Below are the 4 Accountants, 4 Cost Accountants & 4 Staff Accountants with Great Plains & other systems experience. The Thor Group® also provides accounting, financial, bookkeeping, payroll and back-office professionals on a consulting, contracting or direct hire basis.

Could your organization use an accountant with experience in construction, transportation and business services industries, as well as proficient in MS Dynamics GP, PeopleSoft, Sage 100 and JD Edwards? Technical proficiencies cover MS Dynamics Great Plains (GP), PeopleSoft, Sage 100 and JD Edwards. Educational attainment includes Marketing/Computer Science.

Primary tasks of this accountant included developing and analyzing reporting for business operations and budgets. Aside from preparing the month-end close, accounts payable and receivable support was provided. Key roles covered handling report analysis and findings to management team, in addition to completing financial statements and royalties.

Contributions involved compiling and coordinating ongoing project costs and project billing with project managers and other personnel to ensure that all financial aspects of project execution were on track. Projects have a mix of services and hardware being supplied so this individual was responsible for management of timesheet data and was daily involved with and support supply chain management process. The job consisted of working directly with project managers (PM) and principals-in-charge (PIC), regarding contract documents, change orders and other contract modifications, approvals and any additional services related to billing. Preparing the final invoice package containing draft and final invoices for all billable projects, including all applicable backup for approval was managed. Responsibilities also involved assessing and pursuing opportunities for maximization of client billing, along with communicating with finance director and project manager of observations and actions taken. Various processes were carried out during the month-end close to include but not limited to working with remote offices to ensure all hours were entered against their applicable projects.

What can a senior accountant with work background in health centers, as well as specializations in MS Dynamics GP, Sage 100, Sage Accpac, Peachtree/Sage 50 and ADP bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve MS Dynamics Great Plains (GP), MS Dynamics SL, Sage 100, Sage 300 Accpac, Peachtree/Sage 50 and ADP. Educational background includes MBA (Accounting) and BBA (Management).

Working with areas such as preparing account schedules, handling journal entries and assisting with financial statements for five sites and the foundation were some of the skills brought to the table by this senior accountant. Duties covered assisting the CFO and controller in preparing schedules for annual audit, in addition to preparing schedules for annual budget and other regulatory reports. Ad hoc reports were prepared for CFO, controller and human resources.

Responsibilities consisted of recording daily cash receipts, along with preparing bank reconciliations, account schedules journal entries and financial statements for four sites and foundation. Tasks involved reviewing accounts payable vouchers and cash deposits, as well as being in charge of supervising cash, credit card and debit card collections. The CFO and director of finance were assisted in preparing schedules for the annual audit. This individual was assigned by director of finance to assist the payroll manager in payroll process, and provided ad hoc reports in absence of the payroll manager. Functions covered performing periodic audit of cash collection process and on several occasions discovered fraud and theft, in addition to analyzing receivables leading to the collection of over thirty thousand dollars in outstanding receivables.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this senior accountant who worked in business services and manufacturing industries, as well as proficient in MS Dynamics GP, Oracle, Peachtree/Sage 50 and QuickBooks? Technical competencies involve MS Dynamics Great Plains (GP), Oracle, Peachtree/Sage 50 and QuickBooks. Educational attainment includes Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, degree in Accountancy.

Important contributions of this senior accountant included assisting in chart of accounts mapping for the new SYSPRO software conversion, as well as preparing and filing monthly/quarterly sales and use tax for multiple companies. Tasks covered managing intercompany transactions and reconciliations, processing daily bank deposits and reconciling monthly bank account. Arranging monthly and quarterly financial reporting for presentation to management, being accountable for month end closing and reconciliations and participating in multiple accounting projects were efficiently handled.

Key roles in different jobs involved managing Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) compliance validation oversight for all journal entries and outsourcing accounting tasks and training the new team. Specialization involved international intercompany inbound and outbound for 15 divisions. Duties consisted of analyzing and documenting accounting policies and procedures, participating in month-end close and being accountable for journal error review and corrections. In addition, this specialist was responsible for monthly analysis and explanations of balance sheet inventory account. Inventory turnover and profit/margin reporting were analyzed. Statistical trends were reported to the upper management. Aside from guiding and assisting coworkers, A/P and A/R personnel, an additional role consisted of getting involved in software conversion from RX Express to Oracle IRIS. Efficiency improvements were developed, resulting in a 90% time reduction for A/P check run process.

Does an accountant with experience in business services, IT and banking industries, as well as knowledgeable in MS Dynamics GP, Sage 300/Timberline, Peachtree/Sage 50 and QuickBooks pique your interest? Technical knowledge involves MS Dynamics Great Plains (GP), Sage 300/Timberline, Peachtree/Sage 50 and QuickBooks. Educational attainment includes Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Business Administration.

Major responsibilities of this accountant included processing all A/R receivables, bank deposits and balancing A/R accounts. Maintaining weekly, monthly & quarterly sales tax and filings, as well as inventory control and fixed-asset reconciliations were some of the key roles. Aside from website designs & marketing distribution, bank reconciliations of checking/credit card accounts, month-end closings, journal entries and general ledger reconciliations were positive experiences bought to the business table. This individual prepared monthly financial statements and balance sheets.

Other jobs covered reviewing, inputting and posting invoices, in addition to processing all A/P payments, A/R, bank deposits, balancing accounts and vendor files. Functions consisted of maintaining daily, monthly & quarterly sales receipts/taxes/inventory, as well as bank reconciliations of checking/credit card accounts, month-end closings, journal entries and general ledger reconciliations. An additional function involved preparing monthly financial statements and balance sheets. Duties covered setting up condominium associations’ corporations, condominium by-laws, monthly board of directors’ meetings/notices, along with processing all tenant A/R receivables, bank deposits and balanced A/R accounts. This individual maintained weekly, monthly & quarterly tenant rent rolls and maintained tenant lease administrations, tenant’s customer services and problem solving. Relationship with all property vendors and maintenance crews was established. Bank reconciliations of checking/credit card accounts, month-end closings, journal entries, general ledger reconciliations and CAM reconciliations were completed.

Does a cost accountant who is experienced in retail, manufacturing and consumer products industries, as well as knowledgeable in MS Dynamics GP pique your interest? Technical knowledge includes MS Dynamics Great Plains (GP), AS/400, SQL, Vantage and Crystal Reports. Educational background includes Bachelor of Arts in Business Management.

Major responsibilities of this cost accountant included assisting with month-end closings, forecasting, and other accounting related duties (as required), in addition to providing sales forecasting and project review. Key roles covered carrying out sales margin analysis, as well as creating and distributing monthly performance measurement data. Reviewing and reconciling balance sheet accounts, along with reviewing and reconciling income statement were positive experiences brought to the business table. This individual handled job costing, standard cost updates/maintenance and manufacturing/PPV analysis. Aside from preparing monthly financial board package and assisting the bank auditors, assistance was also provided in the development of new ERP system. Fixed assets were managed, along with posting journal entries to G/L.

The job covered assisting in the transition of corporate responsibilities and assisting in the development of standard costs for products. Tasks consisted of creating and maintaining standard costs, developing new product quotes for market bidding, along with assigning or updating labor and OH routes. Functions involved assisting auditors by gathering information pertinent to SOX compliance and posting manufacturing variances, labor performance, OH performance, and high-level reserve to the G/L. Labor accruals were managed, along with reconciling accounts. The month-end consolidation of financial reports was carried out.

How can your organization gain an advantage with the help of a senior cost accountant with work background in manufacturing and technology industries, as well as skilled in MS Dynamics GP? Technical skills cover MS Dynamics GP, AS/400, SyteLine and Crystal Reports. Educational attainment includes Bachelor of Science, Management Information Systems.

While working for a manufacturing company, one of the main functions of this senior cost accountant was comprised of updating a variety of financial statements and reports  balance sheet, income statement, inventory comparison report, inventory turns report and PPV report. This individual updated and submitted to corporate controller monthly sales flash report and monthly EBT income statement flash report. Creating and entering manual journal entries for month end closings were some of the duties. Entries included reconciliation of perpetual inventory to general ledger inventory accounts, PPV adjustments, operational efficiency variance adjustments, and returns and allowance accruals and over adjustments to correct errors.

Notable tasks included generating monthly inventory and sales & gross margin reports by product line (Pulse), as well as updating the standard cost on new parts on a daily basis. Responsibilities consisted of creating quarterly adjustments for profit in inventory elimination with foreign affiliates and updating quarterly product profitability reports. Part of the functions involved assisting the physical inventory team on preparing, managing, and troubleshooting problems during the physical inventory process. The job consisted of serving as part of the implementation team for new ERP system  SyteLine and creating weekly and monthly variance reports for purchase price variance and manufacturing variances. The standard cost was updated based on the variance analysis in domestic and 3 foreign sites.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this senior cost accountant with work experience in manufacturing and engineering industries, as well as proficient in MS Dynamics GP? Technical competencies involve MS Dynamics Great Plains (GP), SYSPRO, CIMPRO, ASI and Cost Accounting Software. Educational background includes B.S., Accounting. This individual is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

One of the important contributions of this cost accountant included managing all cost accounting functions (item file, BOMs, new/ current product analyses, cost related JEs). The job entailed re-writing the BOMs of $120MM candy manufacturer that was acquired. Part of the tasks covered transferring the cost accounting data (Great Plains) to the manufacturing system (SYSPRO). Working for over 20 years in candy manufacturing allowed the absorption of knowledge on almost all the processes used in the acquired company.

In another company, this specialist maintained the company’s item file (both plants), cost records on CIMPRO software (mainframe). Cost sheets for new and existing items were generated on Excel using Bill of Materials from CIMPRO or Quality Assurance formulas and observations or reported actuals for labor standards were made. Monthly inventory reports and the related journal entries were prepared. Auditing formulas and suggesting corrections were skills brought to the table. Functions involved taking over the maintenance of the financial statement formatting (both locations) using CIMPRO and working with the inventory control manager to help implement inventory locater software (Sonictrack).

What can a cost accountant with work background in construction and manufacturing industries, as well as specialization in MS Dynamics GP and Infor bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve MS Dynamics Great Plains (GP), Infor, AS/400 and Hyphen SupplyPro. Educational attainment includes Bachelor of Science in Accounting.

Working with areas such as serving as system administrator for multiple systems: Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains, ExakTime and Hyphen SupplyPro was one of the responsibilities of this cost accountant. Duties covered handling the month-end close for multiple locations: preparing and booking month-end accrual, allocating and re-classing entries, as well as recording intercompany sales. Balance sheet accounts were reconciled: inventory accounts, general ledger to subledger, accounts receivables, prepaid expenses. P&L accounts were reconciled. This individual prepared and submitted month-end financial packages for two divisions while reducing lead time from 15 business days to under 10. Variance reports were supported to identify cost reduction opportunities and corrective actions were implemented where needed.

Other functions included working on order variances; the variance was decreased by 90%; from $24K average per quarter to $2K. The job covered providing visibility allowing sourcing to lock contracts and negotiating prices resulting in a favorable annual purchase price savings of 1% for $1.5M purchased. One of the tasks involved developing new procedures to reduce inventory write offs to under 0.5% annually of total average inventory on-hand. Variances were highlighted due to efficiency, volume and standard rates. Overhead and freight variance was managed. Sales and use tax detail reports were prepared to aid tax remittance for multiple locations.

What can a staff accountant with work background in chemical, engineering and banking industries, as well as specializations in MS Dynamics GP, Sage 100 and ADP bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve MS Dynamics Great Plains (GP), Microsoft FRx, Sage 100, Peachtree/Sage 50, Sage MIP, QuickBooks and ADP. Educational attainment includes Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, major in Accounting and minor in Information Systems.

Working with areas such as entering invoices from vendors into Microsoft Dynamics GP for six of the subsidiary companies was one of the responsibilities of this staff accountant. On an as-needed basis, any vendor information was updated in Microsoft Dynamics GP. Also, on an as-needed basis, response was sent to vendor’s payment requests. Duties covered entering invoices for the customer into their online portal, as well as preparing an aging report and contact 100-150 customers in regards to past due invoices for four of the subsidiary companies. This individual reviewed the payment status of invoices for the customer on the online portal.

Other functions consisted of entering any customer information in Microsoft Dynamics GP and entering payroll journal entries and accrual journal entries for six of the subsidiary companies. The job covered answering phones and fulfilling any requests from customers, vendors and sales representatives of any of the six subsidiary companies. Part of the tasks involved fulfilling any requests made by colleagues, the assistant controller, the CFO as well as the owners of the company.

Could your organization use a staff accountant who is experienced in transportation, education and retail industries, as well as proficient in MS Dynamics GP, Peachtree/Sage 50 and QuickBooks? Technical proficiencies cover MS Dynamics Great Plains (GP), Peachtree/Sage 50 and QuickBooks. Educational background includes Bachelor of Science in Accounting.

Some impact contributions of this staff accountant included inputting daily cash receipts using the software Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains, as well as preparing and entering journal entries. This individual reconciled assigned bank accounts daily and at end of the month and worked multiple departments to research and solve issues as needed. Experience with accounts payable and accounts receivable was applied, along with generating and distributing invoices for cycles to meet deadlines for daily, weekly, monthly, and fiscal year activities.

Skills brought to the table in another job involved managing daily bank deposits and recording cash receipts, in addition to recording credit card/PayPal transactions. Functions covered preparing monthly bank reconciliation for several bank accounts, creating customer invoices applying cash receipts and managing weekly/bi-weekly check-run and petty cash replenishment. Assistance was provided with the annual fiscal audit.

Would a staff accountant with familiarity in transportation, financial services and religious/nonprofit industries, as well as skilled in MS Dynamics GP and QuickBooks help your organization achieve greater success? Technical specializations cover MS Dynamics Great Plains (GP) and QuickBooks. Educational attainment includes A.A.S. Business Accounting with honors.

Making a positive difference with handling accounts receivable by completing the daily reconciliation of credit card payments and deposits were some of the key focuses of this staff accountant. Responsibilities covered managing accounts payable coding, posting, and payment processing for the company. Duties included reconciling sales tax and completing the monthly accruals for endowments and sales commissions. Monthly reports were prepared for sales to different nursing schools for analysis. The job covered assisting the outside CPA with bank reconciliation and providing assistance in setting up processes and procedure for the daily and monthly reconciliations. Aside from reconciling credit card payments that were in arrears 5 months, trial balance information was prepared for a Microsoft Dynamics GP conversion. One of the notable tasks included troubleshooting problems and inconsistencies with GP interface within the GP conversion.

In another job, this individual managed the daily cash reconciliation of the ACH and credit cards. Warranty purchases and cancellations were processed. GAP coverage cancellations were also processed. Functions involved processing in-house and 3rd party insurance pay-offs, in addition to completing general journal entries as needed. Aside from adding and removing stock from inventory, the monthly reconciliation of the service warranties and GAP insurance for payment to 3rd party insurer was carried out.

Could your organization use a staff accountant who is experienced in media, financial services and business services industries, as well as proficient in MS Dynamics GP, Peachtree/Sage 50, SAP, ADP and Oracle? Technical proficiencies cover MS Dynamics Great Plains (GP), Peachtree/Sage 50, SAP, ADP and Oracle. Educational attainment includes Bachelor of Business Administration (Accounting) and MBA (Masters of Business Administration).

Primary tasks of this staff accountant included ensuring all financial transactions for over 460 markets within a billion dollar publicly traded company were in accordance with GAAP, as well as ensuring all financial transactions adhered to GAAP, SOX, and SEC compliance. Managing under superior’s instructions close procedures, inventory control, analysis of cost of sales, and ending/beginning inventory reconciliation were also handled. Key roles covered revenue recognition (accrual, cash basis) and variance analysis (actual versus budgeted). Commissions analysis and sales forecast adjustments were coordinated with the sales team. Trade, bank, balance sheet, and cash reconciliations were completed, along with maintaining general ledger transactions, budget forecasts, month-end close, and full-cycle accounting.

Contributions involved implementing Microsoft Dynamics GP and participating in implementing new enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems (planning, testing, implementing, training and developing the staff). Work was done on projects with consultants to implement systems and ensure they were GAAP compliant. This individual ensured all software were linked to the ERP systems through the chart of accounts. Chartering accounts conversion and cleaning up aging for the A/P department were completed. Asset, liability and capital account entries were prepared by compiling and analyzing account information.