CPA Candidate, Excel, accounts payable, accounting

Grant Osborne

*** * **** **** ****** Rd, San Marcos, CA, 92078 * 760-***-**** * ***********@*****.*** * https://www.linkedin.com/in/grant-osborne-024a25b6/ CAREER OBJECTIVE

CPA candidate & adaptable professional with 2.5 years of AP experience, plus experience in administrative assistance, and a proven knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, report generation, and records management. Passed all four sections of the CPA exam.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ACCOUNTEMPS, San Diego, CA

Accounts Payable Specialist, Jun 2020 - Present

• Check figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper codes; all in Microsoft Great Plains GP.

• Access computerized financial information and generate Excel reports to answer general questions & reconcile vendor statements.

INTEGRAL SENIOR LIVING, Carlsbad, CA

Accounts Payable Specialist, Oct 2017 - Mar 2020

• Created an Excel macro workbook to greatly speed up workflow of daily bill audits and flag errors in all newly posted bills, saving me hours of work on a daily basis & instantly providing general ledger code corrections for the staff accountants as needed

• Carried out & completed an invoice reconciliation project spanning nearly 3,000 invoices stuck in transmitted status within 5 months. All done on my own, along with regular duties, while given approximately 8 months to complete

• Processing an average of 2,500 invoice payments per month for at least 26 communities, ensuring that the checks all had up-to-date addresses

• Performing vendor statement reconciliations on a weekly basis at the request of the CFO & other high-ranking staff members

OFFICETEAM, Carlsbad, CA

Data Entry Clerk Temp, Sep 2017 - Sep 2017

• Data migration & data entry involving Internet Data eXchange (IDX) databases for a company based in Carlsbad, CA. NATIONAL MS SOCIETY, Poway, CA

Volunteer Departmental Administrative Assistant (At-Will), Aug 2015 - Sep 2017

• Creating, preparing, updating and managing multiple portfolios of events & donors in Excel with advanced functions such as Vlookup, table filters and macros.

• Assisted NMSS personnel and volunteers with computer applications, including Excel and data entry for Society wide events including, Walk MS, Bike MS, Muckfest – revenue in excess of $5 million annually.

• Other duties as necessary such as printer management, basic computer troubleshooting and instructing others. ACCOUNTEMPS, San Diego, CA

Data Entry Clerk Temp, Apr 2017 - May 2017

• Extensive data entry duties involving the creation of new clients, performing Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable as well as medical billing & account reconciliations for 50+ ledgers and 200+ transactions VA HOME LOAN CENTERS, San Diego, CA

Accounting Administrative Assistant Temp, Sep 2016 - Oct 2016

• Performed bank reconciliations with Quickbooks Online over multiple accounts and time periods

• Created spreadsheets & searched through Quickbooks to locate any discrepancies within a specified time period

• Entered & gathered data from Salesforce to assist in creating financial forecasts as well as locating commissions from real estate agents

EDUCATION

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY

San Marcos, CA

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)Accounting (Dec 2014)

• GPA: 3.43

• Relevant Coursework: Advanced Tax Accounting, Auditing, Accounting Information & Systems, Advanced Accounting, Problem Analysis and Implementation,

• Awards & Honors: Golden Key Honor Society,

PALOMAR COLLEGE

SAN MARCOS, CA

Associate in Arts (A.A.)Accounting (Dec 2011)

• GPA: 3.63

• Relevant Coursework: Analysis of Financial Statements, Sales & Payroll Tax and Employee Benefits, Quickbooks,

• Awards & Honors: Dean's List,

PALOMAR COLLEGE

SAN MARCOS, CA

Associate in Arts (A.A.)Business Administration (Dec 2011)

• GPA: 3.63

• Relevant Coursework: Business Law, Marketing, Business Writing,

• Awards & Honors: Dean's List,

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

• Excel

• Word

• SAP

• ERP

• Accounting

• Accounts Payable

• Windows OS

• Powerpoint

• Outlook

• SQL

• Quickbooks

• Computer Troubleshooting

CREDENTIALS AND LICENSES

• Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Expert

• Microsoft Office Specialist: Word Expert

• Microsoft Office Specialist: PowerPoint Associate

• Certified ProAdvisor for Quickbooks Online

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