AMY SMITH
123 Main Street • Atlanta, Georgia • 30339
Home: (555) 555-1234, Cell: (555) 555-1235
asmith@sample~resume.com
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Objective: Seek the Position of Accounting Specialist
SUMMARY: Exceptionally talented Accounting Specialist with huge background in maintaining, reviewing and reconciling financial records to ensure compliance with accepted accounting principles and standards.
Summary of Qualifications
Over twelve years experience.
Strong knowledge of basic accounting principles, practices and standards.
Exceptional knowledge of budget and procurement practices and procedures.
Deep knowledge of the principles and techniques of supervision.
Uncommon knowledge of computerized accounting software.
Sound ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers and representatives from other agencies or departments.
Remarkable ability to organize and clearly express information in concise written form.
Solid ability to make mathematical calculations rapidly and accurately.
Strong ability to read, comprehend and apply pertinent laws, rules and regulations.
Solid ability to detect and reconcile discrepancies in financial records.
Profound ability to use calculators, personal computers and application software
Professional Experience
XRay Inc., Minneapolis, MN 2000 - Present
Accounting Specialist
Maintain fiscal records by reviewing payroll information, purchase requisitions, vouchers, receipts and other documents.
Enter data onto computer spread sheets, ledgers, worksheets and other forms.
Compare data contained in a variety of financial records in order to detect errors/discrepancies.
Reconcile accounts/records and extract and compile information from records as required.
Monitor budgets by reviewing fund balances and reporting overages and shortages to superiors; assist in budget preparation by compiling necessary information manually and by using computer based records pertaining to budgets, accounts, inventories and other financial operations; complete report forms and write narrative reports; prepare financial information for management.
Coordinate accounts payable activities with the purchasing function; review transactions for documentation of obligation, payment authorization, timely payment, and accurate recording; confer with vendors.
Assist clients with sponsored program contractual and financial procedures by providing consultation concerning proposal guidelines, budgets and award terms and conditions; monitor grant budgets and fiscal records; inform other agency employees about accounting procedures, policies, rules and regulations; clarify federal and state policies and procedures.
Supervise employees performing bookkeeping and clerical tasks.
Resort USA Inc., Minneapolis, MN 1996 - 2000
Accounting Technician II
Modified department structures: assigned codes and established relationships that link codes and structures based on funding sources.
Certified financial documents in the accounting system.
Oversaw operation of a subsidiary accounting system such as a multiple loan program fund and revenue system.
Reconciled accounting transactions in more than one accounting system such as cost accounting, revenue accounting, and loan fund accounting with the State accounting system.
Accounted for expenditure and revenue of federal grants and third-party reimbursements awarded to a department by maintaining subsidiary system ledgers.
Prepared federal reports and letter of credit draw-downs for departmental grants from federal agencies; reviewed reports of grants expenditures for accuracy and eligibility for match.
Prepared financial statements and accounting reports that required extensive searching to identify, select, and convert data that are not always comparable because of differences in accounting classification, treatment, or prior-year basis.
Monitored expenditures for compliance with budget constraints.
Recommended dollar transfers between programs based on current trends and past expenditures.
Established and monitored internal control procedures.
Chinezal Corporation, Minneapolis, MN 1994 - 1996
Accounting Technician
Maintained accounting records including ledgers, journals, registers, and individual accounts.
Classified and coded revenues and expenditures for entry into appropriate accounting records.
Reviewed and reconciled various financial transactions.
Examined invoices, expense vouchers and other source documents to verify obligations and post appropriate records.
Prepared financial reports, statements and schedules of standard design.
Maintained files of source documents and other information related to accounting activities.
Education and Professional Training
Bachelor Degree in Accounting, New York University, NY (2000)