Alexine M. Bennett

404-***-**** / ad1gaw@r.postjobfree.com

A distinguished accounting professional with experience in the accounting and indirect tax field.

Professional Experience

Tax Accountant, LGC US Service Company Inc, Charleston SC (2020-2023)

●Prepared and filed sale returns in an accurate and timely manner

●Respond to internal and external emails within 24-hours

●Tracked all incoming mail in compliance with internal controls

●Validated customer exemption certificates to minimize audit exposure

●Brought on as a temp through Robert Half and then subsequently hired full-time by LGC

Contractor, Robert Half Accountemps, Charleston SC (2019-2020)

●Various accounting & finance assignments

Staff Accountant, Post and Courier, Charleston, SC (2018-2019)

●Receive, review and processing journal entries and reports related to the month end closing process

●Create and process commercial printing invoices, billing, posting payments and troubleshoot all accounts

●Analyze and reconcile General Ledger Balance sheet accounts; as assigned

●Issue and maintain the Purchase Order Log for our manual Purchase Order system

●Coordinate the purchase of all office supplies for the company

Contractor, Robert Half Accountemps, Charleston SC (2012-2017)

●Various accounting assignments

Financial Administrator III, Georgia Tech School of Computer Science, Atlanta GA (2004-2011)

●Manage and reconcile state, sponsored and foundation projects for 19 faculties

●Audit project files for completion and proper documentation

●Prepare proposal budgets, justifications, current/pending, and upload into Fastlane

●Track cost share and start-up requests and expenditures

●Provide faculty with financial projections and discuss spending plans for expiring projects

●Process cost transfers, journal entries, budget revisions and Salary Planning Distribution changes

●Work closely with Office of Sponsored Programs assisting them as needed

●Work closely with Administrative Assistants to ensure all reimbursements and purchases are in compliance with institute policy

●Process time documents

Accountant II, Georgia Tech Research Corporation (GTRC), Atlanta GA (2002-2004)

●Apply payments to appropriate accounts

●Research unidentified remittances

●Enter billing information

●Identify/resolve payment problems

●Review month end cash application reports

●Access bank web-site information and confirm bank information

●Work with other departments on campus to resolve misdirected payments

Accounting Assistant, GA Tech Bookstore, Atlanta GA (2000-2002)

●Prepare and input journal entries for payments received on accounts

●Generate and balance weekly refund report

●Assist bookstore cashiers in balancing registertill at day’s end

●Entering check payments for departmental and organizational charges

●Generate month-end reports reflecting daily financial activity

●Maintain records of staff, faculty, and students authorized to charge to GT accounts

●Generate monthly statements for customer billing

Accounting Clerk, GA Tech Parking Office, Atlanta GA (1998-2000)

●Responsible for daily deposit and towing records and billing verification

●Prepare attendant P.C. funds and ticket deposit

●Issue P.C. funds to all cashiers and make change when needed

●Audit P.C. funds, refunds, journal entries, billings, and payroll deduction adjustments

●Process time documents

●Distribute paychecks to employees and students

●Reimburse faculty, staff, and students their refunds

●Assist Administrative Coordinator with day-to-day operations

Education

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Accounting

Morris College, Sumter SC

Technical

MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, People Soft Financials, Web Grants Management, NSF Fastlane NASA NSPIRES, grants.gov training, Webwise, Oracle, QuickBooks, Banner, Circsmart, Access, GHX, Smart Stream, IFS, Citrix Workspace, Vertex O Series, and Vertex Returns

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