Accounting Manager Team
Resume:
CHRYSTAL C. JONES, MBA
Lilburn, GA ***47
**************@*****.***
PROFILE
A seasoned, organized accountant with excellent communication skills who works well as a team member & independently. Enjoys analyzing financial data for trends and areas of improvement for organizational management, which leads to the fiscal health of the organization.
Professional Experience
CONTINEO GROUP LLC, Decatur, GA 2023-2025
Accounting Manager
• Managed the day-to-day operations for the Accounting Team
• Monitored Accounting Team emails daily and responded in a timely manner
• Researched problem issues resulting from Accounting Team emails
• Attended weekly Team Civil Engineer meetings with Management, Lead Engineers, Project Managers, and Project Coordinators to review projects progress and financial standings
• Recorded Project Change Orders
• Recorded daily Client Receipts and Company Expenditures via Wires, ACH’s Checks and Credit Card.
• Monitored Bank and Credit Card Accounts for accuracy and Reconciled monthly
• Maintained Fixed Asset and Prepaid Expenses Amortization Schedules
• Recorded month-end GL entrires
• Performed monthly Variance Analysis on Financial Statements
• Performed monthly AR Collections on all accounts over 30 days past due
• Filed Liens on aged uncollected receivables
• Researched, Acquired and Communicated with a new Collections Firm for problem accounts.
• Implemented a new Credit Card Payment Process on Company Website along with Links on invoices and collections emails
• Maintained Employee PTO accruals, requests and calendar
• Processed weekly AP
• Completed Special Requests for Management
• Performed various Administrative Duties
ONE WORLD INC., Tucker, GA 2020-2023
Controller
• Supervised Accounting Department reporting to COO & CFO
• Recorded all routine and correcting General Ledger entries
• Ensured monthly Financial Statements are accurate and reports to Managmement by established deadlines
• Reviews and Reconciles all Balance Sheet accounts for accuracy before every month-end close
• Analyzed month-to-month trends on the P&L and Balance Sheet and investigates outliers to provide management explanations and suggestions for improvements
• Monitored weekly Cash Flow
• Maintained Amortization and Depreciation Schedules and reconciles to monthly Financials
• Reviewed monthly Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable Aging Reports to ensure Customers are paying by due dates and One World is paying Vendors by due dates
• Ensured accurate coding and recording of all Financial Data in the Advantive ERP System
• Produced Special Reports as requested by Management
• Full Responsibility for Year End Close
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BENNETT & PLESS LLC, Atlanta, GA 2019-2020
Accounting Assistant / Specialist
• Hired to assist Accounting Manager with year-end and new acquisitions
• Setup daily new engineering projects and change orders for existing projects in Ajera
• Processed bi-weekly payroll in ADP and Ajera & reconciled the two for accuracy
• Processed weekly Accounts Payable
• Conducted Special Projects as requested
EXPOTECHNIK AMERICA LTD, Suwanee, GA 2018-2019
Assistant Controller.
• Responsible for month-end and year-end close
• Reported monthly Financial Statements to management; included budget-vs-actual variances and profit margins on a project by project level.
• Utilized Cost Accounting in Navision (an ERP system) and Percentage of Completion Accounting using multiple linked Excel spreadsheets to track individual projects in the trade show industry
• Calculated and recorded GL entries for accruals and reversals every month.
• Reconciled project Work-in-Process general ledger accounts to supporting documentation along with other GL accounts.
• Gathered and analyzed data for accuracy to file and pay Sales & Use Taxes for multiple states within the specified deadline dates.
• Provided special reports and financial data analysis to management in a timely manner as requested.
• Assisted Operations Controller, Financial Controller and other accounting staff in their job responsibilities as needed.
• Developed and documented procedures and responsibilities for the Assistant Controller position. CONSTRUCTION RESOURCES, LLC (CR), Decatur, GA 2016-2018 Contract Billing Manager
• Managed financial aspects of contracts for multiple companies under the CR umbrella - from execution to completion.
• Gathered all documents and signatures to ensure quick execution of new contracts.
• Developed contract billing procedures and standards and organized work flow in the Contracts Department.
• Utilized separate accounting systems for each company, as well as Excel, to track job progression using Percentage of Completion Accounting.
• Followed AIA billing standards or standards outlined in contracts to draw funds based on Percentage of Completion.
• Performed monthly reconciliations of accounting data to contract data.
• Processed Lien Waivers for contractors to release funds on draws.
• Utilized excellent verbal & written communication skills while working closely with: Customers, Project Managers, Estimators, Sales People, Credit Manager, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, CEO and CFO.
CENTREX BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, LLC, Lilburn, GA 2008-2016 Accounting Consultant & Business Owner
• Established and managed LLC to provide Accounting and IT Consulting services to small to medium sized companies.
• Used accounting expertise to assist organizations with entire accounting cycle – Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Cash Disbursements, Cash Flow Analysis, Credit Card Maintenance, General Ledger, Financial Statements, Payroll, Sales & CorporateTax filing and payments, etc.
• Accounting clients included: Law Firm, Construction Company, Real Estate Rental, House Cleaning Business and Financial Planning Firm.
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Previous Experience provided upon Request
Skills
• Cost Accounting • Consulting
• Project / Percent of Completion • Internal Audits
• Construction / Contract Accounting • Assist with External Audits
• AIA Billing • Financial Statements & Variance Analysis
• Accounts Payable & Purchase Orders • Financial Analysis
• Accounts Receivable & Sales Order • Multiple States Sales Taxes
• Payroll, Benefits, Payroll Taxes • Budgeting / Forecasting
• Cash Management / Bank Reconciliations • Complex Accruals & Reversals
• GL Entries/ GL Account Reconciliations • Collections
• Fixed Assets / Depreciation / Inventory • GAAP
Software
• Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, V-Lookups, Macros)
• Quickbooks
• Navision (ERP)
• Syspro (ERP)
• Stoneprofits
• Blackbaud
• ADP
• Deltek Ajera
• Advantive Distribution One ERP
• Bluebeam
• Smartsheet
Education
B.B.A. Accounting, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA M.B.A. Business Information Systems, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
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