Staff Accountant

IRINA DUBOVA

San Diego, CA *****

SUMMARY

Detail-oriented Staff Accountant with proven accounting, analytical, and communication skills. Key strengths include assessing and resolving a wide range of issues, motivating and directing employees, strategically planning and implementing projects for meeting deadlines and achieving targeted goals. Over eight years of progressively responsible positions, which include maintaining systems for accounting, sales, purchasing and administration. Outstanding skills in General Ledger Reconciliation, Financial Reporting, Payroll Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Cash Management. Highly motivated with exceptional communication skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PREMIER DEALER SERVICES, San Diego, CA 2007- 2009

PDS, is a subsidiary of the Great American Insurance Group, provides administration, product development, marketing, customer service and claims handling.

Staff Accountant

· Improved Bank Reconciliation process for 15 accounts by establishing good relationship with 4 banks for support in researching checks, making stop payments, resolving accounts discrepancies. Initiated and organized listing of all Balance Sheet Accounts, performed monthly reconciliation for more than 50 accounts

· Created and followed strict deadline for preparation of Booking Reports, Balancing Summaries, and Quarterly Tax Reporting. Reduced pressure for month end processing by planning and timely recording Journal Entries, Accruals, Depreciation, and maintaining General Ledger Achieved high customers satisfaction by accurately scheduling and making Wire Transfers (including foreign currency), Funding Requests, and Loan Calculations

· Developed and delivered Premium Reporting for 18 products utilizing V-Lookup, Pivot Tables, Macros, Conditional Formatting and other advanced Excel features

· Supervised Cash System activities by providing internal and external support to Management, assisting in Financial Statements preparation, training 2 employees by encouraging and facilitating involvement in resolving accounting issues

GARDEN COMMUNITIES, San Diego, CA 2006-2007 Garden Communities has established a significant presence in So. California and Arizona as a developer, general contractor and property manager for condominium and apartment homes.

Accounts Payable Specialist

· Reorganized for time efficiency process of sorting, coding, matching to purchase orders, posting, reviewing for accuracy and processing invoices for payment, job cost preparation, invoice tracking, and cash analysis

Project Accountant

· Successfully managed the processing and reviewing of contracts, invoices, releases, preliminary notices and insurance, journal entries for loans, demand checks and recurring replacements as required by Garden Communities, and for review by the assigned Project Manager.

MONARCH GROUP MANAGEMENT, INC., San Diego, CA 2006

Monarch Group was one of the leading Real Estate Management companies in So. California with a portfolio managing Commercial Properties, Condo Conversions and HOAs.

Accounts Payable Specialist

· Produced and reconciled financial reports, cash analysis, recurring vendor accruals, prepaid rent, bank accounts, balance sheet accounts, rent rolls and due diligence requirements on sold properties. Modernized sorting, coding, matching to purchase orders, posting, reviewing for accuracy and processing invoices for payment for 14 properties.

Accounting Administrator

· Acquired former Accounting staff’s responsibilities. Rendered management fees, expense reports, payroll and inter-company bill backs, check requests, security deposit refunds, manual payroll checks, auto debit transactions, allocations, credit applications and company benefits.

ALTIMUS PROPERTIES, LLC. San Diego, CA 2005-2006

Altimus Properties is a small private San Diego Commercial Property Management Company.

Property Manager/Accountant

· Created monthly financial close schedule by the 10th of each month including Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, Trial balance, Actual vs. Budget, Bank Reconciliation, I/S Variance Report, Property Summary Report, Delinquency Report/Narrative, Current Rent Roll and Market Survey. Developed business, tenant and vendor relations. Aggressively negotiated contracts and reviewed bid proposals. Calculated Management Fees, Prepaid Rent, Accruals (and maintaining schedules) for Other Liabilities, Renter’s Insurance, Property Taxes, Prepaid Insurance, Interest Payable, re-classed journal entries, balance sheet reconciliation and wire transfers.

EDUCATION

B.A., Mathematics

University of California – San Diego, CA

Coursework toward AS in Accounting, Bookkeeping and Taxes (Certificates)

HONORS & ACTIVITIES

· Member of the Phi Theta Kappa Society, Erion & Madge Lawhead Scholarships/UCSD,

The National Dean’s List, All-American Scholar Collegiate Award, Computer Business Technology and Computer & Information Sciences Scholarships

· Critical Skills for Supervisors, Targeted Selection, PDS and GAIC Universities

TECHNICAL SKILLS

QuickBooks, Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher, Intacct, OneSite, BJ Murray, ProSeries

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