Resume: Eddie Thomson's Professional Experience & Education
I have an MBA in Public Accountancy, a B.S in Accounting, and work experience in billing, bookkeeping, accounts payable, and tax preparation in several fields.
Embedded Files
Education
Education
State University of New York at New Paltz, New Paltz, NY
Master of Business Administration in Public Accountancy; GPA 3.59; December 2019
Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Minor in Film and Video Studies; Dean’s List: 3 Semesters; GPA 3.17; December 2016
State University of New York at Orange County, Middletown and Newburgh, NY
Associates of Arts in Social Sciences; GPA 3.21; December 2013
Accounting
Accounting
Staff Accountant, Golden Link Inc., Middletown, NY; July 2023 - Present
● Royalty accounting and reporting
● Assisting with monthly, quarterly, and annual closing
● Preliminary budget preparation
● Point person on the transition from Great Plains to Business Central
● Accounts payable, including gathering approvals and cutting checks in Business Central and QuickBooks Desktop
Accountant, Wise Music, Chester, NY; July 2021 - July 2023
● Bank and account reconciliations, including inter-company reconciliations, using NetSuite and Excel
● Accounts receivable, including depositing batches of checks after matching them with customers
● Accounts payable, including preparing and cutting checks in NetSuite
● Sending ACH payments in NetSuite
● Clerical work and updating financial schedules, including accruals and lines of credit
● Recharges
● Assistance with budgeting and auditing
● Calculating and filing sales tax for several states
Junior Accountant, Independent Living, Newburgh, NY; March 2021 - May 2021
● Onboarding new and returning employees (Personal Assistants) using ADP and New York New Hire
● Filing, and record maintenance and retrieval
● Complete bank reconciliations in QuickBooks Online
● Help test Blackbaud Financial Edge; Help the Fiscal Department move to it from QuickBooks online
Accounts Payable Clerk, Premier Medical Group, Poughkeepsie, NY; January 2021 - February 2021
● Enter vendor invoices into QuickBooks Desktop and classify them by cost center
● File vendor invoices, packing slips, and order summaries
● Match vendor invoices with their corresponding packing slips and order summaries
● Open A/P mail; Print A/P emails and attachments
Junior Accountant, Barbara J Miller CPA, PC, Monroe, NY; December 2020 - January 2021
● Digitally and physically file client information
o Scan documents into FileCabinet CS
● Complete bank reconciliations in Excel and update clients’ financials in Accounting Xpert Enterprise
Billing, We Ship Express, Napa, CA, Remote; May 2020 - July 2020
● Remotely priced out orders and invoiced customers
o Processed weekly and monthly order data through our online FedEx and UPS fulfillment gateway
o Checked spreadsheets for accuracy and totaled up the order price and package count
o Created an invoice in QuickBooks and sent a PDF copy to the customer
● Issued credit memos, and calculate and issue volume discounts, to customers using QuickBooks
● Created or updated Standard Operating Practices sheets for new or existing customers
● At peak, handled approximately 100 customers
Inventory, SC Choice Management Corp, Rock Hill, NY; Aug 2018 - June 2019
● Prepared bills for payment
● Tracked vendor credits through their invoices, and our own purchase orders and return forms
Assistant & Bookkeeper, Grace Innovation, Nyack, NY, Remote; Sept 2017 - June 2019
● Set up automatic invoicing and charging of clients on QuickBooks Online
● Created bills and paid vendors; Prepared and ran payroll; Added transactions from the bank account
● Communicated with clients, scheduled meetings, and collected and recorded payments
● Reconciled records between Grace’s bank account, Grace’s Paypal, and QuickBooks Online
Assistant & Tax Prep, Simply Business, Inc. & Lynn Formica, CPA, Kingston, NY; Jan 2018 - Mar 2018
● Preparing 1040 tax returns
o Checked clients in, gathered their information, and scanned documents into the system
o Prepared returns in Drake Tax Software, presented returns for review, and checked clients out
● Assisted with auditing fieldwork; Verifying statements through various documentation and observation
● Imported clients’ 2016 returns into Drake 2016, so they can be rolled over to Drake 2017
● Reception and scheduled client meetings
Accounting Assistant, QOS Consulting, Santa Ana, CA; June 2017 - Aug 2017
● Suggested cost-savings initiatives during weekly meetings with the CEO and Executives
● Adapted and reinterpreted financial data for the CEO and Executive Team
● Tracked A/P, A/R, Income, and Cash Flow in Bill.com and QuickBooks Online
● Categorized and classified costs using allocated cost pools; Linked costs to proper employees and clients
● Asset management in ServiceNow; Reconciled records from Bill.com and QuickBooks Online
Film & Media
Film & Media
Creator, Why We Watch, Film/TV Review Site and YouTube Channel; Aug 2010 - Present
● Designed and monetized a website with Google’s Blogger and AdSense platforms
o Logo design and animation in Final Cut Pro and Blender 3D
● Write reviews that encourage positive discussion
● Record and edit video reviews with a webcam, Final Cut Pro, and Blender 3D
● Create fan-made trailers and TV spots with Final Cut Pro and Blender 3D
● Create fan-made posters using Photoshop, InDesign, Gimp, and Inkscape
● Running Why We Watch's social media (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn)
Creative Assistant, Grace Innovation, Nyack, NY; Sept 2017 - June 2019
● Created and edited visually pleasing proposals for clients in Proposify
● Proofread and posted social media content for clients
Trichster, Documentary Screenings about trichotillomania; Nov 2016 & June 2017
● Used skills acquired as a Co-Treasurer of React to Film at SUNY New Paltz; Jan 2014 – Dec 2016
o Hosted and planned two documentary screenings to raise awareness about a relatively unknown
anxiety-related disorder that primarily targets girls and women
o Cleared the screening rights with the film’s producer and director
o Set budget, handled obtaining quotes, and made purchases; Acquired event approval and funding
o Promoted event to community; Adapted flyers and posters in Photoshop and distributed them
Public Relations SUNY New Paltz Gaming Society, New Paltz, NY; Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
● Created Facebook banners in Gimp to attract members to weekly meetings
Data/IT
Data/IT
IT Administrator, Astor Services for Children & Families, Rhinebeck, NY; Nov 2017 - Jan 2018
● Upgraded and deployed desktops and laptops
o Wiped computers and installed Windows 10 using Clonezilla and hard drive repositories
o Connected them to Astor’s network; Added security to laptops using Bitlocker
o Installed and activated necessary software like Microsoft Office 2013 and 2016
o Organized desktop, restored backup files, connected shared drive, and setup defaults and favorites
o Connected commercial and personal printers via USB, sharing, and network; Connected monitors
● Helpdesk
o Created a record of the problem in Astor’s ticketing system and directed employee as needed
o Removing memory and hard drives from old machines
Intern, Mohonk Preserve, Gardiner, NY; May 2014 - Aug 2014
● Researched and collected data on local business owners who could become business members
● Updated a database on deer hunting using Excel and Raiser's Edge
General
General
Labeling/Repacking, Paper House Productions, Saugerties, NY; May 2021 - May 2021
● Unpacking, labeling, and repacking journals
Algebra Tutor, State University of New York at Orange County, Middletown, NY; Jan 2012 - Dec 2012
● Assisted students with homework and test preparation
Skills/Qualifications
Skills/Qualifications
● QuickBooks Online & Desktop, Bill.com, Financial Edge & Raiser's Edge, and PayPal
● FileCabinet CS, UltraTax CS, and Accounting Xpert Enterprise Software
● Netsuite and HLMSW
● FasTrax
● Drake Tax Software
● ServiceNow
● Windows, MacOS, and Microsoft Office
● Proposify and Toggl
● Gimp, Adobe Suite, Scribus, and Inkscape
● Figma and Protopie
● Blender 3D, Unity, Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Pro, and MakeMKV
● Clonezilla, Bitlocker, and Right Networks
● Telecom Solutions Professional, certified by Intelisys Cloud Services University
Google Sites
Report abuse