John Smith
1 ESU Lane | East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
123-555-1234 | jsmith@email.com
PROFILE
Enthusiastic and highly motivated professional seeking to build a stronger foundation of my accounting and business
background. Responsible, honest, and offer a keen attention to detail. Excellent money handling, interpersonal, and customer
service skills. An effective and efficient team player, noted for volunteering and working above and beyond the call of duty.
Innate ability to interpret and follow oral and documented procedures.
EDUCATION
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
May 2010
Bachelor of Science; Business Management
Concentration; Accounting
Minor; Economics
GPA: 3.72
SKILLS SUMMARY
Credit Management
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Assisted staff accountants in establishing credit departments for three rapidly expanding distribution companies.
Duties included creation and drafting of credit policies and procedures for ongoing operations and auditing of all
current customer credit accounts.
Supported credit investigation procedures and participated in communicating credit limit policies to customers. Aided
in-house Accounts Receivable staff with collections efforts
Instrumental in developing a team to resolve an account fraught with problems; restructured client's credit contract so
as to save the firm over $10K in lost revenue, thereby retaining the client's business
Policies/Procedures
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Contributed to the company's new credit terms manual, including policies and procedures relating to Privacy and
Information Security
Participated in the training and use of innovative new techniques in customer retention for financial professionals.
Resulted in better follow-up and problem resolution with current client base
Aided firm's in-house legal department in the preparation and filing of numerous bankruptcy claim documents with the
U.S. Bankruptcy Court.
Project Leadership
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Initiated the creation of mock internal audit control project running in tandem with the actual client project currently
in-house. Led group of accounting interns through the process of evaluating the internal control structure for a publicly
traded company with 2,000 employees and annual sales revenue of $116 million
Research Project Audit Team Leader (5 Audit staff); research project involved resolution of a major fraud incident
involving senior management of a fictional corporation
Technology Skills
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Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, MS Office Small Business Accounting, QuickBooks, Peachtree
Premium Accounting
Demonstrated expertise with complex spreadsheets and charting applications
Skilled at computer networking and system troubleshooting.
(FUNCTIONAL RESUME FORMAT EXAMPLE)
EXPEREINCE
Smith & Jones Certified Public Accountants | East Stroudsburg, PA
Junior Staff Accountant/Intern
2010-present
Joe's Family Restaurant | East Stroudsburg, PA
Office Assistant
Summer 2009
COMMUNITY INVOLVMENT
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Habitat for Humanity
Psi Upsilon Fraternity
2006-2010