Carey O.

Experience

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  Walworth Co.

  Aug 2000 - Jun 2001

  Staff Accountant

  •Worked full time while finishing school full time.•Responsible for collection of past due invoices and maintenance of daily cash.• Document and maintain monthly journal entries.• Responsible for receiving payment for invoices and posting to the generalledger.

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  Curzon, Cumbey & Kunkel, PLLC

  Jun 2001 - May 2003

  Staff Accountant

  •Responsible for the preparation of corporate and individual tax returns.• Prepared and updated financial statements for corporations and partnerships.• Assists on various ongoing audit engagement.• Assist in the preparation of monthly and year-end financial statements and monthly and year end closings• Prepared quarterly and annual statement and assisted in thepreparation/analysis of expense reports• Reconcile, analyze and maintain various clients, bookkeeping through generalledger and bank reconciliation• Prepare and process: Accounts Payable, Payroll and post AccountsReceivables• Assist in the reconstruction of various clients financials. Show less

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  INTEC Engineering Group BV

  May 2003 - Jun 2007

  Sr. Accountant

  • Supervised two staff accountants; validated a variety of accounting dataentered into schedules and accounts. Ensured accuracy and timely postingof accounting entries, bank reconciliations, in addition to performing regular performance reviews• Reviewed financial reports, prepared various analysis on spending patternincluding furnished expert advice and recommendations, and developedinnovative approaches and solutions for improvements to financial management processes• Assisted with the preparation of the consolidated monthly financial statementprepared, and review information requested by external auditors• Supervision of semi-monthly payroll, timesheet entry, monthly monitoring ofpaid time off accruals and payroll bank reconciliation• Assist in the preparation of monthly and year-end financial statements anmonthly and year end closings• Preparation of monthly journal entries, reporting and financial statements.• Maintenance of international monthly reporting and financial statements.• Internal auditing for all accounting functions. Show less

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  Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

  Jun 2007 - Mar 2016

  • Gathered, analyzed and documented data via SAP, Workspace, Concur, Wells Fargo Pcard system or any other database accessible pertaining to a specific internal department being reviewed, through interviewing and ongoing discussions with personnel within APC.• Supervised rotational accountants in the office and on field audits.• Detail reviewed of annual company 10-K and proxy statements before filing with the SEC.• Assisted in the reviewing and analysis of data for FCPA audits. • Streamlined the collecting and investigating of data for developing solid fraud cases via Excel spreadsheets with heavy emphasis on pivot tables and vlookups.• Lead field vendor audits in various locations around the United States from the initial contact of the vendor to writing up the closing documents and recovered millions of dollars for Anadarko.• Extensive internet research on vendors and individuals in preparation for audits.• Data mining to enhanced audit processes that reduced time in the vendor’s office and increase proficiency to complete the audit in timelier manner.• Documented and conducted training presentations to educate employees about company policies and processes in numerous field offices. Show less • Monthly, quarterly and annual maintenance and closing of numerous companies.• Prepared quarter and annual schedules to support the company’s 10-Q and 10-K for filing.• Assisted in the review of the 10-Q and 10-K.• Maintained monthly account reconciliations and record necessary journal entries.• Evaluated and prepare monthly billing to a non-controlling interest company via Intercompany accounts.• Developed monthly trend analysis using BEX and Excel spreadsheets to assist in evaluation and review of monthly activity.• Coordinated and prepare monthly financial close calendar.• Communicated external auditor’s needs to the appropriate department to allow them to effectively and efficiently audit our organization. Show less

  • Sr. Auditor

    Aug 2010 - Mar 2016

  • Sr. Financial Analyst

    Jun 2007 - Aug 2010
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  Conn's HomePlus

  Jul 2016 - May 2017

  Sr. Accountant

  • Maintain lease activity on a continuous basis via Microsoft Excel spreadsheets through communication with numerous landlords; including rent, common area maintenance, insurance, taxes and additional payments per the agreed upon lease. • Monthly reconciliations and accruals for personal property & real estate taxes, prepaid rent, contract labor accounts, straight line lease and more.• Variance analysis for accrual accounts with differences between months, quarters and years via spreadsheets.• Research provided to other departments as needed utilizing Lawson to gather data and spreadsheets to organize the information with pivot tables and graphs. Show less

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  BJ Services

  May 2017 - Jul 2019

  Manager, Fixed Asset Accounting

  • Assisted in the configuration and implementation of the Fixed Asset and Project module for Microsoft Dynamics AX.• Maintained monthly capital expenditures and depreciation, along with sale and disposals of over 15,000 assets totaling over $1B.• Continuous monitoring of all P&L costs for incorrectly coded capital expenses, while investigating and correcting the system errors causing the adjustment.• Frequent communication with the Enterprise Asset Management and Supply Chain Management departments to review any additional issues needed to be addressed in Microsoft Dynamics AX to record capital expenditures on a timely basis.• Performed monthly close tasks and account reconciliations via Blackline in a timely manner. Show less

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  Forum Energy Technologies

  Sept 2019 - Dec 2020

  Accounting Manager

  · Review and approve transactions for closing five separate company general ledgers on a monthly basis in two different versions of Microsoft Dynamics NAV.· Monthly, quarterly and annual review of all SOX controls for five different companies· Constant communication with operations personnel associated with each ledger (5 total) closed monthly· Monthly review and approval of account reconciliations for ledgers using Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System· Continuous improvement of processes and procedures to reduce monthly close time and increase time for analysis Show less

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  Jurassic Quest

  Jan 2021 - Sept 2021

  Contractor

  · Review, reconcile and correct multiple major general ledger accounts; including Inventory, Fixed Assets and cash drawer accounts; and their corresponding subledgers.· Monthly recording and evaluating of journal entries in a timely manner to assist in improving the closing process.· Preparation of ad hoc reports for upper management as needed.· Continuous monitoring of expenditures toward each individual road show at each location· Weekly updating of the 13-week cash flow workbook for the Controller. Show less

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  Robert Half Management Resources

  Sept 2021 - May 2024

  Sr. Consultant
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  WATCHTOWER Firearms

  May 2024 - now

  Accounting Director