Priya Patel
Staff Accountant
priya.patel@example.com|(214) 555-0158|Dallas, TX|LinkedIn
Summary
Staff accountant with 4 years of experience in month-end close, reconciliations and audit prep. CPA candidate, with 3 of 4 exam sections passed.
Experience
Staff Accountant, Lone Star Manufacturing — Dallas, TX
Jan 2022 – Present- Own the month-end close for 3 entities; helped cut close time from 10 days to 6
- Reconcile 40+ balance sheet accounts each month in NetSuite
- Prepared support for the yearly audit, which closed with no findings two years running
Accounting Associate, Trinity Property Group — Dallas, TX
Jun 2020 – Dec 2021- Processed 300+ vendor invoices a month in QuickBooks
- Built an Excel tracker for late rent that cut overdue balances by 20%
Education
B.S. Accounting
2016 – 2020University of Texas at Dallas — Richardson, TX
Skills
GAAP, Month-end close, Reconciliations, General ledger, Accounts payable, NetSuite, QuickBooks, Excel (pivot tables, XLOOKUP)
Certifications
CPA candidate (3 of 4 sections passed), Texas State Board of Public Accountancy
2025