shantel brown

financial consultant

About

Experienced professional who has over 10 years of accounting experience coupled with my Bachelor's degree in Finance. In recent years I have had professional roles as a Financial Consultant for fortune 500 companies, Sr. Financial Analyst and Accounting Manager capacity. My background ranges from heavy variance analysis (income statement & balance sheets), international accounting, financial reporting, budget forecasting, and creating various reports for c-management and senior management to present variances with detail explanation. In addition to my civilian career, I have 16 years of Military Experience ( Human Resources).

Country

united states

City

houston

Industry

management consulting

Skill

financial accounting, accounting, financial forecasting, general ledger, managerial finance, financial reporting, financial modeling, cost accounting, financial analysis, accounts payable, auditing, variance analysis, account reconciliation, cash flow forecasting, sarbanes oxley act, internal audit, internal controls, microsoft office, budget reconciliation, communication, microsoft excel, accounts receivable, financial statements, cash flow, payroll, consolidation, invoicing, gaap, us gaap, bank reconciliation, journal entries, peachtree, management accounting, sap, microsoft word, tax accounting, fixed assets, revenue recognition, budgets, finance, accruals, team building, leadership, sap bi, business objects, solarc right angle, military logistics, logistic support, freight, oracle applications

Experience

audit assistant and coordinator

belt harris pechacek, lllp

2007-7 - 2010-12 · 3 yrs 6 mos

staff accountant

concept engineers b.v.

2005-12 - 2007-5 · 1 yr 6 mos

* Direct responsibility for maintaining general ledger accounts, administering and processing Accounts Receivable, administering all aspects of billing/collections, preparing journal entries and posting to the General Ledger, cash accounting including receipts and bank reconciliation, and producing various accounting and financial reports. Monitor and follow-up on receivables that have been outstanding for unusually long periods of time * resulted in approximately $45k collected funds on a monthly basis. Perform the processing and recording of accounts payable transactions and ensure that all invoices and staff reimbursements are paid accurately. Monitor and collect data to assess accuracy and integrity * analyze data * ensure compliance with applicable standards (i.e. GAAP), rules, regulations and systems of internal control * interpret and evaluate results, prepare documentation * create financial reports and/or presentations.