for
Marathon Petroleum, in their Project & Cost Management division.
As a processor it was my duty to route, for approval, projects that were being under taken by
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the Pipeline Engineering (PE) and Terminal Engineering (TE) departments of Marathon’s
Project & Cost Management division (P&CM). I have also attached an unsolicited letter of
recognition for my performance from Greg Grerdman a now retired project leader for the
Terminal Engineering department.
Along with routing projects for approval, I was also responsible for performing Monthly
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reconciliations for all projects being undertaken by the PE and TE departments.
I was also entrusted with running, on a weekly basis, the AFE (Authority for Expenditure)
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report and Data Integrity for Pipeline Engineering, as well as running the Data Integrity
report for Terminal Engineering.
My last responsibility was performing the role of a PCS (Project Controls Specialist) for the
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ESRs being used by the Pipeline and Terminal Engineering Departments. My duties entailed
cost tracking the ESRs, monthly reconciling, performing monthly and quarterly accruals for
ESRs, and routing the ESRs for more funds if needed.
• From January 3rd to May 10th of 2013, I was an Accounting Intern with Fabrizio and Shultz CPA in
Tiffin, Ohio; and received a letter grade of A.
I was under the tutelage of Mr. John Fabrizio and Mr. Ryan Shultz, while being supervised
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by Brittny Gaietto. As an accounting intern, I was given the tasks of performing monthly
bank reconciliations for the business clients of Fabrizio & Shultz, creating the month/year
end statements for these same companies, and preparing tax returns for the firm’s non-
business clients. Also as my final project for the internship, I was tasked with moving one of
the firm's business client's past year’s financial information from paper documents to
entering this information into the client’s new QuickBooks company account.
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Cullen Larsen
192 S. Monroe St. Tiffin, Ohio 44883 419-***-**** **********@*****.***
• I have also taken the opportunity to attend many Pat Adams Lecture Series hosted by Heidelberg
University, given by prominent leaders of the business community.
o Carol-Lynn Parente: (Executive Producer of Sesame Street)
o Ann M. Fudge: ( Former executive to the Kraft foods, and current chairman & CEO of
Young & Rubicam)
o Donna VanLiere: (New York Times Best Seller and Conference Speaker)
• I also through the summer worked as a painter/landscaper for my father’s summer side business
from 2008 to 2011.
Education
• Calvert High School, Tiffin, Ohio 44883
o Graduated in 2007
o An received a partial scholarship to Heidelberg college
o A partial scholarship to Tiffin University, and the University of Findlay
• As of May 12,2013 I have obtained degree in Accounting at Heidelberg University
o my spring 2013 semesters my GPA was 3.7
o My overall GPA is 3.03
o When taking an Auditing class, I was given the chance to do a mock audit on a real company’s
financial information, and can provide a notebook showing the assignment.
o I also, over the last three semesters have made the Dean’s List.
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192 S. Monroe St. Tiffin, Ohio 44883 419-***-**** **********@*****.***
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192 S. Monroe St. Tiffin, Ohio 44883 419-***-**** **********@*****.***
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192 S. Monroe St. Tiffin, Ohio 44883 419-***-**** **********@*****.***
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