FAYOLA GIRARD
Fredericksburg,VA
Summary
Experienced Senior Accountant successful at cultivating effective working relationships at all levels with proven track record of performing work ethically while maintaining integrity of all financial data.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Accountant
Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE)
2014.07 - Current
- Perform monthly bank account and general ledger account reconciliations
- Prepared monthly journal entries
- Provided timely and accurate financial reporting to senior management, enabling informed decision-making based on reliable data.
- Generate preliminary financial statements
- Initiate ACH payments
- Full cycle A/P
- Process annual 1099’s, W-2’s
- Managed quarterly sales tax and estimated tax payments ensuring timely submissions and compliance with regulations.
- Assist with annual audit
- Process semi-monthly payroll using platform
- Conduct background checks, and verify references for potential employees
- Conduct new employee orientation and exit interview
- Process employee benefits enrollments and terminations
- Maintain employee personnel files according to company’s retention policy
- Assist CFO as needed.
Accounting Technician NF-2
MCCS Camp Lejeune Fiscal Management Division
2012.03 - 2014.04
- Provide world class customer service as Petty Cash custodian
- Process cash reimbursements and receipts
- Perform daily sales audit of various activity centers aboard the installation
- Analyze and communicate system problems that produce errors to in daily sales reporting to Managers and IT department
- Analyze discrepancies in daily sales reports and present to management for corrective action
- Perform daily adjusting entries and monthly transfer entries
- Perform monthly account reconciliations and present recommendations for adjusting entries when necessary
- Periodically re-examine sales audit reporting systems with emphasis on developing new processes to improve the accuracy of data entry and workflow efficiency
- Update standard operating procedures as needed
- Assist with inquiries from other departments as needed.
Staff Accountant
Advanced Concepts, Inc.
2008.04 - 2011.08
- Processed full cycle A/P, weekly cash disbursements and vendor file maintenance
- Reviewed and processed employee and subcontractor travel claim/expense reports per GSA standards
- Process daily cash receipts
- Monthly bank and balance sheet account reconciliations
- Generate and maintain various monthly reports and prepaid schedules
- Prepared and processed journal entries to record in general ledger and maintain consistent documentation
- Participated in internal and external audit processes to establish accurate financial records and comply with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and regulatory requirements.
- Compile and generate yearly 1099-MISC forms
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Brooklyn College, (CUNY)
Brooklyn, NY09.2004
Associate of Applied Science - Accounting
New York City Technical College, (CUNY)
Brooklyn, NY06.2000
High School Diploma -
Clara Barton High School For Health Professions
Brooklyn, NY06.1997
Skills
- Word
- Excel
- Adobe Acrobat
- Sage Intacct, Sage Fixed Assets, MS Dynamics Great Plains, ADP Workforce Now
- Interpersonal, communication, and team-player, strong customer service and detail-oriented skills
- Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable procedures
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Timeline
Senior Accountant
Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE)
2014.07 - Current
Accounting Technician NF-2
MCCS Camp Lejeune Fiscal Management Division
2012.03 - 2014.04
Staff Accountant
Advanced Concepts, Inc.
2008.04 - 2011.08
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Brooklyn College, (CUNY)
Associate of Applied Science - Accounting
New York City Technical College, (CUNY)
High School Diploma -
Clara Barton High School For Health Professions
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