OBJECTIVE
Progress further into a new professional path in the business and financial field and work for a company that will benefit from my business experience, educational training, creativity and dynamism.
QUALIFICATIONS
Skilled in business, financial, and accounting fields in the oil and gas industry.
Experienced in multicultural environments and remote North Slope areas of Alaska.
Public speaker / author of workshop programs and tax presentations in rural Alaska.
Computer literate in Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Oracle, McCosker, and Deltek Costpoint.
PROFFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Tax Advisor
H&R Block Premium Office, Anchorage, AK 09/2006-Present
Estimate and project optimum value in customer financial situations. Prepare personal and business income tax returns. Provide financial advice and consultations.
Fixed Assets and Tax Accountant
Tyonek Native Corporation, Anchorage, AK 11/2012-04/2014
Depreciated and analyzed fixed assets and reports. Prepared city, sales, as well as use, property, state, and federal taxes.
Tax Staff
Mikunda Cottrell &Co Inc., Anchorage, AK 11/2010-04/2011
Prepared tax returns for nonprofit organizations. Compiled and reviewed financial statements in compliance with accounting policies and standards.
Project Accountant
CH2M HILL, Anchorage, AK 07/2008-07/2009
Prepared accounts receivable invoices for BP ICE project related to material/equipment purchases on the North Slope Alaska. Generated financial reports, cost reports, and analysis for Aleyska Pipeline Service Company (ASPC) and ConocoPhillips projects.
Accounting Clerk
Anchorage School District, Anchorage, AK Summer 2004
Organized and reconciled journal entries, ledgers, cash accounts. Assisted in auditing district reports. Tracked and analyzed cost in projects according to contracts.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Cultural Presenter
Anchorage School District, AK 2001-Present
Created and marketed PowerPoint and Photoshop presentations in foreign languages.
Income Tax Preparer
Volunteer Income Tax Preparation Program, Bethel, AK 2004-2005
Assisted in customer retention and income tax preparation in rural Alaska.
Coordinator
Alaskan Federation of Natives (AFN) Conference – Anchorage, AK 2003
Responsible for strategic planning and design of the performing AFN facility.
EDUCATION
Masters of Arts in Teaching, University of Alaska Southeast Juneau, 2010
Bachelors of Business Administration, Accounting, University of Alaska Anchorage, 2004
PROFFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
EA and CPA Trainings Present
H&R Block and Internal Revenue Trainings and Conferences 2007-Present
Interstate Tax Training, Washington DC 2013
Accounting and Business, Accounting Club, UAA 2001-2004
Certification in Teaching, Pedagogical College Kiev, Ukraine 1997
SKILLS
Multitasked Organized Detail oriented Customer oriented
Team player Problem solver Self-starter Service oriented