Bookkeeper with 17 Years Accounting Experience, Immediate

M . D. “M I K E” C A R T E R 425-***-**** H

P. O. Box 12063 425-***-**** C

Mill Creek, WA 98082

***********@****.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Strong math skills, basic algebra, geometry, trigonometry, fractions, decimals, and metric plus applied manufacturing math

Meticulous use of numbers to achieve company goals 11+ years’ experience as a full charge bookkeeper

Strong accounting education (70 credit hours)

Analyzed accounts to determine when revenue was recognized and realized Cleaned up statements with vendors concerning their credit memos Computer literate, comfortable in Windows Environment using Microsoft Word, Excel, plus accounting and tax software

10 key by touch 100 spm, keyboarding 60 wpm

Verify vendor invoices with purchase orders & pack slips Prepared A/R invoices to include change orders, made collection calls, processed A/P Calculated payroll using Quick Books prepared various payroll tax reports and union reports Analyze accounts, reconciled bank statements, month end close Prepare Washington Excise Tax Report discovered sales tax discrepancy Discovered $800 discrepancy in ending balances, assisted with $700,000 budget Obtained over $50,000 for 120 employees in unclaimed property Rectified trust funds being credited to payroll tax expense 17 years of experience preparing individual and business tax returns at the federal, state, and local level giving me the experience to follow rules and procedures, meet deadlines, plus can read and follow instructions on government forms

Lean Principles, Lee, Lean, Green, and Six Sigma, OSHA - 10 MSDS, CPR/First Aid, forklift, manufacturing basics to include safety, tools, precision measuring instruments, basic electrical, applied physics, composite, sheet metal, projects, and blueprint reading WORK HISTORY

Bookkeeper Edmonds Wellness Clinic 12/23 - 03/24 Processed credit card payments from batch reports into Quick Books and spread the payments to the proper accounts, inputted payroll into Quick Books plus discovered a withholding error by our payroll service, reconciled our bank statements monthly, inputted bills into A/P and paid the bills, made deposits into our bank accounts, and daily updated our bank accounts in Quick Books. Customer Service Professional H & R Block 01/23 – 04/23 Answered the phone, arranged appointments for clients, processed clients in when they came in for their appointments, scanned their tax documents, and processed their payments. Bookkeeper, Premiere Association Management (PAM) 08/21 - 02/22 PAM managed over 30 condo associations in the Seattle Metro area. I processed HOA dues for each association on a daily basis ensuring the dues were credited to the correct homeowner’s account, processed A/P to insure that each bill was timely paid, prepared financials statements for each association on a monthly basis, plus prepared PAM’s management fee each month and deposited it into our bank account.

Bookkeeper, All Serve LLC dba Servpro of Redmond 03/17 - 02/20 I was hired for a temporary position to establish order to the company’s books. The company was processing their bills through their bank account but not keeping their financial statements up to date in QuickBooks. I started by inputting information from the bank statements into QuickBooks then reconciled their monthly bank statements. Inputted their bills into accounts payable and invoices into accounts receivable. Processed checks to pay bills and payments for accounts receivable. Processed payroll using Paychek payroll service. Prepared royalties for corporate headquarters and sales tax liability for the state. Bookkeeper, Pacific Rim Cleaning and Restoration, 05/16 - 09/16 The company was started in March 2016 to clean up water damage and restore the residence back to its original status. When they first started they would bill the insurance company then deposit funds in various bank accounts paying their vendors using cashier’s checks. They did not hire a bookkeeper when they first started. I was hired in May 2016 to establish their financial records, and to accomplish this task I used Quick Books. I established their chart of accounts in Quick Books and input the necessary information to create the accounts in the chart of accounts. I also prepared payroll.

VOLUNTEER

Docent, Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum 07/08 - 3/20 Provide tours and share background stories about Paul Allen’s private collection of World War II aircraft plus artifacts that don‘t fly to include Flak guns, tanks, artillery pieces, Scud missile, and landing craft. As a volunteer docent with FHC my responsibility is to learn the history of the various artifacts in Mr. Allen’s collection, and then to provide excellent customer service to our customers when they come in for a tour by sharing this history and stories about these artifacts. As a docent I have been able to expand my comfort zone and knowledge of these artifacts and what they did during WWII.

EDUCATION

B.A., Eastern Washington University

A.A.S. Business and A.A. Liberal Arts, Spokane Falls Community College Additional studies in accounting and taxes, City University and Central Washington University, Lynnwood, WA

Certificate South Seattle College, Aerospace Manufacturing Academy Military Service

Served in the U. S. Navy for three years and Department of the Army five years

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