Accounting/Finance

EDUCATION

****–**** University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR

•Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration with emphasis on Accounting, Graduated Alpha Ki (UCA’s highest scholastic honor), Member of Beta Gamma Sigma (honorary national business society). On the Dean’s List for the first two semesters in college, Presidential Scholar the following four semesters (4.0 GPA/4.0 scale). Achieved 3.86 on a 4.0 scale, Graduated early in December of 1993. Completed Certified Public Accountant exam November 1994.

EXPERIENCE

2013 - 2015 Delta Dental of Arkansas Sherwood. AR

A company organized to research and resolve insurance billing issues with customers.

Payroll Accountant

Experience in ADP Payroll Services for 2 years – ran reports in ADPR for review to ensure that the data used in the payroll cycle was correct.

•Bi-weekly check of employee’s timecards.

•Advise supervisors of inaccurate or questionable punches. Verify excessive Overtime hours with supervisors.

•Submit bi-weekly elective deferrals - 401k and ROTH- and 401k loan payments to retirement agency.

•Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual reports for Director of Finance and the CEO.

2011 – 2012 ABC Financial Services, Inc. Sherwood, AR

A billing company for health club services.

Offline Floater

Review, accept, or dispute credit card chargebacks from American Express, MasterCard, and VISA.

Contract Labor

Obtain Legal Name and Tax Identification Number for clubs and verify existence with Internal Revenue Service for 1099K generation.

2002-2008 Mandala Services, LLC Little Rock, AR

A company designed to support Wilson & Associates, LLC, a Law Firm specializing in Foreclosure and Bankruptcy, and it’s various subsidiaries.

Accounting Supervisor

•Direct assistant to the CFO with Special Projects or when Financial Information is requested.

•Supervise seven employees, whose specialties include Accounts Payable, Cash Receipts, Numerous Bank Reconciliations, Intercompany Billing, Escrow Accounting, Financial Presentation and Analysis and Treasury.

•Actively involved in major accounting software conversion from MAS 200 to Great Plains.

•Prepare requested financial reports for various departments.

•Prepare and distribute payroll reports to various departments.

•Calculate and remit, by EFTPS, Payroll Taxes on a bi-weekly basis for multiple companies.

•Remit State Payroll Tax withholding on a monthly basis.

•Prepare Sales and Excise Tax Reports for the Equipment and Airplane.

•Review and analyze any data that is presented in the Financial Statements for multiple companies. Request the necessary changes. In charge of monthly close process.

•Prepare charts and graphs monthly to illustrate the companies’ positions.

1998 – 2001 Schwartz & Associates, CPAs Little Rock, AR

A Certified Public Accounting firm which specializes in tax work, monthly accounting, business valuation and high profile divorce litigation.

Accountant

•Prepare tax returns for individuals, partnerships, and corporations.

•Perform monthly financial accounting for sole proprietors and corporations

•Calculate monthly payroll tax liabilities and prepare quarterly and annual payroll tax reports.

•Compile annual financial statements for various business entities.

•Assist in business valuation and litigation support.

•Functioned as the Novell network administrator. Assisted in converting from Novell 3.12 to Windows 2000 Professional Server.

•First line of computer support for daily operations including installation of software on the network and individual computers, ‘recovering’ lost files, in charge of running daily backups and restoring files from backup tapes.

1994–1998 Coulson Oil Company, Inc. Little Rock, AR

A corporation that owns, leases, manages, and supplies gas, diesel and sundry items to over 100 Shell and Phillips 66 gas stations and convenience stores. Coulson also controls a number of other related business entities.

Accountant

•Maintained financial records for Seahawk Transport, LLC, corporate partnerships, and various entities.

•Assisted in configuring and implementing an accounting software package that encompassed Coulson Oil Company, Inc. and its various subsidiaries.

•Performed payroll functions during times the payroll clerk was indisposed.

•Functioned as accounts payable clerk for Seahawk Transport. Maintained accounts payable for Coulson Oil Company, Inc. during times of employee change.

Proficient in Great Plains, ADP Payroll, Microsoft Excel and Word, ProSeries, Lacerte, Business Works, Softpro, ProTrust and various other software packages.

References available upon request.

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