Meraf G. Email & Phone Number

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• Manage the department and establish standards; ensures GAAP is consistently applied.• Manage period end Closes, Manage/Process Payroll, Administer healthcare enrollments, participate in monthly Forecasting and Budget planning process. • Oversee all activities related to local, state and federal tax compliance and ensure timely filing of all regulatory reporting & tax forms.• IT systems oversight - Manage external IT Team.• Identification, development and implementation of process improvements and new systems (automate processes) for company growth objectives.• Spearhead the project of implementation and/or, upgrade or start of new company file of the following systems/ software/ Apps: * QuickBooks (Accounting software) * Bill.com (AP processing) * StarShip, ShipGear, PitneyBowes, Endicia (Shipping tools) * TrueCommerce (Web based Transaction Manager - EDI) * Nexternal - (OMS - Order Management System) * TPx (UCx Phone system) * QWC (QuickBooks Web Connector for OFBiz shopping cart) * Ease, GoalSpan, InfinityHR (Web based healthcare & HR apps) * E-commerce & merchant accts (Authorize.net, Fi-Soft, USAePay, PayPal)

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• Manage the department to ensure timely period closes, including account reconciliations & appropriate allowances and provisions. • Full general ledger responsibility. Ensures GAAP is consistently applied and maintains a sound system of internal controls.• IT systems oversight - Manage external resources & serve as internal point of contact • Supports CEO to provide timely, complete & accurate financial reporting & analysis. Participate in budgeting and forecasting.• Manage Period End Close (ME, QE, YE) processes & provide financials reports• Understand and manage the merchant bankcard, e-commerce fulfillment and wholesale distribution processes.• Cash management including incoming and outgoing payment functions• Reconcile and analyze monthly general ledger accounts • Assume a role in internal & external audits with Auditors in their queries, including preparation of footnotes & income tax returns.• Manage & ensure timely filing of all regulatory local, state, federal government reporting & tax forms. Issue 1099s & keep track of W-9s• Hire, motivate & develop Accounting staffs• Manage payroll, including time tracking, PTO accrual, and employee set-up.• Administer healthcare plans & other aspects of Human Resources, including but not limited to on boarding new hires, managing benefits, & respond to IRS or EDD notices as needed• Manage other insurance requirements and related periodic audits• Manage Accounting Dept IT - Optimize performance • Maintain excellent working relationships with department managers as well as key customers, vendors and service providers.• Identification, development and implementation of process improvements for department and company growth objectives.• Ongoing support to Operations department – assist in inventory management, & expediting direct FOB factory shipments, manage periodic physical count

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• Primary responsibility for maintaining the full AP-Accounts Payable cycle (post bills, expense recognition, prepare payment schedule for disbursements) including Credit Card accounts/transactions. • Primary responsibility for the completeness and accuracy of Cost of Goods Sold, Inventory, Inventory Provision, accounts payable and related Accruals.• Vendor set-up, expense recognition, dispute identification and resolution.• Prepares Sales Sax monthly and quarterly, Property Tax and 1099 Filings annually.• Process Staff (hourly employees) Payroll• Perform assigned account Reconciliations and Period-End Accounting Close (ME, QE, YE).• Maintain Subledgers of assigned accounts and Reconcile to general ledger.• Maintain Accrued Liabilities/expenses (Freight and Duty Accrual, Accrued benefit, Commissions)• Maintain Asset Accounts (Cash Advance, Employee Advances and Prepaid Insurance/Expenses)• Maintain the Fixed Asset and Long-term Debt Registers, including Capital Leases.• Take part in the Study of the Inventory Provision quarterly.• Take part in the study of Freight and Duty Reasonableness Test/Analysis quarterly.• Account for Goods in Transit (from factory to warehouse) & maintain open purchase order reports.• Supports Inventory Procurement and Expediting and Operations Department.• Account for Drop Shipments from factories (FOB China)• Item Set-Up, Inventory Receipts, Transfers, Builds and Adjustments. Reconcile Subledger to General Ledger.• Participate in the Periodic Inventory Physical Counts. • Maintain Periodic Physical Inventories. Ensure completeness & Accuracy of accounting records.• Cross-train co-worker and Operations Department Staffs during transition period and forward• Cross-train to Support other accounting functions and maintain other assigned accounts.• Assist with Accounting Dept IT: Optimize Performance of the Company’s Accounting Systems.

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• Primary responsibility for maintaining the full AR-Accounts Receivable cycle (post invoices, send out to customers, process and post payments and credits, including accurately apply customer payment to invoices, revenue recognition, collections, credits and refund processing).• Daily high volume invoice processing; invoices will consist of E-commerce web orders, retail orders, and retailers with drop shipment orders and high volume of payment deposits and checks entry• Daily high volume processing of customer credit card payments, credits and refunds, RMAs (Return Merchandise Authorization). • Key elements for invoicing: verify Sales Order (SO) #, credit terms, credit limits, price level / pricing, sales tax, shipping, back orders, and price levels.• Troubleshooting accounting credit hold orders, SO correction and communication with Customer Service• Verbal and written communication with internal departments and external customers.• Daily customer and vendor filing maintenance.• Primary responsibility for maintaining the full AP-Accounts Payable cycle (post bills, expense recognition, prepare payment schedule for disbursements) including Credit Card accounts/ transactions. • Vendor set-up, expense recognition, dispute identification and resolution.• Key elements for billing: verify service rendered, terms, matching against Purchase Order, price /cost, identify the correct expensing month (matching principle) and account (prepaid/expense/accrual)• Cross-trained to support other accounting functions. Maintain other assigned accounts.• Cross-train co-workers during transition period and forward• Assist with Accounting Dept IT: Optimize performance of the Company’s accounting systems.• Other related accounting activities.

Addis Ababa, Et

• Data entry• Organize meetings and workshops• Updating media mailing list • Keeping a press clippings archive• Duplicating information materials for journalists during major media events

Montreal, Quebec, Ca

• Founder/ was part of the founders team of AIESEC Ethiopia originally in AAU - FBE (Addis Ababa University - Faculty of Business and Economics)• Involve in the establishment and branding tasks of the organization • Run leadership positions • Lead and manage the committee departments - FIN (finance), X (exchange), PD (People's Development), ER (External Relations).• Management and taking responsibilities, Head saleswoman• Establishing team rules, mentoring and keeping members motivation• Organize trainings and conferences • Writing concepts, proposals, prepare member database• Establishing external relations and developing contacts

Ba, Economics

Independent Courses, Accounting