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Accounting Specialist

Reporting ~ Reconciliations ~ Expense Tracking ~ Regulatory Compliance

Corporate Accounting ~ Financial Management ~ Tax Accounting ~ Client Relations

         Well-versed in financial management functions including accounts payable and receivable (A/P, A/R), general ledger, financial analysis, sales tax preparation, journal entries, and reconciliations.

         Highly perceptive and able to analyze and implement effective business solutions to increase cost savings and profitability; continuously strive to enhance accuracy and efficiency in reporting.

         Strong talents in creating and maintaining spreadsheets, charts and databases to extract, maintain, track and organize vital business and financial information.

         Effectively foster an environment of accountability and quality improvement, and diligently ensure constant adherence to all internal procedures and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

• Skilled at reviewing, verifying, and inputting employee expenses and purchase order transactions.
• Solid capabilities in generating, reviewing, verifying, and analyzing monthly close reports.
• Able to track and report data pertaining to inventory, vendors, and sales reps including account reconciliations for month-end balances.
• Highly ethical and dependable; maintain rigorous confidentiality and security in all financial and administrative functions.
• Able to perform annual inventory counts including interim analysis for obsolete and excess inventory.

Bags, Inc., Orlando, FL, 2015 to Present

Accountant

• Contribute excellent industry background and expertise toward supporting accounting functions such as accounts payable and processing invoices.

• Verify approval of purchase orders by department heads and issue POs in a timely manner.
• Expertly use Quick Books in daily operations to achieve and maximize data quality and integrity.
• Identify and eliminate discrepancies in payments and effectively reconcile invoices.
• Consistently demonstrate attention to detail, accuracy, corporate guidelines and regulatory compliance.

CareerSource Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 2003 to 2015

Accounting Specialist

         Meticulously reviewed, coded, posted, verified and processed invoices, reconciled G/L, managed journal entries and oversaw all leases for non-profit organization.

         Applied sharp organizational skills toward generating checks and ACH payments from A/P module, preparing W-9s and cash orders, and tracking expenses for projects to ensure strict budget compliance.

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         Proficiently used Abila/Sage MIP Fund Accounting System to perform multi-fund accounting.

         Played an active role in seamless implementation of a new automated scholarship fund database, and trained staff in database administration as well as proper documentation for invoice processing.

Family Office Services, Orlando, FL, 2002 to 2003

Office Manager / Accountant

• Spearheaded full-scope office operations with an emphasis in financial management.
• Balanced brokerage and bank statements, performed A/P, processed taxes, and managed quarterly statements.

Preferred Business Investments, Orlando, FL, 1997 to 2002

Manager

• Efficiently directed and coordinated daily administrative and financial operations for three businesses with a heavy focus on accounting functions.
• Managed A/P, A/R, collections, payroll, quarterly payroll reports and monthly sales tax reports.
• Used Quick Books Pro and Excel software to effectively maintain up-to-date bank account information and cash flow data.

Gator Tours, Orlando, FL, 1994 to 1997

Office Manager

• Demonstrated exemplary leadership talents in orchestrating the complete spectrum of office operations from customer reservations and scheduling, to human resources and accounting.
• Generated daily reports, processed payroll, tracked expenses, managed A/P and A/R and prepared monthly accounts for accounting firm.
• Screened and interviewed job applicants, facilitated hiring decisions, trained new employees and provided coaching, mentoring, motivation and constructive feedback to optimize retention and satisfaction.

Additional Experience includes role as General Manager with Holiday Inn Express, Orlando, FL.

Public Notary, State of Florida

Certified Workforce Professional, Dynamic Works

Management Courses, Holiday Inn University, Atlanta & Days Inn Learning Center, Atlanta

Leadership and Motivation Seminar, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Accounting / Bookkeeping, De Kogge, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Microsoft Office, QuickBooks, Gazelle, Abila/Sage MIP Fund Accounting, pVault (paperless system)