Senior Accountant
Resume:
STACEY HOWARD
***** **** *** *, ********, FL
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
**/**-**/** ******* USA, Westborough, MA
SR. STAFF ACCOUNTANT
Responsible for General Ledger Accounting for Informa Finacial Information and Informa USA, including month end close, all reconciliations and all inter-company transactios, billing and netting.
5/05-9/06 Pyramid Technology Services, Inc., Maynard, MA
ACCOUNTING MANAGER
Responsible for all internal accounting including: A/R, A/P, Payroll & Commissions, Journal Entries, G/L, Cash Management & Reconciliations, Financial Reporting, special projects, etc.
Managed the daily activity of 2 office staff.
1/05-3/05 Bearing Point, Foxboro, MA
FINANCIAL CONSULTANT – temporary project
Prepared internal audit documents for Fixed Assets, A/R, Payroll, etc.
Performed third party fixed asset audit testing for Sarbanes Oxley compliance.
Prepared third party audit testing documents for all company departments.
10/04-12/04 DDNEDC, Franklin, MA
FINANCIAL CONSULTANT – temporary project
Assist in preparing 2005 budget, G/L and account reconciliations, A/P, filing, mail room, gift checks, etc.
10/03-3/04 Tyrolit, Westborough, MA
FINANCIAL CONSULTANT- temporary project
Responsible for the journal entries and general ledger reconciliations.
Responsible for all cash and bank statement reconciliations.
Responsible for maintaining $4 million plus aged receivables.
Reduced receivables by 70%.
5/02-12/02 Beacon Education Management, Westborough, MA
ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS MANAGER
Responsible for all related finance and accounting functions associated with specified (6) charter schools.
Process accounts payable, accounts receivable, purchase orders
Prepare journal entries, financial statements, budgets, cash flows
Reconcile bank statements
Maintain general ledger
Participate in special projects as required
3/00-5/01 Metro West YMCA, Framingham, MA
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
Responsible for the journal entries, reconciliations, and controls of all Cash and Investment accounts, Payroll, Retirement, A/R, etc.
Assist Financial Director in Budgets, Financials, Computer issues, System back-up, Special Projects, etc.
Assist Program Directors with their income/expense lines as well as budgets
Implement policies and procedures for cash flow, refunds, accounting at Hopkinton branch, etc.
Provide audit and year end closing assistance to the independent auditor with supporting documentation and account analysis work papers
6/99-2/00 The J. M. Ney Company, Bloomfield, CT
STAFF ACCOUNTANT
Tracked and wrote manual journal entries for all precious metals inventory
Responsible for all accounting for The Refining Division (Journal Entries, Month End Closing, A/R, A/P, Inventory)
Sold precious metals, bought and sold precious coins at the Second London Fix
Heavy spreadsheet reporting to the CFO and Controller
6/98-6/99 Rossi American Hardwoods, Inc., Cromwell, CT
CREDIT MANAGER/ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE MANAGER
Organize and implement credit policies and procedures
Regulate credit policies and procedures for divisions and sites
Set credit limits, approve orders for shipment
Heavy spreadsheet reporting (G/L recs, F/S reports, budgeting & forecasting)
Balance and reconcile general ledger accounts
Cash/Sales forecasting for budget
Assisted in 4 audits (PriceWaterhouseCoopers & American National Bank)
Prepare collateral reports for the banks’ borrowing base
Balance, reconcile, close for month end
Prepare spreadsheets for inventory, A/R roll forward, A/R lead schedule, etc.
Delegate and disburse audit, A/R, and credit duties to divisions and sites
2/97-2/98 American Medical Lab., Chantily, VA
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE SPECIALIST
Back up to Senior Accounts Receivable Specialist
Review and reconcile credit balance listings and refund certificates from insurance companies
Balanced and reconciled cash to the bank deposits
Posted and researched payments to all accounts
Processed refunds and allowances
Ensured magnetic tape payments were accurate and applied correctly
Computed electronic transmissions for Medifax
PROMOTED FROM INSURANCE EDITOR
1993-1996 Brian Grob’s Lawn Service, Largo, FL
ACCOUNTANT/BOOKKEEPER
Bookkeeping
Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Tax Preparation
Billing
COMPUTER AND OTHER SKILLS
Accounting systems: Quickbooks 6.0, SAP, AS400, SQL Financials, CSG Apps, Antrim, Tom’s, BPCS, CUSTOS, CODA
Excellent Excel, Word, Windows Programs, GroupWise
Mastered Dun & Bradstreet’s Desktop Solutions & Risk Assessment Manager
Mastered American National Bank’s Cash Manager for Windows
EDUCATION
Post College, Waterbury, CT
Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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