Sedzro K. Kpadet
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EMPLOYMENT
Balfour Beatty, Dallas Texas, June 2018 – Present
JD Edwards Business Analyst Balfour Beatty
JDE Financial 9.2 Support
Run integrities AR/AP/GL, research the issues and suggest solutions
Research error batches
Check for Textura interface errors
Run reports from Reportsnow
Resolve OAD tickets from service-now assigned.
Create JIRA for issues to be resolved.
Check GL/AR/AP tables before period end close.
Check integrations to from Textura to JDE
Reconcile Concur to JDE
Lafarge North America, Southfield, MI December 2005 to June 2018
Business Analyst / Financial Accountant, GL Operations
Assist in the production support, data integrity, reconciliations, daily operations and processing functions related to JD Edwards Financials
Provide technical support for users of JD Edwards – Troubleshooting JDE Financials
Process month-end and year-end close operations
Fix batches in error
Administer system update and maintenance inclusive address information, business unit accounts, charts of accounts, company information, Automatic accounting Instructions, other systems related issues
Run and process universal batch engines and conduct analysis of results
Conduct analysis of various data extracts using ACL (Audit Command Language) software
Run General Ledger reports and reconcile accounts
Assisted with the implementation and roll out of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne financial module
Worked with teams to review, implement and improve processes
Provide intercompany reconciliations of multiple currencies
Assist with internal and external audit requests
CMS Energy Enterprises, CMS Generation, Jackson, MI
International Accountant, January 2001 to November 2005
Performed all accounting functions for international subsidiaries and branches:
Month end close with tight schedule of several companies
Monthly financial statements, Consolidated statements
Accounts reconciliations including Inter-company accounts
Foreign and Domestic tax calculation and recording
Foreign and US GAAP differences analysis and recording
Verify currency translation and re-measurement
Foreign exchange gain-loss, currency translation adjustments
Lease and equity accounting
Interface with International offices to ensure timely and accurate information
Budget preparation and review
Actual versus budget analysis, variance and flux analysis
Assist in the development set-up and implementation of accounting structures
Participate in procedures writing and Sarbanes-Oxley
Participate in year-end audit by responding to and researching auditor questions, prepare year-end audit schedules.
CMS Energy Enterprises, CMS Generation, Jackson, MI
Senior Accountant, May 2000 to January 2001
Prepare monthly closings journal entries
Internal and external financial reporting
Cash and earnings forecasts
Accounts reconciliations
Budget preparation
Prepare year-end audit
Special projects as requested
ATEQ Corporation, Canton, MI May 1996 to May 2000
Corporate Accountant
Implementation of accounting system and selection of software
Accounts payables, accounts receivables, billing
Account reconciliation, foreign exchange gain –loss account reconciliation
Monthly commission calculation with escalating rates, time accountant management, payroll
Quarterly sales tax report for various states
Monthly financial report, year-end adjustment and financial statements.
Budget, flux analysis, sale analysis
Order completion verification with manufacturing department in France.
Year-end inventory of fixed asset and stock, FIFO review
Packard Group, Inc., Detroit, MI May 1994 to May 1996
General Accountant
Handled the entire accounting function of several entities including accounts payables, accounts receivables, local taxes filling, account reconciliation, budget variance analysis, payroll, MESC filing, employees records filing, financial statements, audit preparation, state surveys.
Ernst and Young, LLP Conakry, Guinea July 1989 to December 1993
Junior Accountant
Bookkeeping, system implementation for small businesses
Audit preparation
Tax form preparation
Payroll services
Management reports, Financial statements
Inventory control and valuation,
Fixed assets depreciation schedule
Forecasting and short-term cash management,
Internal control
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Professional Accounting
Walsh College, Troy, MI
Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Academie de Potiers, Potiers France
Taking courses for Cyber Security with Coursera
SOFTWARE
PeopleSoft JD Edwards 9.2 Financial, Oracle,
ACDA (Audit Command Language Certified Data Analyst)
ACL,
ReportsNow DAS8,
GLR,
Insight Software
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Peachtree, DacEasy and Quicken.
Language
French
English