Rekevion N. WALKER
Chicago
Summary
Detail-oriented accounting professional with 4+ years of experience in financial reconciliation, audit support, and accounts payable operations within high-volume environments. Proven ability to analyze discrepancies, support month-end close, and ensure compliance with financial and regulatory standards.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Accountant
Swissport
Chicago
07.2021 - Current
- Perform audits of high-volume fuel transactions, ensuring billing accuracy and compliance with contractual agreements
- Reconcile daily, monthly, and annual fuel reports, invoices, and operational data to identify and resolve discrepancies
- Maintain and monitor fuel inventory records to support accurate cost tracking, consumption analysis, and shortage prevention
- Perform internal control procedures to detect reporting errors and resolve billing issues
- Support month-end closing and reconciliation processes to ensure accuracy of financial and operational documentation
- Review procurement transactions and documentation to ensure compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements
Accounting Specialist
Swissport
Seattle
04.2025 - 08.2025
- Trained and mentored newly hired accounting staff on financial processes, systems, and compliance standards
- Delivered instruction on fuel accounting procedures, improving accuracy and regulatory adherence
- Investigated and resolved discrepancies in fuel and flight data, identifying revenue gaps and improving financial accuracy
Tax Accountant Intern
Cook County Treasurer's Office
Chicago
09.2016 - 01.2017
- Supported month-end close activities, including preparation of accrual reports and financial summaries
- Prepared reports such as Vendor Spend Analysis, Discount Loss, and AP accruals
- Reviewed and validated sales tax exemption certificates using Vertex
- Calculated and reconciled state and county sales tax liabilities
- Communicated with vendors to resolve invoice discrepancies and payment issues
- Prepared journal entries and supported general ledger accuracy
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Accounting
Northeastern University
Associate of Arts - Accounting
Harold Washington College
Skills
- Account Reconciliation
- Month-End Close
- Accounts Receiveable
- Accounts Payable
- Timekeeper
- Financial Reporting
- Variance Analysis
- Journal Entries
- General Ledger Support
- Data Analysis (Excel)
- Compliance & Audit
- Vendor Relations
- Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- Advanced Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, data analysis, spreadsheets)
- Oracle (financial systems/data entry/reconciliation support)
- Budgeting
- Cost tracking
- ADP
- NetSuite
Timeline
Accounting Specialist
Swissport
04.2025 - 08.2025
Accountant
Swissport
07.2021 - Current
Tax Accountant Intern
Cook County Treasurer's Office
09.2016 - 01.2017
Bachelor of Arts - Accounting
Northeastern University
Associate of Arts - Accounting
Harold Washington College