Controller/Accounting Manager

Linya Young

Frisco, TX *****, ***- ***-****, **********@*********.***

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Seeking a Staff Accountant position where I would have the opportunity to do month-end journal entries, cash flow analysis, and reconciliations. Experience with revenue analysis, exposed to financial statement analysis, experience on researching GAAP requirements related to the various accounting treatments, and have a bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance with 3.815 GPA.

WORK EXPERIENCE

North Texas Tollway Authority, Plano, TX

Internal auditor, April 2010 to Present

Evaluated the relevance, reliability, and integrity of information systems and communicated results to management; reviewed for compliance with legal/regulatory requirements; followed plan and objectives; verified compliance with business processes; and identified operational and business risks.|

• Created report and documented observations

• Analyzed variances of data/information

• Reviewed and analyzed financial data/information to verify it was used appropriately

• Researched GAAP requirements related to the various accounting treatments

• Conducted field work and audited follow-up activities

• Performed testing appropriate to the Audit

Volt Workforce Solutions (OXY Inc.), Dallas, TX

Accounts Payable Specialist, August 2009-November 2009

Managed more than 800 accounts monthly both in Oracle and MS Excel, where over 50% were problem accounts with more than 2 years history. Received incoming mail, recorded the invoices into Excel, handed them off for scanning, and entered and paid more than $10,000 of invoices daily in Oracle.

• Performed daily audit

• Researched problem accounts, communicated with vendors and kept track of the results

• Checked coding and approval for the invoices

• Contacted other departments to get updated information regarding the accounts

• Credited by management with initially reporting and making them aware of the problem accounts

North Texas Tollway Authority, Plano TX

Internship, May 2008 – August 2008

Studied the operation of the finance department, analyzed past revenue performance and trends, reported findings and provided suggestions to management, which have potential to increase revenue.

• Created Vouchers with People Soft

• Updated and created vendors’ information in People Soft

• Reconciled bank statements

• Extracted data from People Soft and utilized the information via MS Excel to analyze past revenue performance and trends

• Reported and presented findings and offered suggestions to management

Collin County Community College, Frisco TX

Circulation Assistant, May 2004 – January 2008

Entered and updated patrons’ data into to the system, supervised student assistants, and collected fines and headcount information.

• Supervised student assistants

• Created staff schedules monthly

• Developed MS Excel spreadsheets to reduce statistics reporting time by 50%

• Updated and maintained database using custom library software

• Collected fines

• Provided audit assistance

EDUCATION

The University of Texas at Dallas, December 2008

Bachelor of Science in Finance & Bachelor of Science in Accounting

GPA: 3.815/4.0 Magna Cum Laude

Collin County Community College, May 2006

Associate of Arts

GPA: 3.864/4.0 Magna Cum Laude

CONTINUE EDUCATION

Collin County Community College, January 2009-

Thrive Marketing Series, Small Business Tax Workshop, Starting a Business, How to start a small business

HONORS AND ACTIVITIES

• Phi Theta Kappa: Treasurer

• School of Management Dean's Excellence Scholarship for the Spring 2008 semester

• Lancaster General Endowed Scholarship

• Judy Jones Memorial Scholarship

• Ronald Eugene Foley Memorial Textbook Scholarship

• Academic Excellent Scholarship for Transfer Students

• Dean’s list as of spring and fall 2007

SKILLS

• Worked directly with all levels of management, including senior level management; worked directly with staff with widely varying responsibilities and skill sets; project management; time management; planning and organizational skills; analytical, research, and problem solving skills

• Software: Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Windows 2000/XP/Vista, Oracle People Soft, Oracle business suite, Filenet, DOC warehouse, 10 key

• Work or Academic Exposure: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Journal Entries General Ledger, Financial Statement, Financial Statement Analysis, QuickBooks

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