Accountant

GARY SILVERS

**** ******** ***** 847-***-**** (Home)

Wheeling, Illinois 60090 847-***-**** (Cell)

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

ACHIEVEMENTS

Accountant responsible for complete Accounting cycle and multiple computer conversions

WORK EXPERIENCE

Contract Accountant 2006-Present

Dexter Magnetic Technologies

• Account Analysis

• Bank reconciliations

• Journal Entries

• Audit Workpapers

Jim Beam Global Spirits –Multi-billion dollar company

• Journal Entries

• Account Analysis

• Currency Conversions

HSBC –Multi-billion dollar company

• Performed and reviewed Journal Entries

• Account Analysis

• Bank Reconciliations

Brightstar – Multi-billion dollar company

• Created daily sales reports for various departments

• Created Journal Entries

• Account Analysis

Allstate Insurance – Multi-billion dollar company

• SOX Analysis

ASTELLAS (formerly FUJISAWA HEALTHCARE INC.), Deerfield, IL 2001 – 2006

Staff Accountant-$1 Billion company

Performed various financial accounting functions. Hired through Accountemps and brought on full time in 2001.

• Performed account analysis on 50+ accounts, maintaining a high degree of accuracy to ensure that all accounts balanced on a monthly basis.

• Reconciled bank accounts, identifying and resolving any differences. Successfully managed a threefold increase in accounts following merger.

• Executed capitalization and depreciation of fixed assets. Collaborated with outside consultant and corrected inaccuracies in assigning assets in support of a successful depreciation conversion to AS400.

• Set-up budgets for rent and fixed assets, and prepared for presentation to the treasury department.

• Created Research & Development expense journal entries and intercompany billing.

• Assumed additional responsibilities following a staffing vacancy, reducing staff costs while increasing productivity and accuracy.

• Reviewed predecessor’s record of conversion rates and consolidation reports, and identified numerous errors and inaccuracies. Drove them to resolution, which impacted the quality of the company’s financial statement.

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ACCOUNTEMPS, Northbrook, IL 1998 – 2001

Accountant

Assignments at various customer sites: General ledger accounts receivable and accounts payable, bank reconciliation, Medicaid reports.

• Played a key role in converting organization to new A/S 400 system. Trained staff members across 5 locations on the system.

USA BLUEBOOK, Northbrook, IL 1995 – 1998

Accounting Manager- $9Million company

Supervisor responsible for month-end closing, general ledger maintenance, accounts payable.

Assumed additional responsibilities during period of profound reductions in staffing. Kept up to date throughout transitions.

UNITED BUYING SERVICE, Wheeling, IL 1994 – 1995

Accounting Manager-$5Million company

Responsible for timely processing of accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll reporting, general ledger and purchasing.

ENGINEERED LIGHTING CORPORATION, Morton Grove, IL 1983 – 1994

Assistant Controller-$6 Million company

• Trained and supervised four employees in accounting activities.

• Coordinated and prepared implementation of changeover from manual to a computer service and later an in-house computer, keeping records current.

• Reviewed, updated and determined costing of all customer invoices.

• Responsible for accounts receivable, payable and payroll.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Excel, MS Word, Outlook, AS400, Lotus, Lotus Notes, FACTS, SAP, Solomon, Peoplesoft, Vantage

EDUCATION

B.A. Degree: Accounting - Northeastern Illinois University

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