Hi. I'm Alisha.
I'm a results-driven remote Accountant with a proven track record of enhancing financial accuracy and operational efficiency.
6Sense Insights, Inc.
Staff Accountant II
6Sense Insights, Inc. | San Francisco, CA (Remote) | 01/2024 to 08/2024
My experience at 6sense allowed me to develop expertise in managing and optimizing financial processes, including reconciliation, reporting, and forecasting, within a dynamic and innovative environment. I had the opportunity to contribute to strategic decision-making by providing critical financial insights and analysis that support business growth and operational efficiency for a fast-paced, high-growth company, offering exposure to diverse financial challenges and opportunities.
- Expertly resolved reconciliation discrepancies, ensuring precision and reliability in financial processes
- Optimized accuracy procedures for calculation verification, minimizing errors
- Conducted in-depth financial data analysis and presented insights to senior management for strategic decision-making
- Managed Prepaid Assets review, including invoice extraction and amortization schedule formulation using Sage Intacct Prepaid Module
- Ensured strict compliance with internal and external audit procedures
- Interpreted Balance Sheet and P&L trends for Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Forecasting and Budget Variance Analysis (BvA)
- Executed Fixed Asset tracking and depreciation in adherence to audit standards, GAAP, and tax requirements
- Prepared accruals and proposed journal entries for month-end reporting
- Verified Accounts Payable (AP) invoice coding and implemented corrections to meet precise accuracy standards
- Engineered an optimized Unassigned Assets tracking system in Excel, resulting in 20 manual hours saved monthly
- Spearheaded automation of company-wide expense allocations using Sage Intacct, reducing monthly workload by 92%
- Recognized with nomination for Business Partnering & Collaboration Award for cross-functional team collaboration excellence
UnitedHealth Group
Accountant
UnitedHealth Group | San Antonio, TX (Remote) | 06/2021 to 01/2024
My time at UnitedHealth Group provided valuable experience in managing financial processes and systems within a leading Fortune 500 company, offering insight into complex, large-scale financial operations. It strengthened my ability to handle sensitive data with confidentiality and improved my financial analysis and documentation skills. Additionally, I thrived in a collaborative, team-oriented environment, using my strong communication skills to effectively support financial operations and initiatives.
- Performed daily general ledger account reconciliations, maintained chart accounts, and executed month and year-end close processes with 100% GAAP compliance
- Collaborated with a team of 8-12 to deliver comprehensive financial reports to 15+ business units
- Developed Excel templates for time-consuming journal entries, reducing close time by an average of 3 days
- Utilized advanced Excel functions (VLOOKUP, SUMIFS, pivot tables) to analyze financial data and construct journal entries by reducing weekly manual workload by 10+ hours without errors
- Maintained strict confidentiality of Protected Patient Information and sensitive data through Adobe PDF encryption and access controls
- Prepared and presented detailed comparative reports to senior management, securing approval for accruals of upcoming activities and expenses
- Implemented collaboration tools and trained remote team in Microsoft Teams transition, saving 19+ hours monthly in meetings
- Established coding databases for department, location, practice, and project to enhance team wide accuracy for general ledger (GL) transactions
- Authored an 80+ page guidebook with visual and detailed instructions for new hire and intern training within a single accounting cycle