Business Administration Relationship Manager

Maryam Armandpisheh 425-***-**** ************@*****.***

Accountant - Bookkeeper

Finance - Accounting - Office Management - Business Administration - Process Improvement

A respected and accomplished Bookkeeper. Experience spans academic, public, and private industries. Demonstrated leader and relationship manager. Solves complex problems with ingenuity, delivering proven strategic platforms to accounting in support of executive decisions. Adept interpersonal communication skills with meticulous attention to detail and committed to professional growth. Effectively identify accounting issues and apply the relevant accounting knowledge base on Accounting regulations

Education

BA Business Administration (Accounting), Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA AA Business Administration, Edmonds College, Lynwood, WA

Expertise

o GAAP Financial Reporting A/P, A/R & General Ledger Management Cost Controls o Budgeting Forecasting Reconciliations Month End Reporting Regulatory Compliance o Change Management Financial Analysis Payroll Tax Preparation &Reporting Business Analytics o Due Diligence Cost Controls Audits Multi-State Payroll Client Relationship Management o Taxes Cash Flow Management Small Business / LLC &S Corp Accounting / Finance o Prepare and present training to employees

Professional Experience

Payroll - Bookkeeper Pacific Seafood Processors Association June 2022 to present reconciled accounts; processed outstanding invoices. Produce monthly financial reports; records transactions, A/R, A/P, payroll. Payroll - Bookkeeper Elite Accounting and Financial Services (AFS) March 2019 – May 2022 Serves as the Principal Bookkeeper and Office Manager responsible for providing financial services to small businesses as well as government agencies engaged in projects throughout Greater Seattle.

Manage and track financial statements. Hold an integral role inbudget preparation, asset management, and forecasting. Monitor budgets to guarantee cost and ROI targets are met.

Identify operational and financial process improvements; introduce improved accounting protocols and practices.

Summarize details in separate ledgers or computer files. Produce monthly financial report package. Prepare forecasting models for expenses and revenue; managed general ledger accounting system. Handle comprehensive monthly financial reports.

Produce monthly financial reports; records transactions in the company’s general ledger. Collaborate with the company’s outside accounting firm concerning tax-related issues as well as quarterly filing (941-ESD, L&I, PFML. Excise tax- DOR reporting.)

Establish financial record-keeping and subsequent office procedures to ensure accurate documentation and file retention.

Address all expense account and disbursement requests for in-house and remote locations.

Analyze pertinent financial data to ensure accurate reporting and tax filing; reconciled accounts; processed outstanding invoices.

Verify, allocate and post business transactions to subsidiary accounts and / or computer files from sales slips, invoices, receipts, check stubs, and computer printouts.

Investigate billing and depreciation issues; analyzed financial & statistical data to identify opportunities for improvement.

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Complete financial transactions including, loan applications, credit lines and retirement accounts as well as multi- state payroll related issues.

Evaluate client service metrics; make recommendations for advancements.

Fulfill client invoicing and collection functions; conduct research, communicate with the client to resolve account problems, optimizing cash flow.

Professional Experience

Consultant (Accounting) Amandze Holdings L.L.C January 2018 – March 2019 Payroll and bookkeeping

Bookkeeper Pirash Clinic February 2013 – December 2017 Performed core accounting functions including preparation of monthly financial statements and reconciliations; verifying / entering journal entries; created, evaluated / analyzed budgets and provided financial forecasts.

Developed and maintained processes to guarantee all general ledgers were reconciled accurately and in a timely manner. Ensured compliance with all applicable finance policies, rules, and government regulations. Coordinated and consolidated balance sheet and income statement flux analysis. Supported A/P disbursements and A/R processing by ensuring accurate sub-ledger and GL reconciliations and accruals. Managed payroll and other related filings.

Assisted management in recommending and coordinating financial accounting operations, producing financial statements as well as cash flow reports to meet internal/external reporting requirements. Accumulated data for monthly reporting, creating spreadsheets to enhance analysis. Evaluated outstanding debt, making recommendations for methods to improve credit worthiness.

Actively participated in year-end audit of financial statements, preparing schedules and providing justifications of financial data as well as support documentation for review by auditors and outside accountants.

Managed all incoming / outgoing monetary transactions. Accountant & Office Manager Worlds Color Printing Shop 1995 - 2008 Charged with all general accounting, finance and payroll responsibilities on behalf of a privately-owned printing business.

Oversaw all accounting methods, payroll, AP, AR, bank reconciliations, financial reporting and tax preparation.

Managed and reported majority of accounting information for year-end audits: reconciled all capital leases, line of credit, bank loans and other assets.

OrganizedAP to ensure all payments comply with the firm’s guidelines and standard accounting practices. Conduct reconciliation/analysis on prepaid and accrued expenses, investments and intercompany balances.

Evaluated invoices to ensure accuracy of payouts; scheduling outbound payments toeffectively manage cash flow.

Analyzed financial and operational processes, making recommendations for improving workflow / internal processes that resulted in a decrease in operating costs.

Addressed customer inquiries concerning billing as well as project scheduling.

Managed a staff of three (3) accountants. Collaborated with the company owner to determine financial forecasts as well as to determine headcount, payroll expenses and other operating issues.

Selected Coursework

Accounting Fundamentals, Principle of Accounting I, II, and III, Introduction to Business, Business Law, Micro Economy, Macro Economy, Computer Fundamentals, Business Communication, Business Calculus, Pre-calculus, Introduction to Statistics, Intercultural Communications, Business Management

Technology Snapshot

MS Office QuickBooks

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