ANJANETTE E. BROWN
*********.*******@*****.***
http://www.linkedin.com/in/anjanettebrown
Financial Accountant
Competencies
o 15+ years of proven full cycle accounting, financial analysis and
reporting experience
o Ability to multitask as well as work independently and creatively
within deadline constraints
o Well-established work ethic combined with solid communication and team
collaboration skills.
o Provides research and prepares information and manages the accounting
process with skill to ensure financial reporting accuracy
o Processes full cycle accounts payable and handle all matters related
to payment of suppliers for goods and services
o Maintains general ledger accounts and prepares end-of-month journal
entries, accruals, depreciation and imputed interest,
o Performs month-end account closing activities, account analysis, and
reconciliations
o Prepares quarterly budget/actual variance analysis reports
o Investigates and resolves outstanding account items and ensures items
never age over 90 days
o Provides accurate information on a daily basis to both internal and
external customers
Technical Skills
Billing Systems Payroll Materials Costing
Tax Analysis & Preparation Cash Control
Job & Process Costing
W-2 Reporting Statement
Reconciliation Inventory Evaluation
CPA Liaison/Internal Auditing General Ledger/ AP/AR
Reporting & Documentation
Account System Conversion ADP/Paychex
proAlpha ERP system, Microsoft Small Business Financial, Microsoft Dynamics
GP, Accountmate, SBT PRO, ACCPAC Plus, Peachtree Complete, QuickBooks Pro,
Serviceware, Solomon, E2, Depreciation Solutions, Lotus 123, MS Excel, MS
Word, MS-Outlook
Professional Experience
Accountant
Hydro Systems USA, Auburn, WA 2013-2014
o Recruited to assist with operational accounting duties for this
growing aircraft maintenance and tooling manufacturer.
o Reconciled banking activities in USD and foreign currency exchanges
for daily cash position report
o Direct posting into accounts payable and general ledger
o Reconciled intercompany accounts
Accountant
Avue Technologies Corporation, Tacoma, WA 2010-2013
o Recruited to turn around and manage the accounts payable department
with government contracts for this growing HR solution provider
o Reconciled weekly travel expenses with direct costs by product,
research and development costs for business unit, and departmental
cost allocations.
o Developed reconciliation worksheets for expense groups and fixed asset
valuation to depreciation and allocation expense
o Processed end-of-month accruals, depreciation and imputed interest
o Prepared monthly sales and use tax filings.
Accounting Manager
Pacific Paper Products, Tacoma, WA 2008-2009
o Recruited to perform full-cycle accounting functions and correct
financial data to ensure the accuracy of financial statements for this
rapidly-growing paper converter and manufacturer
o Reconciled balance sheet accounts with supporting schedules for
accounting system conversion to Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0
o Reviewed trial balances and focused on expense accounts and audit
balances to verify accuracy
o Prepared monthly sales and use tax filings.
Accounting Systems Conversion Analyst
2007-2008
Accountemps, Tacoma, WA
Assisted with migrating a legacy Solomon accounting software system to
the latest version of industry-specific QuickBooks accounting software
Evaluated files, analyzed data, targeted and converted system
keystroke and coding errors
Accountant
Quest Integrated, Kent, WA 2006-2007
Developed billing system for projects to track and record commercial
and government account sales
o Reviewed trial balances and focused on expense accounts and audit
balances to verify project finances.
o Maintained project accounting/billing cycles and verified and renewed
burden rates (in Solomon).
o Processed accounts payables and accounts receivables, including
invoicing, factoring, cash management and collection.
Accounting Manager
2004-2005
Northwest Territorial Mint, Auburn, WA
o Recruited to turn around and manage the accounting department,
reconcile and set up financial records, including a new general ledger
module for this rapid-growing bullion trader and manufacturer
o Audited and reconciled petty cash used for daily operations and
bullion trading
o Prepared monthly financial statements, account analysis and reconciled
accounts to ensure bottom line accuracy
o Prepared business and payroll tax returns for offices in Washington,
Virginia and Wisconsin
Senior Accounting Administrator
Northwest Computer Support, Tukwila, WA
1996-2004
o Oversaw all bookkeeping and accounting functions with a concentration
on managing contracts and financial statements for the computer
hardware sales and services company
o Performed contract management to examine revenue recognition and
verified billing when minimum levels of unearned revenue were reached
o Audited and reconciled balance sheet items and reworked the chart of
accounts into a departmentalized cost-profit-analysis format
o Presented budget analysis with management notes for financial
statements and submitted budget change proposals to executive decision-
makers
Education & Certifications
Bachelor of Science in Accounting, City University, Seattle, WA
Associate of Arts & Science in Data Processing, Highline Community College,
Des Moines, WA
Microsoft Office Specialist, Excel 2007, Tacoma Community College, Tacoma,
WA
Certified Notary Public, Washington State Department of Licensing
Current Toastmasters Member for public speaking