ACCOUNTANT Summary Several years experience providing information creating software solutions business needs efficiencies. Three plus years experience varying accounting positions. Work well independently part team. Knowledgeable use MS Office products. Skills Excel spreadsheets Meticulous attention detail Self-directed Results-oriented Professional mature Strong problem solver Dedicated team player Understands grammar Experience 01/2009 02/2010 Accountant Company Name － City State Prepared, amended reviewed individual income tax returns. Assisted individual tax planning preparation corporate income tax returns. 01/1993 Current Data Processing Manager/Programmer Company Name － City State The nation's largest independent corn soybean seed company, focused developing world's best- performing corn soybean seed. Responsible enhancements software written COBOL CL IBM System (AS/400, iSeries, Power System). Assist management staff information needs questions. Design, develop, test document modifications Accounts Receivable, Orders, Inventory, Growers, Billing, Miscellaneous Invoicing, General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Payroll, Bank Reconciliation Budgeting. Provide information management reports, queries, spreadsheets, maps, written documents verbally. Support train employees software changes. Schedule monitor system backup; restore information needed. Design maintain resource password security. Select Accomplishments: Automate emailing statements account managers Create maps management Automate creation cash management spreadsheet Automate end year sales reporting Transfer grower pricing information Accounts Payable File W-2s, state W-2 SUTA reports electronically Payroll direct deposit 401k benefit Add/increase/remove fields database (account number, product code) Developed modified software various marketing/pricing programs Converted software S/36 environment native (OCL CL, 1985 COBOL standards) Design, develop test underlying database used web portal created consultants Direct deposit checks select group vendors Developed Bank Reconciliation Financial Statement consolidation applications Program interfaces AS/400 KRONOS (employee hour information) Enhancement allow access select information outside account managers via dial-up Reviewed/changed programs necessary year 2000 (increase year 2 4 digits) Developed bill lading application interface Inventory Accounts Receivable. 01/1991 01/1992 Supervisor Accounting Company Name － City State A member-owned, not-for-profit electric cooperative serving farms, homes businesses northwest IA. Supervised General Accounting system, including preparation timely accurate financial reports maintenance general ledger, subsidiary ledgers related records accordance GAAP REA system accounting. Supervised non-energy related Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Payroll, Cash Management Work Order accounting systems work performed three people. Responsible employee training performance evaluations within department. 01/1991 Programmer Company Name － City State Modified existing software written COBOL IBM System/36 price products according client's specifications. Designed programmed Inventory system interfaced existing invoicing system. 01/1981 01/1990 Programmer Company Name － City State A software development company specializing Pharmacy, Seed Banking applications. Responsible program development modifications COBOL (5 years) BASIC (5 years). Hardware included System/36, AS/400 (36 environment), PC's, 5120, System/23 System/34. Software experience included General Accounting, Seed Industry, Pharmacy, Banking Trucking. Consulted customers determine special needsand modified software accordingly. Backup support department providing installation, training telephone assistance customers. Assisted sales department demonstrations technical questions. Wrote software documentation. Designed Payroll tax calculation program accommodate tax withholding majority states Instrumental design Order Entry application. 01/1980 01/1981 Staff Accountant Company Name － City State Bank headquarters Minneapolis, MN later merged Wells Fargo Co. Responsible preparation month-end financial statements, quarterly Call Reports internal reports. Balanced monitored balancing subsidiary ledgers general ledger monthly basis. Reviewed income expense accounts proper classification. Wrote BASIC computer programs. Participated bank's business development program. Education Training August 1980 Bachelor Arts Accounting Mathematics Computer Science University Northern Iowa Cedar Falls Accounting Mathematics Computer Science May 1980 Passed Certified Public Accountant exam, State Iowa certificate Skills accounting, General Accounting, accounting systems, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, AS/400, Automate, Backup, Bank Reconciliation, Bank Reconciliation, Banking, BASIC, Billing, Budgeting, business consulting, business development, Cash Management, cash management, CL, COBOL, Hardware, Certified Public Accountant, client, database, train employees, employee training, Financial, financial reports, financial statements, General Ledger, IBM, Inventory, Invoicing, KRONOS, marketing, access, Order Entry, Payroll, PC's, pricing, profit, program development, sales, sales reporting, software development, software documentation, spreadsheets, spreadsheet, tax, tax planning preparation, tax returns, telephone, web portal, written, year 2000