ATTICUS G.

6685 SW SAGERT STREET #52, TUALATIN, OR 97062

(503) 885-7680, (503) 449-3089 (cell)
ag10bd714@westpost.net
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EDUCATION:
MS Accounting & Information Management December 2007
University of Texas at Dallas
MBA Masters in Business Administration March 2002
University of Aston, England
BS Materials Science July 1993
University of Manchester, England
Upper 2nd Class (ranked in top 25th percentile)
CERTIFICATIONS:
Intending to sit for the CPA exams Financial Reporting and Regulation in April 2
011, and Business Environment and Auditing in July 2011.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

EMERITUS April 2010 - Present

Concierge Tualatin, Oregon
Managing customer service and front desk responsibilities while supporting Sales
& Marketing and the Business Office. Main tasks include assisting residents an
d visitors with questions or concerns, answering incoming calls, signing for inb
ound deliveries, managing the lobby area, recording marketing information for le
ads, arranging tours, documenting new resident information, assisting with accou
nts payable and accounts receivable, maintaining resident and employee files and
updating the maintenance logbook. Key requirement: attention to detail.
ACCOUNTEMPS April 2008 a" January 2009

Accountant Dallas, Texas

Mainly responsible for preparing monthly financial reports such as cash flow for
ecast, balance sheet and income statement for an oil-gas engineering support com
pany. Also managed the day to day accounts which included knowledge of blends m
anufacturing with job costing, inventory costing and financial controls. Knowle
dge of export sales, letters of credit, bills of lading and transfer of title as
sets for revenue recognition was gained on the job. Software used to record inf
ormation and generate reports was QuickBooks. Personal qualities required inclu
ded good organization, attention to detail and excellent communication skills, b
oth for reporting financial information and in contacting outside companies for
accounts payable and accounts receivable issues.
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS September 2006 a" January 2007
Assistant Auditor (voluntary work for class project) Dallas, Texas
UTD Internal Audit Project evaluated internal controls over cash and investments
and provided reasonable assurance that these accounts were presented fairly in
the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Learning process included gai
ning an understanding of the business environment, preliminary risk assessment,
planning the audit program, documenting the level of internal control, performin
g test of controls and tracing individual transactions for cash receipts and dis
bursements.

RETURN LOGISTICS July 2005 a" December 2

005
Section Supervisor (summer job prior to commencement of full time study)
Swindon, England
Supervised the sorting of goods into various categories and ensured the efficien
t transfer of goods for delivery by introducing a color coded manifest system an
d improving the organizational layout of warehouse space to facilitate inventory
turnover.
BT ROLATRUC December 2002 a" October 2004
Staff Accountant/Commercial Control Assistant Warrington, England
Prepared journal entries, bank and general ledger account reconciliations, month
end closing for accruals and invoicing projections, reporting directly to the B
oard. Also assisted the Controller in the year end financial audit, participate
d in the annual budget planning and identified significant variances in budgeted
items. Other duties included administering the sales force commission schemes a
nd updating the products sales manual.
CORPFIN July 2002 a" November 2002
Accounting Assistant Manchester, England
Prepared monthly income statement and bank reconciliation with weekly sales and
cash flow forecasts
THE ASSOCIATES June 2001 a" September 2001
Accounting Clerk Manchester, England
Audited differences between software reconciliation and General Ledger at month
end and classified accounts into various categories based on payment schedules
TNO AUTOMOTIVE UK January 2000 a" August 2000
Quality Systems Designer Coventry, England
Researched and planned the implementation of ISO 9000 and initiated quality revi
ew meetings
TOYS R US June 1999 a" Novem
ber 1999
Front Operations Supervisor Birmingham, Eng
land
Supervised front end cashier operations, transferred cash into safe, ensured the
neat layout and filling of shelves and handled customer enquiries.
SUN LIFE OF CANADA June 1996 a" November 1998
Sales Consultant Manchester, England
Advised on and sold life insurance, retirement planning and investment products
SKILLS:
Microsoft Office. Fluent in Excel, Access and PowerPoint
RELEVANT TRAINING:
Attended an enterprise initiative aKey skills in Industrya, sponsored by compani
es based in Coventry, England. Quality Management course in ISO9000 held
by British Standards Association, Financial Planning Certificates I & II
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
Internal Auditing Education Partnership (IAEP)