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Accounting , Bookkeeping Resume
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| Desired Industry: Accounting/Bookkeeping |
SpiderID: 15186 |
| Desired Job Location: Houston, Texas |
Date Posted: 8/29/2007 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Yes |
| Job Level: Experienced with over 2 years experience |
Willing to Travel: No |
| Highest Degree Attained: High School/Equivalent |
Willing to Relocate: No |
Objective:
My objective is to find a job, a permanent position is what would interest me most, but I will accept contract, and part-time work also.
Experience:
08/2006-7/2007: Contract and Temporary Positions: Full Charge Bookkeeper
Assisted with the integration and implementation of new accounting
software package; In-house payroll and Ceridian payroll service
09/2005-06/2006: McVaugh Custom Homes Inc: Staff Accountant
General ledger; construction draws; accounts payable vendor and subcontractor invoices; interest payments to banks; reconciling of vendor and subcontractor accounts; loan payment schedules; property tax schedules; and other accounting duties as requested by company controller; provided savings to the company by eliminating late fees; taking advantage of discounts; worked with IT to make simplify and speed up processing payables processing
11/2004-07/2005: Temporary & Contract Work: Bookkeeper
Accounts receivable; accounts payable; payroll; reconciliation of accounts;
Excel spreadsheets; customer service; collections; interacted with other departments and management
2004-2006: (Seasonal) H & R Block Income Tax Services: Tax Preparer
H &R Block Tax Preparation Software;
Other tax preparation software, TurboTax, Tax Wise, Tax Act
08/2003 – 05/2004: Summit International Trading Company and Unicare Dental Group: Houston, Texas: Full Charge Bookkeeper
Maintained two sets of books one for each company; accomplished updating of financial reporting modules to comply with GAAP; established new streamlined procedures; reviewed chart of accounts with company CPA and eliminated duplicate accounts and procedures resulting in increased efficiency
11/1999 – 08/2002: Retired: Houston, Texas:
During this period returned to college to stay active, and improve my skills; Later made the decision to make a career change and decided to pursue a bachelor’s degree in accounting
02/1992 – 11/1999: MGM METAL RECYCLERS, Houston, Texas: Owner
Built scrap metal recycling business from ground up after working in industry for twelve years; maintained general ledger; general journals, receivables, payables, reconciliation of accounts, and month-end and year-end financial statements; accounting was accomplished using Excel and QuickBooks; successfully ran company until selling it in 1999
03/1989 – 02/1992: GULF METALS INDUSTRIES, INC., Houston, Texas:
Representative/Customer Service: Maintained business relationships with new and established customers; including two of the company’s largest accounts whose annual revenues each exceeded $1,000,000,000; Prepared proposals and negotiated short- and long-term contracts with new customers while continuing relationships with existing customers; brought on board two major accounts during this time period; recognizing a niche for accounts too small for larger scrap metal dealers which company was not interested in pursuing; I left to start my own business
MILITARY SERVICE:
U. S. Army Specialist 4th Airborne Infantry
Education:
2002 - Present UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, Houston, Texas:
Anticipated graduation date May, 2009; Bachelors of Business Administration with an accounting major; Deans List Spring 2002
2001 - 2002 WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE, Sugar Land, Texas:
Took courses to increase my general knowledge of business; Deans List Fall 2001
Affiliations:
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
Professional Accountants Society University of Houston; Houston CPA Society Student Auxiliary; American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
Habitat for Humanity; Boy Scouts of America Troop 1190; Work with VITA (Volunteer in Tax Assistance – free income tax assistance) with the Houston Asset Building Coalition and the Internal Revenue Service
Skills:
SKILLS: MODULES AND AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
• QuickBooks Certified Pro Advisor
• Peachtree
• Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
• MAS 90, Carillon, and Maxwell accounting software packages
• Manual Payroll, Ceridian, and Paycheck payroll services
Reference:
References will be provided upon request.
Candidate Contact Information:
| Name: Martin Meyer |
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Phone: 281-240-0326 |
| City: Sugar Land |
Fax: - |
| State: Texas |
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| Zip: 77478 |
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