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Responsible for bimonthly vendor bill payments, customer invoicing and customer deposits in a laboratory testing facility. Resolve any billing or customer receipt discrepancies. Prepare monthly bank reconciliations, standard and adjusting journal entries, trial balance review and general ledger analysis. Reconcile intercompany accounts between affiliated entities.

Responsible for weekly vendor bill payments, customer invoicing, customer deposits, payroll processingand cash management reports in a fast-pasted construction environment. Resolve any billing or customer receipt discrepancies. Prepare monthly bank reconciliations, standard and adjusting journal entries and trial balance review. Responsible for workers’ compensation audits and maintenance of subcontractor certificates of insurance.

Responsible for intercompany reconciliations with domestic and foreign business partners.Prepared standard and adjusting journal entries. Trial balance review and detailed general ledger account analysis. Assisted with month end close procedures. Compiled monthly journal entries and support documents.

Prepared monthly client financial statements with QuickBooks on a timely basis for a public accounting firm. Completed bank and other account reconciliations. Monthly journal entry preparation. Detailed general ledger account analysis and prepared adjusting journal entries including various month end accruals. Updated depreciation schedules for new purchases and asset dispositions. Completed monthly sales tax returns, quarterly payroll tax returns, as well as corporate and individual income tax returns. Maintained client supporting workpapers in a complete and organized manner. Assisted with state audits and other special projects as needed.

Responsible for the accurate and timely filing of State and Local Gross Receipts Tax, State & Local Excise Tax, and PUC Returns for Verizon Regulated and Non-Regulated Companies. Analyze financial data from Accounts Receivable (Billing Feeds), Revenue Accounting (Gross Receipts) and Corporate Accounting (Journal Entries) to utilize in the tax return preparation. Review returns to ensure that they are accurately and timely filed in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and rulings issued. Investigate and comply with new return requirements, EDI and EFT obligations issued by state and local taxing authorities. Coordinate and resolve any payment issues with Processing, Accounts Payable and Treasury groups. Assist Audit, Research, Tax Technology and other departments as necessary. Perform special projects, as required, assigned by Manager and/or Director. These may require detailed analysis and completion in a short time frame. Answer all internal and external correspondence, such as requests for data and assessments, on a timely basis thereby minimizing the possibility of additional penalties and/or assessments.

Prepare monthly and quarterly state motor fuel and sales tax returns in a fast-paced, team oriented public accounting firm with limited managerial supervision. All electronic and paper returns completed on a timely basis to ensure client satisfaction. Prepare various inventory reconciliations and recaps based on client data and third party terminal reports. Assist with state audits which yield final tax assessments of less that 5% of original assessments. Review and respond to tax notices from different state and federal agencies. Set up and administer client state licensing and compliance. Complete special projects as required.

Prepared monthly client financial statements on a timely basis for a public accounting firm. Completed bank and other account reconciliations. Monthly journal entry preparation. Working trial balance review and detailed general ledger account analysis. Prepared adjusting journal entries including various month end accruals, reclassifications and allocation entries. Updated depreciation schedules for new purchases and asset dispositions. Completed monthly sales tax returns, quarterly payroll tax returns, as well as corporate and individual income tax returns. Maintained client supporting workpapers in a complete and organized manner. Computerized all client bank reconciliations and workpapers previously accomplished manually resulting in increased firm productivity. Assisted with state audits and other special projects as needed. Supervised and trained staff accountants.

Performed general accounting functions for a small public accounting firm which included monthly bank reconciliations, journal entries, working trial balance review, and general ledger analysis. Entered assets into the depreciation module and updated depreciation schedules. Preformed month end close procedures and preparation of financial statements. Prepared sales tax returns, payroll tax returns, and corporate income tax returns.

Generated and proofed additional alternate listings for the selection of homes for A.C. Nielsen’s television rating surveys. Mapped designated census areas. Maintained survey database.

Maintained and reported daily and monthly sales and marketing statistics to the president of the company. Analyzed monthly sales and marketing data for all gallery divisions.

Accountant – Forecasted budgets and expenditures for fixed assets and related depreciation. Analyzed and reconciled fixed asset and lease accounts.Program Planner/Scheduler Associate – Cost account analysis for material, labor, and other direct costs.