Jamie Jones, Mba Email & Phone Number

Stamford, Ct, Us

Prepared month-end journal entries, accruals, schedules, back-up documentation, analysis for actual to budget variances, and balance sheet account reconciliations for several hotel properties and resorts. Reviewed monthly balance sheets and financial statements for accuracy and compliance with GAAP, SOX, and company policies. Prepared timely filing of sales tax returns. Assisted hotel accounting staff with schedules, documentation, month-end paperwork, and deadlines. Assisted overseas accounting partners with training. Assisted with Amex P-Card administrative functions, audits and customer service.- Repeatedly met individual deadlines early and assisted others to help meet department deadlines- Member of winning team-builder project award

Prepared month-end closing journal entries, reviewed and analyzed monthly trial balance, financials, and intercompany activity. Researched and explained actual to budget variances. Processed invoicing, AR, AP, and managed credit and collections. Monitored daily banking activity and maintained schedules for fixed assets, prepaid expenses, and deferred income. Prepared multi-state sales tax and property tax returns and 1099 form filings. Assisted with physical inventory and internal audits.- Initiated system for emailing of invoices to customers thereby saving on envelope and postage expense- Created cash spreadsheet for ease in journalizing miscellaneous entries and reconciling the bank

Worked as a consultant for various temp agency clients preparing journal entries for month-end closings, balance sheet reconciliations, and financial statements. Prepared cash management reports and assisted with AP and cash receipts postings. Researched and cleaned up old accounting variances. Made recommendations for process improvements.

Phoenix, Arizona, Us

Prepared, reviewed, and analyzed trial balance and monthly company financial and consolidated financial statements. Prepared journal entries for month-end and year-end closings, stock reports for insurance compliance, multi-state sales tax and property tax returns, and updated fixed asset schedules. Reconciled and analyzed balance sheet accounts. Filed 1099 reports, assisted with year-end audits, and tracked industry specific tax credits. Assisted with budgets and traveled and performed intercompany internal audits. Worked on special projects. Direct report to company CFO.- Wrote and compiled accounting manual policies and procedures and outlined segregation of duties- Redesigned intercompany internal audit report

Handled accounts payable functions for pre and post petition bankruptcy systems, prepared general ledger account reconciliations and month-end journal entries, assisted with payroll tax returns, some treasury functions, and handled electronic annual 1099 form reporting. Administered an automated employee expense reimbursement program an electronic imaging data storage and retrieval process.- "Initiative Award" for creating a methodology to handle pre and post petition bankruptcy invoices- Uncovered expense receipt falsification by employee saving significant dollars per year

Compiled and analyzed financial information for month-end and year-end journal entries, reviewed and analyzed the trial balanced, and prepared monthly financial statements. Maintained fixed asset schedule and year-end schedules. Processed payroll and payroll tax returns. Performed personnel functions and administered employee benefit programs. Managed receivables, payables, billing, cash receipts, credit and collection activities, fixed assets, and sales tax returns. Supervised 5 - employees and reviewed work for conformance to policies and procedures.- Cross-trained and maintained the same staff while business growth tripled- Successfully converted A/P, payroll, and GL accounting systems to Great Plains software

Mba, Business

Bs, Accounting