Accounts Payable Receivable
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Shell Bennett
Leesburg, VA 703-***-****
ad5r0m@r.postjobfree.com
Experienced Accounting Professional
Company Accountant Controller
Executive leader with expertise in all aspects of accounting, financial analysis, and controllership within corporate setting. Experienced Accounting Professional skilled in collaborating with all members of the organization to achieve business and financial objectives. Influential in restructuring and refining processes, and enhancing productivity. Enjoy finding Budgetary Leakages. Technical proficiency in MS Office, Excel, Timberline, Quickbooks Pro.
Job Costing
Budget Leakage
Customer Service
Strategic Planning & Analysis
Management
Payroll Management
Financial Statements
Cash Flow Management
Reporting
Project Management
MS Office, Excel, QuickBooks Pro & Sage/Timberline
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CONTRACT WORK FOR VARIOUS BUSINESSES 2023
To help Various Businesses bring to Current Status their Books. All these businesses used Quickbooks. All are satisfied with the final result. A Fixer.
TITAN MECHANICAL/TITAN PLUMBING, Manassas Park, VA (HVAC, Plumbing – Commercial Const) 2021 – 2022
Accounting Manager/Controller (Not a CPA)
Supervise two Competent Clerks – Accounts Payable and Payroll. Direct subcontractor payments. Work with Project Managers for Accounts Receivable. Accounts Payable received approval from the Project Managers for Subcontractor payments.
Maintain Accounts Receivable Aging Report. Accurately reflect Total Billed to date with the AIA Billing. Follow-up with Release Retention if necessary. Communicate with the Project Managers if Billing is modified.
Submit statements, supplemental reports and other documentation to CPA, in preparation of annual tax returns and other financial statements. Used Foundation Software.
E. E. LYONS CONSTRUCTION CO. INC., Vienna, VA (Site Development Firm – Commercial Const) 2004 – 2020
Accounting Manager/Controller (Not a CPA)
Supervise one Accounts Payable Clerk. Direct subcontractor payments. Collaborate with 2 Estimators for Accounts Receivables and Subcontractor costs.
Submit statements, supplemental reports and other documentation to CPA, in preparation of annual tax returns and other financial statements. File 15-20 Business Licenses per year. Used Sage/Timberline Software.
Designed and implemented new Accounts Receivables system for New Endeavor of the Firm. Created Reports that properly reflected to activity of the New Endeavor. Document monthly requisitions. Reconcile Accounts Receivables, General Ledger and Bank Statements. Generate Accounts Receivable Aging Reports for monthly review.
Direct all payroll transactions, including weekly paychecks for up to 60 employees, w-2s annually and quarterly 941s, 1099s and 1096. Also, oversee time & attendance, account manager of Health Insurance.
MORRIS-DAY, INC., Arlington, VA (Design/Build Firm – Residential Const) 2000 – 2004
Company Accountant/Controller (Not a CPA)
Supervised the Office Manager’s Administrative A/P, and an A/P Clerk. Oversaw Subcontractor payments. Cooperated with 4 Project Managers for Accounts Receivables and project costs. Joined with Project Managers and assisted with cost controls.
Created and implemented various Excel spreadsheets as a supplemental add on to the QuickBooks Pro. Arranged Financial Statements, General Ledger Entries, Job Costing, Accounts Payables, Accounts Receivables, and Daily Cash Flow Statements.
Provided account analysis and analyzing budget overages. Readied quarterly reports. Assisted with customer service and client contracts. Designed Cash Flow Forecast system estimating costs amounts and estimating Requisitions. Acknowledged as the most accurate Cash Flow forecast in the history of the company.
CALVERT MASONRY, INC., Alexandria, VA (Commercial Construction) 1997 – 2000
Staff Accountant (Not a CPA)
Processed 50 Requisitions per month. Became the Best Collections in the history of the Company. Translated Budgets from the Bid Software to the Accounting Software for Job Cost Control. Reconciled all General Ledger accounts. Performed Payroll when needed. Supervised the Office Manager’s Administrative A/P, and an A/P Clerk. Oversaw Subcontractor payments. Cooperated with 4 Project Managers for Accounts Receivables and project costs. Joined with Project Managers and assisted with cost controls.
Created and implemented various Excel spreadsheets as a supplemental add on to the QuickBooks Pro. In Charge of Financial Statements, General Ledger Entries, Job Costing, Accounts Payables, Accounts Receivables, and Daily Cash Flow Statements.
Provided account analysis and analyzing budget overages. Readied quarterly reports. Designed Cash Flow Forecast system estimating Costs and estimating Requisitions. Acknowledged as the most accurate Cash Flow Forecast in the history of the company.
FOR GOODNESS SAKE (Health Food Store) 1990 - 1997
Sole Bookkeeper (Not a CPA)
This is a small Retail Business. Performed all Accounting Functions – All Accounts Receivable, All Accounts Payable, Payroll, Monthly Cash Flow and Cash Management, Partnership Distribution.
Put the Company on QuickBooks. Worked with the Company CPA (in his office) to Prepare the 1120.
Prepared Cash Flow Statements as a Management Tool.
SWPP DEVELOPMENT & TICONDEROGA FARMS (Organic Waste Dump & Christmas Tree Farm) 1997
Assistant to the Controller
Took charge of the Billing Database. Client Relations – Arranging special pricing with the larger clients, and Marketing for new Clients.
The most exciting project was Budgeting and Forecasting Future Cost/Income Centers for Future Corporate Endeavors.
TOTALLY, INC. (Small Computer Graphics Co.) 1990 - 1996
Sole Accountant (Not a CPA)
Performed all Accounting Functions – All Accounts Receivable, All Accounts Payable, Payroll, Monthly Cash Flow and Cash Management.
ANDERSON & CRAMER/J. A. LOVELESS CO. (HVAC & Plumbing) 1986 – 1990
Promoted to Job Cost Accountant from A/P Clerk
Upgraded and Maintained Material Contracts and Subcontracts. Evaluated Costs to Budgets in search of Missing Change Orders or other reasons. Reviewed Job Costs with Project Managers. Served as Liaison between the President of Mechanical Operations and the Vice-President of Finance.
Handled all aspects of Accounts Payable when necessary.
Inventory Manager – Revised and Maintained the Inventory Ledger for the Sheet Metal Shop. Converted to Manual Ledger into the Company’s Software (IBM System 36) in 1988.
Responsible for Reporting to the Auditors – State of Virginia for Consumer Use Tax and the Workman’s Comp and General Liability Auditor.
Accounts Receivable – Wrote-up and Recorded all Bank Requisitions.
Also – Performed all Payroll Functions when necessary. Reconciled Zero Balance Bank Statements. Assisted the Controller in updating the Monthly General Ledger. Performed any Special Projects when needed.
W. M. FOLEY CONSTRUCTION CORP. (Residential Construction General Contractor) 1984 – 1986
Sole Bookkeeper
Maintained all Accounting Records for Three Companies, Five Partnerships. Accounts Payable (including Subcontractors Contracts,) Accounts Receivable and Payroll.
Performed all Bank Reconciliations, Partnership Distributions, Cash Flow Analysis, Bank Requisitions and Job Cost Analysis. Established Accounting Systems as needed.
EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS
Bachelor of Arts in Accounting, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Bachelor of Arts in Accounting, Continuing Education, University of Virginia, Falls Church, VA
REFERENCES
Andy Lyons – President Wayne Foley - President
E. E. Lyons Construction Co. Inc. W.M. Foley Construction Corp
Rob Morris – President/Owner Mark Flavin
Morris-Day, Inc. Titan Mechanical/Titan Plumbing
Bill Kirby – CFO Neha Desai
Calvert Masonry, Inc. Loudoun Hospitality Management Companies
703-***-**** ext. 17-703-***-****
Judy Schuster – General Manager
J. A. Loveless/Anderson & Cramer, Inc.
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