Lemia Young
Lawrenceville, GA. 30045
SUMMARY: Senior Accountant with management experience and knowledge in month end closing, GL account reconciliation, financial statement preparation, auditing and tax return preparation. Experienced in public accounting and healthcare industries. Technical skills include Great Plains, Creative Solutions, MAS90 and Excel.
EXPERIENCE:
RHA Health Services, Inc., Atlanta, GA (08/06-present)
Senior Accountant (Provide residential housing for disabled individuals)
•Supervised a staff of three, assisted in all aspects of the month end close process and completed all tasked with completeness and accuracy including journal entries, depreciation and accruals.
•Documented and reviewed reports published to assure relevance, readability, accuracy and usefulness.
•Completed monthly reconciliation of assigned general ledger accounts.
•Prepared balance sheet, profit and loss statements and other reports to summarize and interpret current and projected company financial position.
•Analyzed monthly financial statements for budget variance issues and alerted management as to trends or issues from financial analysis.
•Participated in annual budget forecasting projects.
•Performed annual internal field audits and prepared written audit reports.
O.H. Plunkett & Co., P.C., Atlanta, GA (08/04-08/06)
Staff Accountant (CPA Firm)
•Inspected overall internal control processes to determine accuracy of financial statement account balances and compliance with laws and regulations, company policies and procedures, and GAAP.
•Prepared written audit report provided to client and senior management that incorporated the individual audit comments and summarized the scope, significant issues, and overall audit ranking.
•Inspected individual transactions in books of original entry to determine compliance with laws and regulations, company policies and procedures, contract compliance, and GAAP.
•Analyzed financial reports and records and made relative recommendations.
•Reviewed the accuracy of journal vouchers and recorded necessary year-end closing entries and prepared monthly and quarterly financial statements.
•Assisted in the preparation of company federal and state tax returns.
•Processed client’s quarterly and year-end payroll tax reports (including 941, W2, 1099, 940, etc.)
EDUCATION:
Illinois State University, Normal, IL
Bachelor of Science May 2004
Concentration: Financial Accounting
Keller School of Management
Master of Business Administration December 2007
Certificate: Financial Analysis
CPA Candidate
COMPUTER- MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MAS90, Quick Books, Eclipse
SKILLS: - Great Plains, Creative Solutions, Peachtree, FRX, Monarch
REFERENCE: Available upon request