Accountant

Fundamental accounting. Knowledge of financial statements, taxation and auditing procedures. Experience in working with accounting software. Quicken and excellent written and verbal communication skills.

WORK EXPERIENCE


ASSET GROUP OF COMPANIES FEBRUARY 2008 - PRESENT
· Preparing Tax Returns(1040’s)
· Profit and loss statements
· Schedule C’s, Schedule A’s, Schedule B’s
· Transmitting them electronically

INDEPENDENT INVESTOR NOVEMBER 1998 – JULY 2008

· Investing in securities such as stocks.

SOURCE SERVICES (Enron Energy Service) JUNE 1996 – MARCH 1997
Temporary Accountant

· Involved in consolidations of the parent company
· Intercompany Accounts (Eliminate Journal Entries)
· Working with International Accounts

ZENITH REAL STATE SERVICES AUGUST 1993 – JUNE 1996
Accountant

Accountant for fourteen commercial and five residential properties. Responsible for preparing monthly management reports including financials, rent rolls, trial balance, and general accounting duties. Wrote specifications, preparing financial budgets looking for variances versus actual. Responsible for A/P functions such as coding of expenses, printing checks, and posting.
· Rents Rolls including expense, stop schedules and escalations for fourteen commercial projects
· Collection of overdue rent
· Cash Management
· Bank and Account Reconciliations
· Preparing financials and management reports on a monthly basis
· Year end closing and adjusting entries

HOWARD JOHNSONS HOTEL AUGUST 1992 – AUGUST 1993
Front Desk Supervisor

Handled customer complaints. Scheduled and supervised five front desk clerks. Calculated and analyzed carious ratios such as average daily rate, occupancy percentage, month to date and year to date revenues. Checked night audit report for accuracy and tie rental income occupancy
· Reconciled credit card sales and direct billing on a daily basis
· Cash handling and bank reconciliations
· Responsible for ADP payroll reconciliations, deductions, garnishments, and payroll taxes
· Comparison of accrued and holiday vacation and holiday expense with prior year amounts. Provide explanations for any significant fluctuations.

BBA IN Accounting. University of Houston – Downtown. June 1995
Candidate for CPA

COMPUTER SKILLS
Accpac (DOS Version), Drake Software