• Dynamic Leader who offers a background in Full-Cycle Accounting with specializations in Financial Analysis / Planning, Budgets / Forecasts, Account / Bank / General Ledger Reconciliations, Fixed Assets Administration, Xxxxxxyroll, Debt Reduction, and Process Improvements, and exhibits an ability to see the big picture at all times.
• Top Performer who boasts above-average career results, and can make sound decisions to reflect positively on operations in alignment with a comxxxxxxny s vision, value, and goals to achieve a significant competitive advantage.
• Excellent Communicator who builds and sustains synergistic relationships with C-level executives, business / operational teams, financial / accounting professionals, regulatory agencies, and clients to attain core objectives.

Senior Accountant

  Capitalize on the opportunity to lead forward-thinking accounting operations, including prexxxxxxring month-end financial reports for all U.S.-based operational divisions, handling account analysis, and performing expense account and bank reconciliations within both local and foreign currencies to ensure seamless operational processes.

  Facilitate budget prexxxxxxration, variance reporting, fixed assets administration, and general ledger housekeeping.

  Utilize broad scope of industry knowledge toward recording and processing standard, reoccurring, and accrued expense journal entries, and determine the accuracy of expense voucher allocations in an accounts xxxxxxyable ledger.

  Collaborated with teams to complete accurate year-end external audits.

  Selected by senior management for xxxxxxrticixxxxxxtion in ad hoc projects and assignments.

  Enhanced productivity by completing integral cross-training with other accounting support staff.

  Leveraged sharp analytical skills for impeccable maintenance of a general ledger for U.S. operations.

Contract Accountant

  Strategically steered a full range of accounting services to proficiently address financial challenges of key clients.

  Spearheaded accurate collections of outstanding receivables, and prexxxxxxred and analyzed core financial statements.

  Led targeted completion of account reconciliations, general ledger reconciliation and analysis, xxxxxxyroll processing and administration, sales and use tax accounting, balance sheet reconciliations, fixed assets administration, bank reconciliations, and accounts xxxxxxyable administration.

  Launched entrepreneurial venture to provide accounting services to clients financial challenges.

  Enriched client experiences by improving accounting systems with strategic best practices that enabled faster and more robust decisions, and by providing key insights into financial performance.

Senior Accountant ￨ Controller

  Played a vital role in performing all accounting and controller functions, including expertly analyzing and reporting on comxxxxxxny s financial performance, as well as personally conducting diverse accounting activities (e.g. monthly financial statements, general ledger, journal entries, fixed assets administration, accounts xxxxxxyable / receivable, daily cash management, sales tax return prexxxxxxration, bank reconciliation, and xxxxxxyroll management).

Senior Accountant ￨ Controller

  Recruited, trained, mentored, and managed a details-focused accounting staff tasked with collections and billing.

  Contributed sharp analytical abilities toward developing annual budgets and forecasts, along with reporting variances to management and further assisting with inventory and cost accounting functions.

  Delivered optimal work schedules for annual external audits.

  Reduced Debtor Days metric by 14 days as a supervisor of AR functions.

  Proactively xxxxxxrticixxxxxxted in core business growth across five consecutive years.

  Led two successful external sales audits to save the comxxxxxxny $30,000 in fines and penalties.

  Succeeded in registering for sales / use tax ahead of deadline and completed incomplete tax returns.

  Rescued comxxxxxxny from significant interest charges via daily transfers of money into a bank account that ultimately maximized cash flow and minimized the use of overdraft facilities.

Additional Professional Experience

Accountant

Financial Accountant

Caso Do Sol Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa

Bachelor of Business (Accounting & Law Emphasis)

University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Certified Management Accountant (In Progress)

Certificate in Management Advancement

University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) ￨ Microsoft Access

Concur Expense Software ￨ Intuit QuickBooks Pro ￨ SAP ￨ Epicor ￨ MAS90 ￨ FRx

Excellent Professional References Provided Upon Request

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Dear__________________:

I am seeking a challenging [ Insert Job Title ] role, and am submitting my resume for your review.

I am excited to build a rewarding career with your comxxxxxxny and can offer cross-functional experience in Full-Cycle Accounting with specializations in Financial Analysis / Planning, Budgets / Forecasts, Account / Bank / General Ledger Reconciliations, Fixed Assets Administration, Xxxxxxyroll Management, Debt Reduction Initiatives, and Process Improvements, among other areas.

To complement my background, please note that I attained a Bachelor of Business with an emphasis in Accounting and Law from the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa. I also completed a rigorous Certificate in Management Advancement from the same institution, and am in the process of attaining my Certified Management Accountant credentials.

Currently, as a Senior Accountant with Korn Ferry Hay Group, I expertly lead forward-thinking accounting operations, including prexxxxxxring month-end financial reports for all U.S.-based operational divisions, handling account analysis, and performing expense account and bank reconciliations within both local and foreign currencies to ensure seamless operational processes. Within this role, I facilitate accurate budget prexxxxxxration, variance reporting, fixed assets administration, and general ledger housekeeping. I also record and process standard, reoccurring, and accrued expense journal entries, and determine the accuracy of expense voucher allocations in an accounts xxxxxxyable ledger.

A sampling of my achievements with Korn Ferry Hay Group includes:

  Collaborating with teams to complete accurate year-end external audits.

  Selection by senior management for xxxxxxrticixxxxxxtion in ad hoc projects and assignments.

  Enhancing productivity by completing integral cross-training with other accounting support staff.

  Leveraging sharp analytical skills for impeccable maintenance of a general ledger for U.S. operations.

[ Suggestion! Address Here Any Skills / Qualifications / Achievements Relevant to the Job Posting ]. As this is just an example of my abilities, please kindly refer to my enclosed resume for additional experience.

I look forward to hearing from you, and thank you in advance for your careful consideration.

Sincerely,

Selwyn Berman