Yonatan Yohannes
EDUCATION
Virginia Common Wealth University (VCU) Richmond, VA Bachelor’s in Accounting
Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA)
Associate Degree – Business Administration Major – Business Concentrated in Accounting
2014 –
2017
2011 – 2014
Proficient in accounting and budget preparation, ability to work independently with a sense of urgency, high level of work accuracy and job ownership, practice good time management as well as relation skills with managers and colleagues.
COMPUTER SYSTEMS
● Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Office) ● Cost Point
● PeopleSoft
● Buildertrend
● Gusto
● Oracle Netsuite
WORK EXPIERENCE
● Integrify
● Great Plains ● QuickBooks ● IPP and FBMS ● Java
● C++
Junior Accountant February 2022 – Present Lisa and Leroy – Washington, DC
• Making the weekly profit and loss report in quick books and excel
● Prioritizing and identifying any critical issues that could have an immediate impact on the organization’s financial stability.
●performing emergency maintenance or repairs to the system, ensuring that critical data is backed up and secure,
●Establishing alternative processes for critical financial functions when necessary.
●Developing a comprehensive plan for restoring the financial system to full functionality when there is a system failure.
●Conducting a thorough analysis of the system’s performance, identifying any underlying issues or root causes, and developing a plan for resolving them.
●understanding of the business processes, stakeholders, and regulatory requirements that the financial system is designed to support.
●Work with the finance team to ensure that the financial system is designed to be scalable, flexible, and adaptable to changing business needs and regulatory requirements.
●Ensure data security, accuracy, and integrity are prioritized to maintain a system that can be relied upon to provide accurate and reliable financial information.
●Develop a business case that outlines the benefits, costs, and risks associated with adopting a new financial system when needed.
●Conducting a cost-benefit analysis, identifying potential risks and mitigation strategies, and outlining the implementation plan.
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●Learning existing technology to understand its features, benefits, and limitations to better analyze the need for an enhancement.
●Studying any available documentation such as reviewing vendor documentation, reading industry publications and news sources, and conducting online research to familiarize myself with a new financial system.
● Identifying specific use cases where the technology could be applied to improve existing business processes.
●Conducting interviews with stakeholders, reviewing existing workflows and processes, and identifying areas where the technology could be applied to streamline or automate existing financial processes.
●Engage stakeholders throughout the process to ensure that their needs and concerns are addressed, and to build support for the adoption of the technology.
●Conducting workshops or focus groups to gather feedback and input, and communicating regularly with stakeholders to keep them informed of implementation progress.
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• Updating the status of invoices in click up weekly
• Working on projects on construction sites and creating schedules for the construction team
• Going on the construction sites to evaluate the progress
• Billing the clients for new change orders
• Making payment schedules for the project at hand
• Making forecasts for the yearly net profit and loss
• Working on reports for the expenses
• Reconciling payment schedules
• Updating expenses in quick books
• Making sure that all invoices have been taken care of
• Updating my boss on past inventory income versus cost of goods sold
• Speaking to vendors and subcontractors on the project at hand
Financial Analyst III 2020 – 2022 Department of interior – Herndon VA
●Experience with financial management processes such as budgeting, accounts payable, accounts
●receivable, payroll, and financial reporting
●Knowledge of financial regulations and compliance requirements
●Technical skills related to ERP system navigation, data entry, and reporting
●Ability to troubleshoot and resolve system issues
●Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with other users and stakeholders.
• Handle external invoices on the system IPP
• Handle internal invoices and emails
• Stay on top of all the emails and questions that the vendor or customer might have regarding invoices and payments.
• Enter the acceptance emails and attach to the invoices and process the invoice • Look for invoices in FBMS and make sure all invoices have been processed and paid • I supported customers by phone and email
• I assisted customers and resolved their issues over the phone.
Freddie Mac 2018 – 2020 • Accounts Payable/Accounts receivable Consultant
• Process from 100 to 150 invoices daily
• Connected with vendors regarding questions about the status of payment and when the check will be mailed.
• Uploaded invoices in the database so that they are processed on a timely manner. • Worked closely with the analyst regarding vendor question and made sure the analyst received the invoices in a timely manner.
• Assisted with incoming earnings and outgoing payments.
• Organized files, records, cash, and cash equivalents to comply with procedure. • Check financial data to ensure it was recorded.
• Assisted in weekly vouchers and records.
• Matched invoices to the relevant receipts and resolved all irregular and unusual transactions. • Proficient in People Soft, Cost Point, Quick-books and Sale-force.
• Recorded Cash and Checks, Returned Checks and Center Deposits.
AP Specialist Dec 2017 - September 2018 Deltek Systems Inc
• Process invoices and submit for approval
• Record Returned Checks and managed past due accounts.
• Record Cash and Checks and processed credit card payments over the phone. • Record Center Deposits
• Ensuring customer accounts are up-to-date and accurate by applying payments and performing, reconciliations in an efficient and timely manner.
• Process expense reports
• Process out of pocket reports
• Oversee accounts receivable write-offs, adjustments, and payment reversals. • Respond to customer request for proof of delivery, payment receipts and copies of invoices. • Connect with vendors to get approvals and coding.
• Experience in Accounts Receivable and journal Entries
• Processing invoices in both A/P and A/R in Coupa
• Mailing checks and FedEx
• Excellent skills in adapting to the environment.
• Very detail oriented
• Hard working and always on time
• Process invoices and expense reports
• Prepare check runs, wire transfers, and ACH transactions
• Assist with monthly status reports, monthly closings and reconciliation
• Investigate and resolve problems associated with processing of invoices and purchase orders • Support in drafting notices of new findings to accurately communicate areas of improvement. • Identify potential gaps in services provided to client
• Handle all vendor correspondence via phone or email
• File, maintain, and distribute accounting documents, records, and reports
• Connect with vendors to get approvals and coding, and process invoices
• Performed tests to check defects in the system and worked with colleagues to inspect and fix the issue at hand.
• Provide users with day- to- day technical support and used my problem-solving skills to clarify requirements and to determine appropriate scenarios.
• Conducted daily process workflows and project plan execution including data gathering and data analytics
• Conducted procedure walkthroughs.
ICF International September 2016 – November 2017 Accounts Payable Specialist (Contract)
• Processed invoices and coordinated with vendors to ensure accuracy of invoices • Implemented my knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle to test the system we were using.
• Updated and maintained records of expenditures
• Assisted with month end closeout
• Generated accounts payable reports so timely payments can be made to vendors • Identified invoices that are overdue or have not been received
• Matched invoices to the relevant receipts and investigated and resolved all irregular and unusual transactions
• Sent out payments for company credit cards
• Ensured that all payments were made in accordance with company policy
• Resolved payment discrepancies and disputes on behalf of the company
• Ability to communicate business requirements with all levels of leaderships.
Property Accounting (Intern) August 2016 Equity Residential
• Sent bill reminders and statements to clients
• Posted financial transaction to an accounting system and made bank deposits • Prepared invoices and recorded payments for goods and services in accordance with organization's accounting procedures
• Reconciled claims and clarified discrepancies
• Deposited funds into business bank accounts
• Prepared financial documents like balance sheets, cash flows, and profit and loss statements • Participated in financial audits and maintained an enterprise's value by always keeping financial information confidential
• Entered data into Costpoint
Accounting Internship 2013 – 2015 Penny Appeal USA
• Uploaded data on QuickBooks
• Worked on reconciliations
• Made payments to vendors and deposited funds into bank accounts