Accounting Accountant
Resume:
Gabrielle Berry
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OBJECTIVE
Detail oriented full cycle accounting professional with extensive experience looking to work with an organization where I will effectively support strategic initiatives, execute business objectives and ensure maximum utilization of company resources.
CAREER PROFILE
Possess strong analytical and problem solving skills. Resourceful in the completion of projects within specified time frames, and effective at multitasking.
EXPERIENCE
NERC (North American Electric Reliability Corporation), Atlanta, GA
Senior Accountant 2017 - 2020
Prepare supporting schedules, accrual analysis, variance analysis, and journal entries for financial statement preparation
Assist in the month-end close process
Prepare bank reconciliations and daily cash reports
Reconcile and maintain balance sheet accounts
Ownership of fixed asset system, including the addition and disposal of assets, generating the depreciation expense report and associated journal entries and working with purchasing department
Post all check, wire, and credit card receipts to accounts receivable and the general ledger
Maintain customer codes for efficient processing of invoices
Collaborate with internal and external auditors
Update and generate travel reports and approval of employee expense reports for all departments
Collaborate on budget and projection reports
Collaborate with Accounts Payable as needed
Update Contract and Consultant spreadsheets for various departments
Generate prepaid amortization schedule
Assist upper management and Ad hoc reporting as needed
AT&T, Mid Town, Atlanta, GA 2006-2017
Worked as a contractor for Cingular Wireless during most of 2005
Senior Accountant (Cingular Wireless )
Responsible for collecting, recording, classifying, and analyzing accounting transactions
Post, investigate, and resolve intercompany/affiliate variances
Prepare account reconciliations and in depth revenue and commission expense analysis
Maintain financial information in accounting systems and prepare financial reports
Assist and provide information for auditors and partnerships
Process property tax invoices within county & state defined time frames and investigate and resolve variances
Actively participate in month end and year end close processes including the calculation and preparation of journal entries and various supporting schedules to the general ledger in compliance with GAAP
Successfully worked with IT to rebuild financial report which was then used by several other accounting departments for analysis which facilitated the month end close process – MVP Award
Review journal entries for process improvements increasing efficiency by 50%
Assist with special projects as required
Documented accounting procedures
Volunteered for committees to coordinate company outings and other volunteer work
NAFS, Norcross, GA 2003-2004
Senior Accountant
Process invoices within client defined time frames
Prepare revenue worksheets for Georgia & New York offices
Complete monthly account reconciliation’s for Georgia & Nebraska offices
Prepared and analyzed internal financial statements
Participated in month end close
Managed one additional employee on accounting staff
VARIOUS CONTRACT ASSIGNMENTS, Atlanta, GA 2002-2003
Accounting Contractor
Prepared monthly reconciliation and balancing of 4 bank accounts, which include one multi-national bank.
Prepared daily balancing of JC Penney accounts and Auto Financial Services leasing. Posted journal entries for variances identified during balancing process.
Identified more than 800 payroll accounts to be reconciled to the general ledger.
Prepared journal entries and supporting documentation.
Coordinated the designing of queries in PeopleSoft to facilitate accurate reconciliation.
Extracted and compiled data from various sources to research and clear reconciling items.
Maintained accounts receivable and oversee collections
McKESSON, Alpharetta, GA 2000-2002 Accountant
Prepared weekly journal entries and reconciliations for 15 hospitals encompassing 5 states.
Coordinated contract review and pricing, ensuring that hospitals received correct setup and billing per contract terms.
Prepared gross margin reports and performed variance analysis to ensure that product pricing would be profitable.
Resolved reorganization and post conversion issues surrounding attrition and churn rates.
Assisted with inventory control and examined discrepancies.
THE CARTOON NETWORK, Atlanta, GA 1997-2000
Staff Accountant
Prepared inter-company reconciliations and journal entries to record revenue and expense allocations.
Prepare revenue and expense forecasts for 3 Turner companies – Boomerang, Turner Learning, and Cartoon Network.
Prepare quarterly and year-end reports to submit to the Tax department
Trained internal employees to resolve variances
Contributed to month end close process and preparation of financial reports
Trained new-hires to ensure accurate financial transactions on Turner accounting practices.
EDUCATION
HAMPTON UNIVERSITY, Hampton VA
Bachelors Degree in Accounting
COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficient in MS Excel (V Lookups, Pivot Tables), MS Word, MS Outlook, Aspen, MIP/ABILA, SAGE Intacct, PeopleSoft, SAP, MSA, BCS, FDW, Flagship, Solomon, and Oracle.
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