Melissa Lunsford

Melissa Lunsford

Accountant

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Accounting Manager at Acclara

  • Education

    • BF Terry High School

      1992 - 1996
      High School

      Activities and Societies: Rangerettes (drill team), National Honor Society

    • University of Houston

      1996 - 2000
      Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Accounting 3.74
  • Experience

    • Perry Homes

      Sept 2000 - Mar 2008
      Accountant
    • Rain CII Carbon LLC

      May 2008 - Sept 2014
      Senior Accountant

      Frequent SAP user with experience in FI module, asset ledger, and cash managementIntegral role in completing monthly seven-day close accurately and on timePrepare financial reports and written analyses for use by managementReconcile inventory accountsManage all capital assets in SAP and use internal-order system to track assets under constructionPrepare and analyze periodic budget and forecast schedulesWork directly with external auditors by preparing schedules, answering questions, and pulling back-up for quarterly and yearly auditsPrepare and file reports with the federal government on a monthly, quarterly, and yearly basisFile annual property tax renditions and exemptionsPrepare calculations for foreign currency gains and lossesBusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation (BPC) system administrator who designs and edits reports and input templates, performs monthly data loads, and trouble-shoots errors Show less

    • EZE Trucking, LLC

      Nov 2014 - Jul 2016

      Key role in implementation of Microsoft Dynamics GP Organize / clean up balance sheet reconciliationsAssist with month-end closing journal entriesAssist with preparation of consolidated financial statements

      • Accounting Consultant

        May 2015 - Jul 2016
      • Accounting Contractor

        Nov 2014 - Apr 2015
    • Acclara

      Jan 2017 - now

      Run all daily accounting functions for 2 subsidiary companies including daily cash reconciliation, posting cash receipts, vendor set-up, check runs, positive payComplete all month-end processes for 2 subsidiary companies including journal entries, accruals, posting A/R invoices, fixed assets, balance sheet reconciliationsPrepare and analyze financial reports for use by managementLead role in updating payment processes to pay via ACH vs checksAssist in building financial statements using Management ReporterWork directly with external auditors by preparing schedules, answering questions, and pulling back-up Show less

      • Accounting Manager

        Jan 2023 - now
      • Accountant

        Jan 2017 - Jul 2023
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • CPA

      Jan 2002