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Accountant

Location:
Douglasville, GA
Posted:
September 26, 2016

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Professional Summary

Accountant with more than ** years of experience in finance, accounting, budgeting, inventory, and cash management across multiple industries, including transportation, distribution, aerospace, restaurants, hospitality, property management, and manufacturing. Asset manager with an exemplary career history of collaborating with diverse clientele and developing strategic initiatives in order to implement accounting principles and improve cash control. Driven financial executive with the proven ability to maximize cost reductions, company savings, and bottom-line profits by conducting flash reports, monitoring inventory, and managing cash flow analysis. Detail-oriented, effective and organized professional demonstrating strong analytical and problem solving skills with the ability to make well thought out decisions. Highly trustworthy, discreet, ethical, and effective at multitasking in fast-paced environments.

Areas of Expertise

Asset Management

Financial Planning

Inventory Management

Auditing

Receiving / Collections

Profit & Loss

Financial Analysis

Contract Management

Capital Budgets

Professional Experience & Accomplishments

Precision Aviation Group – Atlanta, Georgia 2015 – 2016

Sr. Staff Accountant

Participated in monthly gross margin reconciliation process to ensure transactions and account balances were accurate.

Prepared various supporting schedules and detailed worksheets needed for generation of monthly financial statements.

Reviewed and input all A/P and processed all disbursements.

Resolved vendor issues throughout all divisions.

Audited and prepared Sales report weekly for Presidents of two divisions.

Review A/R aging and assisted in past due collection.

Harbour Village Beach Club – Bonaire, Netherland Antilles 2008 – 2015

Accountant

Managed monthly closing and financial statements for 20 companies, collaborating with the controller to upload and consolidate data into a spreadsheet for the Board of Directors’ review.

Maintained finances for the entire resort, including its residents, renters, owners, dive shop, and beach shop, coordinating daily with the front desk to upload data into the point of sale (POS) station.

Reconciled imported goods in order to maintain accurate purchasing records.

Secured $20K in company savings within the first six months of 2015 by identifying imported goods that were paid for by the corporate office.

Audited and processed daily flash reports to provide upper management with a snapshot of the company’s performance, ensuring postings were completed.

Charged with ensuring cash and credit card payments posted correctly, performing month-end closings and cash flow analysis for company entities, and maintained taxes for payroll, rooms, and sales.

Collaborated with HR to assist with collections and communicated with the insurance company when employees were out on sick leave to collect reimbursement.

Implemented spreadsheets to provide company divisions with copies of their own financials, encouraging better asset practices and expense control.

ensure bills matched up with product levels.

Demonstrated experience working with foreign currency exchanges.

Divi Flamingo Beach Resort – Bonaire, Netherland Antilles 2006 – 2008

Internal Auditor

Maintained resort’s accounting needs, including accounts payable/receivable and recording journal entries from month’s end to close.

Performed flash reporting by gathering and analyzing financial data to monitor and determine day-to-day overall operational performance.

Administered allowances to supervisors to ensure adherence with budget allocations.

Oversaw night auditor’s work, processing end of day to ensure all previous day’s activities were logged into a spreadsheet, such as room revenue, food purchases, and sales taxes.

Processed and reconciled cash and credit card transactions into folios.

Supervised head cashier of the resort’s restaurants and audited cash on servers as well as all credit card receipts to verify accuracy and ensure all cash was accounted for.

Instrumental in assisting with monthly inventory counts and verification to accurately monitor and maintain food, beverage, and nonperishable product levels in store room.

Transitioned software by deploying a new POS system for the dive shop and administering training sessions to coach store employees.

PVS Chemicals Inc. – Detroit, MI 2000 – 2006

Controller for Minibulk, Nolwood & Transportation Divisions

Oversaw a total of more than $75M in sales for all three company divisions, prepared sales and budget forecasts, internal financial statements, and implemented all accounting principles and practices.

PVS Transportation:

oManaged budgets, capital expenditures, and accounts receivable/payable, efficiently maintaining the distribution of bulk and packaged chemicals.

oPracticed continuous process improvements by constantly researching alternative routing avenues.

PVS Nolwood:

oMaintained accounts payable/receivable, supplier relationships, spot inventory, budget compilation, company taxes, and large distributor accounts such as Oxy/Olin while supervising three employees.

oStreamlined methods of product ordering as well as practices in further reducing costs through vendor concessions, discounts, and bulk purchasing.

PVS Minibulk:

oPlayed a key role in dividing this division from PVS Nolwood and establishing locations across 25 states country-wide while overseeing three customer service support and distribution employees.

oManaged UCC filings as well as company assets, budgets, payroll, and taxes for all locations.

Previous Experience:

Wintor-Swan Associates Inc. & LLC – Controller

Today’s Homes Inc. – Controller

L. Vlahantones CPA – Office Manager & Accountant

Tracaform Corporation – Accountant

Education

Master of Science (MS): Management

Walsh College – Troy, MI

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA): Finance

Walsh College – Troy, MI

Technical Skills

QuickBooks • IQware • Best Asset Management

Microsoft Office • ADAGE

Pentagon



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