Human Resources Information Technology
Resume:
Joseph Parzick
Portland, OR *****
Email: ********@*****.***
PROFILE
Generalist experience in accounting, auditing, small business consulting, human resources, benefits administration, information technology, tax preparation and review. I can readily assess opportunities for improving productivity as well as highly creative and intuitive problem solving.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Reviewed intermediary adjustment reports for adequacy and correctness of proposed cost changes and challenged inappropriate entries when preparing these cost reports.
Reconciled, analyzed, and prepared month-end and year-end closing entries and financial statements in banking, manufacturing, healthcare, hospitality, food industries, software creation, public accounting, and retail services utilizing (GAAP) Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
Calculated sales and use taxes for all fifty states and various county/local governments where sales transactions occurred as well as property and local tax returns.
Payroll systems processing includes ADP, Ceridian, and Paychex systems.
I discovered criminal activity during my monthly research for a federal task force that resulted in criminal convictions and large asset forfeitures.
EXPERIENCE
Fiducial, Portland, OR 2020 to 2024
INCOME TAX PREPARER/REVIEWER
Prepared and reviewed personal income tax returns during the tax season. Worked full-time during the tax season and as needed part-time during the rest of the year. In reviewing returns, I looked at the input data on each form to ensure sure that it linked to the summarized totals on Form 1040 and its subsidiary schedules. The same review process included each different state return that I reviewed.
Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, OR 2019 to 2020
CIVILIAN PAYROLL TECHNICIAN
Input various payroll into employee payroll records. Solved payroll issues via telephone and email messages. Advised management of issues found when reviewing and inputting data into employee payroll records. Applied financial data and recommended alternatives for difficult problems. Proficient at writing Standard Operating Procedures to simplify and better understand various department processes. I have an investigative mind which is helpful when explaining project results to management.
Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, OR 2018 to 2019
BENEFICIARY TRAVEL CLERK
Analyzed inquiries submitted to Benefit Transportation determining if the voucher had been prepared, whether the payment was made, and if the veteran received payment to their bank account or mailing address. Reviewed the mileage paid and the dollar amount of travel after checking the travel reimbursement request and the voucher created. I sent direct deposit forms for signature to veterans in order that electronic funds transfers go to their bank account.
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Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, OR 2018 to 2018
INTERNAL AUDITOR
Performed unannounced audits of the Agent Cashier and reported the results to the Director of the hospital. Created corrective action plans for results discovered in the Portland VA Medical Center.
Defense Contract Audit Agency, Seattle, WA 2013 to 2018
AUDITOR
Determined an accounting system adequacy for a contractor to properly segregate costs for allowable and unallowable costs in the submission of Incurred Cost Report submission for government contracts. Have calculated fringe, overhead, and general and administrative rates for provisional billing rates based on general ledger information submitted by contractors. Have done pre-award and post-award accounting system reviews. I have reviewed multi-year incurred cost audits which detail the contractor spending for projects which the government awarded money for either a product or a service. Utilized V-Lookup and Pivot Tables to analyze data for anomalies.
Currie & McLain, PS, Vancouver, WA 2012 to 2013
INCOME TAX ACCOUNTANT
Preparation of personal income tax returns for high-wealth clients and business owners. Created supporting spreadsheets documenting various income and deductions required for substantiation during an audit.
Internal Revenue Service, Portland, OR 2006 to 2011
BSA REVENUE AGENT
Review various money service businesses and various industries looking for suspicious currency transactions that violate Federal Law. Auditing of records included data analysis of
large information sets where sorting and filtering identified potential violations. I met on a
monthly basis with a federal task force discussing potential financial crimes identified from various information sources. Share information with agents in Idaho and Washington in identifying Oregon cases with nexus in their respective states for potential money laundering violations.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Windows 10, 11, Microsoft Office Suite 2019, and 365, SAP, People Soft, Great Plains Dynamics, QuickBooks Pro, Best Software – Fixed Asset System, Crystal Reports, LaCerte, Pro Systems, UltraTax, Wolters Kluwer, Drake, and TurboTax
LICENSES
Enrolled Agent – 00103090-EA issued by the Internal Revenue Service
Expires: 03/31//2027
EDUCATION
Portland State University
Portland, OR
MBA, Emphasis: Marketing/Management
Lowell Technological Institute
Lowell, MA
BS Industrial Management, Emphasis: Accounting/Finance
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