Accounting Manager & QuickBooks ProAdvisor
Resume:
LATONYA A. PORTER
Norcross, GA
***********@*****.***
www.linkedin.com/in/tonya-porter-b49b85140
Certificates
QuickBooks Online and Desktop Certified
Computer Skills
Microsoft 365 Office Products with advance excel skills, Orion Legal Software, Needles, Law Logix, QuickBooks (all versions), Peachtree Accounting Complete, Sage, Great Plains, Bill.com, Expensify, Builder Trend, Saasant, T-Value Loan Amortization Program, CS Products (FA, FC and Payroll), SAP, Tax Tools, Fast Tax and Ace Depreciation, Pro Series Tax, Lacerte, ATX Tax, Ultra Tax, Tax Wise and TRX Tax. Provide software support in QuickBooks Pro and QuickBooks Online as a Pro Advisor.
Education
Valdosta State University, 1986-1991
Accounting Manager (Part Time), The Wright Signatures LLC – Atlanta, GA
(Remote – No Set Schedule) November 2020-Present
PI Law Firm client maintenance – Recording settlement statements, receiving settlement checks, disbursing settlement funds, maintain over 2000 IOLTA clients, processing payroll and bank reconciliations. Reviewing settled cases using Needles software and month-end closing processes using Excel review templates.
Oversee four (4) administrative staff employees in setup, managing and performing accounts receivable and accounts payable for 20 clients.
Close the financial books, analyze and prepare monthly and annual Financial Statements GAAP and IFRS compliant which included the Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flow Statement and Retained Earnings Statement for small and medium sized companies using QB Desktop and Online.
Payroll Tax Return preparation and process payroll for five (5) clients with 1 to 95 employees which included input, check run and direct deposit, payroll summaries and liabilities and electronic tax deposits for multiple states.
Sales Tax Return preparation and electronic tax payments for two (2) retail clients in multiple states.
Worker’s Compensation Insurance Audit preparation of employees and contract labor compensation annually.
Individual, Exempt Organizations, Partnership and Corporate Tax Return preparation on cash basis with supporting schedules, multiple state franchise and income and foreign shareholder statements.
Tax Notice research on notices received from different tax reporting agencies.
Servicing international and domestic based clients in six (6) states.
Accomplished efficiency and productivity procedures for payroll processing, bank reconciliations and retail bookkeeping. Also saved clients money by creative tax strategies.
Fixed Assets Management for 12 companies including acquisitions and dispositions of assets, tracking and general ledger recording and property tax preparation. Worked with banks to acquire SBA loans for asset acquisitions.
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Accountant/Office Manager, Antonini and Cohen Immigration Law Group, LLC
November 2018-November 2020
Setup and implement accounts payable and receivables processes for over 75 transactions each process including cash collections. Prepared invoices for individual and corporate clients, collected outstanding payments, separated filing fees from operating income, created excel sales reports by originating attorney, collaborating attorney and responsible attorney from Law Logix software and created excel consultation reports based on sales for marketing analysis using V-lookup and Pivot tables. Created a system to pay filing fees by credit cards, along with checks and ach payments. The partners could split tax free cred card reward dollars from filing fee payments.
Prepare payroll, file related taxes, calculated partner distributions based on ownership and production basis and maintained all employee benefit.
Prepare all annual filings – personal property tax returns, insurance audits, 401K compliance, loan review financials and business license renewals.
Fixed Assets Management including acquisitions and dispositions of assets, tracking and general ledger recording.
Responsible for all office supply purchases and negotiating account contracts and terms.
Maintain, monitor, and reconciled 3-way IOLTA account.
Month-end Closing including bank and credit card reconciliations, processing financial statements, marketing reports and partner distribution calculations.
Accounting Manager, Najarian Capital, LLC October 2017-November 2018
Supervise three (3) staff accountants and one (1) accounting clerk.
Setup and implement accounts payable processes for five (5) companies with over 250 weekly bills.
Prepare payroll, file related taxes and maintain benefit accruals.
Prepare all annual filings – personal property tax returns, insurance audits, loan review financials and business license renewals.
Fixed Assets and Inventory Management for five (5) companies including acquisitions and dispositions of assets, tracking and general ledger recording.
Record daily real estate purchases and sales from closings and auctions
Review, record and monitor real estate remodeling cost.
Maintain, monitor and reconcile trust accounts.
Month-end closing for five (5) companies including balance sheet reconciliation.
Research and implement industry tax credit processes.
Bookkeeper, Business Accounting Services, Inc. (Accountemps) May 2016-May 2017
Closing the financial books and records and prepare monthly, quarterly and annual Financial Statements which include the Balance Sheet, Comparative and twelve (12) month Income Statements, Cash Flow Statements, General Ledger, Vendor and Bank Reconciliations for small and medium sized companies.
Full Cycle Payroll processing for twelve (12) companies and four (4) after the fact payroll companies.
Full Cycle Global Accounts Payable for 1 company with international wire and ACH.
Calculate sales tax and prepare multi-state sales tax returns for more than 10 companies.
Fixed Assets Management for 40 companies including acquisitions and dispositions of assets, tracking and general ledger recording and property tax preparation.
Staff Accountant, ADD-Vantage Accounting Services, Inc. (Accountemps)
August 2015-April 2016
Contract Accountant Remote August 2017-October 2017
PI Law Firm client maintenance – Recording settlement statements and IOLTA reconciliations.
Close the financial books and records and prepare monthly, quarterly and annual Financial Statements which include the Balance Sheet and Income Statements for companies with up to $5M revenues.
Individual, Partnership, Estate, Fiduciary, Non-Profit and Corporate Income Tax Return preparation with supporting schedules.
Fixed Assets Management for several companies including acquisitions and dispositions of assets, tracking and general ledger recording.
Calculate payroll and prepare payroll tax deposits and returns.
Calculate sales tax and prepare sales tax returns.
Financial Manager, Spell Pless Sauro, PC Law Firm (Innovative Outsourcing) Remote
March 2014-January 2016
Billing with client matter allocation for six attorneys on a monthly basis.
Full cycle accounts payable processing with client matter allocation including ACH and wire transfers.
Process payroll through ADP online processing, managing employee benefits and calculating 401K match.
Closing the financial books and records and preparing monthly and annual attorney profit analysis statements.
Prepare necessary documents for year-end tax report for the outside accountant.
Controller, Millennium Brokerage Firm, Inc. – Tucker, GA October 2009 –January 2013
Contract Accountant Remote April 2013-April 2016
Handle all phases of accounts receivable and invoicing for four (4) companies.
Handle all phases of accounts payable and billing for four (4) companies.
Maintained inter-company transactions and loans for four (4) companies.
Process month end and year end closings which includes, bank and cash reconciliations, general ledger journal entries and financial statement preparation for four (4) companies.
Calculate payroll and prepare payroll tax deposits and returns for two (2) companies.
Calculate and prepare sales tax returns for one (1) company.
Preparation of all corporate tax returns for four (4) companies.
Seasonal Staff Accountant, Gary L. Black & Associates, CPA – Conyers, GA
December 2010-April 2013
Close the financial books and records and prepare monthly Financial Statements which include the Balance Sheet and Income Statements for companies with up to $5M revenues on an accrual basis.
Individual, Partnership, Estate, Fiduciary, Non-Profit and Corporate Income Tax Return preparation with supporting schedules.
Calculate payroll and prepare payroll tax deposits and returns.
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