CATHERINE (Katya) SLEPOVA-TERRY
Edgefield, SC, 29824
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Skilled accounting and finance professional (MBA) with expertise in financial reporting, budget development, financial and statistical analysis.
EXPERIENCE
RAINSFORD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, LLC
Edgefield, SC
Accounting Manager
February 2008- January 2010
Served as a corporate accounting manager for a privately held development company with specific responsibility for a chain of eight gas and convenience stores, a commercial construction company and a commercial real estate company with combined revenue of over twenty million dollars.
• Responsible for all internal management reporting, including preparation of monthly financial statements and cost accounting reports.
• Assured that all financial activities were properly coded to the correct accounts within the general ledger, in accordance to GAAP. Worked with six accounting clerks to ensure accurate input and proper handling of financial data using three types of accounting software (Quick Books, Sage Master Builder and CMi C-stores).
• Performed month end closing, account reconciliation and fixed asset accounting/depreciation.
• Worked with management to establish and implement effective accounting control procedures.
• Prepared year end schedules for tax packages and accounting reviews
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AIKEN
Aiken, SC
Part-time Faculty in Business and Sociology
August 2001-February 2008
Taught research methods, statistical analysis, finance and sociological concepts to 30-70 undergraduate students of various majors per semester.
International Programs Coordinator
July 1999-March 2007
Managed and coordinated international student services and served as a designated school official for compliance with the Department of Homeland Security regulations. Designed and conducted promotional and recruitment campaigns for all study abroad programs, coordinated logistics of student and faculty travel abroad.
• Prepared budgets, reported and analyzed spending for up to five study abroad programs per year.
• Proposed and implemented a more efficient process for managing student payments for study abroad programs
USC INSTITUTE FOR FAMILIES IN SOCIETY
Columbia, SC
Project Coordinator
March 1996-September 1997
As part of a state-wide team, planned and implemented a truancy prevention program and conducted individual case management.
NATIONAL DROPOUT PREVENTION CENTER
Clemson, SC
Summer Intern
May 1992-August 1992
Conducted independent research on educational policies and factors associated with school reform effectiveness. Results were included in the center’s annual report.
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
Clemson, SC
Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant
August 1991-May 1993
Assisted in conducting classes and worked on research projects.
EDUCATION
MOORE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, University of South Carolina
MBA, 2007
Clemson University
Master of Science, Applied Sociology, 1994
Moscow State University
Bachelor of Science, Psychology, 1991
OTHER SKILLS
Proficient in Excel, Power Point, Quick Books, Sage Master Builder, CMi C-stores