Accountant/

BENSON NG

*** ****** ****** ****: 415-***-****

San Francisco, CA 94132 Home: 415-***-****

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

**/**** – AMCPO SYSTEM PARKING – San Francisco, CA

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• Assist in monthly closing in accordance with GAAP.

• Prepare & post journal entries, review financial results, reconcile GL accounts.

• Perform bank reconciliations for 3 accounts.

• Review & analyze P/L & 13 month trend.

• Prepare monthly statements for 40+ clients.

• Research and analyze account variances, allocating expenses according to policies and procedures.

• Manage various City & County Business License/ Tax Applications & renewal for over 100 parking garages.

• Assisted in annual audit.

12/2006 – SEPHORA USA, INC. – San Francisco, CA

11/2007 Staff Accountant

• Assisted in month-end general ledger close in accordance with US GAAP, including posting journal entries, reviewing financial results, reconciling accounts and preparing reports for management.

• Performed bank reconciliations for 4 accounts.

• Assisted in lease accounting by creating amortization schedules for newly opened stores, and reconcile prepaid rent, & allocate preopening expenses.

• Researched and analyzed account variances, allocating expenses according to policies and procedures.

• Managed various City & County Business License/ Tax Applications & renewal for over 160 stores.

• Assisted with auditor request, special projects and accounting research as necessary.

07/2006 – VARIOUS CONTRACTING ENGAGEMENTS

11/2006 Staff Accountant

• Reconciled general ledgers

• Assisted month-end close

• Bank reconciliation

• Prepared journal entries

• Various accounts reconciliation

02/2005 – SHOPPING.COM, INC. - Brisbane, CA

06/2006 Staff Accountant

(Publicly traded company with annual sales over 60 millions)

• Assisted in monthly closing

• Handled Fixed Asset System (FAS) entries, reconciliations and schedules.

• Performed bank reconciliations for 5 accounts.

• Prepared journal entries & monthly recurring journal and adjusting entries.

• Reconciled general ledgers

• Cash analysis & preparing reports for management

• Prepared Personal Property Tax returns

• Worked with external auditors in responding timely to their request for information for quarterly and year-end audits.

• Assist with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) audits, documenting and testing of internal controls.

06/1999 – ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE.COM, INC. - Tiburon, CA

12/2004 Accountant

• Assisted in month-end & year-end close

• Maintain fixed assets schedules, additions and deletions.

• Perform bank deposits and reconciliation , and daily cash management duties

• Prepared monthly general ledger account reconciliations.

• Prepared monthly journal entries

• Assisted with cash flow forecast

• Prepared Personal Property Tax returns

• Prepared Year-end 1099

• Processed semi-monthly payroll for 40 staff utilizing ADP PC Payroll for Windows.

• Prepared payroll journal entries for each semi-monthly processing cycle.

• Workers Compensation Reporting.

• Human Resources / Administer 401K plan / Office Administration

• Assisted in annual audit

• Coded and vouched accounts payable invoices and handled vendor correspondence.

08/1997 – VARIOUS CONTRACTING ENGAGMENTS

05/1999 Staff Accountant

• Assisted in month-end close.

• Bank deposited and reconciliation.

• Reconciled general ledgers.

• Prepared monthly journal entries.

• Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable processing.

• Various accounts reconciliation.

• Analyzed and allocate internal expenses.

• Payroll with ADP.

10/1990 – FIREMAN’S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY - Novato, CA

07/1997 Accountant

• Overall responsibilities included accounting and reporting of syndicate results, analyzing and reporting internal expenses and preparing quarterly reports. Prepared and summarized data necessary for Annual Statement and financial statements, reconciled General Ledgers, Trial Balance and Intercompany accounts, posted to Subledgers, and prepared journal entries.

• Converted four books of manual Subledgers into Lotus 1-2-3, increasing access speed three-fold, enhancing data accuracy, saving significant staff time, and speed time to posting and balancing.

• Balanced monthly and quarterly statements with 100 % accuracy.

• Assisted in error-free month-end and year-end close.

• Aggressively pursued cash call collections (large-scale losses) improving company’s reputation and customer relationships.

• Researched and interpreted billing inquiries, treaty contract terms and conditions, and accounts differences resulting in competently solving client problems.

• Efficiently coded, balanced and reconciled Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable that resulted in updated account status to rapidly respond to customer inquiries.

• Received 3 progressive promotions with increasing responsibilities within 6 years.

10/1988 – GROCERY EXPRESS - San Francisco, CA

09/1990 Accounts Receivable

• Audited and reconciled daily sales.

• Cash receipts and posted payments to computer.

• Data entry and customer billing.

• Credit evaluation & collection.

• Bank deposit and reconciliation.

• Researched accounts differences.

• Awarded Employee of the Month, July 1988, for exceptional work standards and attendance.

EDUCATION:

CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco, CA

Associate of Science Degree with Major in Accounting

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Proficient in J.D Edwards, SAP, Solomon, Microsoft Excel, Word, Windows, Lotus 1-2-3, QuickBooks, Mainframe (TSO), Payroll (ADP), Champion, McDonnell Douglas System, FAS System, & 10 key by touch.

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