Senior Accountant

Robert W. Stewart, CPA

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SYNOPSIS

Highly experienced and eager Certified Public Accountant with 20 years of extensive and diverse accounting practice in Public Accounting, Small Business, and Not for Profit. Comprehensive experience in financial planning, analysis, and accounting principles in fast-paced and rapidly expanding environments. An innovator with the capacity to improve and maximize business and financial function integration through effective communication processes.

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES & QUALIFICATIONS

Property and Sales Tax Preparation

Bank Reconciliation

Payroll Administration

Government Contract Accounting

Accounting for Investments

Budget Reporting and Analysis

Ministers and Expatriate Taxation

Small Business Accounting

Fixed Asset Accounting

Income Tax Preparation/Planning

Spreadsheet Applications

General Ledger

Financial and Worker’s Compensation

Audit Preparation

Month and Year End Closing

Skilled in a variety of legacy accounting systems: Microsoft SL (Solomon), Abila/Sage MIP Not for Profit, SAP (Fixed Assets Module),Serenic Navigator, MPower Systems Donor/Accounting Software, Quick Books Pro, Peachtree

Competent in ATX/Saber (multiple states) and Turbo Tax

Microsoft Office, Access, Outlook, and 10-key

Proficient in Filing Foreign Earned Income Exclusion (Form 2555) for overseas based staff.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Brevard Family Partnership May 2009 (permanent Aug 2009) – June 2015

Accountant III

Child Welfare Agency subcontracted to Department of Children and Families (DCF)

Responsible for journal entries, payroll, accounts payable, bank & account reconciliations and analysis

Perform accounting functions for multiple entities

Create spreadsheets to reconcile various accounts, including Non-Governmental grants, Intercompany transactions, and equity/bond investments

Develop allocations and account distributions for shared agency and administrative costs

Assisted in transition of accounting system from Microsoft SL to MIP; integral responsibilities in developing current accounting coding structure

DISNEY Worldwide Shared Services (Temp), Celebration FL August 2008 – December 2008

Fixed Assets Associate

Responsible for creating assets related to completed construction projects. Assisted with monthly variance reconciliations and compilation of financial statements as required by regulation and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

Accessed project cost information from SAP accounting software

Managed and analyzed a wide range of financial data including information required for data manipulation and presentation

Compiled invoice and project data from SAP and Primavera/Expedition.

PIONEERS Inc., Orlando, FL November 1990 – November 2007

Accounting Manager/Controller

Not-for-Profit Foreign Mission Organization/Finance Department.

Managed daily accounting operations of department, including General Ledger (G/L), Accounts Payable (A/P), Payroll (P/R), Receipting, and Expense Reporting. Collaborated with Finance Director to prepare financials and reported results to management.

Prepared property, sales, and quarterly/annual payroll tax returns (941/W-2/1099)

Supervised accounting clerks in accounts payable and expense reporting.

Managed investment portfolio of $5 million

Monitored expenditures to ensure proper allocation of funding; conducted variance analysis to identify potential issues and take corrective action

Maintained accounting records corporate subsidiaries and completed daily reconciliation of bank activity

Accounting liaison for all overseas protocols, regulations, and activity

Helped oversee financial growth of organization from $2 million to $27 million.

Developed chart of accounts and accounting system and created donor-tracking system

FLAME Vending and Coffee Service, Vienna, VA May 1988-June 1990

Treasurer

Responsible for all accounting transactions of small retail business, including financial reporting and participating in financial management decision making.

Reviewed and managed accounts receivable

Filed annual federal and state tax returns

Performed and reviewed payroll and independent contractor payments and prepared end of year W-2s and 1099s

Kept records of client commissions from vending contracts

Managed fixed assets and depreciation

Maintained accounting of inventory, including year-end physical counts

Yeakel and Associates, CPAs, Falls Church, VA June 1985-May 1988

Staff Accountant

Performed monthly, quarterly, and annual compilations for small businesses

Prepared “C” and “S” corporation, partnership, association, not-for profit, and individual tax returns

Assisted on audit and review engagements

Reviewed small company payroll, including filing of payroll tax returns

Prepared federal, state and local tax returns for corporations, “s” corporations, partnership and not-for-profit, as well as individual.

Supervised of accounting staff over compilation and corporate tax in final year at firm.

EDUCATION

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Bachelors of Science in Accounting – GPA 3.78

Florida Southern College at Orlando

30 hours for Florida CPA-GPA 4.0

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