Accounting Professional with GAAP Expertise and ERP Experience
Resume:
Paul Ruchal
St. Louis, MO *****
***********@*****.***
Professional Summary
An accomplished, dedicated professional with extensive experience in the field of Accounting Services. A flexible, people-oriented team member who learns quickly and excels at analyzing and solving problems and is known for building relationships with different levels of personnel while providing the highest level of service to meet strategic goals. Thrives on challenge and enjoys teaching others. In addition, this dedicated professional has a well-developed knowledge of U.S. GAAP, prior experience in significant process improvement projects, and a robust understanding of financial /ERPsystems, in particular direct experience with Oracle. Willing to relocate: Anywhere
Willing to relocate: Anywhere
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Accountant/Customer Service
Schnucks Market
March 2023 to Present
Perform customer service duties, including scanning coupons, applying discounts, processing payments, and ringing up sales on computerized cash registers. Also take responsibility for handling returns and answering questions about merchandise, store policies, and ongoing promotions. Assist sales and stock associates with remedial tasks during slow hours. Accounting and reconciliation of cash and receivable accounts, preparing necessary entries to reflect accrual basis of accounting. Accounting Coordinator
City of Jennings-St. Louis, MO
September 2021 to Present
Prepare and analyze fund to based and government wide financial statements, making appropriate journal entries.
Make appropriate general ledger and other entries for accounts payable, payroll, and accounts receivable when required. Overseas accounting functions and operations Accountant
Covenant Financial Services
November 2007 to March 2023
Prepare client financial statements and analysis in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles.
' Prepare month-end and year-end financial statements by completing the general ledger closing with closing journal entries and account reconciliations.
' Use excel pivot tables to prepare balance sheets, profit-loss statements, and statements of cash flows. Process month-end reconciliations.
' Prepare appropriate audit work papers that support audit opinions rendered.
' Develop implement and modify the accounting systems to suites the need of the clients. Managed the treasury functions by examining the transaction, cash flow and reporting to the client. Advise the client on weekly basis of the financial status and making recommendation for improvements in financial performance.
OTHER EMPLOYMENT
Accountant
Campbell, LLC - East Saint Louis, IL August 2007 to November 2007
' Monitored contract compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, agency policies, and policies of funding sources.
Prepared financial statements and analysis for contracts and grants.
' Prepare and analyze journal entry, Balance sheets, P/L statements etc. ' Develop financial tools for advanced balance sheet accounts.
Research accounting literature and make recommendations for enhancements of accounting methods and procedures.
Grant Accountant
American Red Cross - Creve Coeur, MO December 2005 to June 2007
' Prepared financial statements and analysis for contracts and grants.
' Prepared monthly financial statements with corresponding variance analysis. Monitored contract compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, agency policies, and policies of funding agencies.
Senior Accountant Grace Hill
January 1993 to December 2001
City of Clayton
Accountant Catholic Charities Accountant
Défense Accountant U.S. Dept
January 1994 to December 1996
Accounting ManagerCity of St. Louis Auditor Lutheran Family and Children Services January 1987 to December 1993
Agency Auditor Défense Contract Audit
January 1984 to December 1987
Research accounting literature if necessary, to resolve any issues and make recommendations to management.
' Ability to provide excellent customer service with the ability to communicate effectively and develop solid working relationships across multiple levels and global locations.
' Ability to implement process improvement initiatives to improve accounting operational efficiency, quality of output and optimize synergies.
Excellent working knowledge of financial/EDP systems that includes the installing, configuring, monitoring, backup/recovery, security, and basic programming of Oracle databases over mute-processes and tasks that includes financial reporting, human resource management, and inventory.
' Ability to prepare various ad-hoc reporting, analysis, and projects as needed with a strong-service focus. Education
Certified Public Accoiuntantr
Accounting (University)
University of Missouri-St Louis-St. Louis, MO
Bachelor of Accounting
Master of Business Administration
Master of Accounting
Master of Business Administration
Master's degree in accounting
Bachelor's degree in accounting
Bachelor's degree
Associate's degree
High school diploma or GED
Skills
• Journal entry management in accounting
• Financial close processing
• Senior accountant experience
• Tally.ERP 9
• Managing accounting teams - Largest accounting team managed (6-10 members)
• Tax report preparation
• Cost accounting
• Microsoft Office
• Accounting manager experience
• Financial software
• Operations management
• Lien releases
• Budgeting
• Technical accounting
• Intuit ProConnect
• Food industry
• Accounting systems
• Time management
• Guest services
• Attention to detail
• SOX
• Staff accountant experience
• VLOOKUP function
• Financial analyst experience
• Financial segment report preparation
• Invoice payment processing
• Financial auditing
• Cash flow statement preparation
• Account reconciliation
• Income statement preparation
• Microsoft Excel
• Organizational skills
• Financial statement analysis
• QuickBooks
• Accounts payable experience within energy industry
• Balance sheet creation
• Payroll processing
• Financial compliance
• Consolidated financial statement preparation
• Clerical experience
• Administrative experience
• Microsoft Dynamics
• SAP
• Accounting error correction
• Account analysis
• Financial accounting
• Cleaning
• Accounts payable
• Zoho Books
• Workday Financial Management
• Financial concepts
• Accounting software
• Accounting - Accounting experience (More than 20 years) (10+ years)
• Financial management report preparation
• Invoice dispute resolution
• Excel data analysis
• Typing
• Power BI
• Serving
• ADP
• Governmental accounting
• Bookkeeping
• Accounts receivable
• Forecasting
• NetSuite
• Financial report interpretation
• Management
• IFRS
• Regulatory compliance accounting
• Financial statement preparation
• FreshBooks
• ERP systems
• Financial forecasting
• Managing budgets in an accounting role - Largest budget managed in an accounting role (More than
$1M)
• Xero
• Tax accountant experience
• Financial analysis
• Public accounting
• Tax compliance
• General ledger management
• Accounting data entry
• Analysis skills
• Financial chart of accounts maintenance
• Ledger account classification
• Teamwork
• Tax experience
• Managing clients as an accountant - Clients managed simultaneously as an accountant (More than 10 clients)
• Financial audit associate experience
• Financial compliance reporting
• Non-profit accounting
• Statement of changes in equity preparation
• Invoice reconciliation
• Sage
• Corporate accounting
• Bookkeeper experience
• Restaurant experience
• Communication skills
• Cash flow analysis
• Financial reporting
• Accounting and finance experience
• Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials
• GAAP
• Customer service
• Trial balance verification
• Microsoft Word
• Record keeping
• Office management
Languages
• English
Certifications and Licenses
CPA
Driver's License
Food Handler Certification
Additional Information
Skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel (including use of macros and pivot tables),
• Access, and PowerPoint. Functional in Peach Tree, QuickBooks, and Great Plains.
• Working knowledge and experience in government contracting and auditing
• procedures. Proficient use of excel pivot tables to prepare balance sheets,
• profit-loss statements, and statements of cash flows. Balance Sheets, Cash, Pivot
• Sage. Prepare, record, and review monthly journal entries in accordance with U.S.
• GAAP. Working knowledge of preparation of audit work papers and development of
• internal control measures. This dedicated professional consistently ensured
• integrity and accuracy of financial statements and compliance with accounting
• requirements while also building and fostering relationships across the
• organization and manage monthly close process. Prepare financial ad-hoc reporting
• and analysis demonstrating insightful use of financial analysis, tools, and
• concepts, to provide practical counsel to business area partners and management in
• order to drive business results. Ability to ensure a strong internal control
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