Joseph Parzick

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Portland, OR 97233

503-***-****

Email: addr83@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

Over fifteen years of generalist experience in accounting, auditing, small business consulting, human resources, benefits administration, information technology, and tax preparation and review. I am able to readily assess opportunities for improving productivity as well as highly creative and intuitive problem solving.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Reviewed intermediary adjustment reports for adequacy and correctness of proposed cost changes and challenged inappropriate entries when preparing these cost reports.

Duties included reconciling, analyzing, and preparing month-end and year-end closing entries and financial statements in banking, manufacturing, healthcare, hospitality, food industries, software creation, public accounting, and retail services utilizing (GAAP) Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

Calculated sales and use taxes for all fifty states and various county/local governments where sales transactions occurred as well as property and local tax returns.

Payroll systems processing includes ADP, Ceridian, and Paychex systems.

I discovered criminal activity during my monthly research for a federal task force that resulted in some criminal convictions and large asset forfeitures.

EXPERIENCE

Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, OR 2018 to Present

BENEFICIARY TRAVEL CLERK

Responsible for reviewing inquiries submitted to Benefit Transportation and determining if the voucher had been prepared, whether the payment had been made, and whether the veteran received payment to their bank account or mailing address. Review the mileage paid and the dollar amount of travel after checking the travel reimbursement request and the voucher created. I send direct deposit forms for signature to veterans in order that electronic funds transfers go to their bank account.

Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, OR 2018 to 2018

INTERNAL AUDITOR

Coordinated information requests from internal and external auditors reviewing the Portland VA Medical Center. Performed individual audits as requested by management. Performed unannounced audits of the Agent Cashier and reported the results to the Director of the hospital. Audited various VA hospitals and residential facilities on a rotating quarterly basis. Responsible for creating corrective action plans for results discovered in the Portland VA Medical Center. Team member that is rewriting Standard Operating Procedures for the Fiscal Service Department after undergoing various subject matter training. I determine the information required for my audits by creating a random sample and then requesting the necessary data to review for my request.

Defense Contract Audit Agency, Seattle, WA 2013 to 2018

AUDITOR

Responsibilities included determining an accounting system adequacy for a contractor to properly segregate costs for allowable and unallowable costs in the submission of Incurred Cost

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Report submission for government contracts. Created and completed various letters and schedules in order to close out contractor rates determined to be low risk for numerous contractors. Have reviewed direct labor and material schedules to make sure the contractor is properly charging government contracts properly. Have calculated fringe, overhead, and general and administrative rates for provisional billing rates based on general ledger information submitted by contractors. Have done pre-award and post-award accounting system reviews. I have reviewed multi-year incurred cost audits which detail the contractor spending for projects which the government awarded money for either a product or a service.

Currie & McLain, PS, Vancouver, WA 2012 to 2013

INCOME TAX ACCOUNTANT

Preparation of personal income tax returns for high-wealth clients and business owners. Created supporting spreadsheets documenting various income and deductions required for substantiation during an audit.

Internal Revenue Service, Portland, OR 2006 to 2011

BSA REVENUE AGENT

Review various money service businesses and various industries looking for suspicious currency transactions that violate Federal Law. Auditing of records included data analysis of

large information sets where sorting and filtering identified potential violations. As part of the Agent’s collateral duties, he has created a spreadsheet that lists potential criminal activities,

which were distributed to local, state, and federal law enforcement personnel from various

data sources so that the law enforcement resources are used more effectively. I met on a

monthly basis with a federal task force discussing potential financial crimes identified from various information sources. Share information with agents in Idaho and Washington in identifying Oregon cases with nexus in their respective states for potential money laundering violations.

Jerry Eckstein, CPA, PC, Portland, OR 2006 to 2006

INCOME TAX ACCOUNTANT

Responsible for preparation of personal, business, estate, and trust income tax forms during the tax season.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Windows 7.0, 8.0, and 10; Microsoft Office Suite 2010, 2016, SAP, People Soft, Great Plains Dynamics, QuickBooks Pro, Best Software – Fixed Asset System, Crystal Reports, LaCerte, Pro Systems, UltraTax, CCH Axcess Tax and TurboTax

LICENSES

Enrolled Agent – 00103090-EA issued by the Internal Revenue Service

Expires: 03/2021

EDUCATION

Portland State University

Portland, OR

MBA, Emphasis: Marketing/Management

Lowell Technological Institute

Lowell, MA

BS Industrial Management, Emphasis: Accounting/Finance

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