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Santa Cruz, California, United States

Santa Cruz, California, United States

Upgrade and manage accounting, financials, internal controls, finance policy, and procedure documentation, AP/AR, annual budget, cash forecast, bi-weekly payroll, quarterly tax filings, and annual W-2s; shareholder register, insurance, state registration, annual tax form review and distribution of K-1s and 1099s.

Moldova

Community development including adult leadership development, youth leadership and civic engagement, and improving the use of information and communication technologies.Organizational development including planning, strengthening organizational management of internal operations, and organizational sustainability, as well as project design and management.Hosting weekly english/American culture club for students grades 2-9 and for adults.

San Francisco, California

System implementations and upgradesProcess documentationProcess improvementsProject coordination and management

San Francisco, California

−Manage a team of 6 AP Specialists−Perform goal setting, performance evaluations, and training of my team−Ensure timely payment of all invoices−Plan, assign, and review staff’s work−Project management for process improvements, software upgrades and implementations−Work with other departments to integrate systems and stay informed with projects that have an impact on our team−Perform month-end, quarter-end, and year-end accruals for T&E expenses along with corresponding reconciliations and fluctuation analysis−Select, interview, and onboard new AP team members−Provide accounting assistance to project managers and operations staff; responds to financial questions/concerns to meet business needs−Maintain process documentation and policies. Provide walkthroughs and support of these processes with the internal and external auditors

San Francisco Bay Area

-Perform month-end, quarter-end, and year-end accruals for various expenses along with corresponding reconciliations and fluctuation analysis-Obtain expense estimates at period-end from business partners and 3rd party vendors-Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and procedures-Transition tasks to each of the 4 accountants that joined the team. I was the only Senior Accountant when I joined the company and created process documents from scratch-Assisted with the review of the S-1 document and other projects leading to a successful IPO

San Francisco

• Engaged as the Senior In-Charge responsible for managing the day-to-day audit engagement activities. Supervise and review the activities of four associates and coordinate with multiple managers and specialists on audit teams. • Performed audit work, including substantive analytics utilizing key performance indicators, over significant areas of both income statement and balance sheet accounts.• Performed control test work over journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, disbursements, payroll, budget-to-actual review and other tasks that are recurring or occur during the month-end process. • Communicated directly with senior management of various audit clients, including Finance, HR, and IT departments. Developed and maintained positive working relationships with client personnel.• Reviewed accounting and auditing literature, including specialized industry and/or regulatory requirements, relevant to the audit engagement, and demonstrated an appropriate understanding of applicable professional literature. Took a proactive role in researching technical issues and documenting accounting and/or auditing conclusions.

Use QuickBooks for Accounts Payable, Bank ReconciliationsUse Excel for BillingPaychex for PayrollSelf-trained with limited instruction from the Principals of the firm

• Used Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains to Input invoices, cut Checks, review Vendor History• Recorded Petty Cash used on Production projects using Excel• Bank and Credit Card Reconciliations

Worked as a Temporary Accountant with assignments at: Seismicom, Bebo.com, Lieberman Productions, Calypso Technology, and Sustainable Spaces.

Custom Finance provides services for individuals, two hostels, and a hotel.Updated and corrected client budgets and calculated employee wages and payroll.Corresponded with clients via telephone, email, and site visits.Received compliments from clients for outstanding service.

B.A., Economics

Activities and Societies: Kappa Alpha Theta

Certificate Of Advanced Accountancy, Accounting