BETH EARLENE LYNCH
6830 Xenon, Arvada, Colorado 80004
Telephone: (303) 816-1005, (720) 226-6975
E-mail: lynchbe2009@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE
Senior or staff accountant position requiring superior technical and analytical skills, a broad range of accounting career
history, aptitude and adept professionalism, and a strong commitment to excellence
QUALIFICATIONS
 Exceptional career history of continual growth and advancement
 Proven ability to thrive productively in a fast-paced environment
 Extensive accounting, administration, supervisory and bookkeeping experience
 Ability to learn quickly and exhibit conscientiousness, diligence, and loyal dedication
 Superior interpersonal and communication skills
 Typing speed 85 w.p.m. Ten-key speed 14,200 k.p.m.
 Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics, Excel, QuickBooks, Word, Outlook, Peachtree, MAS90, Access,
PowerPoint, Act, Lotus, Genesis, Quicken, Norton Accounting Software.
EDUCATION
 Strayer University: Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting – graduated Summa cum Laude in December,
2009 – 4.0 GPA, President’s List, Alpha Chi Honor Society, Alpha Signa Lambda Honor Society.
 Green Mountain Senior High School – 3.72 GPA, National Honor Society.
EXPERIENCE
2007, July–2016, Aug. G.A.S. Unlimited, Inc. – Staffing for Oil & Gas and Energy Industries (Houston, Texas)
Senior Staff Accountant [Promotion: 2009 – 2016]
Worked remotelyfull time while residing in Colo.from 2010 – 2016; included frequent travel to Texas every 1-2 months.
 Reconcile/ maintain all prepaid asset general ledger accounts; originate and enter all amortization and
adjusting journal entries for 1 domestic plus 3 international entities.
 Review / approve many general ledger and sub-ledger reconciliations as well as accruals for notes payable,
sales, factoring fees and other expenses for several entities. Direct staff in performing any needed
corrections.
 Oversee reconciliation process for all accounts receivable for all entities, and approve for posting all cash
receipts for 3 companies.
 Manage bank communications and notifications regarding receivables invoice factoring and buy-backs of
purchased invoices.
 Supervise handling of all collections inquiries for corporate receivables, to include research projects,
unapplied payment transaction resolution, statement and reminder letter issuance plus documentation
approvals.
 Handle client interactions for chronically overdue accounts. Review / approve debit and credit memo
applications for billing adjustments as well as bad debt write-off requests.
 Liaise with internal sales and recruiting departments regarding operational issues and problem solving to
identify client-specific billing issues regarding past due receivables.
 Trouble-shoot and facilitate streamlining of accounting department billing processes including generation of
new and upgraded procedures.
 Design new process for purchase order monitoring and exceptions research; compose detailed instructions
and train subordinates on 1) weekly reporting that tracks PO’s, 2) generation of interdepartmental plus
external client notifications regarding percentage of completion; and 3) processing and resolution of
exceptions.
 Assume lead role facilitating many audit verification projects including liaising interdepartmentally to
assemble detailed special reports for various external auditors.
 Support implementation of upgrade from Peachtree to Great Plains accounting software, including mapping
of new chart of accounts.
 Received bonus pay for exemplary performance
Staff Accountant[2007-2009]
 Reconcile/maintain all intercompany general ledger accounts; originate and enter all intercompany journal
entries (3 domestic and 17 international entities) and pay intercompany billings
 Code all accounts payable and inspect/verify accuracy of accounts payable entries and payments
 Create and enter all accruals for prepaid expense accounts, notes payable, and accounts payable
 Post credit card activity, issue payments, and finalize expense reports for all purchasing cards.
 Generate and enter international wires and all foreign currency wires for multiple entities
 Issue and enter all tax and credit card payments, and enter payments of all tax-related A / P
 Reconcile accounts receivable for all entities, and enter all cash receipts for 19 entities
 Handle collections of corporate receivables to include client contact and entering contact details
 Process payroll for employees of two entities.
 Reconcile occasional payroll, payroll deduction, and payroll tax general ledger accounts
 Assume granted responsibility for approving posting of all self-generated journal entries
 Fulfill active substantiating role in multiple interim and annual audits by providing multiple detailed
explanatory and corroborative projects for auditors from various external audit firms.
2006 – 2007 Office Manager / Accounting Supervisor, Western Horticultural - Landscaping (Houston, TX)
 Managed all accounting and clerical functions plus human resources administration
 Processed payroll, accounts payable and accounts receivable
 Generated and recorded client invoicing and handled corporate collections and contact reports
 Maintained and updated inventory and project data systems
 Supervised one employee and verified accuracy of subordinate’s work produced
2005 – 2006 Corporate Staff Accountant, Group 1 Automotive – Auto Sales (Houston, TX)
 Reconciled 15 bank accounts monthly for publicly owned Fortune 500 company
 Handled coding and entry of bank transactions and sweep disbursements
 Reconciled and generated journal entries for intercompany accounts, expense accruals, fixed assets
acquisitions and disposals, depreciation schedules, and accounts payable accruals
 Maintained prepaid expense accrual spreadsheets and reconciled and issued departmental budgets
 Accumulated documentation for all monthly and quarterly accrued expense entries
 Month-end and quarter-end closing spreadsheets and provided required reports and documentation
 Issued all 1099 forms for five corporate entities
 Provided project spreadsheets and substantiating documentation for internal and external auditors
 Received bonus pay for exemplary performance
2001 – 2005 Full Charge Bookkeeper, Clear Lake Auto Service – Auto Repair / Tire Sales (Webster, TX)
 Handled full range of accounting through financial statements
 Issued payroll and generated all payroll tax deposits and returns; handled all insurances and benefits
 Managed cash flow and maintained annual and quarterly budgets
 Conducted variance research and cost analysis data for management decision-making purposes
2000 – 2001 Accounting / Office Manager, Haley Floral Resources – Wholesale Dist. (Denver, CO)
 Managed full range of accounting through financial statements plus all clerical functions
 Supervised one administrative assistant and handled hiring and human resource issues
 Provided and filed all payroll tax reporting
 Generated journal entries and handled period-end close
 Analyzed and reconciled general ledger accounts
 Provided all reporting and documentation for annual full external audit
 Received bonus pay for exemplary performance
1999 – 2000 Accounting Manager, Meteor Industries, Inc. – Oil & Gas + Convenience Stores (Denver, CO)
 Oversaw and supervised accounting department staff of three subordinates
 Managed cash flow and disbursements scheduling, payroll and benefits
 Hired and trained all departmental employees
 Reconciled 12 sweep bank accounts
 Reconciled gasoline, diesel and propane inventory and generated monthly reports
1995 – 1999 Lead Accountant, ServiceMaster of Downtown – Carpet Cleaning (Englewood, CO)
 Managed all accounting and administrative staff and functions including budgeting
 Analyzed general ledger accounts, issued financial statements and departmental reports for two entities

LynchBE Resume

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    BETH EARLENE LYNCH 6830Xenon, Arvada, Colorado 80004 Telephone: (303) 816-1005, (720) 226-6975 E-mail: lynchbe2009@gmail.com OBJECTIVE Senior or staff accountant position requiring superior technical and analytical skills, a broad range of accounting career history, aptitude and adept professionalism, and a strong commitment to excellence QUALIFICATIONS  Exceptional career history of continual growth and advancement  Proven ability to thrive productively in a fast-paced environment  Extensive accounting, administration, supervisory and bookkeeping experience  Ability to learn quickly and exhibit conscientiousness, diligence, and loyal dedication  Superior interpersonal and communication skills  Typing speed 85 w.p.m. Ten-key speed 14,200 k.p.m.  Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics, Excel, QuickBooks, Word, Outlook, Peachtree, MAS90, Access, PowerPoint, Act, Lotus, Genesis, Quicken, Norton Accounting Software. EDUCATION  Strayer University: Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting – graduated Summa cum Laude in December, 2009 – 4.0 GPA, President’s List, Alpha Chi Honor Society, Alpha Signa Lambda Honor Society.  Green Mountain Senior High School – 3.72 GPA, National Honor Society. EXPERIENCE 2007, July–2016, Aug. G.A.S. Unlimited, Inc. – Staffing for Oil & Gas and Energy Industries (Houston, Texas) Senior Staff Accountant [Promotion: 2009 – 2016] Worked remotelyfull time while residing in Colo.from 2010 – 2016; included frequent travel to Texas every 1-2 months.  Reconcile/ maintain all prepaid asset general ledger accounts; originate and enter all amortization and adjusting journal entries for 1 domestic plus 3 international entities.  Review / approve many general ledger and sub-ledger reconciliations as well as accruals for notes payable, sales, factoring fees and other expenses for several entities. Direct staff in performing any needed corrections.  Oversee reconciliation process for all accounts receivable for all entities, and approve for posting all cash receipts for 3 companies.  Manage bank communications and notifications regarding receivables invoice factoring and buy-backs of purchased invoices.  Supervise handling of all collections inquiries for corporate receivables, to include research projects, unapplied payment transaction resolution, statement and reminder letter issuance plus documentation approvals.  Handle client interactions for chronically overdue accounts. Review / approve debit and credit memo applications for billing adjustments as well as bad debt write-off requests.  Liaise with internal sales and recruiting departments regarding operational issues and problem solving to identify client-specific billing issues regarding past due receivables.  Trouble-shoot and facilitate streamlining of accounting department billing processes including generation of new and upgraded procedures.
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     Design newprocess for purchase order monitoring and exceptions research; compose detailed instructions and train subordinates on 1) weekly reporting that tracks PO’s, 2) generation of interdepartmental plus external client notifications regarding percentage of completion; and 3) processing and resolution of exceptions.  Assume lead role facilitating many audit verification projects including liaising interdepartmentally to assemble detailed special reports for various external auditors.  Support implementation of upgrade from Peachtree to Great Plains accounting software, including mapping of new chart of accounts.  Received bonus pay for exemplary performance Staff Accountant[2007-2009]  Reconcile/maintain all intercompany general ledger accounts; originate and enter all intercompany journal entries (3 domestic and 17 international entities) and pay intercompany billings  Code all accounts payable and inspect/verify accuracy of accounts payable entries and payments  Create and enter all accruals for prepaid expense accounts, notes payable, and accounts payable  Post credit card activity, issue payments, and finalize expense reports for all purchasing cards.  Generate and enter international wires and all foreign currency wires for multiple entities  Issue and enter all tax and credit card payments, and enter payments of all tax-related A / P  Reconcile accounts receivable for all entities, and enter all cash receipts for 19 entities  Handle collections of corporate receivables to include client contact and entering contact details  Process payroll for employees of two entities.  Reconcile occasional payroll, payroll deduction, and payroll tax general ledger accounts  Assume granted responsibility for approving posting of all self-generated journal entries  Fulfill active substantiating role in multiple interim and annual audits by providing multiple detailed explanatory and corroborative projects for auditors from various external audit firms. 2006 – 2007 Office Manager / Accounting Supervisor, Western Horticultural - Landscaping (Houston, TX)  Managed all accounting and clerical functions plus human resources administration  Processed payroll, accounts payable and accounts receivable  Generated and recorded client invoicing and handled corporate collections and contact reports  Maintained and updated inventory and project data systems  Supervised one employee and verified accuracy of subordinate’s work produced 2005 – 2006 Corporate Staff Accountant, Group 1 Automotive – Auto Sales (Houston, TX)  Reconciled 15 bank accounts monthly for publicly owned Fortune 500 company  Handled coding and entry of bank transactions and sweep disbursements  Reconciled and generated journal entries for intercompany accounts, expense accruals, fixed assets acquisitions and disposals, depreciation schedules, and accounts payable accruals  Maintained prepaid expense accrual spreadsheets and reconciled and issued departmental budgets  Accumulated documentation for all monthly and quarterly accrued expense entries  Month-end and quarter-end closing spreadsheets and provided required reports and documentation  Issued all 1099 forms for five corporate entities  Provided project spreadsheets and substantiating documentation for internal and external auditors  Received bonus pay for exemplary performance 2001 – 2005 Full Charge Bookkeeper, Clear Lake Auto Service – Auto Repair / Tire Sales (Webster, TX)  Handled full range of accounting through financial statements  Issued payroll and generated all payroll tax deposits and returns; handled all insurances and benefits  Managed cash flow and maintained annual and quarterly budgets  Conducted variance research and cost analysis data for management decision-making purposes 2000 – 2001 Accounting / Office Manager, Haley Floral Resources – Wholesale Dist. (Denver, CO)  Managed full range of accounting through financial statements plus all clerical functions  Supervised one administrative assistant and handled hiring and human resource issues  Provided and filed all payroll tax reporting  Generated journal entries and handled period-end close  Analyzed and reconciled general ledger accounts  Provided all reporting and documentation for annual full external audit
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     Received bonuspay for exemplary performance 1999 – 2000 Accounting Manager, Meteor Industries, Inc. – Oil & Gas + Convenience Stores (Denver, CO)  Oversaw and supervised accounting department staff of three subordinates  Managed cash flow and disbursements scheduling, payroll and benefits  Hired and trained all departmental employees  Reconciled 12 sweep bank accounts  Reconciled gasoline, diesel and propane inventory and generated monthly reports 1995 – 1999 Lead Accountant, ServiceMaster of Downtown – Carpet Cleaning (Englewood, CO)  Managed all accounting and administrative staff and functions including budgeting  Analyzed general ledger accounts, issued financial statements and departmental reports for two entities