Austin Coleman
Calamba City
Summary
Accountant with nearly 15 years of experience, primarily in the United States, and currently serving as a remote senior accountant in the Philippines. I meet all technological requirements of any remote worker in the United States, and I have a proven record of leading and improving an accounting department in a virtual environment.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Accountant
Paragon Property Management Group LLC
Chicago
12.2023 - Current
- Coordinated with management in United States and staff in Philippines as remote senior leader of accounting team.
- Created efficiencies that reduced accounting department size while expanding responsibilities.
- Managed monthly financial closings and reconciliations for all properties.
- Reviewed leases, processed tenant charges, and maintained tenant ledgers for properties in Chicago area.
- Reviewed maintenance labor hours and material purchases, generating invoices and processing weekly billing.
- Reconciled bank statements to general ledgers monthly; transitioned accounting software to QuickBooks for improved reporting.
- Conducted invoice management and payment processing for third-party vendors.
- Processed weekly payroll for employees based in United States and overseas.
Tax Accountant
TruckPro, LLC
Cordova
12.2016 - 06.2023
- Applied for all necessary business licenses and permits for heavy-duty automobile parts and service stores after reviewing state, city, and county ordinances.
- Responsible for requesting, documenting, and forwarding tax and licensing payments to hundreds of tax jurisdictions.
- Filed personal property tax returns for all locations, conducting annual fixed asset inventory reviews in conjunction with local branch management.
- Filed all oil and battery sales tax returns as required by the state.
- Performed monthly reconciliation of balance sheet accounts and credit card statements for the tax department. Obtained and submitted backup for credit card expenses to management for review and approval.
- Performed monthly journal entries and generated financial reports using Great Plains software.
- Reviewed and approved resale certificates for customer tax-exempt status in all states.
Staff Accountant
Healthcare Realty Services
Nashville
10.2014 - 11.2016
- Responsible for daily accounting functions for over 20 medical office buildings in Arizona, California, Indiana, and Tennessee.
- Accounts Receivable responsibilities, which included recording receipts and reviewing receivables ledger to ensure accuracy. Prepared monthly bank reconciliations for 7 separate lockbox accounts.
- Reviewed and approved accounts payable invoices.
- Prepared monthly financial statements.
- Recorded monthly journal entries, including property expense accruals and prepaid expense amortization.
- Analyzed actual versus actual income reports, providing variance explanations to management.
- Prepared and maintained straight line rent schedules.
- Prepared tenant operating expense reconciliations.
- Prepared monthly sales tax forms.
- Prepared notes and bonds payable analysis, forecasting, and reconciliation. Prepared Notes and Bonds Payable and corresponding sections of the 10-Q, 10-K, and Supplemental Data Report.
- Provided legal fee analysis and recorded monthly accruals for all company-owned buildings.
- On-site work managing accounting functions for medical office buildings.
Staff Accountant
Grisham, Wildman, & Work CPAs
11.2011 - 08.2014
- Performed review and audit functions for clients in the automobile industry. Completed various tax returns for automobile dealerships and individuals.
- Reconciled balance sheet accounts and provided journal entries to clients on an interim and year-end basis.
- Conducted physical inventory counts for clients and prepared reconciling journal entries.
- Traveled for audit and tax engagements to discuss accounting and internal control deficiencies, and reported findings to company owners.
- Extensive fixed asset and depreciation experience, including providing clients with depreciation journal entries.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business, Accounting
Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, AR05.2010
Skills
- Excel proficiency
- QuickBooks management
- GAAP compliance
- Monthly reconciliations
- Payroll processing
- Financial reporting
- Property tax compliance
- Accounts payable oversight
Timeline
Senior Accountant
Paragon Property Management Group LLC
12.2023 - Current
Tax Accountant
TruckPro, LLC
12.2016 - 06.2023
Staff Accountant
Healthcare Realty Services
10.2014 - 11.2016
Staff Accountant
Grisham, Wildman, & Work CPAs
11.2011 - 08.2014
Bachelor of Science - Business, Accounting
Arkansas State University