CPA with 7 years in general ledger, close and financial reporting for mid-size energy and services companies. Cut the monthly close from 10 to 6 days, led 3 clean external audits, and automated reconciliations in NetSuite and Excel.
Core Competencies
Month-end close, General ledger, Account reconciliations, Accruals, Fixed assets, Financial reporting, US GAAP, SOX controls, External audit support, Intercompany accounting, NetSuite, SAP, QuickBooks, Excel (pivots, XLOOKUP, Power Query), BlackLine
Professional Experience
Gulfbridge Energy ServicesHouston, TX
Senior AccountantApr 2022 – Present
Cut the monthly close from 10 to 6 days by rebuilding the close checklist and automating 40 reconciliations.
Prepared the audit file for 3 years of clean external audits with no material adjustments.
Own GL accounting for a $220M revenue business unit, including accruals, prepaids and fixed assets.
Found $310K in duplicate and unclaimed vendor credits during an accounts payable review.
Lone Star Facility PartnersHouston, TX
Staff AccountantJul 2019 – Mar 2022
Prepared monthly financial statements and variance analysis for 4 regional entities.
Led the move from QuickBooks to NetSuite for accounts payable, cutting invoice processing time 45%.
Reconciled intercompany balances across 6 entities each month, clearing a 2-year backlog in 5 months.
Prepared quarterly sales and use tax filings for 3 states with no penalties.
Whitmore & Lane CPAsAustin, TX
Audit AssociateSep 2017 – Jun 2019
Tested revenue, payroll and inventory controls on 15 audits for private manufacturing and services clients.
Drafted management letter comments that clients used to fix 20+ control gaps.
Prepared workpapers and audit testing in CaseWare for engagement teams of 3 to 5 auditors.
Reconciled cash and receivable confirmations for clients with up to $90M in revenue.
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Section
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Summary
Credential, years, industry, one close or audit result, main systems.
"Numbers person" style phrases.
CPA, 7 years; cut monthly close from 10 to 6 days.
Experience
Process, change, result in days, dollars or audit outcome.
"Responsible for journal entries".
Automated 40 reconciliations; close down to 6 days.
Skills
Accounting areas, standards and systems, grouped.
Basic "Microsoft Office" alone.
Systems: NetSuite, SAP, BlackLine.
Certifications
CPA, CMA, ACCA or CIA with state or body.
"CPA candidate" without exam progress.
CPA, Texas.
Education
Accounting degree and school; credit hours if a CPA requirement matters.
GPA after a few years.
B.B.A. Accounting, University of Houston.
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Area
Weak
Strong
Close
Handled month-end close.
Cut the monthly close from 10 to 6 days by automating 40 reconciliations.
Audit
Supported audits.
Prepared audit files for 3 clean external audits with no material adjustments.
Savings
Reviewed payables.
Found $310K in duplicate and unclaimed vendor credits in an AP review.
Systems
Used NetSuite.
Moved AP from QuickBooks to NetSuite, cutting invoice processing time 45%.
Reconciliation
Did intercompany reconciliations.
Cleared a 2-year intercompany backlog across 6 entities in 5 months.
ATS keywords
Keywords accountant postings ask for
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General ledgerMonth-end closeAccount reconciliationFinancial statementsUS GAAPIFRSAccrualsJournal entriesAccounts payableAccounts receivableAuditSOXNetSuiteSAPQuickBooksExcelVariance analysisCPA
Formatting
Do's and don'ts
Do
Quantify close time, audit outcomes and dollars found.
Name the standards (GAAP, IFRS) and systems you use.
Put CPA or ACCA status near your name or in the summary.
Give entity count or revenue size for scope.
Don't
Don't list duties copied from a job description.
Don't leave out the ERP if the posting names one you know.
Don't include confidential client names from audit work.
Don't pad with basic Office skills.
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Your credential, close and reporting results, audit outcomes, the standards you work under, your ERP and Excel skills, and the size of the books you handle.
Where do I put my CPA?
After your name or in the first line of the summary, and again in certifications. Many postings filter for it.
How do I show Excel skills?
Name the functions and tools you actually use (XLOOKUP, pivots, Power Query) and show a result, such as reconciliations you automated.
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One page early in your career; two pages for senior accountants and managers with several roles.