Accountant, Financial/Business Analyst

Brandon P. Edwards

Innovative and Solutions-focused Accounting and Finance professional with over 10 years within the Accounting, Finance, and Project Management fields.

Areas of Expertise

• Public Accounting

• Highly organized and detailed orientated

• Highly proficient with use of: QuickBooks, SAGE, SAP, AS400, ADP, EFTPS, Peachtree Accounting

• Sound professional judgement

• Good knowledge GAAP

• Effective and solutions orientated verbal and oral communication practices

• Demonstrated ability to solve problems

• Strong technical aptitude

• Managing cross functional communication pipelines

• Microsoft Office Applications

Education

Bryant and Stratton College, Chesterfield, VA

Associate of Science in Accounting, May 2008

American Intercontinental University, Schaumburg, Illinois

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with concentration of Accounting, October 2022

Professional Experience

Contract Accounting Consultant November 2023 – Present

WJ Rapp Company

Assist implementation efforts for new accounting standards, primarily US GAAP but including IFRS

Virginia Union University

Review financial statements and assist SEC Financial Reporting and Legal Entity Controllers teams in developing financial statement disclosures in accordance with applicable U.S. GAAP

Perform technical assessment of new financial reporting developments, including providing comments to the IASB on proposed changes to IFRS standards - current areas of focus include revenue recognition, IFRS 9 (hedge accounting for non financial instruments and portfolios are of particular interest) & leasing

Virginia State University

Assist Cash Accountants with daily recording of domestic cash activity

Analyze and interpret accounting records for use by management

Accurate recording of transactions to customer accounts to include discrepancy resolution

Complete account reconciliations from the general ledger and bank records

Hopewell Redevelopment & Housing Authority

Senior Accountant November 2022 – November 2023

Ensures the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering transactions.

Prepares and records asset, liability, revenue, and expenses entries by compiling and analyzing account information.

Maintains and balances subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, and reconciling transactions and resolving discrepancies.

Maintains general ledger by transferring subsidiary accounts, preparing a trial balance, and reconciling entries.

Summarizes financial status by collecting information and preparing balance sheet, profit and loss, and other statements.

Produces payroll by initiating computer processing; printing checks, verifying finished product.

Completes external audit by analyzing and scheduling general ledger accounts and providing information for auditors.

Avoids legal challenges by complying with legal requirements.

The Federal Reserve, Richmond, VA June 2022 – September 2022

Fixed Asset Accountant

Performs general accounting activities including the preparation, maintenance and reconciliation of ledger accounts and financial statements

Prepares moderately complex forecasting, variance analysis, budgeting, compliance testing, and ad-hoc or specialty reports to monitor or support financial operations.

Prepares, reviews, and analyzes accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports. Develops and reconciles ledgers, verifies expenditures, identifies and addresses discrepancies and irregularities, and implements solutions as appropriate.

Analyzes business operations, trends, financial commitments and obligations, and projects future outcomes.

Performs moderately complex control functions, verifies data, reports, and contracts to ensure compliance with applicable legal standards and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) as well as organizational policies

Provides guidance to client departments on financial matters

Implements and maintains accounting and accounting control procedures

Participates in cross-functional team initiatives and accounting-related projects

Dominion Energy, Richmond, VA May 2021 – December 2021

Payroll Accountant- Contract Position

• Independently managed, and oversaw four different payroll cycles and 28 payroll companies

• Managed and prepared federal, state, and local payroll tax payments and payroll tax returns, in an accurate and timely manner, in compliance with all reporting requirements.

• Prepared journal entries within SAP and monthly general ledger account reconciliations in accordance with Company policy and the maintenance of an accurate general ledger.

• Participated in month-end, quarterly and year-end payroll tax filing and reporting activities.

• Routinely interacted and provided solutions orientated approach with employees and agencies in the resolution of concerns.

• Cross functionally partnered with others in the configuration requirements and validation of payroll updates.

• Conducted and managed complex assignments and projects under strict deadlines

• Identified organizational and pipeline inconsistencies and implemented solutions orientated best practices to allot for improved system(s) flow.

Budget Glass Company Incorporated, Richmond, VA October 2018 – October 2020

Accountant

• Established and maintained internal controls and optimized operating and accounting procedures.

• Performed tax research and analysis of technical tax issues and implemented income tax compliance including preparation of detailed compliance work-paper, book to tax adjustments, credit calculation, quarterly estimated tax computations, etc.

• Managed the timely and accurate processing of monthly invoices, as well as maintained and updated vendor files.

• Generated and balanced accounts payable reports to vendor statements while sustaining file systems to easily access vendor documents.

• Managed the payroll processing of weekly, bi-weekly and semi-monthly payrolls of company employees.

• Process orders to include child support orders, levies, garnishments, and verification of earnings, as well as submit billing for the 401K and voluntary deductions.

• Coordinate all payroll record keeping processes and identify payroll discrepancies and process necessary corrections.

• Prepare adjusting journal entries to correct appropriate general ledger accounts.

• Audit, balance, reconcile daily cash postings, credit card settlements, and check deposits.

• Coordinate health insurance enrollments and communicate with service providers concerning proper administration of programs.

• Provide and administer updated unemployment and employment verifications to the necessary departments as needed.

GPM Investments, LLC., Richmond, VA September 2016 – October 2018

Fuel Accountant

Directly managed and provided technical insight and best practices to 20 companies

• Independently managed and reconciled daily and monthly fuel sales

• Examined accounts, records, and taxes according to the laws and regulations for state and local jurisdictions and implemented indirect tax compliance including sales tax, use tax, fuel tax, property tax, business license tax, etc.

• Assisted and performed monthly, quarterly and yearly closing processes, which include preparation of journal entries including regular, accrual, reversal, and adjusting journal entries.

• Issued timely financial statements, performed various financial analysis and performed account reconciliations.

• Provided specialized accounting and internal control services to growing clients

• Contacted other departments, suppliers, and/or outside agencies to resolve problems.

Caliper Incorporated, Richmond, VA August 2013 – January 2016

Accounting Consultant

• Received and properly processed purchase orders as well as accurately coded, processed, and entered vendor invoices.

• Posted and reconciled vendor invoices and purchase orders with job estimates.

• Worked cross functionally with vendors regarding payment, invoices and statements.

• Gathered information, responding to, and resolving childcare vendor and other customer inquiries.

• Processed fiscal transactions while updating manual attendance reports submitted by childcare vendors for payment.

• Researched and analyzed vendor payment data to determine amounts owed to vendors.

• Initiated actions to recover overpayments to vendors, assessing and resolving errors/exceptions.

• Tracked/maintained accurate data; and performed special projects.

James River Petroleum, Richmond, VA February 2013 – March 2013

Accountants Payable – Contract Position

• Performed all aspects of A/P including, payroll, invoices, billing statements and vendor maintenance.

• Addressed escalated issues from vendors regarding accounts payable.

• Prepared information requested by year-end auditors and explained journal entries made.

• Managed and oversaw all accounting analysis responsibility for various general ledger accounts and activities

• Managed and conducted processing of daily invoices, checks, and vendor management in regard to invoice discrepancies and payment statement reconciliation.

Village Bank, Midlothian, VA January 2011 – October 2012

Accounting Associate

• Prepared financial statements & monthly reconciliations via Microsoft Office (Bank, Mortgage, and Fixed Assets).

• Balanced fixed asset accounts, computes and records depreciation expenses.

• Created, maintained and recorded journal entries daily.

• Performed clerical activities to support other members of the accounting department.

• Provided accounting and analysis responsibility for various general ledger accounts and activities.

• Prepared information requested by year-end auditors and explained journal entries made.

• Collected data and performed research on the details of transactions.

• Prepared and maintained accurate financial reports and accounting files for budgeting and accounting purposes.

•Analyzed discrepancies and identified the root cause for increased organizational success.

• Managed and monitored all active accounts for member loans, setting up new loans and recording payments on existing loans.

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