Phoebe Dinh

To build on my accounting experience by taking on greater responsibilities beyond the Staff Accountant level, gaining experience in new areas and environments, and working closely with financial data and analysis. I am seeking an opportunity to contribute my knowledge and skills, grow professionally, and play a meaningful role in the continued development and success of the organization.

STAFF ACCOUNTANT - Crescent Hotels and Resorts

(2023-03)

• Manage daily cash activities for U.S and Canadian properties, ensuring accurate and timely cash management.
• Review, verify and approve expense reports in Concur for all associates.
• Ensure Concur expense reports are timely, accurate and compliant with accounting, travel policies, and budget guidelines.
• Oversee, prepare and review property account reconciliations.
• Prepare property billbacks based on budget guidelines and actual posted invoices.
• Investigate and resolve accounts discrepancies.
• Prepare journal entries and maintain accurate supporting documentation.
• Provide documentation and support for internal and external audits.
• Support month-end and year-end close processes including necessary adjustments.
• As a Concur administrator, downloading and processing approved expense reports, then posting transactions to the accounting system and assist associates with Concur-related questions and issues.
• Other duties, as assigned.

STAFF ACCOUNTANT - Kreative Technologies, LLC

(2022-10 - 2023-02)

• Manage the full cycle of in-house Payroll which includes the implementation, maintenance, and review of payroll processing and accounting systems to ensure timely and accurate processing of payroll transactions including salaries, benefits, garnishments, taxes, and other deductions.
• Approve timesheets, posting labor in Unanet and importing information in ADP. Calculate and post accrual PTO per pay period.
• Set up and maintain employees in ADP workforce and Unanet. Create and analyze various reports.
• Billing and controlling the invoicing process to ensure timely and accurate invoicing. Ensure invoices are compliant with appropriate contracts, guidelines, and regulations.
• Prepare invoices for US Govt CPFF, T&M, and FFP contracts. Submit invoices through govt portals WAFF, MPO.
• Reconcile billings, revenue, and unbilled amounts monthly. Reconcile employees’ benefits and employer’s matching on a quarterly basis.
• Identify research and resolve accounting operational issues. Trace discrepancies and maintain documentation control.
• Review and perform as needed, all reconciliations of Balance Sheet accounts, and make necessary adjustments prior to month-end.
• Prepare detailed reconciliation and support schedules for month-end close and annual audit.
• Other duties, as assigned.

STAFF ACCOUNTANT - Cambridge Holdings, LLC

(2020-07 - 2022-10)

• Verify expenses and incomes for ensuring they are recorded accurately, budgeted or approved for multi properties. (in both cash and accrual basic)
• Review and identify discrepancies of general ledgers and correct them.
• Create and process any adjustment entries when needed.
• Reconcile bank accounts.
• Accrue and monitor real estate, property taxes, property insurance, and other expenses.
• Prepare accurate, complete, and timely monthly reports. Ensure to provide financial reports to meet the deadlines.
• Maintain proper balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare monthly/ quarterly cash flow report for each property.
• Create new financial year budget, coordinate with lease department and others to have lease assumptions summary then submit to get an approval from the owners, load and lock budgets into software.
• Review CAM Reconciliations are prepared by Lease Administration.
• Input payrolls into software.
• Record loans for all the properties to maintain accuracy.
• Apply credit to tenant accounts properly.
• Assist external audit with preparation and provide annual reports.
• Support team to get W-9 form from the vendors, issue 1099 forms, and mail correspondence to IRS timely.
• Other duties, as assigned.

STAFF ACCOUNTANT - JAS Strategic Solutions, Inc

(2019-09 - 2020-05)

• Conducted bookkeeping and accounting jobs for multiple clients (law office, non-profit organizations, government subcontractor, etc.)
• Kept track all the transactions to software system: revenues, expenses, payrolls, and reconciled bank accounts.
• On behalf of clients: prepared, sent out bills/ invoices to their clients and received bills from suppliers. (AP & AR functions)
• Prepared, processed, and maintained payroll documents, payroll payments, payroll taxes, and expenditures.
• Provided payroll and benefit information to clients’ employees.
• Coordinated with team to finish clients’ monthly reports timely.
• Other duties, as assigned.

PURCHASING MANAGER - British Vietnamese International School (Nord Anglia Education Group, Ho Chi Minh city, Viet Nam) - Ho Chi Minh city, Viet Nam

(2017-04 - 2018-05)

• In relation to the yearly budget for purchasing, I analyzed, kept track of and made monthly reports (worked closely with the Finance department to cross check the reports).
• Reviewed and analyzed all the in-and-outbound contracts in order that optimize the company’s goals, such as advance money timeline, payment timeline, fine clause, warranty clause.
• Kept close track of all progress related to contracts and orders.
• Coordinated with specialized departments to check quality of products provided by suppliers.
• Managed employees to make sure all orders were completed within the appropriate timeline, along with good quality and equivalent price.
• Supervised all in - our goods, and warehouse employees.
• Completed monthly expense reports to Head of Internal Audit/ Business Director.
• Conducted other duties as required.

GENERAL ACCOUNTANT - British Vietnamese International School (Nord Anglia Education Group, Ho Chi Minh city, Viet Nam) - Ho Chi Minh city, Viet Nam

(2011-04 - 2017-04)

• In charge of all accounts related to cash, cash flow, and cost accounts.
• Oversee accounts payable and accounts receivable functions.
• Ensured that all expenses and receiving equivalents complied with the company’s regulation.
• In charge of maintaining the company’s savings accounts; made payments and tracked all loans. Dealt with banks in relation to interest and other benefits.
• Prepared weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports; and summarized all accounts in financial statements.
• Ensured that all departments followed the relevant regulations.

AR - GENERAL ACCOUNTANT - Kinderworld JSC - HO CHI MINH, VIET NAM

(2007-02 - 2011-04)

• In charge of transactions related to payment records.
• Managed all frequent expenses and costs of the schools.
• Balanced bank statements with multiple accounts of schools in Kinderworld; as well as recorded transactions for the general daily business account.
• Analyzed all weekly financial reports sent by the school managers.
• Made monthly, quarterly and annual reports of all schools in Kinderworld group.

Bachelor - Accounting and Auditing - UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS (2003-05)