career objective                              

proficient, detail-oriented accountant with strong technical skills exploring opportunity to contribute expertise toward actively supporting operations of a progressive organization seeking a driven team member

profile                                                

ø  offer numerous years of financial management experience, with expertise in broad scope of accounting functions including accounts payable and receivable, employee payroll, bank reconciliation, federal/state reporting, journal entries, petty cash, deposits, vendor management, and trial balance

ø  effectively balance general ledger accounts and compile and produce detailed monthly financials instrumental to supporting senior management in assessing operational performance

ø  solid experience in human resource operations including maintaining personnel files, administering benefits and conducting staff it training

ø  dynamic organization, prioritization and time management skills; consistently achieve critical deadlines while maintaining high quality standards

ø  proactive team player equally effective in independent and collaborative environments

ø  strong technical proficiencies including ms office (excel, word, access), massachusetts management accounting and reporting system (mmars) and the commonwealth information warehouse (ciw)

professional experience                

accountant iv- revenue accountant, office of consumer affairs & business regulation, boston, ma    4/01 c present

• successfully lead and supervise revenue unit staff in all aspects of accounting procedures and technology usage; provide superior guidance and support
• accurately and efficiently manage comprehensive accounts receivable operations; handle billing for up to $25 million, analyze and reconcile accounts, allocate and transfer multiple agencies funds, proactively monitor activity, initiate agency refunds, process receivables, and administer regular dunning notices
• generate monthly bank reports, inspect and revise junior accounts documentation, respond to inquiries, research and resolve account discrepancies for six state agencies, prepare emergency dynacash accounts and books, and collaborate on year-end unit accounting procedures to ensure timely closing
• introduced, established, and trained agency-wide staff on bank of america online direct banking system, resulting in immediate availability of deposits and bank statements
• proactively communicate with auditors, manage annual generally accepted accounting principles (gaap) reporting for six agencies, and ensure continual compliance with all policies, procedures, regulations, and laws

 

payroll coordinator, state laboratory institute, jamaica plain, ma                                                         1/98 c 4/01       

• proficiently administered weekly payroll; compiled, calculated, input, and adjusted payment; maintained and managed payroll database and files
• coordinated computer systems training efforts for staff, maintained and updated employee evaluation database, successfully resolved internal payroll issues

 

accounts payable, vinfen corporation, cambridge, ma                                                                         8/97 c 12/97     

 

accounting assistant, kenneth desimone, cpa, boston, ma                                                                9/96 c 5/97

 

accounts payable, wentworth institute of technology, boston, ma                                                        4/96 c 9/96       

education                                           

studies toward master of science in information technology, kaplan university                                       present

 

bachelor of science in accounting, emmanuel college, boston, ma                                                     1997