details-focused senior-level accountant specializing in corporate consolidations and eliminations eager to offer 25+ years of experience toward driving business growth and maximizing an employer s bottom-line.

 

 

         ambitious self-starter who offers fundamental accounting knowledge of financial statements, taxation, and auditing procedures, and demonstrates skill with oracle, peoplesoft, deltek, best, computer associates, excel, and word.

         top performer who analyzes and interprets statistical data to optimize profits in coordination with business objectives, including accurately monitoring high-level finances, adjusting internal parameters, and delivering reports.

         integral leader who excels at seamlessly interfacing among clientele, c-level executives, and business peers within public- and private-sector organizations, and builds strong accounting teams to maximize attainment of key goals.

         successfully broadened knowledge base by attending california state sales tax and best fixed asset seminars.

 

 

variance analysis    tax / audit processes    corporate eliminations    general ledger management

corporate consolidations    trends tracking / analysis    chapter 11 bankruptcy prep    accounts payable / receivable

cash flow statements    regulatory compliance    contractual procedures    financial system conversions

 

 

accounting supervisor (2008 c present)

         apply strong leadership talents toward directing 2 details-focused accountants involved in fixed asset functions, prepaid amortizations, job cost project accounting, and accounts receivables for contractual and intercompany billings.

         strategically steer international consolidations and eliminations with multiple subsidiaries, including accurately preparing monthly trend analyses, quarterly flux analyses, and cash flow statements for foreign subsidiaries.

         perform revaluation and translation processes, and prepare regular audits and sec reporting schedules.

         publish foreign currency rates for month-end balance sheets and p&l translations.

 

senior accountant (2000 c 2008)

         expertly applied principles of accounting to prepare invoices for foreign and domestic customers, along with maintaining accounts receivable sub-ledgers and consolidation of various key companies within the corporation.

         prepared month-end journal entries (including interest calculations, amortizations of warrants, revenue determination, and review), and handled monthly accounts reconciliations and analytical schedules of results.

         actively involved in quarterly and year-end audits and preparation of sec reporting.

         prepared chapter 11 bankruptcy schedules for submission to courts.

         participated in consolidation elimination entry determination.

 

key accomplishments

ø  successfully cut elimination process down by one day during month-end closings by developing excel-based spreadsheets that created an input section linking additional spreadsheets to determine elimination trial balances, along with creating journal entries that uploaded into an oracle financial system through an adi upload process.

ø  initiated intercompany transaction confirmations to ensure both sides were recorded properly for smooth close processes in eliminations with number of entities for both domestic and international currently at 16.

 

 

 

 

key accomplishments

ø  increased volume of projects and time saved by 30% via implementation of project accounting processes to track individual efforts by project number, as well as monthly internal cost tracking schedules.

ø  guaranteed up-to-date accounting for proper tracking and transfer of completed projects to fixed assets by facilitating quarterly project status meetings with all project managers to review and discuss status and changes.

ø  prepared 2009 international audit schedules and query responses for a singapore subsidiary performed by horwath first trust of singapore, including promptly responding to singapore auditors and providing accurate key data.

ø  decreased necessary time to determine and balance eliminations 30% by developing account chart enhancements.

ø  supported chapter 11 bankruptcy schedules preparation to disclose information to appropriate agencies under tight deadlines, along with determining consolidated pre-acquisition vs. post-acquisition financial position after bankruptcy.

ø  tracked and accounted for a 2^nd generation satellite and ground constellation in construction, including creating monthly tracking reports by cip asset account for each line item detail, developing pivot tables to categorize detailed transactions by type for summation to aide project managers cost review, and balancing monthly general ledgers.

ø  directed all internal consolidation processes in oracle involved in opening and closing periods for each subsidiary, along with entering current average / period end fx rates, revaluations for entities, translations, and transfers of data; reviewing uploaded journal entries; and making any corrections for completion within a one-day timeframe.

ø  transferred new acquisitions fixed assets into an oracle financial system in coordination with companywide policy.

ø  supported a tax department in providing transfer pricing consultants with schedules for multiple years of elimination balance sheets and income statements by reportable entity, including implementing requirements into monthly elimination files which provided financial needs automatically on an ongoing basis.

 

 

senior gl accountant

         contributed sharp analytical and data evaluation abilities toward preparing comprehensive monthly financial statements, including journal entries, posting of journals, revenue recognition, and general ledger reconciliations.

         prepared yearly audit schedules and tax packages to ensure seamless financial and business operations at all times.

         used query extracts to prepare analysis of financial information for various operation departments.

         maintained a subsidiary fixed asset ledger encompassing tagging, journals, and physical inventories.

 

key accomplishments

ø  played a vital role in planning and implementing 3 financial systems and 2 fixed asset systems conversions.

ø  determined value of pre-existing fixed assets by taking physical inventories, evaluating estimated life and depreciation methods, and recording data into a new fixed asset software system (best) from scratch.

 

previous job history includes accounting supervisor, budgetary accountant, and billing cost accountant roles whereas responsibilities encompassed preparing invoices and revenue entries; processing accounts payable; auditing checks, disbursements, and petty cash; posting

and reconciling ledger balances, preparing annual and quarterly budgets and forecasts; and preparing analysis of quarterly variances.

 

 

cost accounting, economics, & business law coursework                                        san jose state university

principles of accounting coursework                                                                               san jose city college

 

additional professional training

deltek training (general ledgers, revenue)

peoplesoft training (general ledgers, projects, accounts payable receivable)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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dear__________________:

 

i am excited to build a rewarding career with your company, and am confident that my broad range of professional skills can help to achieve your key objectives.  i can offer 25+ years of combined experience in corporate consolidations / eliminations, accounting, finance management, tax / audit processes, trends tracking / analysis, and regulatory compliance, and am well-versed in all facets of general ledger management, profit / loss statements, accounts payable / receivable, variance analysis, chapter 11 bankruptcy prep, and financial system conversions.

 

currently, as an accounting supervisor with globalstar, inc., i apply my strong leadership talents toward directing 2 details-focused accountants involved in fixed asset functions, prepaid amortizations, job cost project accounting, and accounts receivables for contractual and intercompany billings.  within this role, i strategically steer international consolidations and eliminations with multiple subsidiaries, including accurately preparing monthly trend analyses, quarterly flux analyses, and cash flow statements for foreign subsidiaries.  i also perform revaluation and translation processes, prepare regular audits and sec reporting schedules, and publish foreign currency rates for month-end balance sheets and p&l translations.  as this is just a sampling of my job history, please kindly refer to my enclosed resume for additional experience.

 

you will find me to be a results-driven professional who can contribute superior attention-to-detail and sharp troubleshooting abilities.  in addition, i can plan, prioritize, manage, and complete multiple individual and / or group tasks within high-pressure, deadline-oriented environments while streamlining accounting and general financial processes to increase productivity and efficiency.  for the sum of these aforementioned reasons, i believe i will prove to be an incredible asset to your company.

 

i look forward to hearing from you, and thank you in advance for your consideration.

 

sincerely,

 

 

 

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