DAMESHA DOCKERY
Nashville
Summary
Senior Accountant with extensive experience in financial statement analysis, account reconciliations, and month-end close processes. Proficient in GAAP, SAP, Cadency, Concur, BI Analytics, Great Plains, Floqast, Visual Lease, and Oracle, with advanced Excel skills and a proven ability to meet deadlines under pressure. Demonstrates exceptional expertise in managing complex financial data, ensuring accuracy, and maintaining compliance with regulatory standards. Known for conscientious approach and strong work ethic, consistently delivering high-quality results with minimal errors. Eager to leverage expertise in strategic partnerships and financial reporting to drive success in a dynamic accounting team.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Staff Accountant
Chord Specialty Dental Partner
06.2025 - Current
- Prepare monthly financial statements, reports, and records by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information.
- Prepare, review, and record deferred rent.
- Update and make changes to lease agreements in Visual Lease.
- Prepare and review various journal entries for month-end close.
- Fixed Asset processing and reporting.
- Review bank reconciliations and related cash management duties.
- Maintain general ledger, researching and reconciling all discrepancies.
- Prepare and monitor cash flow forecast.
- Financial and profitability analysis on a requested basis.
- Provide support during year end audit.
- Assisting with special projects as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
Senior Accounting Analyst
LKQ Corporation
08.2023 - 06.2025
- Assist with various recurring and month-end accounting functions directed toward the processing of all transactions.
- Participation in the analysis of monthly branch-level financial statements, ensuring timeliness and accuracy of account balances.
- Conduct a proper and thorough comparison of budget and trend.
- Create and post journal entries as needed.
- Prepare monthly balance sheet account analyses for assigned areas of responsibility.
- Assist with the consolidation of monthly financial statement information for internal/external financial reporting.
- Provide ongoing support to Field as needed for the development of annual operating budgets.
- Provide required documentation support for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.
- Complete location Preliminary assessments.
- Complete Corporate Prepaid Accruals.
- Prepare recurring and month-end location accounting entries.
- Reconciliation of all location and Corporate related balance sheet accounts.
- Be the subject matter expert as all questions pertaining to P&L review reclass request.
Senior Accountant
Specialty Dental Bands
11.2021 - 08.2023
- Pediatrics, Orthodontics, Oral surgery, and Endodontic offices monthly process.
- Daily cash journal entries and month-end reconciliation of company bank accounts.
- Monthly credit card reconciling 280+ Individual credit cards.
- Month-end close process, performing work in the following areas as assigned Cash reconciliations, Fixed Assets, AP/Accrued Liabilities, Payroll, Prepaids, etc.
- Maintaining balance sheet schedules and completing reconciliations monthly.
- Support annual financial statement audit by preparing requested schedules and support.
- Participation in financial and operational meetings.
- Develop/Improve accounting processes and procedures.
- Special projects, additional work as assigned.
Accounting Associate
Hankook AtlasBX America Corporation
02.2018 - 01.2021
- Report directly to and work closely with the Controller.
- Accounts receivable management - monitor and create journal entries for incoming payments to customer accounts.
- Accounts payable management - create journal entries for bank payments by check, ACH, and wire transfers.
- Expense management - create journal entries and process employee expenses.
- Credit management - monitor and pursue credit limit for new customers from Euler and Wells Fargo.
- Vendor management - maintain approved vendor list of over 500 vendors.
- Bank management - monitor and reconcile bank transactions.
- Invoice management - monitor and document invoices for payments.
- Conduct internal audits.
- Post daily expense report journal entries.
Accounts Receivable & Collections
Randstad US/BLR
09.2017 - 02.2018
- Manage outstanding receivables. Regularly monitor accounts receivable aging reports to identify overdue accounts.
- Maintain invoices. Follow-up with customers on outstanding invoices.
- Collect payments from customers and process.
- Verify and post transaction journal entry in ERP system and reconcile accounts.
Customer Service Team Leader
Publix Supermarket
06.2014 - 09.2015
- Cashier and front customer service employee management.
- Perform end of day accounting practices.
- Deposits and close financial bank office.
- Product inventory, merchandising, and reporting responsibilities.
- Facilitation of customer service cash transfers and money orders.
- Cash handling and complete transactions.
- Trained multiple new employees on accounting principles and company procedures.
- All sales within ordering of products, accounts payable, accounts receivable, ordering of office supplies, shipping and handling procedures, sales reports, marketing plans, etc.
Education
Master of Accounting and Financial Management - Accountancy
DeVry University - Keller Graduate School of Management
Nashville, TNBachelor of Business Administration - Accounting
DeVry University
Nashville, TNCertification
CPA Designation, Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Intermediate and Advanced Accounting, Auditing, Taxation
Timeline
Senior Staff Accountant
Chord Specialty Dental Partner
06.2025 - Current
Senior Accounting Analyst
LKQ Corporation
08.2023 - 06.2025
Senior Accountant
Specialty Dental Bands
11.2021 - 08.2023
Accounting Associate
Hankook AtlasBX America Corporation
02.2018 - 01.2021
Accounts Receivable & Collections
Randstad US/BLR
09.2017 - 02.2018
Customer Service Team Leader
Publix Supermarket
06.2014 - 09.2015
Master of Accounting and Financial Management - Accountancy
DeVry University - Keller Graduate School of Management
Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting
DeVry University