Sales Accounting

ALLA ELMAN

**** ******** ****, **** ***, NJ ***** Ph # 201-***-****

EXPERIENCE:

GGI GLASS DISTRIBUTORS CO., SECAUCUS NJ 04/17-8/20

Senior Accountant

Responsible for financial close activities including ensuring that month end journal entries and accruals are appropriately recorded in a timely manner

Reviewed and approved journal entries prepared by staff accountants

Ensured accounting and financial activities are compliant with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and internal policies and procedures

Collaborated with the Field Finance, FP&A and Facilities teams to create journal entries and accruals as required

Assisted with driving consistencies in the financial close processes across all departments and streamline processes where appropriate

Prepared and reviewed monthly balance sheet reconciliations and analysis through collaboration with Company Corporate accounting

Coordinated preparation of external audit materials and external financial reporting

Approved accounts payable requests and collaborated with those requesting payments to ensure compliance with accounting policies and procedures

Prepared and filed sales and use tax for multiple states

Updated loans and derivatives schedules, prepared flash report daily

Coordinated with international subsidiaries to complete and review timely financial statements

Responded to a variety of ad hoc projects as they arise

Assisted in the annual budgeting and forecasting process

LAURA GELLER BEAUTY LLC, NY, NY 04/14-03/17 Senior Accountant

Maintained General Ledger & reviewed billing, A/R.

Revenue recognition, A/P & G/L, recorded deferred rent adjustment

Performed month-end and year end close process

Prepared work papers for all balance sheet accounts, prepared P&L variance analysis

Assisted payroll department in recording payroll to the G/L, payroll analyses

Managed the fixed assets process and related sub-ledgers

Assisted in the communication and implementation of new accounting practices, new business policies, procedures

Served as the liaison between the controller and the external independent auditor

Prepared and reviewed bank reconciliations

Prepared and filed monthly/quarterly sales tax payments, handled the company VAT filing

Assisted in preparation of annual budgets

DENTATUS USA, LTD., NY, NY (Distributor) 08/98-03/14

Senior Accountant

Prepared and analyzed financial statements

Performed monthly closing procedures

Prepared work papers for all balance sheet accounts, recorded and reconciled intercompany accounts

Prepared P&L variance analysis

Reviewed fixed assets & intangibles for proper capitalization & classification

Recorded depreciation & amortization on all assets that have been placed in service

Wrote off any assets that are depreciated/amortized and are no longer in use

Prepared bank reconciliations

Reviewed prepaid expenses

Prepared net sales flash weekly

Supervised accounts payable & accounts receivable

Prepared and file sales taxes

Assisted in the annual budgeting and forecasting process

SULKA INC., NY, NY 07/96-8/98

Staff Accountant

Assisted in preparing financial statements

Handled payroll, payroll taxes and prepared 1099 forms

Prepared monthly bank reconciliation

Prepared accounts payable & accounts receivable reconciliations

Performed adjusting and closing entries

Assisted in the annual budgeting and forecasting process

EDUCATION:

PACE UNIVERSITY, New York, NY

Bachelor of Business Administration Major: Accounting

Pace University Dean’s Scholarship, Pace Grant Award

SKILLS: Microsoft Office, Hyperion, Avalara, Epicor, Sage ERP, Datatex, QuickBooks, ADP, Deltek Vision, STS, CRM

ACTIVITIES: Accounting and Management Society, International Federation of Accountants, Reading, Traveling, Jogging

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