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Leocadia Thornbury-Mensah

Staff Accountant
Charlotte, NC, United States

Professional Summary

Detail-oriented Staff Accountant with 3+ years in month-end close, account reconciliations, and AP/AR for a $240M multi-entity distribution business. Cut close cycle from 9 to 6 business days by building reconciliation templates and automating accrual schedules in Excel and NetSuite. Pursuing CPA licensure (passed FAR and AUD).

Employment History

Staff Accountant
Carolina Freightline Distribution · Charlotte, NC
Jun, 2023 · Present
Own month-end close for 4 entities, preparing 60+ journal entries and accruals per cycle with zero audit adjustments in FY2024 and FY2025 Reconcile 45 balance sheet accounts monthly including cash, prepaid, fixed assets, and intercompany, clearing $310K of aged reconciling items Built NetSuite saved searches and an Excel accrual model that cut close from 9 to 6 business days Prepare fixed-asset roll-forwards and depreciation schedules for $58M in PP&E across 11 warehouses Primary liaison for external auditors on cash, AP, and prepaid testing, delivering 120+ PBC requests on time Partner with FP&A on monthly variance analysis, explaining swings over 10% to the Controller
Junior Accountant
Brightwater Property Management · Charlotte, NC
Jul, 2021 · May, 2023
Processed 900+ vendor invoices monthly through three-way match in Yardi, keeping DPO within 2 days of target Ran weekly check and ACH payment runs averaging $1.4M Reconciled 14 operating and trust bank accounts across 38 residential properties Prepared 1099s for 260 vendors and resolved W-9 gaps before filing deadline Supported CAM reconciliations that recovered $86K in under-billed tenant charges
Accounting Intern
Hollis & Pryor CPAs · Raleigh, NC
Jan, 2021 · May, 2021
Assisted with 70+ individual and small-business tax returns in UltraTax Organized client source documents and prepared workpapers for review Performed bank and credit card reconciliations for 12 bookkeeping clients

Education

B.S. in Accounting
University of North Carolina at Charlotte · Charlotte, NC
Aug, 2017 · May, 2021
GPA 3.7, Dean's List Beta Alpha Psi member Relevant coursework: Intermediate Accounting I & II, Auditing, Federal Taxation, Cost Accounting, Accounting Information Systems

Skills

Month-end close
GAAP
Account reconciliations
Journal entries & accruals
Fixed assets
AP/AR
Intercompany
Audit support (PBC)
NetSuite
Yardi
QuickBooks Online
Excel (XLOOKUP, pivot tables, Power Query)
BlackLine
Variance analysis

Courses

CPA Candidate — passed FAR (2024) and AUD (2025)
AICPA / NASBA
Feb, 2024 · Aug, 2025
Passed Financial Accounting & Reporting (FAR) and Auditing & Attestation (AUD); REG and BAR in progress.
NetSuite ERP Consultant fundamentals
Oracle NetSuite
Mar, 2023 · Jun, 2023
Saved searches, multi-subsidiary consolidation, intercompany journals, and close checklist configuration.
Excel for Accounting — Advanced
Corporate Finance Institute
Jan, 2022 · Apr, 2022
XLOOKUP, dynamic arrays, pivot tables, Power Query, and reconciliation model design.

Languages

English · native
Twi · intermediate