Javier V. Yopp
Staff Accountant, Agricultural equipment manufacturing
Des Moines, IA · (515) 555 0137 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/javiervyopp
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Six years in manufacturing accounting, two years in receivables before that
INDUSTRIES
Agricultural equipment manufacturing, building products
SPECIALTIES
Month end close, inventory and standard cost, fixed assets, variance analysis
SYSTEMS
Epicor, BlackLine, Microsoft Excel, Power BI
CREDENTIALS
Certified Management Accountant through the Institute of Management Accountants
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in accounting, Drake University
Results at a Glance
42
Recurring journal entries
26
Balance sheet accounts
$310k
Obsolete service parts
1,900
Assets and corrected
Executive Summary
Staff accountant at a farm equipment manufacturer with three plants and 640 employees. Six years of close, reconciliation and cost work after two years in receivables and a night accounting degree. Owns inventory and fixed asset accounting and posts the standard cost roll each year.
Signature Achievements
- Cut the monthly close from nine business days to five by templating 42 recurring journal entries and moving the accrual review earlier.
- Reconciled 26 balance sheet accounts every period for three years with no unexplained item carried older than one month.
- Found 310,000 dollars of obsolete service parts still carried at full standard cost and wrote the value down after a physical count.
- Rebuilt the fixed asset register for 1,900 assets and corrected 31 items that had kept depreciating past their useful life.
- Prepared the inventory and property schedules for four annual audits with no proposed adjustment posted in any of them.
Professional Experience
Staff Accountant
Cedar Bluff Equipment Company, Des Moines, IA 2022 to present
General ledger, inventory and fixed asset accounting for three plants and a parts distribution center.
- Closes the inventory and cost of sales cycle each month and explains material and labor variances to plant leadership.
- Posts the annual standard cost roll and tests the new rates against actual purchase history before release.
- Prepares audit schedules and answers testing requests for inventory, property and accrued liabilities.
Junior Accountant
Hawkeye Building Products, Ankeny, IA 2020 to 2022
Second accountant at a regional siding and window supplier with 180 employees and four branches.
- Booked accruals, prepaid amortization and intercompany allocations for the monthly package.
- Built the branch level gross margin report managers still use to price bid work.
Accounts Receivable Specialist
Skunk River Grain Cooperative, Ames, IA 2018 to 2020
Billing and collections for 900 member accounts across central Iowa.
- Reduced balances past 60 days from 14 percent of the ledger to 6 percent.
- Cleared short payments against contract pricing and applied cash each day.
Licensure and Certification
Certified Management Accountant, Institute of Management Accountants
Member, Institute of Management Accountants, Des Moines chapter
Education
Bachelor of Science in accounting, Drake University, 2019
Associate of Applied Science in business administration, Des Moines Area Community College, 2016
Core Skills
Month end close · Account reconciliation · Standard cost accounting · Inventory valuation · Fixed assets and depreciation · Variance analysis · Audit preparation · Journal entry review · Epicor · Power BI · Advanced Microsoft Excel