MELINDA M FEAKER
Collierville, TN 38017 • *************@*******.*** • 901-***-****
Professional Experience
I am currently doing bookkeeping on my own for 3 different clients.
Accountant, Memphis Hunt and Polo Club May 2024 – Jan 2025
Prepares consolidate internal and external financial statements by gathering and analyzing information.
Maintains and balances an automated consolidation system by inputting data.
Analyzes information and options by developing spreadsheet reports.
Prepares general ledger entries by maintaining records and files as well as reconciling accounts.
Prepares payments by accruing expenses. Develops and implements accounting procedures by analyzing current procedures.
Answers accounting and financial questions by researching and interpreting data.
Provides accounting support for mergers and acquisitions by reviewing financial information.
Protects organization’s value by keeping information confidential.
Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.
Accomplishes accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
Accountant, Carlisle, LLC (Temporary Contract) 2/2024 – 5/2024
Accounting and payroll.
Assistant Accountant/Controller, Huey’s Restaurants 11/2012 – 2/2024
Support Controller
Prepare financial statements.
Accounts payables
Journal Entry and Reconciliation
Budgeting
Inventory control
Audit and Authorize sales/invoices
Sales and Tax
Manage Bookkeeper Team
Pricing Analyst
Supported the controller in the accounting department.
Prepared financial statements, such as profit and loss, balance sheet and income statement.
Paid all vendors in a timely manner by printing checks, paying on vendor’s websites and ACH through company’s bank’s website. Reviewed aged payables report to ensure all vendors were paid. Audited and approved all invoices.
Reconciled thirty bank accounts for all ten locations, including operating, special and sweep accounts. Downloaded bank activity, matched, and adjusted deposits as needed. Adjusted entries for Chow Now, Door Dash and credit cards to include any refunds, chargebacks, fees, and server tips.
Audited and approved the restaurants ten locations daily sales summaries. Checked One POS reports against bookkeeper’s daily cash report and adjusted as needed.
Audited and approved invoices by checking amounts and coding.
Support with monthly budgets. Looking at past sales, expenses, and labor to establish current budgets.
Run inventory reports weekly and enter into inventory average spreadsheet to help manage budget.
Run sales report for the figures to calculate and pay liquor and sales tax monthly.
Interviewing, hiring, and training of all bookkeepers at all ten locations. Helped the bookkeepers with all questions concerning coding invoices, reconciling daily cash reports and inventory.
Analyze pricing on food vendors by entering monthly pricing guide from vendors into R365, checking pricing reports to see any errors in pricing and negotiate lower prices.
Communicate with vendors on invoices and negotiate and monitor pricing.
Identified and corrected pricing errors with vendors earning credits.
Negotiate pricing. Researched lawsuits applicable to company for unclaimed money
Bookkeeper, Germany Rentals and Hill Top Electric Current
Enter invoices, payments, and deposits to Quickbooks Online.
Reconcile bank, escrow and credit card accounts monthly.
Generated profit and loss and balance sheet reports.
Make journal entries as needed.
Head Bookkeeper/ Accounting, Huey’s Restaurants (11/2001-11/2012)
Responsible for coding and entering invoices and credits.
Managed payroll at Collierville location
Made daily deposits for Collierville location.
Counted and analyzed inventory; Ran inventory and profit and loss reports.
Paying all invoices for nine of the company’s locations.
Generated profit and loss and balance sheet reports for all company locations.
Reported on inventory levels for all locations.
Bookkeeper, Bryan’s Carpets
Entered invoices, payments, and deposits.
Ran financial reports.
Accounting Consultant, Brookhaven Pub
Supplied inventory and budgeting/cost control.
Education
Accounting - University of Memphis
Accounting Certification – Southwest Community College
Areas of Practice
Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Accruals
Audits
Balance Sheet Analysis
Bank Reconciliation
Budgets
Financial Statements
Fixed Assets
General Ledger
Inventory
Journal Entries
Month End
Payroll
Sales and Use Tax
Year End
Computer Applications
QuickBooks Pro
QuickBooks Online
QuickBooks Desktop
Certipay
Micros POS
One POS
Sage
Restaurant 365
10 key
Microsoft Office
Chow Now
Door Dash
Transafe
Fintech