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OBJECTIVE:
Work in Taxes, Accounting, Credit and Collection, Debt Negotiator or Payroll
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
Values confidentiality/discretionary loyalties to employer.
outstanding attention to detail. Routinely meets or exceeds established deadlines. self motivated with ability to motivate others. Relates well to a broad spectrum of people. Well developed decision making and problem solving skills. Functions calmly and efficiently under pressure or stress.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
January 2005 – Present Robert J. Myers, CPA & Associates Fairport Harbor, OH
Accountant
Essential Duties and Responsibilities - Perform specialty accounting functions such as maintaining, reconciling, analyzing, and preparing financial statements. Review documents, listings, summaries, etc. for completeness and accuracy. Provide expertise in the investigation, analysis and resolution of significant changes in account balances. Analyze reports to ensure accuracy, research and resolve problems; ensure the integrity of assigned data. Check records against other current sources such as reports or summaries; investigate differences and take required action to insure that records are accurate and up to date. Collect financial data, reconcile, process and the input of such data into the tax software system and tax templates. Select, interpret, classify and adjust inputted data and arrange, convert and compile data into report form. Prepare federal, state and local income tax returns for individuals, partnerships, S-Corp and small C-Corp.
April 2002 – September 2004 SourceOne Mentor, OH
Credit Analyst
Duties include collecting delinquent receivables in assigned areas*
Provide paperwork copies and reports as requested in support of collection activity.
Reconcile accounts taking unearned fast pay discounts/ negotiate / compromise settlements. Maintain collection activity file. Reconcile charge card payments to open invoices, issue instructions for cash application & notify field sales office to correct disputes. Identify customer issues & send discrepancy notices to appropriate field personnel & management, following disputes to satisfactory resolution. Analyze credit by performing financial analysis for new & existing customers. Evaluate bank & trade references, D & B information and/or financial statements to establish & maintain credit lines with minimum risk to SourceOne. Establish & maintain credit files based on financial information to support credit decision. Evaluation/ approvals or denials including approval of orders/ credit limits up to $25,000. Evaluate & approve or deny: Capital equipment purchases, orders that exceed line of credit. Verify payment terms, funding source, ensure proper documentation in place. Release order investigations that have been approved. Handle customer service calls relevant to billing error, refund request, tax exemption status & initiate appropriate action. Prepare monthly reports to advise management of receivable issues.
August 2001 – April 2002 Grove Temporary Agency Garland, TX
Accounting
Duties included bookkeeping; tax preparations and collections.
March 2001 – December 2001 Dallas Independent School District Dallas, TX Substitute Teacher
Duties included spontaneously walking into any classroom setting--self-contained, ESL, honors, physical education, individualized, departmentalized--and carry out the daily activities as would the regularly assigned teacher.
April 1994 – February 2001 Peoples Tax Service Seattle, WA Owner
Conducted complete tax interviews.
Prepared personal tax returns of wage income, interest and dividends, credits (child care, child tax, and earned income), itemized deductions, self-employment, business and rental income.
Multi-state returns included Wisconsin, Arizona, California, Virginia, Montana, Hawaii, North Carolina, Texas, Utah, Alabama and Alaska.
Vouched and coded accounts payable.
Processed accounts receivable billings and statements.
Implemented training course for new recruits — speeding profitability.
Filed 1099 and VAT tax refund claims.
Prepared financial statements and taxes returns.
Payroll, job costing and project accounting.
1993-1994 Olsten Professional Accounting Services Seattle, WA
Accountant
Prepared income tax returns, financial statements and management reports.
Managed cash flow. Collected and reconciled accounts receivable.
Analyzed financial, statistical and credit information.
1991-1993 Laughlin Motors Seattle, WA
Accounting Manager
Oversaw audits, insurance reporting, and accounts payable, accounts receivable.
Managed cash flow and long range planning.
Prepared all tax returns for the partnership, state, local, federal and payroll.
Created an employee orientation program, which increased employee effectiveness and helped decrease turnover
Reduced best possible DSO (Days Sales Outstanding) from 63.5 to 31.1, average days delinquent from 32.6 to 17.4.
Worked closely with programmers and system analysts to develop all necessary data for management or accounts receivable and payable.
Coordinated physical inventory of parts and fixed assets.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION:
Liberty University Lynchburg, VA
B.S., Accounting
Tacoma Community College Tacoma, WA
A.A.S., Business Administration and Economic.
Southwest Texas Jr. College Uvalde, TX
A.A.S., Data Processing
REFERENCES:
Outstanding personal and professional references are available upon request.
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