Accounting Manager

Adam S. Jacob

*** ***** ***** • Slidell, Louisiana 70461

Phone: 858-***-**** • wgmijc@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION Post-Graduate studies; present

UNIVERSITY of CALIFORNIA at LOS ANGELES (UCLA) EXTENSION; Certificate in Accounting

Relevant Coursework: Intermediate Accounting; Managerial Accounting, Federal Income Taxation, Business Communications, Business Management

Bachelor of Arts Degree; 2000

UNIVERSITY of TEXAS at AUSTIN; Austin, Texas

Major: American Studies Areas of Emphasis: Business

Relevant Coursework: Accounting, Finance, Legal Environment of Business, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Ethics

EXPERIENCE Staff Accountant; May 2009 to May 2010

THE ATLANTA OPERA; Atlanta, Georgia

• Accounting duties included preparing monthly bank reconciliations and month-end close procedures managing cash deposits, full-cycle accounts payable and accounts receivable, maintain petty cash, track stock gifts, and assist with the annual audit.

• Maintained various journal entries in Peachtree Software, including payroll, credit card statement, fixed assets, and bank statements. Entered journal entries based on the type of income (contribution, ticket sale, deferred revenue and pledges).

• Prepared monthly balance sheet and income statement for presentation to the Opera Board of Directors.

Accountant; February 2008 to January 2009

PENNY REALTY, INC.; San Diego, California

• Maintained over ninety accounts of long-term residential real estate owners for a property management company. Performed full-cycle accounts payable and accounts receivable including long-term payables, commissions, current vendor accounts, security deposit dispositions, month-end close, and other property management duties. Reconciled daily transactions. Balanced bank statements monthly. Processed property-owner distributions and statements.

• Accomplished quality cost savings by organizing tasks in a more efficient and time conserving method, by writing bookkeeping guidelines for Yardi software so others could perform my job tasks, by assuming the duties of the leasing agent to assist in their heavy workload, and by taking the advantage of vendor savings options with early payments on invoices.

• Performed transactions related to multiple trust accounts using Yardi and PropertyPlus software.

• Performed miscellaneous leasing agent duties including inspection of vacant properties, reviewing and organizing owner files, contracts, leases, insurance and other legal documentation.

• Wrote and conducted staff training of Microsoft Excel and Yardi software.

Collections (contract position); December 2007 to February 2008

ISTA NORTH AMERICA; San Diego, California

• Assisted in collections of accounts receivable for a construction company specializing in installation and service of gas and water meters for residential and commercial properties. Primary responsibility included contacting delinquent customers. Accessed information from contracts, accounting software and CRMT database. Other duties included preparing reconciliations of the various accounts, posting payments into the accounting system. Software used included Accpac, Sage Pro, Adobe Acrobat, and Microsoft Office Applications.

Adam S. Jacob

Accounting Clerk; February 2006 to November 2007

PCL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC.; San Diego, California

• Performed accounting for a general contractor construction company. Duties included accounting of lien waivers and certified payroll for government contracts, full-cycle accounting, time and attendance for payroll, journal entries, trust account transactions, drafting of owner billings, booking accruals, performing reconciliations, and month-end close procedures. Software included Oracle, JD Edwards, Deltek, Microsoft Office Applications.

• Performed project accountant duties, including accounts receivable, contract and subcontract maintenance, submitting owner billings, recording change orders and purchase orders, updating insurance and subguard requirements.

• Maintained communication daily with vendors, customers, and subcontractors.

General Office Staff; December 2002 to June 2005

SAFEGUARD BUSINESS SYSTEMS; New Orleans, Louisiana

• Responsible for office duties for a company specializing in selling paper supply products including business cards, letterhead, and stationary. General office business duties included product assembly, shipping, deliveries, and data entry using CMS software.

Accounts Payable Clerk; January 2001 to December 2002

SIEMENS BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES; San Antonio, Texas

• Provided bookkeeping, administrative, sales and service support for a Building Automation subcontractor specializing in installation and repair of air ducts and fire alarm systems.

• Responsibilities included accounts payable, payroll, petty cash, service support, shipping and receiving, data entry, served as recycling coordinator. Software included Oracle, PeopleSoft, and Microsoft Office Applications.

• Served as Safety Coordinator, responsible for organizing monthly OSHA meetings.

• Notary public for Bexar County, Texas, responsible for drafting lien waivers and contracts.

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

• Accpac

• Adobe Acrobat

• BMS

• CMS

• CRMT

• Deltek

• JD Edwards

• Microsoft Access

• Microsoft Excel

o Formulas

o Macros

o Pivot tables

• Microsoft Outlook

• Microsoft PowerPoint

• Microsoft Word

• Oracle

• PeopleSoft

• Peachtree

• Property Plus

• Quick Books

• Sage Pro

• Tessitura

• Yardi

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