Norma J.

Britton
7134 Northcote Ave. nb5732aa@westpost.net
Hammond, IN 46324 (219) 742-6567
Objective:
Currently seeking a position such as financial analyst or senior accountant, tha
t will allow me to utilize my extensive knowledge and experience in the accounti
ng arena. Desiring a challenging position involving not only report creation an
d maintenance, analytical thinking and reconciliation, but also offers continuin
g growth opportunities within financial areas and team building concepts.
Career Summary:
Most recent full time position held, Analyst for an international law firm in th
e Statutory Reporting Department. Position was financial and technical related.
Primary focus: preparing various analysis and ad-hoc reporting. Responsibil
ities included preparing financials statements, month-end reporting, reconciling
and conducting special analysis for retired partners, preparing journal entries
, compiling and interpreting data for tax and management reporting. Analytical a
nd problem solving skills as well as advance training in MS Excel, were necessar
y to perform day to day task. CPA bound.
Education:
Indiana Wesleyan University MBA
Indiana University BS in Business (Accounting)
Career Experience:
Company: Whittaker & Co. LLC -CPA
Position: Accountant Specialist (Temp assignment for City of Chicago)
Dates: September 2009- November 2009
Responsibilities:
* Allocating, monitoring and reconciling ARRA funds
* Approving or rejecting grant applications
* Completing budget revisions and journal vouchers for Grant adjustments
* Variance analysis, approving reimbursement for city employees
Company: Baker & McKenzie International Executive Offices
Position: Analyst
Dates: October 2001- April 2009
Responsibilities:
* Prepare analysis and information for firm management and support statutory rep
orting of the firm's structure and individual member firms
* Prepare models of statutory P&L statements
* Prepare and analyze cost allocations
* Review and reconcile financial data
* Review and research transactions, data working with offices and accounting ope
rations
* Perform special projects as assigned
* Update and maintain chart of accounts for statutory reporting via website and
Excel reports
* Administrator of contact list, assignment of rights to individuals to view web
reports
* Updating of web designed reports
Position: Staff Accountant
Responsibilities:
* Timely and quality completion of monthly reports submitted by local offices fo
r consolidation of parent company financials
* Review of bank reconciliation, preparation of trial balance reconciliation, an
d bi-annual preparation of client credit advances reconciliation's for local off
ices
* Timely updates and review of depreciation worksheets for leasehold improvement
s
* Completion of office summaries, monthly, to provide feedback to local offices
of any questionable transactions or entries needing immediate focus
* Provide customer focus and satisfaction to international subsidiaries in order
to remain in accordance with the parent company as well as local standards
* Preparation of cash flow statements and AR/WIP reports
* Cash, general ledger and balance sheet account reconciliation, monthly
* Review of year end statements and supporting documentation
* Introduction of Business Objects global database project
* Provide tax department support as needed
* Assist local offices with identifying variances between local office and glob
al services. Recommendation of corrections relating to the variances, on the inc
ome statement as well as the balance sheet by accounts
* Training of new accountants
* Reconciliation of global balance sheet accounts, involving extensive research
and recommendations of a course of corrective action of any differences
* Importing and review of payroll, treasury and petty cash accounts

Company: Vanguard Services (assigned to Burnham Trucking Co., Inc.)

Position: Senior Accountant
Dates: January 1996-October 2001
Responsibilities:
* Preparation and analysis of financial statements such as P &L, Balance Sheet
, General Ledger, Cash Flow, Trial Balance, etc
* Month-end closing (within 4 business days), that includes cash app., g/l and
journal entries
* Solely responsible for year-end closing (within 5 business days)
* Completed budget analysis for explanation of variances and recommendation.
* Multi-state sales and use tax, and motor carrier fuel tax reporting
* General ledger and bank reconciliation
* Cost analyzing and reduction recommendations.
* Research and development of uniform program for drivers, and vendor selection
* Reported and presented financial reports to Controller/General Manager and C
ompany President
* Reviewed accounts payable and receivables
* Supervised payroll and billing (including rating and invoicing), and training
of new employees in these areas as well as A/P
* Spreadsheet development, and graph construction in Excel
Company: Quigley Tax Service
Position: Tax Preparer (Seasonal position, weekends only)
Dates: January 1992- Current
Responsibilities:
* Individual and small business tax returns, A/R, bookkeeping, and cash manageme
nt.
Technical Skills:
Proficient in MS Word and Excel. Intermediate to advanced with:
* V-Lookup
* Pivot tables
* Formulas
* Spreadsheet creation and maintaining.
* Beginning level experience with Access and Macros
Additional training with the following software:
* GDW project
* Business Objects
* Oracle
* Mainframe
* Enterprise systems
* Tax Software: Tax Act, Pro Series, and Turbo Tax.