1. SÄNDRA ANTOINETTE ROMIOUS
3938 Saint George Ter. SW Home 678-384-1888
Powder Springs, GA 30127 saromious@att.net
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a permanent Accounting position in a structured environment where my knowledge can enhance the
organization's needs, diversify and expand my knowledge-base, and advance personally.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• Decreased reconciliation accounts from over 9 months in arrears to 30-45 days in 2 months.
• Assisted in the designing and implementing of a billing program, which increased efficiency.
• Decreased days to bill from 45-50 days to 20-30 days from completion of job within 2 months.
• Fundamental accounting knowledge of financial statements, taxation and auditing procedures.
• Motivated, self-starter, goal-oriented, team player, efficient, accurate, and detail-oriented. Strong analytical and
problem solving abilities.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Express Employment Professionals – Contractor - Atlanta, GA October 2014 – March 2016
Senior Accountant (their client)
• Responsibilities included accounting functions, classified transactions, financial
reports, and G/L analysis.
• Accounts Payable day-to-day operations.
• Bank Reconciliations – 12 accounts
• Reconciled and posted American Express Statements
• Reviewed, calculated, edited and processed weekly and bi-weekly payrolls for 5 company codes which
include processing 1099's
• Reviewed, edited and processed weekly Expense Reports
• Setup Banking Centers Change Order Requests
• Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports
• Reviewed AMEX, Chase Paymentech, Paymentech Merchant Services, and etc., statements for disputed
chargebacks at the Box Office for purchases of tickets
• Prepared Patron Claims - Incident/Accident Report
• Prepared Employee's Incident/Accident Claim Reports which includes OSHA's Form 300 Report
• Prepared Headcount Report for OSHA's Report
• Performed G/L analysis, reconciliations and journal entries
Independent Contractor - Hiram, GA April 2009 – September 2014
General Accountant (Various clients)
• Accounts Payable day-to-day operations.
• Generated billing invoices.
• Bank Reconciliation.
• Performed reconciliations.
• Prepared financial reports.
• Prepared individual income tax returns and advised clients of the tax advantages and disadvantages of
certain deductions.
• Responsibilities included sales, presentations, consulting, shipping/handling and training.
West Asset Management, Inc. - Marietta, GA (Restructure - moved to Omaha, NE) October 2005 to April
2009
Staff Accountant/Accounts Receivable Manager (April 2008 to April 2009)
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2. • Trained up to 5 A/R staff on day-to-day operations.
• Managed month-end closing process, developed and generated financial statements, performed G/L analysis
and reconciliations, journal entries, and other month-end close duties.
• Applied daily wire/ACH payments, and maintained monthly payment logs.
• Analyzed, researched, and identified discrepancies.
• Reconciled accounts and compiled supporting documents for reconciliation.
• Bank Reconciliation and A/R Clearing Account Reconciliation.
• Generated client cash history report, developed and generated discrepancies reports.
• Assisted A/R staff, consolidated A/R reports, generated A/R Aging Analysis report.
Accounts Receivable Reconciliations Staff Accountant (May 2006 to April 2008)
• Responsibilities included payment-processing reconciliation, wire/ACH application, analyzed, researched,
identified discrepancies, developed and generated reports, financial reports, write-offs, and G/L reconciliation.
• Performed month-end closing process, developed and generated financial statements, G/L analysis and
reconciliations, journal entries, and other month-end close duties.
• Decreased reconciliation accounts from over 9 months in arrears to 30 - 45 days in 2 months.
• Generated A/R Aging Analysis report, NCO Forward Ease reports, and FAC Statement reports.
• Reconciled accounts and compiled supporting documents for reconciliation.
• Applied daily wire/ACH payments, and maintained monthly payment logs.
• Generated client cash history report, developed and generated discrepancies reports.
Accounts Receivable Cash Application Staff Accountant (October 2005 to May 2006)
• Responsibilities included training, cash application, code and keying invoices, classified transactions, financial
reports, write-offs, and G/L reconciliation.
• Responsible for client cash deposits, application of cash to sub-ledger system, and account reconciliations.
• Prepared daily deposits, monitor bank reports for incoming wire/ACH payments, maintain monthly
payment logs.
• Coded and keyed in invoices, set up new clients, credit memos, debit memos, and settlement entries.
• Reconciled bank reports, payment logs, and client cash history reports.
• Prepared consolidated and detailed monthly aging reports.
• Performed month end close, including financial statement preparation, G/L analysis and reconciliations,
and journal entries.
• Bank Reconciliation.
Independent Contractor - Hiram, GA November 2001 to September 2005
General Accountant
• Responsibilities included accounting functions, coordinated distribution invoices, classified transactions,
financial reports, G/L analysis, A/P, A/R, and billing.
• Ensured all labor and materials were posted.
• Performed cost accruals, labor and job cost transfer.
• Responsible for closing jobs.
• Prepared commission distribution slips for A/R and distributed sales to the G/L accounts.
• Collected sales tax for several states.
• G/L analysis and reconciliations
• Prepared financial reports and numerous tax returns.
Exhibitgroup/GiltSpur (Manufacturing) - Atlanta, GA (Restructure - moved to Dallas, TX) June 1990 to
October 2001
Accounting Manager (December 1998 to October 2001)
• Managed, trained, and cross-trained an accounting staff up to seven.
• Handled all matters related to personnel history and payroll processing in the ADP system.
• Directed all financial reporting and accounting for multiple job orders costing.
• Served as accounting staff back up (A/P, A/R, Billing and P/R), as needed.
• Reviewed, edited and approved G/L coding on A/P invoices and Billing invoices.
• Reconciled commission statements, petty cash and bank statements.
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3. • Maintained fixed assets records.
• Prepared journal entries, G/L analysis, researched and reconciliations.
• Developed daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly financial reports.
• Responsible for resolving internal and external problems in the accounting department.
• Performed month end close, including financial statement preparation, G/L analysis and reconciliations,
and journal entries.
• Assisted in physical inventory procedures.
• Assisted in gathering information for independent auditors.
• Handled new personnel offer and hire packages, as well as personnel termination packages.
• Consulted and assisted on a variety of matters with top management.
• Participated in computer conversion from System 36 to IBM AS400 and EGIS accounting software.
Billing/Revenue Manager (Job Cost Accounting) (June 1995 to December 1998)
• Managed and trained a billing staff up to three.
• Developed billing forecasts and sales reports.
• Captured job cost utilizing System 36, IBM AS400 and EGIS accounting system.
• Assisted in the designing and implementing of a billing program that increased efficiency.
• Decreased days to bill from 45 – 50 days to 20 – 30 days from completion of job within two months--
expedited vendor invoices and resolved internal issues with production planners and sales.
• Maintained standard price changes and mark-ups in the cost system.
• Reviewed production order contracts and generated cost sheets.
• Prepared clients and inter-companies billing invoices utilizing Excel.
• Reviewed billing, edited and approved G/L coding in A/R.
• Prepared commission distribution slips for A/R and distributed sales to the G/L accounts.
• Collected sales tax for several states including VAT tax, and wire transfers.
• Reviewed closed Job Analysis and Salesman’s Analysis Reports for discrepancies.
• Perform profit and loss analysis and variance analysis; analyzed and researched variances.
• Developed and generated billing financial reports.
• Prepared journal entries, G/L analysis and reconciliations.
• Performed month end close, including financial statement preparation, G/L analysis and reconciliations,
and journal entries.
• Assisted in physical inventory procedures and special projects, as assigned.
Biller/Senior Biller (Job Cost Accounting) (June 1990 to May 1995)
• Generated job cost sheets, reviewed production order contracts, ensured all labor and materials were posted.
• Captured job cost utilizing System 36 accounting system.
• Developed monthly billing forecasts.
• Performed cost accruals, labor and job cost transfers.
• Prepared clients and inter-companies billing invoices utilizing Excel.
• Collected sales tax for several states including VAT tax, and wire transfers.
• Prepared commission distribution slips for A/R and distributed sales to the G/L accounts.
• Performed month end close, including financial statement preparation, G/L analysis and reconciliations,
and journal entries.
EDUCATION
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale, IL
B.S., Accounting, Minor: Business Administration
Chattahoochee Technical College - Marietta, GA
Perfected additional upper level accounting courses
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Proficient in the use of: Microsoft Office Products, including Advanced Excel, Windows, Data Base III, ADP
Dos/Windows, Turbo Tax, System 36, IBM AS400, EGIS, Peachtree Accounting, QuickBooks, Epicor, FAC, NCO
eForwardEase, Great Plains, Lotus 1-2-3, VP Planner, PC Write, and Word Perfect.
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