Project Accounting

Myra T Barton

P: 904-***-**** **.******@*******.*** www.linkedin.com/in/myrabarton Jacksonville, FL PROFILE

Seasoned Accountant-Controller (Philippine CPA) highly skilled in researching causative factors in financial difficulties and implementing plans to improve the company's profitability and reduce operating expenses by more than $200,000. Expedites innovative solutions, builds consensus-driven type of environment of on time, on-budget delivery and thrives in a fast paced environment. Core expertise include:

Financial Reporting/Analysis GAAP Accounting Business Systems Analysis Project Management Strategic Planning Web Design and Development PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Whitten Web Design Jan 2014-present (Part Time)

Consulting as Accountant-Controller/Analyst/Graphic Designer Led cross-functional projects, including design conceptualization and enhancement, strategic planning and project timelines; analyzed job costings and budget forecasting of $100000 target annual revenue with a net profit of 20%.

Stellar Energy Americas, Inc. Mar to July 2016

Project Accountant

Assisted Senior Accountant in daily financial processing including monitoring of cash receipts, billing, disbursements, expense accounting, deposits and job costings.

Streamlined system for analysis of cash variances, ensuring a 100% accountability, resulting in at least 75% decrease of processing errors.

Processed Daily Bank Reconciliations, GL journal entries.

Ensures transaction validity and compliance/supporting documentation for each.

Handles job costing, budget revisions and variance analyses. JZ Expedited Logistics LLC Jul 2015-Nov 2015

Controller-Project Leader

As a Controller, facilitated accounting team in documenting all aspects of General Ledger accounts including month-end closing, accruals, adjustments and analysis of subsidiary accounts of parent company and all its holding companies. Ensured all intercompany accounts are balanced and substantiated. Reviewed competing vendor offers including payment structure, business risks, generating a transaction value savings of at least $10000.

Assessed office efficiency and streamlined duties to increase productivity and profit margin reducing salaries expense by at least $100000 per year.

As a Project Lead, mentored blended project teams involved in structural integration of different dispatch systems with financial systems. Consulted with outside programmers on integration solutions to identify cost and make trade-offs, eliminating excessive outsourcing expenses of $2500 monthly. Strategized communication techniques to other learning solutions managers, configuration/technical team, business process personnel and end-users. Devised a step by step execution procedure of new duties arising from new systems integration.

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Ebel Incorporated / Florida Backyard by Ebel Inc., Jacksonville FL Jun 2006-Jan 2014 Accountant-Controller

Handles payables, receivables, credit and collections, bank reconciliation, sales tax reporting and journalizing adjustments in Ebel Inc. (Wholesaler). Consolidates all management and financial-related reports to produce a Working Trial Balance for Financial Statement preparation by the third party auditor in FL Backyard (Retailer)

Structured credit applications updating process for all customers to include a personal guarantee ensuring collectability of accounts resulting in a reduced bad debts by 20%.

Revised/redefined commission calculation scheme resulting in a reduction of at least $20000 a month.

By-Pass Carpets Inc., Dalton, GA Jan 2004-May 2006 Accountant-Controller

Prepares, consolidates and analyzes financial statements, statutory reporting, payables, receivables, payroll and process costing including the accounting for wastage

Restructured the process costing reflecting a 90-95% allocation accuracy rate for product costs

Improvised the cash position analysis through constant updating of a system schedule which includes forecasting of receipts and payables for a given period of time

Created a new vendor chargeback system resulting in one-third cut in wastage reduction. EDUCATION

Master of International Business, Florida International University Coursework included Master's Project in International Business, Global Financial Strategies and International Business Law and Marketing.

BS in IT Management, Florida State College at Jacksonville, GPA: 3.59/4.0, Cum Laude

AS in Computer Information Technology, FSCJ, GPA: 3.59/4.0, Cum Laude Treasurer of AITP; conceptualized theme, logo and flyers for 2014 IT Event Treasurer of FSCJ STARS Alliance Computing Corps, supported project team in poster presentation for 2014 STARS Celebration.

BS in Accountancy, NCBA, Manila Philippines, GPA: 3.60/4.0, Cum Laude TECHNICAL SKILLS

Accounting Apps: QuickBooks, CSA Accounting, Accpac, Peachtree/Sage, JD Edwards & AS400

Software Modeling: MS Office Suite: MS Project, MS Visio, Sharepoint Corel Paintshop Pro

Web Design: HTML5, CSS3, Javascript

Programming: Java, Visual Basic, PHP

LICENSES

MTA Software Dev (VB) 98-361, Aug 2014

MTA HTML5 Application 98-375, Aug 2014

CIW Web Design Specialist 1DO-520, Aug 2013

CIW Web Foundations 1DO-610, July 2013

IT Support & Analysis, FSCJ Spring 2013

Customer Support Specialist, FSCJ Spring 2013

Web Development Specialist, FSCJ Spring 2013

Programming Specialist, FSCJ Fall 2013

Philippine CPA, Professional Regulation Commission, Manila Philippines, 1988 to 2003

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