Accounting, Bookkeeper

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

P. O. Box 12063 509-***-**** C

Mill Creek, WA 98082 cdumcm@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

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

Meticulous use of numbers to achieve company goals

10+ 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 Quickbooks prepared payroll tax reports & 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, CPR/First Aid, and forklift training

Can precisely measure items, I do this when I am hanging stamps in my collection

WORK HISTORY

Bookkeeper, Sterling Door and Hardware, 02/14 - 10/14

Managed the company accounting by preparing customer invoices and processed payments from customers. Inputted our purchase orders into Quick Books to match vendor invoices and processed checks for vendors. Plus maintained customer and vendor files, data entry of payroll, reconciled bank statements, and made business to business collection calls. Provided accurate accounting for the company.

Office Administrator, Habib, Zillen, & Russell CPA’s, 06/11 - 10/11

Answered phones and directed incoming calls, prepared client billings, processed client payments, made the bank deposits, ordered office supplies, processed tax returns and financial statements. Prepared payroll for seven clients totaling 100 plus employees using QuickBooks Pro and MAS 90. Determined payroll liabilities and prepared quarterly payroll reports to include the State of Oregon. To prepare the quarterly payroll reports established a spreadsheet to have all payroll information in one place instead of searching through the file to find the information to prepare these reports for the end of the quarter.

Enumerator, (Temporary) U.S Census Bureau 04/10 - 7/10

Trained to conduct non response follow up interviews for the 2010 “Decennial Census”, and was selected to serve as a Crew Leader Assistant (CLA) to assist the crew leader in the management of the crew for the census. As a CLA collected enumerator questionnaires to review them for completeness and accuracy, reviewed their payroll forms, insured they had all the supplies they needed, monitored their work cost and progress, distributed or reassigned work to them, and answered their questions or concerns. Observed enumerators in the field to insure they could perform the job.

Contract Positions

Tax Preparer (Seasonal) Minar & Northey, LLP 01/08 - 04/08

Prepared IRS Form 1040 individual tax returns

Accountant, Contract Positions 12/06 - 01/08

Vedior Professional Services - Washington Mutual: logged tax credit data supplied by K-1 distributions from community services partnerships created to build low cost housing.

NW Staffing - King County payroll operations: researched unclaimed funds to determine if paychecks were cashed or lost and needed to be reissued.

Independent Contractor: input client accounting information into Quick Books; prepared Washington State Excise Tax Return and Forms 1120S and 1040.

Tax Preparer (Seasonal) Huddleston Tax Consulting 02/06 - 10/06

Prepared IRS Form 1040 individual returns, Form 1120S for S Corporation returns, Form 1065 for Partnership returns, and Form 1120 for C Corporation using Lacerte software; prepared Washington State Excise Tax Returns and city business tax returns.

A/P Bookkeeper, Northwest Prosthetic & Orthotic Clinic 5/05 - 1/06

Processed accounts payable by inputting invoices after verifying them with packing slips; setup A/P files, processed city business taxes, Washington State Excise Tax Returns. Negotiated an abatement of an IRS penalty for CPA’s failure to deposit FUTA taxes on a timely basis.

Tax Preparer (Seasonal) Ajilon Finance 2/05 - 4/05

Worked with CPA to process individual tax returns; input taxpayer information into computer tax program using Pro Series, the professional version of Turbo Tax.

Bookkeeper, (Temporary) Kelly Financial Resources 8/04 - 10/04

Assigned to Pure Networks to help with transition accounting. Reconciled three bank accounts for merchant services, by analyzing the accounts to determine when revenue was recognized and realized. Set up accounts in Quick Books; managed A/P; processed credit card transactions. Organized accounts payable files and reconciled the operational bank account.

VOLUNTEER

Docent, Flying Heritage Collection 07/08 - Present Provide tours and share background stories about Paul Allen’s private collection of 18 World War II aircraft, 14 artifacts (that don‘t fly), three Flak guns, and three tanks. As a volunteer docent with FHC my responsibility is to learn the history of the aircraft 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 aircraft. As a docent I have been able to expand my comfort zone and knowledge of these aircraft and what they did to serve in 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 Navy for three years and the Army four years.

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