Andrew Horton

Andrew Horton, EA 7010 SW 164th Terrace Beaverton OR--Skills Summary         CPA Candidate (passed all four parts of the CPA exam) Bachelor’s degree in Accounting Experience preparing individual, corporate, and partnership and fiduciary tax returns using Lacerte and CCH Prosystems Thorough knowledge of GAAP, accrual and cash-basis accounting Certified QuickBooks Pro advisor (2010 Version) Advanced knowledge of MS Excel and Access, and Word, working knowledge of PowerPoint Strength in reconciling general ledger accounts Japanese fluency and working knowledge of Mandarin Chinese WORK HISTORY Staff Accountant Isler Northwest, LLC    Prepare Individual, Partnership, Nonprofit,, C-Corporation and S-Corporation tax returns Year-end bookkeeping in Quickboobs.prepared compilations using Caseview Conduct research on various tax issues. Staff Accountant Robert Jurgenson, CPA          06/15-05/17 Portland, OR 07/13-06/15 Portland, OR Prepare Individual, Partnership, Nonprofit, Gift, C-Corporation and S-Corporation tax returns at federal, state, and local levels in CCH Prosystems and in Lacerte. Assist with year-end tax planning for corporations and individuals. Maintained, created and updated client workpaper files (both electronic and hardcopy). Full-charge bookkeeping using QuickBooks for several entities, (including annual close for tax preparation). Assist Clients with ad-hoc projects such as the maintenance of internal financial statements, fixed asset reports, and various software needs. Conversion of tax software from Prosystems to Lacerte, and from Lacerte back to Prosystems. Preparation for tax return filing, (both electronic and paper filed). Provide internal support of company technology. Conduct research on various tax issues. Staff Accountant (Seasonal) 07/12-10/12 Carolleen Lovell CPA, LLC Hermiston, OR  Compilations, including thorough general ledger analysis and journal entries  Tax filing, including individual, corporate, partnership, and trust tax returns  Monthly bookkeeping using QuickBooks for several clients Staff Accountant (Seasonal) 01/12-06/12 Mary Perkins CPA, PC Portland, OR  Compilations, including thorough general ledger analysis and journal entries  Tax filing, including individual, corporate, partnership, and trust tax returns  Monthly on-site bookkeeping using QuickBooks for clien Tax Staff Accountant 04/09-10/09 Accountants International, Inc. (Evergreen International) Lake Oswego, OR  Prepared corporate federal tax work papers for multiple divisions  Filed property tax returns  Researched tax laws for use in the Schedule M-1  General Ledger journals entries for the M-1 reconciliation  Completed the 2008 state payroll apportionment schedule Tax Manager 03/02-04/09 1-800-Reconex, Inc. Hubbard, OR  Charged with monthly, quarterly and annual sales tax, and various other tax returns for forty two states, including tax and regulatory research.  Reported numerous state utility commission and FCC reports  Maintained a detailed fixed asset database for tax-depreciation purposes  Provided management with tax rates used in determining customer billing rates  Assisted company controller by developing various financial schedules to assist in revenue breakdown by state, diagnosing formula glitches in the month-end reporting workbook, and in forecasting customer count changes  Created several databases to manage and streamline the tax process  Corresponded with CPAs in preparation of state and federal corporate income tax return EDUCATION Bachelor of Arts, Accounting Linfield College McMinnville, OR Graduated August 1997