Bookkeeper / Accountant

Abigail Chua, CPA Phone: 954-***-****, Email: *********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Home Based Bookkeeping Business 1/1/05-Present

Bookkeeper / Accountant

 Reconcile daily sales, bank reconciliations, and credit card reconciliations

 Monitor A/R and A/P and prepare invoices and bill payment

 Track inventory and make adjustments at month end

 Process payroll, make payroll deposits, and prepare payroll tax filing

 Prepare financial reports, pay sales tax, prepare month end closing, create chart of accounts

Seaboard Marine, Miami, FL 10/4/08-Present

Accounting Supervisor

 Reconcile fixed asset inventory between accounting’s fixed asset system, inventory department’s fixed asset system, and general ledger (never done throughout company’s entire history)

 Supervise and train staff

 Assess fixed asset accounting process, implement more efficient processes, and create controls and reports for better review

 Prepare intercompany invoices and reconcile intercompany account for our vessel owned expenses

 Prepare financial schedules and analysis and assist in month end explanations of variances for Management reports

Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Miami, FL 6/03 – 07/08

Financial Analyst (10/06-7/08)

 Prepare monthly and quarterly forecasts and projections for Guest Activities and Entertainment Department

 Provide variance explanations to forecast and/or budget to Upper Management and provide guidance and solution to variances

 Analyze and compile information to prepare yearly budgets

 Conduct monthly budget meetings with necessary parties regarding over/under spending

 Prepare, submit, and track vendor invoices for payment

Senior Accountant (3/05-10/06)

 Prepared and reviewed monthly accruals and amortizations

 Oversaw voyage processing and balance sheet reconciliations prepared by Staff Accountants

 Updated Purser workbooks and manuals to reflect changes in contracts and/or processes

 Performed analysis of monthly results and prepare month end write up for financial review with Upper Management

 Solely responsible for reviewing payroll and gratuity reconciliations for 8 ships and preparing monthly gratuity discrepancy sheets to be reviewed by Upper Management from several departments

Staff Accountant (6/03-3/05)

 Recorded voyage revenue and expenses for assigned ships and audited weekly voyage paperwork to ensure Sarbanes Oxley compliance

 Created gratuities reconciliation workbook to make the reconciliation more accurate and efficient

 Performed month end close (created adjusting journal entries, prepared accruals and deferrals, and reviewed revenue and expense accounts to ensure proper coding)

 Prepared invoices to submit to vendors requesting payment and recorded accounts receivable in ledger

Sachs & Focaracci, P.A., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 8/02 – 6/03

Accountant

 Prepared client’s books (entered daily transactions, prepared payroll and sales tax returns, A/P and A/R, reconciled bank accounts and brokerage accounts, performed month end and year end close)

 Filed tax returns for individuals, estates and trusts, partnerships, and corporations

 Updated depreciation and amortization schedules, journal entries, and created financial statements

EDUCATION

1998-2002 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL

 Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting 3.72 GPA

 CPA in Virginia

 QuickBooks Certification (in process)

SOFTWARE

 Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point), Macros, Lotus Notes, JD Edwards and Essbase, AS400 Colonial and Bayhill + AS400 Equipment control and Fixed Asset systems, Cognos Finance

 QuickBooks, Peachtree, Quicken, ATB Write Up, BNA Income Tax Planner, BNA Portfolio Plus, Pro System Tax Preparation, Turbo Tax

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