JOSEPHINE MWAURA (Citizen)

Tampa, FL ***** (***) -554-2780 adc8nb@r.postjobfree.com

Staff Accountant and Senior Accountant Roles

Experience heading a finance office, setting systems locally and on a mission in a foreign country. Experience working with line management, contractors and clients to enact creative and effective solutions to complex problems.

CORE COMPETENCIES

G/Ledger/Bank/credit cards Reconciliation

Budget control

Cash flow forecasting

Part Fin Reporting

Payroll Processing

Audit responses

A/P and A/R

Posting J/Es

Closing of accounts

SAP FICO maint. configuration/testing

Management

Dale Carnegie communication

Professional Experience

InvestCloud - Tampa FL January 2020 – to April 2020

Staff Accountant (Contract) – Reduction of employees due to economic changes

Reconciled Bank Accounts using Sage Intacct; handled A/P and processed payroll transactions.

Infosys - Tampa FL April 2018 – to September 2019

Associate Consultant – Support Role (Contract) – SAP FICO – Contract came to an end

Carried out maintenance configurations on a test environment which were effected in production environment.

Resolved client level two escalated tickets regarding inter-company billings (FAM), A/P, A/R, Journal Entries, and work in progress (WIP) CO/FI postings using SAP FICO module.

Carried out testing for A/P transactions replicating client issues using end user ID.

Prepared summarized documentation for A/P, FAM process and worked with offshore team.

Spartan Education Group – Addison, TX October 2017 – November 2017

Staff Accountant (Contract) - Position eliminated due to merging of branch offices

Maintained a cash rollover for 19 bank accounts, posted journal entries and helped with bank reconciliations.

Filed Sales Tax returns/made payments and helped with raising payment vouchers.

Salmon Sims Thomas – Dallas, TX January 2017 – July 2017

Accountant – (Contract) – Contract ended due to work reduction

Reconciling Bank/Credit Card Accounts, processing payroll transactions, posting journal entries, administering accounts payable and receivables for nine entities (collections for service fees).

Identifying errors on financial documents before audit, documenting client workflows and utilized cloud-based platform in regard to meetings/client contact.

GameStop Company – Irving, TX February 2016 – July 2016 Credit Card Dispute Resolution Associate (Temporary Assignment)

Researching whether credit card disputes were genuine and resolving them.

Obtaining credit card and charge back requests/slips from various databases and submitting claims to the bank.

AT & T Performance Art Center – Dallas, TX August 2015 – January 2016 AR Coordinator (Permanent Role) - Position eliminated due to budget reduction

Reconciling bank/credit card and booking journal entries in the general ledger.

Collection of ticketing/donations cash from different safes, reconciling and depositing

Raising sales invoices/billing invoices/credit memos for facility rentals, sponsorship, merchandise, catering, and parking.

AT & T Performance Art Center - Dallas, TX February 2015 – March 2015

AP/AR Accounts Assistance (Temporary Assignment)

Processing payments using POs/PIs and weekly check runs.

Reconciling official business credit cards and expense reports.

Depositing cash donations/ticketing sales to the bank, reconciling cash and raising invoices.

Town of Addison – Addison, TX September 2014 – November 2014

Accounts Payable Specialist (Temporary Assignment)

Processing three-way payments, after ensuring proper coding and authorization.

Posting wires, ACH and processing checks using a DOS based Gemstone accounting system.

Reconciling accounts payable transactions and responding to all vendor inquiries.

Wingspan – Frisco, TX March 2012 – May 2014

Default Servicing Complaint Resolution (DSCR) Advocate/Claims Agent (Permanent Role) - Filed bankruptcy

Resolving home owners default issues on their property loans such as loan modification or short sale.

Researching their concerns to come up with resolution within limited timeframe to avoid foreclosure.

Using mortgage policy to propose resolution and issuing the same in writing to the parties concerned.

Obtaining mortgage foreclosure documents and forwarding them to the bank for claims from HUD

City of Dallas/WIC Department/Controller’s Office – Dallas, TX September 2008 – September 2011

Senior Accountant (Contract) – Contract ended due to budget reduction

Reconciling of sub ledgers (using pivot table details), which were incorporated in the main general ledger.

Preparing complex excel spreadsheets and allocating costs using chart of accounts.

Preparing monthly reports submitted to the WIC state office.

Accounts Payable (Getting quotations, raising requisition orders and paying vendors).

Citigroup/Telvista May 2006 – August 2008

Customer Service/Sales Representative (Permanent) – Moved into Accounting

Taking inbound calls for personal and business accounts, selling credit cards and liaising with supervisors.

Taking inbound and outbound calls for work orders from 7-11 stores, identifying and sending the right contractors to the working stations and liaising with the area facility managers on various issues.

Other Experience

Int’l Committee of the Red Cross – Regional Logistics (Kenya)

Head of Finance (Permanent) – Relocated to US

Lead a team of 7 employees.

Prepared time reports for indirect costing and applied budget controls in liaison with cost center managers.

Coordinated tax exemption for the organization saving the company substantial funds.

Established financial rules and trained departments regarding cost allocations.

Facilitated Internal Audit Process/implementation of recommendations and responded to donor queries.

Maintained branch accounts (Kenya Ports Authority –involving import and export documentation).

Managed a cash office (authorized vouchers, carried out audits and coordinated banking matters).

Closed accounts on a monthly and yearly basis.

Senior Assistant

Approved checks/vouchers, prepared bank reconciliation.

Analyzed actual versus budget expenses and authorized all computerized payment vouchers.

Managed AP/AR transactions (involving all payments and receipts from customers).

Accounts Assistant

Prepared payment vouchers, data entry and organized records for over 200 vendors

Drew computerized checks, worked as a cashier.

Education

Master of Science, International Business Administration (MIBA), June 2003

United States International University

Minor – Strategic Management

Bachelor of Science, International Business Administration (IBA), June 2000

United States International University

Minor – Finance (Cum Laude)

CPA Part 1 (Kenya)

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office

Sage Intacct/SAP FICO

Siebel/AS400/Iportal

Bill.com Accounting (Guru Certified)

Share File/Outlook

Dayforce/Employee Nav

Quick Books online/Gemstone Accounting/Report Manager

Pay Link Check Writing

Microsoft Dynamics (ERP)

AMS Advantage III Accounting/Cashpro

SBT Accounting (ERP System)/Yardi

Vantiv/ LSP Invoicing

ReconNet/Iron Financial

PC Compta Accounting

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