Sales Software

Professional Experiences

Houghton Capital - Securlock Self Storage (HQ Dallas, TX) August 2013 – February 2014

Staff Accountant

Peachtree software for accounting, SiteLink software for site management

Assist with preparation of financials

Preparation and keying in and uploading journal entries in to the General Ledger, including Inter-company

Recording and reconciliation of Intercompany accounts at month end

Review and reconciliation of revenue

Entered Accounts Payable into computer daily and cut checks weekly

Calculated and recorded JEs for accruals and prepaids amortization. Reconciled balances to the General Ledger

Recorded credit card transactions via JEs. Researched inconsistencies.

Reconciled bank statements monthly

Prepared monthly financial reports for banks which held loans for various locations

Uploaded cash receipts from numerous sites and recorded via JE in General Ledgers for those sites

Reconciled cash receipts from all locations to General Ledger via JEs

Wrote procedures for A/P processing, Cash Disbursements, setting up vendors, and recording cash receipts

Rent-A-Center, Inc. (HQ Plano, TX) May 2013 – August 2013

General Ledger Accountant

Lawson software

Preparation of journal entries, keying, and filing

Preparation and keying in and uploading journal entries in to the General Ledger, including Inter-company

Answered questions from locations about their expenses, researched entries, made correcting JEs when necessary

Calculated translated amount of Pesos to Dollars and Dollars to Pesos and booked translated expenses appropriately

Booked inter-company JEs and reconciled balances

Prepared calculations to fill in Federal Census Bureau forms for the prior two years. Entered data online and completed filing

Prism Companies (Lewisville, TX) February 2008 – July 2012

Staff Accountant

Sold advertising to go into The Dallas Market Center quarterly catalog, had catalog printed and distributed.

Wrote custom software for health insurance companies to help members find care givers.

Holding/management company for the other two companies

Peachtree software for Accounting

Preparation of monthly journal entries and financial statements

Prepared a list of required standard closing journal entries, processes and deadlines

Preparation of inter-company journal entries and reconciliation of inter-co accounts to each other and to GL

Review and reconciliation of revenue

Calculated and prepared JEs for monthly accruals and reconciled balances to current calculated balances

Answered questions from department managers about their expenses, researched entries, made correcting JEs when necessary

Fixed Asset accounting - identified and re-classed fixed assets, set up depreciation schedules, monthly depreciation

Implemented new Fixed Asset tracking software (FAS)

Monthly bank account reconciliations and balance sheet account reconciliations

Amortization of Prepaid Insurance and various other Prepaids. Reconciled schedules to the General Ledger.

Calculated and prepared accrual journal entries for month end. Reconciled schedules to the General Ledger.

Prepared reconciliations of all balance sheet accounts which had not been done in three years

Management of cash requirements and cash flow. Kept all bank accounts adequately funded for current requirements

Biweekly preparation of payroll for approximately 35 employees

Proficient with both ADP internet payroll program and other outside payroll services

On-site administration of the 401k and H.S.A. plans. Prepared deposit schedules and calculated company matches

Assisted in preparation of yearly budgets and monthly forecasts and variance analyses

Monthly preparation of Texas sales tax return

Determined why Balance Sheet for one company was out of balance and corrected problem

Wrote procedures for entire cycles of Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Payroll, and Fixed Assets

Reconciled receipts to General Ledger

Yearly preparation of county personal property tax return. Detailed calculations had never been done before

Prepared invoices to customers

Collections, reduced average days outstanding from 90 to 30 over a three month period

Reduced number of accounts at collection agency by 99% over a three month period

Reconciled Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable sub-ledgers to General Ledger for first time in three years and corrected incorrect transactions

Setup financial reports in Peachtree software

Ballard Agency, LLC (Carrollton, TX) October 1998 – December 2007

Self-employed in telemarketing sales for a sales and marketing training course provided online and over the phone.

March 2005 – March 2006

Self-employed as a 1099 contractor to prepare various reconciliations, analyses, and reports such as: bank statement reconciliations, prepared a manual payroll, prepared quarterly and yearend payroll tax returns, assisted in the budgeting preparation process, analyzed cash flow, provided training on software such as Excel, Word and Fourth Shift, implemented procedures for routine tasks such as payroll preparation and A/P full cycle including determining which vendors to pay at what time, prepared reports for banks in accordance with bank requirements and prepared Texas Sales tax returns and more.

October 1998 – December 2007

Self-employed in telemarketing, one-on-one and group sales for Prepaid Legal

January 1999 – December 2007

COSTA Southwest Telecom Services, Inc. (Richardson, TX) March 1998 – August 1998

Controller - Contract

A telephony product installation service provider for telephone companies nationwide.

Developed and implemented internal control systems, processes and methods in accordance with GAAP

Negotiated a line of credit with a financial institute

Co-ordinated the preparation of journal entries, financial statements, bank reconciliations, and payroll for approximately 20 employees in multi-states (ADP).

Revamped the state sales tax charge and collection process and ensured regulatory compliance. Setup system for tracking multi-state sales tax using Vertex to identify the appropriate sales tax rates and each taxing authority across the nation.

Identified and reclassed fixed assets to their proper classifications, developed an Excel worksheet to track them and calculate depreciation from which I prepared monthly JEs.

Instituted a monthly inventory count and reconciliation

Managed a staff of 3

Westronic Systems Corp. / Harris Network Support Products, Inc. January 1990 – December 1997

(Richardson, TX)

Controller

A producer of high tech telephony products and customized software for the telecommunications industry worldwide.

Fourth Shift ERP software for recording and processing accounting, manufacturing, and inventory transactions

Custom software for reporting to Harris HQ

Prepared journal entries and input into computer

Reconciled Balance Sheet accounts

Reviewed and reconciled revenue

Reconciled A/P and A/R sub-ledgers to GL balances

Reconciled Bank Statements

Calculated and prepared accrual JEs for month end and reconciled balances to current calculated balances

Prepared Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP

Prepared financial reports for parent corporations

Designed an Excel worksheet to track and depreciate Fixed Assets

Developed and implemented internal control systems, processes and methods in accordance with GAAP

Prepared payroll for 60 employees (ADP, Harris internal payroll software)

Calculated and prepared JEs to record payroll

Prepared Sales Tax returns for Texas and several other states

Assisted in preparation of yearly budgets and monthly forecasts with Department Managers

Yearly preparation of county personal property tax returns

Prepared audit worksheets and worked closely with internal and external auditors

Managed a staff of 8

Budget Rent a Car of the DFW Metroplex (Grapevine, TX) January 1988 - December 1989

Assistant Controller

Customized ERP software specifically for Budget

Prepared journal entries and input into computer

Reconciled Balance Sheet accts.

Reconciled sub-ledgers to GL

Prepared reports for parent corporate HQ

Prepared Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP

Calculated and prepared JEs to record payroll

Prepared monthly Sales Tax returns

Developed and implemented internal control systems, processes and methods in accordance with GAAP

Assisted in the Budgeting process

Managed a staff of 10

Education

The University of Texas at Dallas in Richardson, TX

Bachelors of Science – Accounting / Business Administration

Other Computer Software Skills

Excel, Outlook, Word, Peachtree, SiteLink, ADP Payroll, Lawson

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