Category: ACCOUNTANT

         ACCOUNTANT       Summary    Degreed accountant with more than 10 years of diversified accounting experience seeking accounting position at a well-established company in Houston      Highlights          Team-oriented  Detail-oriented  Deadlines focused  Excellent communication and presentation skills  Quick learner  Strong management skills  Good analytical skills  Ability of managing multi tasks  Technical Skills  Accounting Software:  PeopleSoft / QuickBooks  Tax Software: Drake / Ultra Tax / TurboTax  Operating Systems: XP Windows Professional / Windows 7/ Windows 8  Microsoft Office: Word / Advanced MS Excel skills /MS Access / PowerPoint / Outlook  PDF: Adobe Reader / Adobe Acrobat X                Experience     04/2012   to   06/2014     Accountant    Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Prepare federal tax returns for individuals and small businesses.  Perform bookkeeping and prepare financial statements for small businesses.  Perform special projects & short-term assignments such as accountant at MCT Sheet Metal, Inc.         10/2011   to   04/2012     Tax Accountant    Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Contributed to the overall production and enhanced the efficiency of the corporate tax services by exceeding production goals.  Answered clients' queries regarding their tax filing status.  Resolved clients' tax filing problems.  Prepared simple and complex tax returns for individuals and for small businesses.  Prepared and reviewed financial statements needed to prepare tax returns.         01/2007   to   08/2011     Accounting Manager    Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Established new strategies to maximize profitability.  Played an overwhelming role in the developing and restructuring of the entire accounting department.  Improved the efficiency of the entire accounting department by 40%.  Reduced accounts receivable turnover by 50%.  Prepared general ledger journal entries on QuickBooks.  Processed weekly and monthly invoices for accounts receivable.  Prepared bank reconciliations and periodic financial statements.         12/2005   to   12/2006     Tax Accountant    Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Played a vital role in the growth of the company by introducing new clients and maintaining good relationship with existing ones
Prepared individual and business tax returns
Assisted in preparing corporate tax returns
Prepared quarterly and annually payroll reports 940s & 941s and state sales taxes 
Reconciled monthly bank statements and prepared detailed financial statements
Handled customer queries over the phone and through emails.          Education     2005     Bachelor's degree  :   accounting    University of Houston   －   City  ,   State      accounting Cum Laude - Graduating With Honors        Skills    accounting, accountant, Accounting Software, accounts receivable, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe, analytical skills, bank reconciliations, bookkeeping, Excellent communication, clients, Detail-oriented, filing, financial statements, prepare financial statements, general ledger, management skills, managing, MS Access, MCT, MS Excel, Microsoft Office, Outlook, PowerPoint, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows, Word, Operating Systems, payroll, PDF, PeopleSoft, presentation skills, Quick learner, QuickBooks, sales, Tax, taxes, prepare tax, tax returns, phone