Assistant Reconciliation Accountant Resume

A reconciliation accountant ensures that there is no mismatch between the company's general ledgers\ and bank balance. He or she is responsible for evaluating and analyzing two sets of accounts, maintaining bank accounts, matching it to the balance sheet at the end of the accounting period, and taking measures to resolve discrepancies. A strong knowledge of the accounting principles and extensive experience of the reconciliation duties are essential for this profile. To make the hiring manager take notice of your candidacy, writing a succinct resume is also a must. On your document, apart from highlighting your major reconciliation responsibilities, mention keywords related to the profile such as financial reports, balance sheets, account payable or receivables tasks along with the required skills. For further assistance, refer to this assistant reconciliation accountant sample.

Sample Assistant Reconciliation Accountant Resume

Jack R. Mason
3681 Broad Street
Birmingham, AL 35209
Phone: 205-176-9183
Email: jack.mason@anymail.com

Job Objective:

Experienced, skilled and highly motivated accounting professional looking for the position of Accounting Reconciliation Specialist to use my knowledge for assessing balance sheets, reviewing financial reports, and performing timely reconciliations.

Summary of Skills:

Sound knowledge of accounting principles, GAAP, and financial analysis methods
Comprehensive experience of preparing financial documents, conducting audits, and performing various accounting duties
Expertise in creating data extracts for ad hoc reporting by applying advance Excel formulas
Proficiency in MS Office, and advanced accounting software
Capable of reviewing monthly account reconciliations, and liaising with various departments to ensure accuracy of the financial for creating accurate reports
Familiar with federal standards, and regulations concerning auditing process
Strong organizational and communication skills

Work Experience:

Assistant Reconciliation Accountant
Hovoine Incorporation, Birmingham, AL
March 2016 – Present

Ensuring that the cash amounts in the company's accounting ledgers are according to the monthly bank statements
Performing reconciliations related to cash and check by reviewing the records for monthly transaction report
Performing balance sheet reconciliations for the company, and maintaining a fixed asset register to keep the information updated
Collaborating with senior reconciliation specialist to handle various tasks, including processing ledger, calculating revenues, and preparing balance sheets
Performing duty of reviewing bank statements and balances to ensure that they comply with the financial reports
Reviewing account payable and receivables complaints from clients to identify forgery claims to inform the department
Reconciling complex accounting transactions, and internal company accounting

Assistant Reconciliation Accountant
Octavo Enterprises, Birmingham, AL
October 2013 – February 2016

Collaborated with the company's senior financial accountants to determine the scope of reconciliation
Initiated a series of spreadsheet reports and maintained a database that made the entire reconciliation process easier and more accurate
Worked with the team to assist in finance team in various tasks, including preparing fortnight reports under US GAAP
Assisted account receivable team in facilitating timely collection of outstanding debt amounts from clients
Coordinated with account payable team to process payment checks of vendors after assessing raw material for the products
Regularly checked the updated database about account reconciliations, and resolved discrepancies in a timely manner
Assisted the group for preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual reconciliation reports to be submitted to the management

Reconciliation Accountant Intern (part-time)
Zürich Group, Birmingham, AL
August 2012 – September 2013

Coordinated with various teams to work on different accounting projects, and performed reconciliation
Worked under supervisor to verify financial statements, ledgers, accounts, and made necessary corrections as required
Regularly performed various administrative duties, including taking minutes of monthly meetings to keep the key points in record
Monitored and calculated funding requirements for the assigned projects, and prepared a financial estimate report
Performed monthly assessment of check balance over ledger accounts, and maintained accurate records of financial supporting documents for over 50 clients
Answered client questions regarding accounts, and reported major discrepancies to senior supervisor
Reconciled and resolved outstanding business issues with the help of team increasing work efficiency by 34%

Education:

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
Herzing College, Birmingham, AL
2012

Reference:

On request.