DEBORAH ROBERTS

Accountant (Staff/Senior)

Phone: 617-***-**** Email: adzgvg@r.postjobfree.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah-roberts-905

Detail-Oriented Financial Leader who consistently demonstrates initiative while being focused on results. Proven ability to positively affect productivity by development, integration, and training to improve efficiency by 25% - 30% through my knowledge of accounting process flows from transaction to reporting. I enjoy getting into the nooks and crannies of ERP software systems. Ability to interface with people at all levels of a company, developing positive relationships. I have a can-do attitude with a solid work ethic to manage time and workload to meet client needs. I have strong communication skills. High Integrity! Highly motivated!

Variance Analysis General Ledger Accounts Payable Bank Reconciliations

Financial Reporting Month End Close Accounts Receivable Sales Taxation

System Conversions Journal Entries Payroll & Payroll Taxes Interco/Inter-branch

Reconciliations Balance Sheet Fixed Assets Management Job Cost Accounting

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Interim Accountant – Contract Assignments, Houston, TX 07/2023-Present

- Joint venture accounting; monthly account reconciliations with correcting entries for assigned accounts.

- Well-versed in accounts payable, accounts receivable, warehouse inventory system. Process FTI/FTC’s.

ALLEGIANCE BANK/STELLAR BANK, Houston, TX 01/2022-P07/2023

Accountant

- Daily, weekly, and monthly account reconciliations with correcting entries for assigned accounts.

- Maintain a listing of all completed Journal Entries and Schedules assuring completion in the designated time

- Reconcile bi-weekly payroll, inter-branch and inter-company transactions involving 55 branches, 140 lenders.

- Focused on team achievement goals by contributions in addition to my own assignments.

- Assist with special projects. Booked the sale of branches, with software conversion, and with procedure write up.

INFRARED BUILDING & POWER SERVICE, Boston, MA (Moved to Houston) 09/2020-05/2021

Accountant

- Monthly sales team meeting, trend analysis, accounts receivable aging report, bank reconciliation

- Targeted collections expert, full cycle accounts receivable for construction projects, AIA forms

- Perform treasury functions such as cash monitoring & ACH downloads various portals

Key Accomplishment: Within six months, dropped outstanding receivables by 35% due to collection efforts. Recovery of

two debts over 180 days totaling $100,000.

INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT, Boston, MA 09/2016 – 09/2020

Served as a senior accounting consultant for five different companies. Focused on various troublesome areas including hard to collect accounts, reviews and approvals for new accounts, general ledger reconciliations, accrual and adjusting journal entries and bank reconciliations, sales tax filing, and monthly depreciation schedules (fixed asset maintenance).

-Trusted to handle multi-million dollar transfers to/from the Federal Reserve involving high security clearance at a bank.

-Produced financial statements involving three locations combined into one for the same manufacturing company.

-Reduced receivables from $700,000 to $400,000. Performed mock audit of transactions for current and prior year for adherence to new procedures. This for a manufacturing client.

-Wrote a macro to format UPS shipment data, choose out of it the expedited shipping and create a summarized report.

-Worked one tax season for a CPA Office in Braintree using Thompson Reuters Ultra Tax software.

UNDERWOOD AND ASSOCIATES, Neosho, MO 08/2013 – 02/2016

Accountant

- Monthly bookkeeping journal entries and financial reports including cash flow for small business clients

- Trust income tax return filing and personal income tax return filing at year end

- Assist with special projects associated with tax returns or payroll using analytical & technical skills

- Assist with Quick Books issues while reviewing account activity for general ledger maintenance

CAREGIVER, Houston, TX 06/2009 – 08/2013

Emotional support and round the clock personal care 24/7 for a loved one who was terminally ill

ITS PHARMACY INC, Houston, TX 11/2007 – 06/2009

Financial Analyst

- Prepare accrual, prepaid, adjusting and month end journal entries for four subsidiaries

- Perform monthly close entries and monthly internal reporting, assist with variance analysis

- Analysis and maintenance of all sub-ledgers and all intercompany transactions & inventory transfers

- Responsible for preparation of weekly cash forecast, commercial loan and budget maintenance

- Team lead over one accounts payable staff member

METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Houston, TX 12/2005 – 11/2007

Senior Payroll Accountant

- General ledger account analysis, variance reporting & data mining using Excel formulas & pivot tables

- Multiple payroll reconciliations, adjusting, accrual & month end journal entries, high volume payroll

- Prepare and reconcile quarterly 941 payroll tax reports as well as year-end W2's processing

- Manage the data interface from payroll system to general ledger system as part of accounting controls

- Sarbanes Oxley Documentation SOX write up of processes for training and compliance, Ad hoc reports

Key Accomplishment: Wrote a macro for payroll data formatting & error capture. Savings of $31,000 over two years.

SELECTED EXPERIENCE

SCI SERVICE CORPORATION, Houston, TX 04/2001 – 03/2004

Senior Accountant

- Review legal & real estate sale documents to record journal entries for divestitures and acquisitions.

- Monthly financial reporting of all disposition activity to other internal departments.

- Prepare and reconcile quarterly 941 payroll tax reports as well as year-end W2's processing

- Progressively worked on more projects with national scope having multi-million dollar impacts.

Tax Accountant – Taxation & Treasury Dept.

- Filing sales & use tax returns for 16 states, submit payments for sales taxes withheld, resolve discrepancies.

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

CPA Certified Public Accountant, State of Missouri – Certificate #19181

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA, Edmond, OK

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Accounting Systems: Intermediate - Advanced Microsoft Excel / Word, Microsoft Access, Great Plains, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle, Lawson, ADP, QuickBooks, Banner, Prologue, Nautilus, Jack Henry, Horizon, Blackline, Ultra Tax (Thompson Reuters) and other ERP systems.

Working knowledge of GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles)

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