Accounting Accounts Payable
Resume:
Gail P. Alston
Upper Marlboro MD *****
***********@***.***
Objective
Experience Staff Accountant successful at managing multiple projects and consistently meeting deadlines under pressure.
Areas of Strength Include
Quick learner with ability to adapt to changes
Creation of reports utilizing all Microsoft Office applications
Time management and positive attitude
Extensive research and analysis
Education:
Strayer University
Bachelors of Science – Accounting
Professional Experience
Hire One Staffing – Staff Accountant - Government Contractor - Smithsonian Institution – General Accounting Reporting - August 2008 to April 2016
Develop and prepares journal entries to reflect various transactions, fixed assets, investments, budget, proprietary and debt transactions.
Maintains assigned accounts through reconciliation, review and analysis procedures to ensure the adequacy and accuracy of financial reporting.
Generates financial reports as assigned or requested. Responds to inquiries and resolves issues raised by both internal and external personnel.
Maintains files in accordance with OF&A data retention policies.
Utilize various automated systems to create a daily cash log of deposits from all of the Smithsonian’s organizations.
Audited incoming deposits from Smithsonian Units including cash receipts vouchers and 3011s gift donations. The 3011s and cash receipts vouchers are processed daily averaging about 45 to 50 completed per day per Specialist.
Contact Smithsonian Unit Representatives to resolve discrepancies of cash deposits, including incorrect back-up documentation and Fund and Tracking Codes.
Verify data to ensure deposits, bank confirmations and receipt of revenue input vouchers were in compliance with applicable rules and laws for handling receipts.
Performed data entry on cash receipts and various general ledgers. Reviewed forms and assigned control numbers which are forwarded to accounts payable for processing.
Alegiant Staffing – Staff Accountant - Contractor – National Mining Association
March 2007 to July 2008
Enter vendor invoices for payment and cash receipts deposit into Peachtree accounting system.
Issued checks for vendor payments and process credit card transactions.
Processed payments for monthly use tax.
Maintain updates and changes on membership database.
Issue invoices for membership billing Reconcile the general ledger, credit card statements and process journal entries for month end close.
Maintain adequate and complete filing system for Accounts Payable and Receivables.
Assist in preparing audit schedules and reports.
Handle request for petty cash.
American Farmland Trust - Temporary - November 2006 to February 2007 - Contract Accountant
Prepared accounting schedules, statement reports for management and outside
Agencies to reflect financial situation; assists higher level accountants in
More complex or specialized assignments.
Record revenues, disbursements, expenses and other transactions by posting to
Records and ledgers; take trial balances and prepares simple analyses and
reports.
Reconcile monthly bank statement for government contracts.
Post monthly journal entries into the Solomon accounting systems
Assist with the preparation of financial statements and distribute monthly financial reports.
Maintain and process government contracts.
Input invoices in Solomon billing system and issue checks to vendors for
payments.
Account Temps - American Film Institute - Contractor Staff Account July 2006 to August 2006
Assign purchase order numbers and code vendor invoices.
Maintain petty cash and process weekly cash receipts and deposits averaging from $14,000 to 317,000 per week.
Input 50 to 100 invoices per week in the Great Plains accounting system for payment processing.
Reconcile Box Office Cash receipts Summary and Credit Card Sales Report.
Prepare and process weekly Cash receipts and make daily deposits.
Process employee and consultant expense report.
FCL Advisors, Intl., LLC August 2005 to July 2006
Associate Accountant - Forensic Accounting-Litigation Support
Assist in preparation of forensic accounting cases; provide extensive research to
Include reading/summarizing depositions and creating financial exhibits.
Direct work teams to produce projects with deadlines in a timely manner under
intense pressure.
Perform substantial Account Payable reconciliation for the Bureau of Indian
Affairs
Provide litigation support to the Department of Justice on various Indian trusts
Funds accounts and performs funds tracing for the Indian Trust Accounting Division.
Technical Skills
Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, PowerPoint
Accounting Software -
Oracle Financial - People Soft, Great Plains, Solomon and Peachtree
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