Accounting Manager

Posted on: 2007-04-25

Darisa J. Hill 733 Batista Drive • San Jose, CA 95136 • (408) 646-1297 • [email protected] Accomplished and highly qualified Finance Professional with management skills and expertise in generally accepted accounting practices and standards for public and privately held corporations SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS • Strong leader possessing expertise in all facets of accounting, including P & L, budgeting, forecasting, analysis, cash management, reporting and compliance. • Proven track record in designing and implementing policies and practices that improve productivity and efficiencies. • Demonstrated success as serving as key resource within organizations by knowing what questions to ask and utilizing answers to devise methods for accomplishing goals. • Hands-on, relaxed manager who is skilled at prioritizing and completing multiple projects simultaneously while working under stringent deadlines. • Analytical and detail-oriented with excellent communication and organizational skills; interacts effectively with colleagues, senior management and clients. • Flexible, adaptable, hardworking and self-directed with strong work ethic. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Service Performance Corporation, San Jose, CA 1990 – 2006 Accounting Manager (1992 – 2006) for full-service building maintenance organization. • Serve as member of leadership team and oversee all financial activities conducted by corporation. • Provide direction to 4 person accounting team responsible for general ledger maintenance, accounts receivables, accounts payable, balance sheet reconciliation, credit/collections, and monthly closings. • Routinely review and evaluate daily accounting practices to ensure total compliance with GAAP, and internal policies. • Develop and implemented internal controls and procedures and adjusted to accommodate organizational growth. • Conduct in-depth balance sheet and income statement analysis of actuals versus budget and provide details on variances. • Create monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements and provide to outside CPA for tax filings. • Prepare detail P&L on every client to justify charges and support increases to pricing. Full Charge Bookkeeper (1990 – 1992) • Established operational standards for finance department and executed all daily accounting functions. • Hired and trained staff as organization grew and allocated workflow to ensure deadlines were consistently achieved. • Competently reconciled bank statements for multiple accounts on monthly basis. • Oversaw the processing of payroll and managed activities of outsourced payroll preparation vendor. Swintek Enterprises, Inc., Santa Clara, CA 1978 – 1990 Controller of small electronics firm. • Managed entire establishment and implementation of generally accepted account practices and standards needed to support company’s start-up and continuing growth. • Actively participated and provided direction on all accounting processes and fiscal activities. • Created and presented comparative financial statement analysis to senior management. • Led conversion to automated accounting system and directed subsequent upgrades. EDUCATION Completed 3 Years of Accounting Coursework, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA COMPUTER SKILLS Microsoft Excel/Word/PowerPoint/Access, QuickBooks, Microsoft Dynamics, Windows Applications Excellent References Available Upon Request