Idil Shire

**** * ******** ***., *******, AZ ****4

480-***-**** ad3mqb@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Result-oriented, flexible, and analytical person. Great problem-solving and prioritization skills to accomplish tasks and deliver quality work. Enjoy problem-solving and analytical work such as reviewing data, identifying issues, and seeing relationships and patterns to make decisions, meet deadlines, and provide leadership with accurate information.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Meritage Homes Corporation

Senior Accountant Scottsdale, Az August 2021 – September 2023

As a senior accountant, I’ve assisted in the preparations and review of financial statements to ensure their accuracy and timely completion. Maintains oversight of all accounting records including month-end and closing process, maintenance of the general ledger, and oversight of all accounting records. I handled business property tax sales, and any/all processes required to maintain proper review and records of such taxes.

●Responsible for timely and accurate monthly financial report preparation.

●Prepared journal entries for home closings. month-end, and daily cash transactions, etc. Maintain monthly accruals and prepare related journal entries.

●Reviewed month-end FLASH Report and validated monthly divisional unit activity including sales, starts, and closings.

●Record fixed asset additions, and deletions, and prepare reconciliations; maintain fixed asset schedule.

●Validated sales commissions and processed semi-monthly sales commissions to payroll.

●Prepared agenda for division financial review meetings. I attended and led division financial review meetings with region/division personnel, as well as attended other division meetings such as budget reviews and operational meetings.

●Prepared account reconciliation schedules, bank reconciliations, and supplemental schedules.

●Performed “budget to actual” comparison financial analysis, investigated significant variances, and provided commentary.

●Conducted and reviewed job cost analysis of closed homes.

●Resolved accounting issues as they arose and followed up on discrepancies.

●Worked with individuals in other departments within the company; Demonstrated a high degree of professionalism, good communication, and customer service skills with individuals both within and outside the organization.

KATERRA

Accounts Receivable Analyst Scottsdale, Az October 2020 – Present

In my role as the Accounts Receivable Analyst at Katerra, I was responsible for posting cash for several lines of business and creating daily cash reports. I was also responsible for collecting and maintaining customer accounts for a business unit. This entailed working with internal and external customers to ensure billing was done accurately and cash was collected by the company payment terms.

●Review and report on Bank Deposits for the Daily Cash following the process.

●Move customer payments from Bank accounts to the appropriate general ledger or customer account.

●Post payments to invoices, customer accounts, and/or GL accounts.

●Responsible for collections activities for various lines of business, such as Architecture, Construction, and/or Materials divisions.

●Reconciled customer accounts with large data to resolve disputes and/or discrepancies.

●Prepare documentation for debit or credit memos for account reconciliation.

●Team up with Sales, Project Accountants/Managers, and other business stakeholders to resolve any customer invoicing discrepancies.

Axelon Services Corporation

Partner Accounting Analyst Tempe, AZ August 2019 – February 2020

As the Partner Accounting Analyst at Insight, I was responsible for the recognizing, collecting, and internal reporting of payments and credits earned from manufacturers, including upfront costing rebates, volume incentive programs, and shared marketing expense agreements. I served as a liaison between Finance and various departments, including Product Management, Marketing, Profitability, and Sales. I have also helped identify/execute process improvements by critically thinking about what is being done and what should be done.

●Supported and advised Product Management, Marketing, and Special Costing departments.

●Maximized the profitability of partner funding programs and the accuracy of internal financial projections.

●Reviewed and analyzed the terms and conditions of various partner funding programs.

●Ensured the completeness and accuracy of the funding as recorded in the general ledger.

●Identified and researched incorrect or incomplete data within SAP relating to the setup and reporting of data relating to partner funding.

●Proactively claimed, collected, reconciled, and documented the status of partner receivable balances.

●Established and cultivated relationships with partners to drive timely resolution of outstanding receivables.

●Assisted with the month-end partner accounting close and reporting process through coordination with functional business department owners and other finance personnel.

●Understand and apply the principles of generally accepted accounting principles to correctly record and recognize partner funding, depending upon the program.

●Prepared and documented partner funding-related journal entries and reconciliations, which affect the cost of goods sold and receivables.

●Assisted with internal and external audit requests related to responsibilities.

Arizona Public Service

Energy Analyst II Phoenix, AZ July 2014 – July 2019

Responsible for monthly settlement and reconciliation of trades relating to the purchase and sale of natural gas and power commodities. Interfaced with operations personnel, counterparties, and pipelines to resolve billing disputes and other issues.

●Consult with various departments to ensure settlement work is accurate, complete, and in contractual compliance.

●Delivered accurate, timely settlement of natural gas purchases and sales by performing daily audits of commodity-related transactions and other costs incurred in transporting and storing natural gas.

●Enhanced internal controls by revising operational procedures for settlement function; created and implemented checklists to reduce discrepancies and drive efficiencies.

●Improved analytical process by developing Excel-based financial models for reconciling shipper imbalances associated with receipt and delivery of natural gas and transportation costs by pipeline.

●Participated in system implementations for various department functions; wrote test case scenarios, system and UAT testing for ETRM and CC&B for Production Based Incentives (PBI), including validating accuracy of accounts setup in CC&B.

●Led parallel testing and migration to Open Access Technology International (OATI) for gas commodities to ensure completion of project goals.

●Trained department staff and contractors on gas settlement functions and Production Based Incentive billing process.

Ricoh USA

Client Billing Associate, Accounting Tempe, AZ September 2013 – January 2014

Managed and improved critical areas of the billing process, including invoicing, reconciliations, and, customer service. Responsible for data integrity and resolving billing disputes as well as ensuring compliance with customer contractual agreements.

●Handled complex contracts and resolved issues/errors by analyzing POs and usage data.

●Ensured the accuracy of performance data for month-end billing by updating contract data in the billing system and maintaining meter reads purchase orders, and other billing information.

●Resolved billing disputes by investigating issues and searching Contract information in the Oracle database for Statements of Work and Purchase Orders.

●Worked with the Sales team and Director of Operations to resolve disputes.

Glovis Canada Inc.

Operations Billing Analyst, Operations Toronto, Ontario January 2010 – June 2012

Responsible for data management analysis and transaction research for billing purposes. Interfaced with vendors and clients to resolve data issues to ensure all transactions were captured; worked closely with the Operation manager for contract negotiation and data management.

●Designed and created month-end billing reports for the Management team with emphasis on key financial and operational performance metrics.

●Implementation and updated daily workflow system (ATLAS).

●Enhanced efficiencies of Logistics Operations by working closely with the Operations manager; designed workflow and invoicing templates to streamline processes.

●Developed features, reports, and invoices to meet customer, vendor, and internal requests.

●Maintained all EDI and interface data with customers and partners.

●Ensured the accuracy of performance data for month-end billing purposes in the system of record.

EDUCATION

University of Windsor: Windsor, Ontario Canada, June 2008

Bachelors of Science, Computer Science

Seneca College: Toronto, Ontario Canada, June 2003

Associate Degree, International Business

SKILLS

●Project/team experience and ability to prioritize work in a fast-paced and evolving environment.

●Possess extensive knowledge in Billing, creating reconciliation worksheets, reports, and Invoicing (both Manual and EDI).

●Good understating of GAAP.

●Able to multitask and perform well under pressure.

●Work well individually and work well in a team environment.

●Excellent interpersonal communication skills.

●Have experience in creating procedures and checklists to reduce discrepancies and drive efficiency.

Computer Skills:

●MS Office Products: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook.

●Excel Functions: VLOOKUP, Looking up data with offset, match, Pivot Tables, Sum, Max, and Min, If formula, SumIf, CountIf, And, Or, Left, Right, and Concatenate, Round, Proper and Now Function.

●Application Skills: Atlas, Microsoft Dynamics, PeopleSoft (Oracle), SAP, SQL, SharePoint, Tranz.Net, OATI and CC&B.

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