Accountant

Tammy Ponder

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EDUCATION

Master of Accounting with Taxation Specialization July 2015 GPA – 3.66

Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting May 2014 GPA – 3.85

Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA

SUMMARY

Accountant with extensive experience in accounting including financial statements, general ledger month end and year end entries, accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliation, daily cash flow analysis, employee reviews, and payroll in the following industries: manufacturing, construction, and public bookkeeping. Strengths in staff training and management.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ASSISTANT CONTROLLER Contour Engineering LLC 06/13-Present

Prepare A/R invoicing and supporting documents for review by Project Mgr. and Controller.

Distribute finalized invoices to client. Project set up for accounting and time tracking. Project backlog tracking and budget overview. Review contracts for proper attachments. New project insurance certificates and endorsements distribution. Prepare reports on specified projects as needed for Project Mgr. or Controller. Make weekly collection calls and log. Record and deposit receipts. Process new hire paperwork and insurance.

AP ACCOUNTANT (CONTRACT WORK) 12/11-03/13

Auditing accounts payable invoices in PeopleSoft with a paperless system. Beta testing of Concur expense report software. Maintained cash advance spreadsheet. Audited goods received not invoiced report in SAP. Checked vendor statements. Entered and paid accounts payable invoices. Checked vendor statements. Audited expense reports. Ordered office supplies. Processed large mail outs. Counted weekly contributions.

FULL CHARGE BOOKKEEPER Pillow Perfect Inc 03/10-02/11

Entered and paid accounts payable invoices through purchase order system. Checked vendor statements with our balances. Audited G/L accounts. Processed purchase orders. Received items against purchase orders. Updated inventory as requested.

STAFF ACCOUNTANT Montgomery Country Club 05/08-01/10

Entered and paid accounts payable invoices. Checked vendor statements with our balances. Made monthly general ledger entries. Audited general ledger accounts. Processed bi-weekly payrolls. Processed bank reconciliations. Performed daily cash flow analysis. Helped other employees whenever possible.

OFFICE MANAGER/BOOKKEEPER Amtren Corporation 08/07-04/08

Managed office staff. Updated and corrected accounts receivable and accounts payable. Processed bank reconciliations. Processed sales orders from customers. Ordered parts using purchase orders as needed. Fielded phone calls from customers and vendors. Performed daily cash flow analysis.

BOOKKEEPER Livings, Lankford, Lambert & Co., P.C. 03/05-04/07

Maintained monthly sets of books for 20+ businesses using Creative Solutions Accounting. Increased client confidence in monthly accuracy of financial statements. Processed weekly payrolls and quarterly payroll returns as well as monthly sales tax returns. Processed bank reconciliations. Helped clients solve problems in their daily routines including problems with their accounting software and what to do when setting up new businesses.

JUNIOR ACCOUNTANT Knox Kershaw Inc. 05/00-01/05

Managed accounts payable using Syteline software on NT network. Rectified several months backlog of 100's of accounts payable invoices using purchase order-voucher system. Processed and coded non-purchase order invoices. Resolved hundreds of problem invoices. Created 60 - 110 payables checks for 200 - 300 invoices a week. Streamlined payables so that after 7 months 50-100 accounts receivable invoices for parts and machines could be processed a week. Saved the company money by increasing my workload with 1 accounting staff reduction. Solved bottleneck with EDI purchase orders and invoicing. Purchased office supplies. Beginning in 2003 processed general ledger entries and month end financial statements. Increased workload again with 1 more accounting staff reduction. Maintained fixed asset depreciation schedule. Maintained daily cash flow analysis. Used Word and Outlook for necessary correspondence with customers and vendors.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Ajera, QuickBooks, Projector, PeopleSoft, Concur, Apptricity, Shelby, SAP, MAS-90, Creative Solutions Accounting, Peachtree Accounting, Clubsoft and Club Connect, Syteline and Vista, Excel, and Word.

AFFILIATIONS

Georgia Society of CPAs, AICPA, Beta Gamma Sigma, and Beta Alpha Psi

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