Resume category: ACCOUNTANT

         SENIOR ACCOUNTANT           Summary    Experienced Senior Corporate Accountant dedicated to accounting and financial excellence, seeking to utilize skills and in-depth expertise in Accounting (GAAP), General Ledger Reconciliation, Variance Analysis, Financial Reporting, Team Management and Process Improvement to help achieve your company's goals.      Highlights          Microsoft Excel expert - Pivot Tables, V-Lookups, Formulas   Access Database Queries & data mining  Proficient in Microsoft Office, MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint   SharePoint  PeopleSoft knowledge - Queries & data mining  Oracle   InfoLease for Lease and Financial Accounting  CITConnect Research  Internet Accounting, Finance and Tax Research - Lexis-Nexis, CCH & RIA Tax Research  STAT- FSI Track  Ultra Tax   IMAGE Scanner - Asset Manager -10-key; Printers & Scanners; general office tools   QuickBooks       Account reconciliation expert  Financial statement analysis  Working Knowledge of GAAP guidelines  and Sarbanes-Oxley  Recordkeeping expert  Highly analytical & Detail Oriented  Analytical reasoning  Complex problem solving  Solution-oriented  Strong organizational skills  Superior research skills   Effective time management  Thrives under pressure  Independent worker  Flexible and Valued team player  General ledger accounting  Public and private accounting  General and tax accounting            Education      MBA   :   Business Administration, Accounting & Finance  ,   2001    University of North Florida   －   City  ,   State  ,   USA     BBA - Accounting, CPA qualified candidate  BBA - Finance, CFP qualified candidate         Experience      Senior Accountant    September 2011   to   November 2014     Company Name   －   City  ,   State     •Special Project: Clear aged variances from Fixed Maintenance & Prepaid Maintenance GL Accounts   Starting in January 2014 reduced leasing contract variances for Fixed Pass-Through and Prepaid Maintenance accounts  Worked with Project Manager and Financial Adjustments to clear aged variances  Resulted in the development of the new process and GAO Variance Tool for tracking variances for Maintenance and other GL accounts by Financial Adjustments    •Since taking over the Fixed Maintenance Recs in Oct. 2012:   Researched and found causes of variances from 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011  Worked with Financial Adjustments/ Funding to facilitate the review and clearance of issues  Reduced specific large Vendor credits owed from over ($35,700.00) to $0  Reduced Payables on HOLD from over  $96,000.00 to $0.00  Decreased the contract variances caused by incorrect dispositions over 365 days with balances from Over ($163,000.00) down to less than ($25,000.00) in balances from 2006-2011  Reduced overall outstanding aging variances aged under 60 days in the Bank Holding Company GL from over ($302,000.00) to less than ($900.00) and in the Bank GL from over ($111,000.00) to under $ 25.00 aged under 60 days (to be clawed back).  Cleaned up and streamlined the Fixed Maintenance recs and procedures  Exposed a flaw in the Funding process where Voided checks and failed ACH's were not routinely monitored and re-issued, and the process of monitoring Payments on HOLD to Dealers that owed               CIT money, resulting in the new API process for setting up payables in a separate account from all GL accounts to track all payables, liabilities and receivables.    •Special Project:  Worked 3 months on a “Fire Project” for Corporate Accounting - Sales Tax Project with Corporate Sales Tax group to help streamline backlogged sales tax reports for filing.   •Reviewed, analyzed and Reconciled Fixed Maintenance Receivable and Payable accounts; Prepaid Maintenance Payables, Receivables & Unearned Income accounts; Managed Net Investment accounts; Escheatment Accounts; Property Tax Reserve Accounts; Sales Tax Receivable, Sales Tax Payable, and Reserved Value Insurance accounts for Bank Holding Company and Bank.   •Ensured balances were valid and appropriate supporting documentation exists in accordance with US GAAP and the company's procedures; Researched and cleared variances; collected and maintained documentation.  •Reviewed, Analyzed, Reconciled and Cleared variances in a timely manner for all assigned accounts for Bank Holding Company and Bank for US and Mexico Business Units.  •Prepared various reports for and worked with other department management and staff; worked with internal and external auditors and others to obtain and provide information  •Responsible for month-end, quarter-end and year-end journal entries for General Ledger accounts for assigned accounts and uploaded journal entries for Corporate Finance GL accounts.  •Reviewed, documented and updated existing processes and procedures; Created new procedures for new accounts/processes Established and implemented improvements to new and existing policies and procedures  •Outstanding work ethic - possess high level of integrity - maintain absolute confidentiality   •Results oriented – proven ability to handle multiple tasks and priorities  •Communicated effectively with diverse staff at all levels of the organization  •Proficient in Excel- Pivot Tables, V-Lookups, Formulas, Access Database Queries, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint, PeopleSoft, Oracle          Corporate Tax Analyst    January 2011   to   November 2010     Company Name   －   City  ,   State      •Established excel spreadsheet project for Texas Unclaimed Property Penalty & Interest Assessment of over $1.7 million; determined dollar amount of unclaimed property reported per company, per branch and per representative; wrote 11 letters to Texas state controller to request penalty and interest abatement waivers due to economic conditions; received all waivers approved; saved the company over $1.7 million  •Enabled the Unclaimed Property group to get all reports completed and sent out 2 weeks earlier than the previous year; Finalized (and submitted for approval) over 1000 California, Illinois, and Texas annual unclaimed property refund requests (the majority of all the requests for 2010); Contributed to the preparation and submission of from 750 to 1000 of the 50+ states 2010 Unclaimed Property Reports;   •Reviewed, analyzed and reconciled 7 multi-million dollar trust accounts to the penny and numerous Operations G/L accounts; Consistently received grade of “A” from Treasury Department; Oracle; STAT; FSI Track; IMAGE Scanner; Asset Manager  •Researched and documented issues as assigned; Q & A of documents to scan & scanned documents; Utilized various tax and legal research tools, i.e. CCH and Lexis-Nexis; Reviewed and coordinated refund requests and supporting documentation; Multi-state Unclaimed Property issues.          Staff Accountant    September 2009   to   December 2009     Company Name   －   City  ,   State     •Public accounting; Accounting, Tax and Auditing Services; Compilations and Reviews  •Tax preparation – individual 1040, 1120,1120S, K-1; 1065; federal and state; 940, 941, payroll tax;  UCT-6 monthly state sales tax   •Payroll tax and sales tax calculations, deposits, return preparation and e-filing for 12 business clients;  •Monthly, quarterly and year-end bank reconciliation for 12 business clients and 3 trust accounts;  G/L entries and adjustments and Financial Statement preparation  •Bookkeeping, payroll, bill paying and check writing for the PA's trust accounts and several clients          Financial Advisor    November 2003   to   September 2009     Company Name   －   City  ,   State     Series 7 & 66 Licenses, Life, Health & Variable Annuities License  MBA, CRPC, CFP candidate, CPA candidate   •Financial planning; comprehensive and target planning;  asset allocation and investment selection and sales; 401k rollovers;  retirement planning; wealth management; investment management; portfolio management;  protection planning - life insurance, disability insurance, long term care insurance, health and HSA insurance; education planning; small business financial and retirement planning; estate planning issues;  trust account management          Skills     Microsoft Excel expert - Pivot Tables, V-Lookups, Formulas   Access Database Queries & data mining  Proficient in Microsoft Office, MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint   PeopleSoft use & knowledge - Queries & data mining  Oracle experience  SharePoint use experience  InfoLease for Lease and Financial Accounting & CITConnect Research  Internet Accounting, Finance and Tax Research - Lexis-Nexis, CCH & RIA Tax Research - STAT- FSI Track - Ultra Tax - IMAGE Scanner - Asset Manager -10-key; Printers & Scanners; general office tools  - QuickBooks